Icelandic Ice Cauldron (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Icelandic Ice Cauldron

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Volcanic eruptions beneath ice can create surface formations called 'ice cauldrons,' such as this one that formed in Iceland's Vatnajökull ice cap. The research suggests that a strangely-shaped depression on Mars could be an ice cauldron.

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Oddur Sigurðsson/Icelandic Meteorological Office

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