willpittenger":2pby50f9 said:
Interesting. That first shot shows what looks like evidence of recent (relatively) activity.
Does indeed willpittenger, look fairly or even very recent activity. Note how the entre area is devoid of even the smallest impact craters (much like the Phoenix Mars Lander site) & my crops show a resolution of approx 2 metres.
That 'flow' as you correctly pointed out on the first two, does look very fresh indeed. I would expect the entire area to be completley covered by CO2 ice during much of the Martian year, from mid Autumn to early Summer most likely, but that light toned 'flow' if that is what it is, does look very new.
I suspect that these are rootless cones, forming from energy deep down, rather than primary volcanoes (formed directly from a primary magma source), but I could be wrong.
Andrew Brown.