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  "id": 18535002,
  "title": "Strange Gas in Mars' Atmosphere Hints the Red Planet Is Still Volcanically Active—and Points to Places to Search for Alien Life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/strange-gas-in-mars-atmosphere-hints-the-red-planet-is-still",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:13:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-gas-in-mars-atmosphere-hints-the-red-planet-is-still-volcanically-active-and-points-to-places-to-search-for-alien-life-180989817/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cracks along a giant Martian volcano, possibly above a magma chamber, might be spewing magmatic gases into the atmosphere, according to a new study. The fissures might host environments akin to Earth's hydrothermal vents, where life on our planet may have emerged",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}