Tag: eruptions
There have been explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars!
In 2016, the Curiosity rover found a mineral called tridymite in sediments observed inside the Gale crater in which it landed almost ten years ago. According to some researchers, this…
Failed eruptions lead to large copper deposits
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Violent volcanic eruptions have shaped the landscape on Mars
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Large volcanic eruptions do not cool the climate, they warm it!
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The Martian landscape would have been shaped by violent volcanic eruptions!
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There were 69 mega volcanic eruptions during the last ice age!
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Volcanic eruptions are partly controlled by the amount of water present in the magma
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On the trail of one of the world’s largest explosive volcanic eruptions
A study of volcanic deposits in Danish sediments recently showed that a gigantic explosive eruption took place 55 million years ago in the middle of the North Atlantic, propelling a…