The surface of the planet Mars It is one of the most investigated by scientists, in recent hours NASA captured a disturbing photo that is a mystery to scientists. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft managed to capture an almost perfect circular well on the surface of the red planet, the interior of which is already being investigated. What are the main theories?
The ship Mars Reconnaissance Orbiterequipped with a High Resolution Imaging Scientific Experiment (HiRISE) camera managed to capture the image of a well: “This image was acquired to determine if there were any underlying voids and associated faults in the region“, they expressed from an official statement.
As soon as the image was known, researchers began to wonder what material that surface would be made of and what would be inside. It was discovered in the area of Arsia Mons, a volcano that extends 434 kilometers in diameter and 19 in height, although they explained that this well measures a few meters.
One of the main hypotheses about what this new discovery on the surface would be relates it to a well that leads to an internal network of lava tubes within the volcano area. Although at the moment, researchers still cannot descend to that area to carry out studies.
