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Tidal tomography reveals a thermal anomaly beneath Mars’s crustal dichotomy

August 27, 2026Diego Herrera1 мин

Recent analysis of tracking data from Mars orbiters has uncovered time-varying gravitational behavior that illuminates the structure beneath the Martian crustal dichotomy. This analysis points to the persistence of a significant thermal anomaly, estimated to be between 200–400 °C, within the present-day mantle directly below the planet's southern highlands.