By Bozana Basalt
Volcanoes aren’t just found on Earth, they are scattered over other rocky planets and moons in the Solar System. If you ask a planetary scientist, planets orbiting other suns may also have them! Here at Superheated Science, our love for volcanoes isn’t bound by our home planet. Volcanoes are fissures in the rocky crust of a moon or a planet where hot magma, ash and gases can be spewed out (1). Many planets and moons in the Solar System are considered “geologically dead” (2) meaning that unlike the Earth, they do not have plate tectonics which are driven by the convecting (transport of heat) mantle. So how do space volcanoes work?
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By Kieran Kyanite Love volcanoes? At Superheated Science, so do we! So much so that we had to have a top 10 list of the prettiest ones. While all volcanoes are pretty, these ones are just prettier - and WOW, isn’t number 1 a real stunner? 10. Mount Yasur Located on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. It’s a live volcano and one of the most easily accessible volcanoes on this list. With great pyrotechnics, it’s perfect for the whole family. To find out more or see the above image and others, visit this link: http://vanuatu.com.au/things-to-do/mount-yasur/ 9. Mount Fuji Japan is an amazing place with a beautiful countryside and vibrant culture. It only makes sense that one of the coolest places on Earth would have an awesome volcano!
To see more photos like this of some breathtaking and awe inspiring tourist destinations, visit Elia Locardi on the following link: https://fstoplounge.com/2015/05/who-is-elia-locardi/ By Imogen Imbringnite We used to think that the Earth's crust completely surrounded its molten center the way an apple's skin surrounds its core. Nowadays we know the crust is broken up into many pieces that move, driven by molten magma currents. We call these pieces, tectonic plates. But how did we come to discover this in the first place? The tectonic plates move at about the speed your fingernail grows, so it's not very noticeable. Scientists have been studying the Earth for centuries, but they didn't realise what was happening until the 1950's.
Superheated Science Question: What might happen were two tectonic plates collide? How about move apart? During this time, people around the world started mapping out the floor of the ocean (2). Ships would sail out to collect data using SONAR, which uses sounds and echoes to see how far away something is. The data would be brought to cartographers (map makers) who would turn the pings and echos into maps of the ocean's floor. |
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