Earthquakes, ‘Marsquakes,’ and the possibility of life

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 11:11 in Earth & Climate

A new study shows that rocks formed by the grinding together of other rocks during earthquakes are rich in trapped hydrogen — a finding that suggests similar seismic activity on Mars may produce enough hydrogen to support life. Researchers from Yale, the University of Aberdeen, and Brock University studied rock formations around active fault lines […]

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