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How the Sonoran Desert could hold clues to Mars' past

The region called Pinacate is often compared to other worlds in our Solar System. by Tony Perkins

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Dr David Crown, European Space Agency and Planetary Science Institute

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The Sonoran Desert region called Pinacate is often compared to other worlds in our Solar System. David Crown with the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute explains how researchers are comparing Pinacate’s ancient lava flows to photographs taken of Mars by robotic explorers.

David Crown spoke with Tim Swindle, professor emeritus of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona.

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