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The planetary science community quickly coalesced around the idea that tidal heating within Io is responsible for the never-ending volcanism on the surface.
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Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
However, scientists are uncertain whether the volcanism and rifting is due to shallow processes or whether it is driven by up-welling hot material from Earth’s mantle.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The meteorite is more evidence that volcanism continued throughout this period on the moon; Chang'e 5 has found such evidence in its samples from the moon's farside of volcanism in the past 123 million years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
Given the level of volcanism on Io, this may be more widespread than the Loki Patera.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
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Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
However, scientists are uncertain whether the volcanism and rifting is due to shallow processes or whether it is driven by up-welling hot material from Earth’s mantle.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The meteorite is more evidence that volcanism continued throughout this period on the moon; Chang'e 5 has found such evidence in its samples from the moon's farside of volcanism in the past 123 million years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
Given the level of volcanism on Io, this may be more widespread than the Loki Patera.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Volcanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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