• substances. On planet Earth, the term 'volatiles' often refers to the volatile components of magma. In astrogeology volatiles are investigated in the crust or...
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  • fields Volatile (astrogeology), a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and atmosphere Volatile variables...
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    descriptions of redirect targets Volatility (chemistry) – Tendency of a substance to vaporize Volatile (astrogeology) – Elements and compounds that are...
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    Lunar pyroclastic deposits are the result of lava fountain eruptions from volatile-laden basaltic magmas rapidly ascending from deep mantle sources and erupting...
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    surface geology is largely driven by the dynamics of water ice and other volatiles such as nitrogen and methane. Triton's geology is vigorous, and has been...
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    on Triton "Ruach Planitia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 28.00°, Center Longitude: 24.00°)...
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    Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Weeyo Lobus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Akasa...
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    larger. "Leviathan Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 17.00°, Center Longitude: 28.50°)...
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    hypothesis, sometimes called the Big Splash, or the Theia Impact, is an astrogeology hypothesis for the formation of the Moon first proposed in 1946 by Canadian...
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    cold traps that contain fossil record of hydrogen, water ice, and other volatiles dating from the early Solar System. In contrast, the lunar north pole...
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