简介：VolcanoeshavelonghelpedshapetheEarth.Butwhatislesswellknownisthattherearevolcanoesonotherplanetsandmoonsthatareevenmoreextraordinarythanthoseonourownhomeplanet. HorizonfollowsaninternationalteamofvolcanologistsinIcelandastheydrawfascinatingparallelsbetweenthevolcanoesonEarthandthoseelsewhereinthesolarsystem.Throughtheteam'sresearch,wediscoverthatthelargestvolcanointhesolarsystem-OlympusMonsonMars-hasbeenformedinasimilarwaytothoseofIceland,howasmallmoonofJupiter-Io-hasthemostviolenteruptionsanywhere,andthatamoonofSaturncalledEnceladuseruptsicygeysersfromahiddenocean.ComputergraphicscombinedwithoriginalNasamaterialrevealthespectacularsightsoftheseamazingvolcanoes. Alongtheway,welearnthatvolcanoesarenotjustadestructiveforcebuthavebeenessentialtotheformationofatmospheresandevenlife.Andthroughthesevolcanoesofthesolarsystem,scientistshavediscoveredfarmoreaboutourownplanet-whatitwaslikewhenEarthfirstformed,andevenwhatwillhappentoitinthefuture.…