Ferrovolcanism on Metal Asteroid (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Ferrovolcanism on Metal Asteroid

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As a metallic asteroid such as Psyche cooled and solidified, iron volcanoes may have erupted onto its surface.

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Illustration by Elena Hartley

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