molten
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This uneven heating created a temperature difference across the Moon's molten interior, setting off large-scale horizontal circulation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Scientists believe these rocks formed early in lunar history, when much of the young Moon was covered by an enormous ocean of molten rock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Half the table orders Diet Coke, the other water with lemon; someone requests a skillet of molten white queso.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The researchers now want to investigate ways to confine the molten salts, potentially using halogens or carbon-based materials, which could make the salts easier to separate and process while improving their stability.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Muspell was light where Niflheim was gray, molten lava where the mist world was frozen.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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