A giant mound near the Moon’s south pole appears to be a volcanic structure unlike any other found on the lunar surface, according to new research. The formation, known as Mafic Mound, stands about ...
Europe’s tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, may belong to an obscure group of volcanoes shaped by magma in an unusual way. Although Mount Etna offers endless research opportunities, erupting several ...
Ancient rocks reveal water moved deep underground over three billion years ago. This process, called dripduction, occurred ...
About 290 miles off the coast of Cannon Beach, Oregon, lies an underwater volcano called Axial Volcano. Axial erupts about once every ten years. Twice in the past year, news outlets have reported that ...
Central Mexico lies astride the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, a continental arc formed by the subduction of the Cocos and Rivera plates beneath the North American Plate. Within this region, volcanic ...
A new instrument type has discovered evidence of a volcanic process on the Moon that had only been seen on Earth. “Before the 1950’s, most scientists thought the craters on the Moon were from ...
The East African Rift system represents a major zone of continental extension where the African Plate is slowly splitting into separate plates. Volcanism here is driven by upwelling mantle material ...
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