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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
cryovolcano
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Examples
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Variations in the moon's rate of rotation suggest fluctuate in brightness on timescales of several months, and in 2005 Robert Nelson of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and colleagues, suggested this might be the result of "cryovolcanic" eruptions of water from below.
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Maybe there's low-grade cryovolcanic activity on the Moon, like theorized to be on Titan?
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Freezing is unlikely due to thermodynamic reasons during the summer season in Titan's south pole, and there are no clearly observable cryovolcanic features in the study areas.
New Evidence of Seasonal Change on Titan | Universe Today 2009
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They have little or no flexibility in changing their game plan as events unfold; for example, to image a landslide or cryovolcanic eruption as it happens, or investigate a methane outgassing event.
Exploring With an Armada of Autonomous Robots | Universe Today 2009
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On November 27th, 2005 the Cassini orbiter caught a cryovolcanic eruption in the act.
Exploring Volcanism in our Solar System: A complete survey of all geologically active bodies 2007
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These geyser-like cryovolcanic eruptions shoot up, like black smokestacks, into the upper atmosphere, where winds sheer them off, creating a smudgy “L” shaped appearance.
Exploring Volcanism in our Solar System: A complete survey of all geologically active bodies 2007
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At that time, scientists thought the wispy markings on the trailing hemispheres of Rhea and its neighboring moon Dione were possible cryovolcanic deposits, or the residue of icy material erupting from volcanoes.
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At that time, scientists thought the wispy markings on the trailing hemispheres of Rhea and its neighboring moon Dione were possible cryovolcanic deposits, or the residue of icy material erupting from volcanoes.
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This atmosphere requires continual replenishment from the cryovolcanic activity.
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They have little or no flexibility in changing their game plan as events unfold; for example, to image a landslide or cryovolcanic eruption as it happens, or investigate a methane outgassing event.
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