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Melting the lunar surface through extensive volcanism is one way to reset the zircons.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
About 80 percent of Earth’s volcanism happens on the seafloor, with the vast majority occurring along the mid-ocean ridge.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The current thinking is that ancient volcanism on Mars expelled a considerable amount of hydrogen into the atmosphere, which, combined with CO2, could make a sufficient greenhouse effect.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
Few areas on the farside, with its dearth of volcanism, have a high abundance of thorium.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
About 80 percent of Earth’s volcanism happens on the seafloor, with the vast majority occurring along the mid-ocean ridge.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The current thinking is that ancient volcanism on Mars expelled a considerable amount of hydrogen into the atmosphere, which, combined with CO2, could make a sufficient greenhouse effect.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
Few areas on the farside, with its dearth of volcanism, have a high abundance of thorium.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Volcanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanism. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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