Towering Ice Volcanoes Identified on Surprisingly Vibrant Pluto - Voice of America - VOA News

Towering Ice Volcanoes Identified on Surprisingly Vibrant Pluto - Voice of America - VOA News
Unlike Earth volcanoes that spew gases and molten rock, Pluto's cryovolcanoes extrude large amounts of ice -- apparently frozen water rather than some other frozen material -- that may have the consistency of toothpaste, researchers said
Washington  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 spa… [+3766 chars] Read More



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