flowtop
English
Etymology
flow + top
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): ˈfloʊtɑp
Noun
flowtop (plural flowtops)
- (geology) The solid crust on a moving lava flow.
- 2007 September 21, Jaeger et al., "Athabasca Valles, Mars: A Lava-Draped Channel System" in Science 317(5845), page 1710 :
- they formed as gas vented from fixed sources at depth, ripping continuous openings through the moving flowtop.
- 2007 September 21, Jaeger et al., "Athabasca Valles, Mars: A Lava-Draped Channel System" in Science 317(5845), page 1710 :