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Dumb question. Could a really serious impact from space increase the probability of a volcano forming at the point of impact? I’m imagining that volcanoes are
by pfannkuchen 3y ago
Dumb question. Could a really serious impact from space increase the probability of a volcano forming at the point of impact?
I’m imagining that volcanoes are a little bit like the channeling hazard when making espresso, where the shallow or disturbed area are more likely to erupt with hot liquid.
This is relevant because I have seen it said that meteors could be a source of lithium.
- tommykins 3y agoOh man - there's actually a much cooler version of this scenario, which is Sudbury impact crater, which was a massive Nickel deposit that was 'enriched' by the impact crater that hit it, not by adding Nickel, but by adding heat into the system.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoHow is that cooler than an asteroid impact creating a volcano? You must be chemist or something.