Astronomy Cast

Ep. 141: Volcanoes, Hot and Cold


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You're familiar with volcanoes, eruptive vents where hot magma escapes the Earth's interior – sometimes with disastrous effects. But did you know that volcanoes have shaped many of the planets and moons in the Solar System, not just our own Earth? And just in the last few years astronomers have discovered there are cold volcanoes on some of the icy objects in the outer solar system.
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Astronomy CastBy Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay