A planetary geologist from the University of California in Los Angeles has discovered the first strong evidence that the geological phenomenon known as plate tectonics exists on the Red Planet. Central segment of Mars’ Valles Marineris (An Yin / UCLA / Google Maps) “Mars is at a primitive stage of plate tectonics. It gives us a glimpse of how the early Earth may have looked and may help us understand how plate tectonics began on Earth,”...
