molten
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A molten surface ocean could move some heat, but without an atmosphere, the nightside would likely remain solid, limiting heat transfer.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
As this molten rock pushed upward, it fractured surrounding rock layers, triggering thousands of earthquakes and tremors.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
What they dug out was at points like "molten lava".
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Nothing but sparks and spurting heat, molten rocks and burning embers.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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