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- noun The activity, and associated phenomena, of a
cryovolcano
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Examples
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On Saturn's moon Enceladus, however, the suspected source of electrons is "cryovolcanism" - volcanic activity that shoots up liquids or, in Enceladus' case, salty ice.
BBC News - Home 2011
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No one is sure whether Eris is warm enough to boast this kind of 'cryovolcanism', but "an eruption isn't out of the question", Grundy told New Horizons mission, which is set to fly past Pluto in 2015, could help determine whether the erstwhile planet ever boasted similar eruptions.
Signs of the Times 2008
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It is theorized that cryovolcanism may also be present on the Kuiper Belt Object Quaoar.
Planet-x.com.au » Eruptions of Volcanoes in Solar System: Earth, Io, Enceladus, Venus 2010
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Did we also get lucky at Triton and Io, both known to exhibit active cryovolcanism?
Are We Just 'Lucky' to See Activity on Enceladus? | Universe Today 2010
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Alternative explanations include freezing, cryovolcanism, and subsurface infiltration.
New Evidence of Seasonal Change on Titan | Universe Today 2009
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Is cryovolcanism there explosive or quietly effusive?
BBC News - Home 2010
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Is cryovolcanism still active at Sotra or elsewhere on Titan?
BBC News - Home 2010
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The features actually result from tectonic activity, not cryovolcanism, researchers said.
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The features actually result from tectonic activity, not cryovolcanism, researchers said.
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The cryovolcanism idea was bolstered in 2008, when observations of Hotei Arcus by a radar instrument aboard NASA's Cassini probe revealed structures that resembled lava flows.
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