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Cryovolcano

 KREYE-oh-vahl-cayn-oh  n.

ODD EJECTIONS  A cryovolcano is an ice volcano that erupts slurries of volatile compounds such as water or methane instead of lava.

USGS Astrogeology Science Center

By Erin Wayman

- More than 2 years ago

An ice volcano that erupts slurries of volatile compounds such as water or methane instead of lava. Cryovolcanoes are thought to occur in the solar system’s frozen places, such as Saturn’s largest moon Titan, where such volcanoes may spew liquid from an ocean hidden in the moon’s interior.