List of extraterrestrial volcanoes

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.

[edit] Io

• Loki Patera
• Pele
• Prometheus
• Ra Patera

[edit] Mars

• Alba Patera
• Arsia Mons
• Ascraeus Mons
• Elysium Mons
• Hecates Tholus
• Olympus Mons
• Pavonis Mons
• Ushas Mons
• Ulysses Patera

[edit] Venus

• Maat Mons
• The Tick
• Sapas Mons
• Sacajawea Caldera
• Ushas Mons

[edit] Other planets and moons

• Many on Io, a moon of the planet Jupiter, that are believed to eject sulfur or possibly sulfur dioxide.
• Many on Triton, a moon of the planet Neptune, that are believed to eject liquid nitrogen, dust, or methane compounds.
• Reports from NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission suggest that Saturn's moon Titan may have volcanoes that eject water.

[edit] See also

• Pacific Ring of Fire
• List of mountains
• Areography

[edit] External links

• Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program
• Catalogue of Canadian Volcanoes
• Volcano World
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology - Volcano list
• Volcano Live