Name: Volcanoes Found on All the Planets and Even Moons!
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It’s no big secret that volcanoes can build new lands.

Let’s take the Hawaiian Islands for example.

They were a result of underwater volcanic eruptions that pumped out molten rock.

It reached the surface of the sea and formed landmasses.

But, did you know that the Earth isn’t the only body in our solar system with volcanoes?

With technological advancements, we were able to explore (from afar) parts of the universe

and discover volcanic activity on both planets and moons.

Granted, some of them have been inactive for millions of years.

But others are spewing all sorts of things into their atmospheres.

Most volcanic eruptions found on both moons and planets formed millions of years ago,

when our solar system was still a baby and all cosmic bodies had higher internal temperatures.

When we think of the term “active volcano”, we usually associate it with the ones on Earth

It’s easy, because we can observe them closely.

Beyond our planet, the luxury of studying volcanic eruptions wasn’t available until

Some were even transported closer to other planets and moons to get a better look.

The most direct way to get evidence of volcanic eruptions is to see or capture them in action.

The other way is to observe the body’s surfaces.

An outburst can cover the ground with debris, or it can cause a resurface.

Without such studies, it’s almost impossible to know if the volcanic activity is recent,

Volcanos, as we know them, are mostly mountainous openings in the Earth’s surface that emit

Celestial bodies that are closer to the sun have a more solid composition and produce

However, planets and moons beyond Mars are filled with gas and silicate rocks.

Instead of hot molten rock; they spew cold liquid or frozen gasses such as ammonia, methane,

Based on studies, only 4 bodies of our solar system have been proven to have active volcanoes,

We have Triton – Neptune’s largest natural satellite.

Then there’s Enceladus, which is Saturn’s 6th largest moon.

And, the most troubling one: Io, which belongs to the Jupiter Gang.

It holds the title for the 4th largest moon in our solar system.

Let’s start with Ioc, which recently made some news.

Io managed to scare everyone by making them believe there was a black hole on Jupiter.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a series of detailed images of the planet back in 2012.

During the latest approach, which took place this year, it pictured a huge black spot on

But as it turned out, it was Io’s shadow being cast on the surface.

The spacecraft was approximately 5,000 miles away from the planet’s surface, but it just

Due to Io’s distance from the sun, it’s hard to imagine that it has active volcanos.

But, because of its small volume, it’s influenced by the planet’s gravity.

This gravitational attraction causes powerful pulls which result in strong internal tides.

These are followed by inner friction; the moon heats up, and volcanic eruptions occur.

Some of them blast frozen vapor, lava, and so-called volcanic snow.

It was also hit by asteroids, just like other bodies in our solar system.

But the impact craters keep disappearing because of the eruptions.

The volcanic material spills onto the surface of the moon, covering and resurfacing different

That’s the evidence of volcanic activity.

In august of 2014, NASA showed some images of volcanic eruptions that occurred on Io

between the 15th and 29th of August in 2013.

They were gigantic eruptions, projecting hundreds of miles above the surface.

Oddly, only Earth and Io can spew hot lava in our solar system.

This is the largest natural satellite of Neptune, and the first place where cryovolcanoes were

In 1977, space probe Voyager 2 detected a long cloud of smoke filled with nitrogen gas

It erupted from the moon and traveled 5 miles up in the air.

These eruptions happened quite often, and Triton’s surface became soft.

Here’s how it goes: The cryovolcano eruptions fall back onto the surface, creating a soft

Researchers believe that radiation from the sun goes through the surface of the moon and

Then, heat gets trapped and vaporizes the nitrogen that lies below the surface.

That results in the expansion of nitrogen, which then erupts through the icy layers.

The third active cryovolcano is on – one of the natural satellites of Saturn.

In fact, this is the best documented active volcano.

The first activity recorded was in 2005, by the Cassini spacecraft.

It captured jets of icy particles coming out from the South Pole Region.

Cassini even managed to fly over the volcanic cloud and reported that it was composed of

water vapor, small amounts of methane, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

There’s a theory that explains how those specific cryovolcanoes work.

Below the satellite’s surface, there are pockets of pressurized water.

It remains in liquid form because it’s warmed up from the interior.

Occasionally, the pressurized water comes to the surface and produces a cloud of water

Cryovolcanoes hadn’t been discovered until 2005, so an extensive search in our solar

While not yet proven, there’s a lot of evidence out there hinting at active volcanos elsewhere

There’s a lot of action going on there!

It has over 1,600 large volcanoes, and 100,000 to 1 million smaller ones.

But what happens on Venus stays on Venus, hidden below it’s thick cloud clover, which

is mostly composed of sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide.

There’s no air or water on the surface of the planet – it just boils off.

Therefore, it’s temperature can soar up to 880F.

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