New Giant Volcano Mars Noctis
Scientists announced the discovery of a new giant volcano on Mars located near the planet’s equator, an area that has been imaged repeatedly by orbiting spacecraft since Mariner 9 in 1971. The region is known as Noctis Labyrinthus (Labyrinth of the Night) and could also contain a buried sheet of glacier ice, making the site an attractive option in the search for signs of ancient life.