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volcanic features
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tidal heating
eruptive plumes very few positive relief volcanoes |
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tidal heating
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200x radioactive decay
10x that of moon heats up IO and causes volcanism |
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eruptive plumes
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material ejected hundreds of kms
blankets surface produces aureoles around centers |
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craters/calderas
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most are associated w/volcanoes
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lava lakes
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formed when lava fills a volcanoes caldera
exposed lava vs. a cooled outer carapace |
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lava flows/channels
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effusive
low viscosity |
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surface
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young and changing from plume eruptions
no impact craters lava flows and plume deposits over time |
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sulfur
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atmoshpere is mainly SO2
it drives explosive volcanism hotspots are consistent w/molten sulfur |
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mass wasting
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rock slides
gravity settling |
