ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter detects potential signs of volcanic activity on Mars

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Published: 2026-11-05
Category: science
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)

The European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected hydrogen chloride above volcanic fissures in the Alba Mons region of Mars. Scientists suggest this finding could be linked to dormant volcanic activity beneath the Martian surface, indicating that Mars may not be geologically dead.

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