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Supervolcano eruption on Pluto hints at hidden ocean beneath the surface

Posted by KapteinB
Tags: volcanology, solar system, pluto, planets.dwarf, volcanoes.cryo, oceans, science.planetary, author.sharmila kuthunur, source.space
https://www.space.com/new-horizons-pluto-subsurface-ocean

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Sharmila Kuthunur
Published
Oct 30 2023
Word count
623 words

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    valar
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    This sounds absolutely amazing to a layman. It got me wondering if anyone knows of a game that incorporates these elements that would be slightly educational to one?

    Instead of molten rock that blasts out of Earth's volcanoes, however, the 44-km-wide Kiladze crater appears to have spewed ice lava onto Pluto's surface in a process known as cryovolcanism.

    This sounds absolutely amazing to a layman. It got me wondering if anyone knows of a game that incorporates these elements that would be slightly educational to one?

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    1. KapteinB
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      I doubt it incorporates cryovolcanism specifically, but I've heard good things about Universe Sandbox.

      I doubt it incorporates cryovolcanism specifically, but I've heard good things about Universe Sandbox.