Cosmic Queries – Volcanoes & Life in the Universe
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The Difference Between Earth Volcanoes and Space Volcanic Eruptions
Solar System expert Natalie Starkey coming in from the UK. How should we think about the under-crust pressures that ultimately just blow a gasket? It's really dependent on the volcano you're looking at, so even on earth, you get loads of different conditions. If you've got a smaller body or a big large planet, we tend to only see activity on the smaller bodies. We haven't seen activity on Mars for quite a while now, billions of years. I think it could one day have another eruption - but very unlikely.
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