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Tag Archives: Volcanology

21Oct/17

Moon cave discovery stokes hope for lunar exploration

October 21, 2017SpaceCompany: the Guardian, Environment, Geology, Geology of the Moon, Lava, Lava cave, Lava tubes, Lunar lava tube, Planetary science, Planetary surface, Technology/Internet, Volcanologysmbale

A cavernous lava tube was this week confirmed to exist beneath the surface of the moon.
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05May/17

Volcano eruption caught on mobile device in Guatemala

May 5, 2017EnvironmentAlotenango, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Fuego, Geology, Guatemala, Guatemala City, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Volcán de Fuego, Volcano, Volcanologysmbale

ALOTENANGO, GUATEMALA (MAY 05, 2017) (VERTICAL) (JOSE RENE) – Amateur video shot on a mobile device showed ash and cloud rising from Guatemala’s Fuego volcano on Friday (May 5).
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17Mar/17

Scientists suggest volcanic eruptions formed Snowball Earth

March 17, 2017ScienceEnvironment, Geology, Global change, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Planetary surface, Sulfur, Volcano, Volcanologysmbale

A new theory from scientists at Harvard University posits that atmospheric sulfur resulting from volcanic activity may have led to the Earth’s first and largest ever planetary freezing. Continue reading →

30Nov/16

Mexico volcano eruption

November 30, 2016EnvironmentAtmospheric thermodynamics, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Geology, Time-lapse photography, Volcanic ash, Volcano, Volcanology, Water vaporsmbale

Time lapse video shows the Popcatepetl volcano in Mexico erupting in a dramatic show of ash, water vapour and gas. Continue reading →

10Nov/15

New Pluto images may reveal cryovolcanoes

November 10, 2015SpaceCryovolcano, Exploration of Pluto, Geology of Pluto, Io, NASA, NASA's New Horizons, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New Horizons, Planetary geology, Pluto, Volcano, Volcanologysmbale

New images released taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft indicate two of Pluto’s most distinctive mountains could be cryovolcanoes.

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01Aug/15

Volcano erupts on island of suspected MH370 wreckage

August 1, 2015EnvironmentDisaster/Accident, Environment, France, Geology, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Malaysia, MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD, Piton de la Fournaise, Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory, Reunion, Shield volcanoes, Volcanism, Volcano, Volcanologysmbale

(REUTERS) – A volcano erupted on the remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion, located east of Madagascar.

The island — officially a part of France — happens to be the site where beachcombers discovered debris from a plane wing, believed to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
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