Hidden Giant Volcano on Mars!?

[@ProAgnis]

I really love your content, keep up the work!

[@cadenhowlett]

thanks for the feedback - more coming soon!

[@keziamarmion9483]

I love your videos so much! I haven't been following for too long but I have always liked rocks and as I've grown up it has only become more prominent. I am currently in year 11 hoping to study geology at university and your videos further solidify that choice. I was just wondering if making these videos helps you stay focused on where you want to be and/or if its just a hobby. Anyways thank you for reminding me about my childhood dream and keep up the good work :)

[@cadenhowlett]

HI - thanks for being so nice. Your question is interesting. It is quite time consuming to create content and it is not my primary pursuit by any means. I spend 90% of my time doing research and writing/reading for my PhD dissertation and other science. Interestingly, I feel that my online content is by FAR the most positive impact I'm having on society and science. It is a strange fact. But it is also a hobby and I seriously enjoy video editing and pop science writing as a creative outlet. I get more immersed in video editing than I do in my professional research, but I think that is because the former is easier to do. SO my life is trying to balance my enjoyment and passion for outreach with the hard science. Both aspects of my life are driven partly by a desire to get a position in academia where I can teach, continue online outreach, and maintain geologic research in extreme environments.

[@aobakwejr.2868]

Great Video! Im a young student currently doing my masters in Planetary Geosciences and its pretty cool to see you touching on Planetary sciences! would love to see more videos like this in the future😃

[@cadenhowlett]

Excellent thanks for the feedback !! Keep pushinnn

[@tristancaron5366]

Sup Caden, the giant canyon that you compare to the Grand Canyon in the US seems to me like a big sheer stress zone. Also the alignment of the three huge volcanos might indicate a delimitation of a tectonic plate. So I think it might be indications that mars has a lot of tectonics movement lol. If you have time let me know what you think. Also awesome video!

[@cadenhowlett]

Hey Tristan, great observations and questions. An Yin (the professor I mention in the video) actually published a different article in 2012 that focuses on the origin of Valles Marineris! He discusses topographic and structural evidence for a possible strike-slip origin of the canyon - you can read more here: doi.org/10.1130/L192.1 I have a saved email thread from 2018 with An Yin where I asked him if it is possible that Olympus Mons was the result of volcanic loading on the Tharsis Rise, which thickened the crust and "deflected" magma to Olympus and Alba Mons. This idea would only require a change in magma flow but not source location, and it seems like it would explain why the entire Tharsis bulge is elevated but Olympus is more of an isolated feature. Lots of ideas! Let me know if you have trouble accessing the article and I will email it to you. And yes, I think it is plausible that the Tharsis Montes volcanoes are similar to a "magmatic arc" on Earth (i.e., result of ancient subduction).

[@footballct14]

i think you and i should get in a pressurized rover and cruise around noctis labyrinthus taking sick pictures and summiting huge Mars-canos

[@cadenhowlett]

I could not agree more. . .can you imagine driving around in Noctis Labyrinthus broooo

[@Crazyturtle8866]

Such a good video!! :)) I'm currently in my first year of studying geology in Switzerland and your videos have really inspired me :)) can anyone help me to access this terrain map on google earth pro ?

[@cadenhowlett]

thanks! You should be able to switch the view from Earth to Mars in Google Earth Pro and the terrain map is a layer available in the content panel on the left side. Let me know if you have any issues.