{"682924":{"#nid":"682924","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA volcano seems to have been identified near the rim of Jezero crater on Mars, which is being explored by NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover. The rover has been collecting samples that were intended to be returned to Earth as part of the Mars Sample Return mission in the 2030s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESome of the material in the samples was thought to have been volcanic, including signs of lava flows. Now,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wray.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Wray\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and his colleagues have found a possible source \u2013 a dormant volcano on the south-eastern rim of Jezero named Jezero Mons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHigh-resolution imagery from Mars orbiters have revealed fine-grained material on the mountain, consistent with ash from a volcano. The size and shape of Jezero Mons \u2013 21 kilometres wide and two kilometres tall \u2013 also matches similar volcanoes on Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAn igneous volcano interpretation seems most consistent with the observations,\u201d says Wray, one fuelled by magma from below the surface. \u201cIt\u2019s the strongest case we can make without actually walking across it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBy counting craters near the volcano, Wray and his team estimate that Jezero Mons may have last erupted as recently as 1 billion years ago, possibly flinging ash, lava and rocks into Jezero crater, even as far as Perseverance\u2019s landing site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimilar stories appeared at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/video\/news\/local\/11alive-news-the-take-volcano-discovery-reshapes-mars-research-61625\/85-51369786-b3da-4cee-9c6b-a66bfb7ad1e0\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E11 Alive\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/volcano-found-hiding-in-plain-sight-right-next-to-nasa-mars-rover\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Alert\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/hidden-mars-volcano-jezero-mons-jezero-crater-perseverance-rover\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEarth Sky\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/space\/astronomy-space\/astronomers-found-a-volcano-hiding-in-plain-sight-on-mars\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EZME Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/astronomers-find-hidden-volcano-on-mars-2000614680\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGizmodo\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA volcano seems to have been identified near the rim of Jezero crater on Mars, which is being explored by NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover. The rover has been collecting samples that were intended to be returned to Earth as part of the Mars Sample Return mission in the 2030s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESome of the material in the samples was thought to have been volcanic, including signs of lava flows. Now,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wray.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Wray\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and his colleagues have found a possible source \u2013 a dormant volcano on the south-eastern rim of Jezero named Jezero Mons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHigh-resolution imagery from Mars orbiters have revealed fine-grained material on the mountain, consistent with ash from a volcano. The size and shape of Jezero Mons \u2013 21 kilometres wide and two kilometres tall \u2013 also matches similar volcanoes on Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAn igneous volcano interpretation seems most consistent with the observations,\u201d says Wray, one fuelled by magma from below the surface. \u201cIt\u2019s the strongest case we can make without actually walking across it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBy counting craters near the volcano, Wray and his team estimate that Jezero Mons may have last erupted as recently as 1 billion years ago, possibly flinging ash, lava and rocks into Jezero crater, even as far as Perseverance\u2019s landing site.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimilar stories appeared at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/video\/news\/local\/11alive-news-the-take-volcano-discovery-reshapes-mars-research-61625\/85-51369786-b3da-4cee-9c6b-a66bfb7ad1e0\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E11 Alive\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/volcano-found-hiding-in-plain-sight-right-next-to-nasa-mars-rover\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience Alert\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/earthsky.org\/space\/hidden-mars-volcano-jezero-mons-jezero-crater-perseverance-rover\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEarth Sky\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/space\/astronomy-space\/astronomers-found-a-volcano-hiding-in-plain-sight-on-mars\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EZME Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/astronomers-find-hidden-volcano-on-mars-2000614680\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGizmodo\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-06-27 15:01:27","changed_gmt":"2025-06-30 17:44:03","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"New Scientist ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2484193-perseverance-rover-may-hold-secrets-to-newly-discovered-mars-volcano\/","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"192252","name":"cos-planetary"},{"id":"175593","name":"School  of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}