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WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) — A batch of dome-shaped ice volcanoes that look unlike anything else known in our solar system and may still be active have been identified on Pluto using data ...
A batch of dome-shaped ice volcanoes have been identified on Pluto. They were found by using data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, and show that the remote, frigid dwarf planet is more dynamic ...
Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutians near Unalaska is restless. Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory observed that a new lava dome formed in the summit crater over the weekend, and lava is ...
So, why does Popocatépetl have such a shape? The volcano erupts mainly andesite and dacite, which are relatively high in silica. This means when it erupts, you tend to get sticky domes of lava at ...
Volcanoes near Clayton? Members of a conservation group scouting land to buy were surprised to learn this year that dome-shaped hills on Mount Diablo’s eastern flanks are volcanic — the result ...
Lava domes form at the top of many volcanoes when viscous lava erupts. When they become unstable, they can collapse and cause a hazard. An international team of researchers has analyzed summit ...
A batch of dome-shaped ice volcanoes that look unlike anything else known in our solar system and may still be active have been identified on Pluto using data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft ...