Lava Facts!

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Hey guys! I'm back! (YAY!) Sorry for being away for so long. I had to go and find myself. Anywho, lava. 

Fact #2651: The lighter the color, the more fluid the lava: Bright orange indicates temperatures at 1,000 degrees Celsius and higher, while dark red is a comparatively cool 650 to 800 C.

Fact #4926: Jupiter's moon Io continues to spew massive fountains of hot lava. In August 2013, during a two-week period of intense activity, curtains of lava gushed from fissures hundreds of miles long.

Fact #3517:  When completely cool, natrocarbonatite lava turns silvery, creating an otherworldly landscape around the volcano.

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