Ice Volcanoes by MagikUnicorn
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Try saying the words ice volcano without smiling a little at the wonders of the universe and how fortunate we are to live in an age of celestial discovery. The simple knowledge that such a thing as an ice volcano, or cryovolcano, exists would be reward enough, but it's doubly exciting to realize that such geologic marvels are now common knowledge, and that our children will no more blink in astonishment at the concept than the older generation does at a standard-issue lava-spewing volcano in the Pacific.
First observed in 1989 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft as it passed Triton, Neptune's largest moon, cryovolcanoes are again in the news because of data recently returned from the New Horizons spacecraft. Possible ice volcanoes—which are exactly what the name sounds like—have been discovered on Pluto, and they might have been active recently, in geologic terms.
Comments (23)
Jean_C
Superbe paysage glacé!
TK0920
Truly fantastic times of discovery, mind bending contradictions to our current understandings! Great images and commentary!! :)
jmb007
ca rechauffe pas trop !
MagikUnicorn
Non comme tu dit...ici chez moi il fait -27c
**CA CRAINT ** :)
T.Rex
I seem to recall a volcano here on earth that blew an ice cap before blowing lava. I may be wrong, but the concept is fascinating. Keep up the good work! :-)
jendellas
Wow, fantastic image.
blankfrancine
Wow!One of your best!
DukeNukem2005
It is amazing!
Leije
C'est splendide, et merci pour les infos !
GrandmaT
Incredible!
soffy
wonderful Bryce work,MU:)****
PhthaloBlue
Beautiful!
ArtistKimberly
Excellently done!
npauling
They would have been amazing to see. A fabulous scene with great details. :)
QuietRiot
We live in a magical universe. The only way our kids will appreciate it is if they put down the phones, unhook from social media, and simple look.
bucyjoe
cool idea well done
miwi
Klasse image,super info;love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BryceHoro
Superb depiction of an erupting cryovolcano.
rayag
Amazing creation !!!
goodoleboy
Outstanding infrared effect in this marvelous composition. Is it the moon Europa that may have ice volcanoes?
RodS Online Now!
An amazing image, Real! Seems we are making fantastic new discoveries almost every day. Ice volcanoes, moons with global oceans, exoplanets by the thousands..... Mind boggling...
JeffersonAF
Great work my friend.
Richardphotos
outstanding terrain and snow
ia-du-lin
Beautiful ice planet.