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cryovolcanism [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
CONT

A great ice cap covers most of the southern hemisphere. A blue zone along its edge implies fresh frost, indicating Triton has a dynamic atmosphere. Moreover, scientists see almost none of the impact craters so common on most satellites. What happened to them? The answer is almost instant: "Cryovolcanism," exclaims one of the scientists watching the Titon images come over the monitors in the imaging teem room.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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