Caption Schematic scenario for flood basalt eruptions at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. Magma intruded into shales, coal beds and organic-rich sediments, releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide ...

Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission ... formation age of 2,807 ± 3 million years ago (Ma), indicating the eruption age of local basalts at the Chang'e-6 landing site.

These impacts have also been found to trigger massive volcanic eruptions called flood-basalt eruptions. After the asteroid impact set off the events leading to the end of the dinosaurs, a series of ...

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Geological study can also predict what Earth’s processes will do next: landslides, earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. The hexagonal basalt stones at Giant's Causeway were created by ...

So, rather than using absolute ages to constrain the timescales of individual eruption durations, my research uses the width of a thermal imprint created by a magmatic intrusion to quantify the ...

One of the driest places on Earth, featuring unique rock formations, salt flats, and high-altitude geysers, resembling Martian landscapes. A vibrant hot spring known for its rainbow-colored bands ...