Definition of Cryovolcanism. Meaning of Cryovolcanism. Synonyms of Cryovolcanism

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- plains).: 487  As cryovolcanism largely takes place on icy worlds, the term ice volcano is sometimes used colloquially. Explosive cryovolcanism, or cryoclastic...
- increase in temperature, but rather by a decrease in melting point. Cryovolcanism, instead of originating in a uniform subsurface ocean, may instead take...
- to a phreatic eruption which does not. One mechanism for explosive cryovolcanism is cryomagma making contact with clathrate hydrates. Clathrate hydrates...
- hypotheses include formation by collapses, or by flooding caused by cryovolcanism. Due to constant erasure and modification by ongoing geological activity...
- with craters outside the ancient polar regions likely erased by early cryovolcanism. Three large shallow basins (planitiae) with degraded rims are likely...
- vacuum of space by the fractures. Enceladus - Cryovolcanism One possible scheme for Enceladus's cryovolcanism Possible origins of methane found in plumes...
- Nearly all of Triton's observed surface features are likely related to cryovolcanism in some manner.: 919  Triton's surface hosts several extensive resurfaced...
- to have been partially filled in, perhaps by raining hydrocarbons or cryovolcanism. Radar altimetry suggests topographical variation is low, typically...
- phenomenon. Due to its visual similarity to volcanism and particularly cryovolcanism, the term "ice volcano" is frequently used, but it remains controversial...
- new definition for the word 'volcano' that includes processes such as cryovolcanism. It suggested that a volcano be defined as 'an opening on a planet or...