lava
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Last decade, an NMT team made the arduous trip to Waesche, some 1500 kilometers from McMurdo, and sampled lavas from when it was last active, more than 100,000 years ago.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024
Its predecessor, Chang'e-5, retrieved the youngest ever lavas from the moon on its return in December 2020.
From BBC • May 3, 2024
Researchers interpret the volcano to be a vast shield made of layered accumulations of pyroclastic materials, lavas, and ice, the latter resulting from repeated buildups of snow and glaciers on its flanks through time.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024
"We argue that the extremely high-3He/4He helium in these lavas might derive from Earth’s core."
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023
Similar volcanic scenery has been produced in western Europe by the action of denudation in dissecting the flat Tertiary lavas of Scotland, the Faeroe Isles and Iceland.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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