Apr 21, 2021 · Large-scale lava experiments are helping scientists imagine how metallic lava would flow across and shape a landscape, either on Earth or on a distant asteroid.

What would a volcano -- and its lava flows -- look like on a planetary body made primarily of metal? A pilot study from North Carolina State University offers insights into ferrovolcanism that could help scientists interpret landscape features on other worlds.

Mar 17, 2021 · Volcanoes form when magma, which consists of the partially molten solids beneath a planet's surface, erupts. On Earth, that magma is mostly molten rock, composed largely of silica. But not...

As molten rock, or magma, from deep inside the Earth oozes out onto the planet’s surface, the stream of hot liquid that pours out is then called lava. Lava is one of the fundamental materials that creates and modifies landscapes on planetary bodies in our solar system.

Mar 17, 2021 · What would a volcano—and its lava flows—look like on a planetary body made primarily of metal? A pilot study offers insights into ferrovolcanism that could help scientists interpret...

Apr 7, 2021 · Mars could have had mixed metal–rock volcanoes like those simulated in the experiments thanks to its iron-rich crust. 16 Psyche, one of the most massive objects in the asteroid belt, is made almost entirely out of metal and …

Aug 6, 2023 · Magma and lava are terms that people use interchangeably in everyday conversation, but they are different stages in the life cycle of molten rock. The main difference between magma and lava is that magma is molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface, while lava is molten rock on the surface.

Mar 17, 2021 · The metallic lava flows travelled 10 times faster and spread more thinly than the rock flows, breaking into a myriad of braided channels. The metal also traveled largely beneath the rock flow, emerging from the leading edge of the rocky lava.

Mar 29, 2021 · To study possible ferrovolcanism on Psyche, Soldati and colleagues conducted large-scale experiments that melted nearly 1,000 pounds of terrestrial basalt rich in iron, the dominant element in metallic materials in our solar system.

Mar 17, 2021 · What would a volcano — and its lava flows — look like on a planetary body made primarily of metal? A pilot study from North Carolina State University offers insights into ferrovolcanism that could help scientists interpret landscape features on other worlds.