Volcanoes on the moon Now volcanically inert ... These eruptions are caused when solar radiation heats nitrogen below Triton's surface, vaporizing it, causing it to expand and eventually erupt ...

"We suggest that the processes which formed the lunar maria several billion years ago are still present and active today." ...

So how do Earthly volcanoes differ from those erupting ... Other worlds with possible cryovolcanism include Triton (Neptune's largest moon), Pluto, and Charon (Pluto's largest moon).

The source of the heat for its volcanoes and vents remains a puzzle. Our Moon, about 28 percent larger than Triton, has only a cold core. The best guess is that its relatively high density ...

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by ...

NASA/JPL/USGS NASA has proposed sending a spacecraft to Neptune in order to study its largest moon, Triton, up close. Representative’s from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) announced the plan ...

The moon's surface is seen in this image; could volcanoes be to blame for the structure of Earth's cosmic companion?. | Credit: NASA Ancient volcanic heat may have shaped the moon from the inside ...