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  • noun planetology, geology, volcanology A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

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Cryo- +‎ volcano.

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  • Pluto's mountains could be slush-spewing cryovolcanoes.

    November 11, 2015

  • Ex-planet? Cry me a volcano why don'tcha.

    November 11, 2015