Public recruited to identify geysers on Mars.

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  1. Exoscientist Mathematician Registered Senior Member

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    Active geysers have been observed in the south polar region of Mars:

    Martian Geysers.
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_geyser

    A new program asks the public to help identify them:

    Scientists need you to analyze unseen images of Mars.
    By James Holloway
    January 15, 2013
    http://www.gizmag.com/planet-four-analyze-mars/25801/

    http://planetfour.org/#/about

    BTW, the current theory is they are formed by CO2 sublimation. I raised the possibility that subsurface liquid water is involved in their formation:

    North polar geysers?
    http://cosmoquest.org/forum/showthread.php/62470-North-polar-geysers?p=1040432#post1040432


    Bob Clark
     

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