Imagining and constraining ferrovolcanic eruptions and landscapes through large-scale experiments

oleh: A. Soldati, J. A. Farrell, R. Wysocki, J. A. Karson

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01

Deskripsi

Ferrovolcanism is a hypothetical form of planetary volcanism in which the erupted lava is metallic in composition. Here we show that ferrovolcanic lava is denser and less viscous than silicate lava, resulting in fast-moving, thin, braided flows.