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Rocks nabbed by China’s robotic lunar sample return missions, Chang’e 5 and 6, indicate active volcanism there up until at least two billion years ago.
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Lunar experts Back here on Earth, a team of scientists are assisting the crew in spotting features on the moon, from cratering and volcanism to scouting out evidence for lunar ice deposits.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Griggs and his fellow expeditioners were walking through the aftermath of the 20th century’s most prolific act of volcanism — a 60-hour frenzy that smothered much of the Pacific Northwest in onyx snow.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Although volcanism on Earth is traditionally associated with scorching lava and fiery eruptions, cryovolcanism essentially operates similarly, but with the opposite materials.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Lunar experts Back here on Earth, a team of scientists are assisting the crew in spotting features on the moon, from cratering and volcanism to scouting out evidence for lunar ice deposits.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Griggs and his fellow expeditioners were walking through the aftermath of the 20th century’s most prolific act of volcanism — a 60-hour frenzy that smothered much of the Pacific Northwest in onyx snow.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Although volcanism on Earth is traditionally associated with scorching lava and fiery eruptions, cryovolcanism essentially operates similarly, but with the opposite materials.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Volcanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanism. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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