
ChemistryJuly 10, 2018
The Floor Is (Usually) Not Lava
We tend to imagine that below the crust, Earth is a seething pool of molten rock—but it’s not
Volcanologist Arianna Soldati received her Ph.D. in geology from the University of Missouri - Columbia. In her research, she uses a combination of field and laboratory techniques to answer questions about the way lava flows advance.

The Floor Is (Usually) Not Lava
We tend to imagine that below the crust, Earth is a seething pool of molten rock—but it’s not