Mars' mantle

A cross-section of the Martian interior showing a warmer mantle beneath the southern plateaus and a colder mantle in the north.

Mars is also divided from the inside: the mantle in the south is hundreds of degrees hotter than the north

Analysis of 16 years of measurements from three orbiters has revealed a difference of about 200–400 degrees Celsius between the mantle of Mars' southern and northern hemispheres. The finding may explain differences in surface magnetism