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The meteorite is more evidence that volcanism continued throughout this period on the moon; Chang'e 5 has found such evidence in its samples from the moon's farside of volcanism in the past 123 million years.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
Given the level of volcanism on Io, this may be more widespread than the Loki Patera.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
The plateau was formed during the Cretaceous, around 116 and 90 million years ago, by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history, but the exact site and source of the volcanism eluded scientists.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
Given the level of volcanism on Io, this may be more widespread than the Loki Patera.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2024
The plateau was formed during the Cretaceous, around 116 and 90 million years ago, by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history, but the exact site and source of the volcanism eluded scientists.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Volcanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanism. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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