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- noun planetology, geology, volcanology A
volcano on anicy moon that ejectsvolatile materials rather thanmagma .
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Cryovolcanoes and the possibility of water on Titan SCIENTISTS are excited by the discovery of what appears to be an enormous "cryovolcano" on one of Saturn's moons.
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You are nearly one billion miles away, near to a cryovolcano, Ganesa Macula, which is currently erupting.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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You are nearly one billion miles away, near to a cryovolcano, Ganesa Macula, which is currently erupting.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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You are nearly one billion miles away, near to a cryovolcano, Ganesa Macula, which is currently erupting.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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You are nearly one billion miles away, near to a cryovolcano, Ganesa Macula, which is currently erupting.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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And a Titan cryovolcano is intriguing for another reason.
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Taken together, these landforms point toward a cryovolcano, researchers said.
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A cryovolcano might someday help scientists determine if life exists, or ever has existed, on Titan, researchers added.
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The cryovolcano offers a perfect opportunity to get that methane gas from the interior of
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Previous research had offered hints that Titan, Saturn's largest moon, might harbor a cryovolcano, too.
vendingmachine commented on the word cryovolcano
Pluto's mountains could be slush-spewing cryovolcanoes.
November 11, 2015
bilby commented on the word cryovolcano
Ex-planet? Cry me a volcano why don'tcha.
November 11, 2015