#cryovolcanism — Public Fediverse posts

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Appears To Be Experiencing "Cryovolcanism", And Is Eerily Similar To Objects In The Outer Solar System - IFLScience
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=interstellar-comet-3iatlas-appears-to-be-experiencing-cryovolcanism-and-is-eerily-similar-to-objects-in-the-outer-solar-system-iflscience
"Unveiling the Cosmic Drama: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS's Cryovolcanism Sparks New Discoveries!"
#space #astronomy #interstellar #comet #cryovolcanism

🪐 Boil, freeze, bubble, crack, repeat! Scientists simulate the solar system's 'ice volcanoes' in the lab

#Space #cryovolcanism #Geology

https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scientists-simulate-solar-ice-volcanoes.html

Saturn’s largest moon, #Titan, is particularly captivating for scientists.

It is known to host an #atmosphere about 1.5 times denser than Earth’s and bodies of liquid on its surface.

But even such a large #moon lacks the mass to keep a tight hold on its atmosphere.

Now, new experimental research shows that the chemical compounds in Titan’s atmosphere could emerge from processes in its interior.

#Cryovolcanism replenishes its thick atmosphere.

#planets #astronomy
https://www.astronomy.com/science/cryovolcanism-on-titan-may-replenish-its-thick-atmosphere/

The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf #planet #Ceres is probably of exogenic origin.

Impacting asteroids from the outer asteroid belt may have brought it with them.

Instead, the dwarf planet's #cryovolcanism, in which salty brine rises from the body's interior to the surface, is not responsible for the organic deposits.

These findings help to understand where and how #habitable conditions could have arisen in the solar system.

#astrobiology
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-dwarf-planet-ceres-material-space.html

Dwarf planet #Ceres may have its origin in the #asteroidbelt, #mpsgoettingen scientists argue in a new paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. Yellowish bright material in #ConsusCrater is rich in ammonium and connected to Ceres’ curios #cryovolcanism, they find. More here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/dwarf-planet-ceres-origin-in-the-asteroid-belt?c=6775 Original paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JE008150

Science Magazine astronomy covers appreciation post

Dawn explores Ceres (2016) - Featuring Ahuna Mons, a 4-kilometer-high cryovolcano formed by an eruption of ice from beneath the surface and an unnamed 17-kilometer-diameter crater.

https://science.org/toc/science/353/6303

#universe #ceres #dwarfplanet #dawn #spacecraft #dawnspacecraft #nasa #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #sciencecovers #cover #covers #research #planets #planet #solarsystem #cryovolcanism #crater #craters

Science Magazine astronomy covers appreciation post

Dawn explores Ceres (2016) - Featuring Ahuna Mons, a 4-kilometer-high cryovolcano formed by an eruption of ice from beneath the surface and an unnamed 17-kilometer-diameter crater.

https://science.org/toc/science/353/6303

#universe #ceres #dwarfplanet #dawn #spacecraft #dawnspacecraft #nasa #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #sciencecovers #cover #covers #research #planets #planet #solarsystem #cryovolcanism #crater #craters

Science Magazine astronomy covers appreciation post

Dawn explores Ceres (2016) - Featuring Ahuna Mons, a 4-kilometer-high cryovolcano formed by an eruption of ice from beneath the surface and an unnamed 17-kilometer-diameter crater.

https://science.org/toc/science/353/6303

#universe #ceres #dwarfplanet #dawn #spacecraft #dawnspacecraft #nasa #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #sciencecovers #cover #covers #research #planets #planet #solarsystem #cryovolcanism #crater #craters

Science Magazine astronomy covers appreciation post

Dawn explores Ceres (2016) - Featuring Ahuna Mons, a 4-kilometer-high cryovolcano formed by an eruption of ice from beneath the surface and an unnamed 17-kilometer-diameter crater.

https://science.org/toc/science/353/6303

#universe #ceres #dwarfplanet #dawn #spacecraft #dawnspacecraft #nasa #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #sciencecovers #cover #covers #research #planets #planet #solarsystem #cryovolcanism #crater #craters

Science Magazine astronomy covers appreciation post

Dawn explores Ceres (2016) - Featuring Ahuna Mons, a 4-kilometer-high cryovolcano formed by an eruption of ice from beneath the surface and an unnamed 17-kilometer-diameter crater.

https://science.org/toc/science/353/6303

#universe #ceres #dwarfplanet #dawn #spacecraft #dawnspacecraft #nasa #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #sciencecovers #cover #covers #research #planets #planet #solarsystem #cryovolcanism #crater #craters