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A 400-Degree Mystery Is Hiding Deep Inside Mars

Scientists have found a vast hidden heat imbalance inside Mars, with the southern interior hundreds of degrees hotter than the north and possibly partially molten. Scientists have discovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars, with the planet's southern interior appearing dramatically hotter than the north.

A 400-Degree Mystery Is Hiding Deep Inside Mars

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Scientists have found a vast hidden heat imbalance inside Mars, with the southern interior hundreds of degrees hotter than the north and possibly partially molten.

Scientists have discovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars, with the planet's southern interior appearing dramatically hotter than the north.

Gravity measurements suggest that the interior beneath Mars's southern [...]

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Scientists have found a vast hidden heat imbalance inside Mars, with the southern interior hundreds of degrees hotter than the north and possibly partially molten. Scientists have discovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars, with the planet's southern interior appearing dramatically hotter than the north. Gravity measurements suggest that the interior beneath Mars's southern [...]

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