Terrestrial planet with the surface covered by molten lava
Artist's representation of a lava exoplanetArtist's impression of CoRoT-7b, likely a lava exoplanet
A lava planet is a type of terrestrial planet, with a surface mostly or entirely covered by molten lava. Situations where such planets could exist include a young terrestrial planet just after its formation, a planet that has recently suffered a large collision event, or a planet orbiting very close to its star, causing intense irradiation and tidal forces.[1]
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A lavaplanet is a type of terrestrial planet, with a surface mostly or entirely covered by molten lava. Situations where such planets could exist include...
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface...
of 4 to 12 μm. These measurements ruled out the hypothesis that the planet is a lava world covered by a "tenuous atmosphere made of vaporized rock", as...
lists of planets. A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation...
eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more viscous lava erupted from a stratovolcano. Repeated...
a list of planet types by their mass, orbit, physical and chemical composition, or by another classification. The IAU defines that a planet in the Solar...
fragments than in a’a lava. Pahoehoe lava is by far the most common lava type, both on Earth and probably the other terrestrial planets. It has a smooth surface...
In astronomy, a disrupted planet is a planet or exoplanet or, perhaps on a somewhat smaller scale, a planetary-mass object, planetesimal, moon, exomoon...
similar to other lavaplanets such as Kepler-10b and CoRoT-7b, and hot enough to melt all minerals on its surface. In addition, the planet is tidally locked...
considered as an ocean of molten iron and nickel inside Earth. Lavaplanet – hypothetical type of planet with a surface dominated by molten rock Hadean Chondrite...
cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of...
Development of planet Earth from its formation to the present day Lavaplanet – Terrestrial planet with the surface covered by molten lava Medea hypothesis –...
in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface...
Pillow lavas are lavas that contain characteristic pillow-shaped structures that are attributed to the extrusion of the lava underwater, or subaqueous...
Around the youngest stars, they are the reservoirs of material out of which planets may form. Around mature stars, they indicate that planetesimal formation...
would have erupted as low viscosity lava flows and hence lead to the low gradients on the surface of the planet. Olympus Mons is an unlikely landing...
An ocean world, ocean planet or water world is a type of planet that contains a substantial amount of water in the form of oceans, as part of its hydrosphere...
available commercially. The three episodes are set on a LavaPlanet, an Arctic Planet and a Desert Planet. The game was re-released as freeware on March 14...
fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red Planet". Mars...
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