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1 week ago

Scientists Confirm Massive Underground Tunnels on Venus

"Earth lava tubes have smaller volumes, Mars tubes have slightly bigger volumes, and then the Moon'stubes have even bigger volumes," said University of Padova researcher Barbara De Toffoli during the Europlanet Science Congress in Finland earlier this month, as quoted by New Scientist. "And then there's Venus, completely disrupting this trend, displaying very, very big tube volumes."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says

Melting glaciers and ice caps increase volcanic eruption likelihood by releasing pressure on magma chambers.
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fromWIRED
3 months ago

The Mysterious Inner Workings of Io, Jupiter's Volcanic Moon

Recent Juno flybys debunk the theory of a global magma ocean beneath Io, challenging our understanding of geologically active moons.
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