List of extraterrestrial volcanoes
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This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes located beyond planet Earth. They may be designated mons (mountain), patera (an irregular crater) or tholus (small mountain or hill) in accordance with the International Astronomical Union's rules for planetary nomenclature.
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Io[edit]
See also: Volcanism on Io and List of volcanic features on Io
Volcanoes on Io, a moon of the planet Jupiter, are believed to eject sulfur or possibly sulfur dioxide.
- Dazhbog Patera
- Loki Patera
- Pele
- Prometheus
- Ra Patera
- Tvashtar Paterae
- Pillan Patera
- Ah Peku Patera
- Kami-Nari Patera
- Estan Patera
- Fuchi Patera
- Monan Patera
- Amaterasu Patera
- Kinich Ahau Patera
- Tawhaki Patera
- Thomagata Patera
- Babbar Patera
Mars[edit]
See also: Volcanism on Mars and Category:Volcanoes of Mars
- Alba Patera
- Albor Tholus
- Arsia Mons
- Ascraeus Mons
- Biblis Patera
- Elysium Mons
- Hecates Tholus
- Olympus Mons
- Pavonis Mons
- Syrtis Major Planum
- Ulysses Patera
Venus[edit]
See also: Volcanism on Venus and Category:Volcanoes of Venus
Earth's Moon[edit]
Mercury[edit]
Many of Mercury's basins contain smooth plains, like the lunar mare, that are believed likely to be filled with lava flows. Collapse structures possibly indicative of volcanism have been found in some craters.[1] Eleven volcanic domes were identified in Mariner 10 images, including a 1.4-km high dome near the centre of Odin Planitia.[2]
Other planets and moons[edit]
- Saturn's moon Enceladus has geysers that spew water which have been photographed erupting by NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft.
- Many on Triton, a moon of the planet Neptune, that are believed to eject liquid nitrogen, dust, or methane compounds.
- Reports from NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission suggest that Saturn's moon Titan may have volcanoes that eject water, such as Ganesa Macula.
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References[edit]
- ^ MESSENGER views an intriguing crater, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington, 2008-01-20.
- ^ Katterfeld, G. N. (1984). Volcanism on Mercury, Bulletin of Volcanology, Volume 47, Number 3, 531-535. doi:10.1007/BF01961224
External links[edit]
- Volcanoes of Other Worlds, Volcano World
- Solar System Volcanoes, Volcano Live
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