[UCANSEE2]

I suspect there would still be life around deep sea vents and anywhere else warm enough to support bacterial life. So far the deepest holes we've drilled in the earth's crust have shown that bacteria survives there.

Without the massive influx of energy at the poles, which we get from a magnetic induction process made possible by the Magnetic field of the Earth and the Magnetic output of the Sun, the core of our planet would grow cold.

Don't tell anyone, but it is changes in the Sun's magnetic field that affect the temperature and therefore movement of magma, movement of the crust, and are the reason the core is hot.

Mars, for example, has no magnetic field, and it's core is cold. As far as we know. There are no volcanoes, active or dead, on Mars.

[KarlInOhio]

There are no volcanoes, active or dead, on Mars.

Active - correct. But Olympus Mons is a dead (or dormant) volcano which is three times taller than Mt. Everest.

[Go_Raiders]

“There are no volcanoes, active or dead, on Mars.”

What? So what do you suggest those mountains on Mars that look exactly like the Earth’s volcanoes are?

Were they some giant martian grade school science project using modelling clay, vinegar and baking soda?

[Go_Raiders]

I would love to see the source for your theory that there is a significant amount of inductive heat transfer from the sun to the earth.

[dragnet2]

There are no volcanoes, active or dead, on Mars.

No?

Try this Martian volcano:

The largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region, as well as all known volcanoes in the solar system, is Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons is a shield volcano 624 km (374 mi) in diameter (approximately the same size as the state of Arizona), 25 km (16 mi) high, and is rimmed by a 6 km (4 mi) high scarp. A caldera 80 km (50 mi) wide is located at the summit of Olympus Mons. To compare, the largest volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano 10 km (6.3 mi) high and 120 km (75 mi) across. The volume of Olympus Mons is about 100 times larger than that of Mauna Loa.

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/atlas/olympus-mons.html