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Depending on need, the hot molten salt can be used to generate steam, which can power an electrical turbine.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
These processes created microscopic craters and splashes of molten rock on the asteroid's surface, according to the paper.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Steve Lundblad, a University of Hawaii at Hilo geology professor, said the vent may have gotten wider, leaving molten rock less pressurized.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Lakes gleamed like molten metal in the dryness and on the horizon a faint squiggle of suede-soft mountains.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
These processes created microscopic craters and splashes of molten rock on the asteroid's surface, according to the paper.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Steve Lundblad, a University of Hawaii at Hilo geology professor, said the vent may have gotten wider, leaving molten rock less pressurized.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Lakes gleamed like molten metal in the dryness and on the horizon a faint squiggle of suede-soft mountains.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molten. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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molten
adjective
mol·ten
ˈmōlt-ᵊn 
: melted especially by very great heat
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