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Massive Lava Waves Detected On Jupiter’s Moon Io
Io is the closest thing we have to Hell in our Solar System, a Jovian moon that features hundreds of active volcanoes and expansive lakes filled with lava. New observations suggests that the largest of these lakes, Loki Patera, produces enormous waves that repeatedly flow around the molten surface.
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Look What Happens When Magma Touches Water
Video: Fire bubbles! That’s what happens when burning hot liquid magma hits water. National Geographic writes that, “Scientists are trying to determine the potential dangerous effects of introducing water into a pressurised pocket of magma underground.”
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Gorgeous 4K Footage Of A Volcano Erupting
Video: Whenever I see an epic volcano explosion, such as this one of Volcano Calbuco in Chile exploding for the first time in 40 years, from the comforts of my own home through a glorious timelapse video shot in 4K, I can’t help but wonder about a time without video cameras, the internet, cities and…
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Rare Video Captures Volcanic Lightning From An Exploding Volcano
Video: Volcanic lightning is one of those crazy, Old Testament-type phenomenons that makes you think that maybe hell is hidden under Earth. We’ve seen crazy photos before, but here it’s captured on video by Marc Szeglat. He was chasing down the Sakurajima volcano as it was erupting in Japan and got this awesome footage.