Hellas Depression (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Hellas Depression

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A depression located inside a crater on the edge of the Hellas basin region of Mars. New research suggests that the depression was formed by volcanic activity beneath an ice sheet -- an environment that could be suitable for microbial life.

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Joseph Levy/NASA

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