The discovery of Lake Hephaestus, the youngest athalassohaline deep-sea formation on Earth
The discovery of Lake Hephaestus, the youngest athalassohaline deep-sea formation on Earth
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Hydrated, magnesium-rich minerals and subglacial brines exist on the martian surface, so the habitability of high-Mg
2+
environments on Earth has extraterrestrial (as well as terrestrial) implications. Here, we report the discovery of a MgCl
2
-dominated (4.72 M) brine lake on the floor of the Mediterranean Ridge that underlies a 3500-m...
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The discovery of Lake Hephaestus, the youngest athalassohaline deep-sea formation on Earth
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6368551
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6368551
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-018-38444-z
