Loren Grush
at 09:29 AM Mar 3 2015
Space // 

Despite what Kurt Vonnegut says, Saturn's largest moon Titan wouldn't be a very fun place to visit. The natural satellite boasts temperatures of -290 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as vast seas filled not with Earth's life-sustaining water, but with liquid methane. It's also possible that numerous active volcanoes on Titan burp out methane into the atmosphere, creating clouds that precipitate the chemical compound as rain or snow.

Shaunacy Ferro
at 05:26 AM Feb 2 2013
Science // 

It's not rare for volcanoes to erupt on Kamchatka, the far-eastern Russian peninsula that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The density of active volcanoes there is so outstanding UNESCO made it a World Heritage Site.

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