Given the nature of explosive volcanic eruptions here on Earth and the role of dissolved gases (principally water vapor), what might you expect of volcanoes erupting on other planets similar to Earth, such as Mars or Venus? Remember that Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, but water vapor is apparently absent from these planets.

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The Answer of Given the nature of explosive volcanic eruptions here on Earth and the role of dissolved gases (principally water vapor), what might you expect of volcanoes erupting on other planets similar to Earth, such as Mars or Venus? Remember that Venus has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, but water vapor is apparently absent from these planets.

Given the Nature of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions Here on Earth