Photo Credit: Mel Acheson, C.J.RansomJul 02, 2004 Craters in the LabPlanetary scientists have long assumed that most craters in the solar system are due to impact. But laboratory experiments reveal that electrical discharge can replicate observed cratering patterns in surprising ways. How...
Mars photo credits: MSSS/THEMIS Lab photos on upper right by Wal ThornhillJul 05, 2004 Olympus MonsOlympus Mons on the planet Mars defies categorization as a "volcano," but bears a striking similarity to a lightning blister.Olympus Mons on the planet M...