Planetary process

Cryovolcanism

'Ice volcanism' — the eruption not of molten rock but of water, ammonia, or methane from the interior of a cold, icy world. Enceladus jets plumes of water ice into space, and Triton has erupting geysers; the erupted material is these worlds' equivalent of lava.

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›Volcanoes that erupt water and ice

Enceladus
Triton
Cryovolcano

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Associated withEnceladus
Associated withTriton
Associated withCryovolcano

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Cryovolcanism

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Worlds, layers & processes

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Cryovolcanism

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Worlds, layers & processes

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