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Cosmic Queries – Volcanoes & Life in the Universe

StarTalk Radio

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The Cost of Launching William Shatner on the Moon

Kayla Hunter: What would happen if a volcano erupted on the moon where the gravity is at point 16 G with the lava float in the air or up and out into space? The thrust of ejections from volcanoes might, might they be fast enough to achieve escape velocity for the moon. But ultimately, it's going to be pretty hard for most stuff to escape unless it's very explosive, like we find on a sonnetus or something.

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