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Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna
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Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna
Explanation:
Mt. Etna
erupted spectacularly in 2001 June.
Pictured above
, the
volcano
was photographed expelling bubbles of hot magma, some of which measured over one meter across. One reason planetary geologists study Earth's
Mt. Etna
is because of its
likely similarity
to
volcanoes
on
Mars
. Mt. Etna, a
basalt volcano
, is composed of material similar to Mars, and produces similar
lava channels
. Located in
Sicily
,
Italy
,
Mt. Etna
is not only one of the
most active volcanoes on Earth
, it is one of the
largest
, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high. News:
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