Magma is molten rock under a planet's surface. Lava is molten rock that comes up through a volcano. Is there a technical/specific name for molten rock that originated on the surface, like a planet that hasn't cooled or the rock that melts from an asteroid impact?
by /u/Nerrolken in /r/askscience
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