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Iranian discovers mud eruption on Mars
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:02:34
Iranian researcher Abbas Kangi has explored and discovered a scientific phenomenon dubbed mud eruption on the planet Mars.
Iranian geologist at Shahroud Azad (open) University Dr. Abbas Kangi said on Wednesday that after years of extensive scientific research on the Mars planet, "I've discovered a scientific phenomenon known as mud eruption."
In an interview with IRNA, he said his article themed "Exploration of Mud Eruption on Mars Planet" has been published in Acta Astronautica, a journal of the International Academy of Astronautics.
"Mud eruption follows a massive explosion and emits a very bad smell," he pointed out.
Eruptions on Mars date back to 20 million years, he said.
"Since mud eruption creates a suitable environment for the growth of microscopic organisms, the same might happen in Mars and therefore we assume that fossils of these creatures might be found near the mud volcano," the scientist explained.
Since the shortest distance between the Earth and Mars is about 55 million kilometers, "we have no alternative but to work on Earth as a model", he said.
"In the vicinity of this volcano cone, most of the lava is covered with a thick layer of loose sediments (probably clay). The presence of such sediments at the base of the volcano cone has led to the formation of several major landslides."
"Moreover, water flow on the volcano cone has created a myriad of radial channels. The formation of which is only plausible as a result of eruption of mud from its crater. Besides, the constant discharge of mud-like substances as well as hot water from the volcano set the conditions for the growth and evolution of hydrothermal organisms," he told ISNA in an earlier interview.
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