Other Occurrences and Implications
- Flood basalt volcanism has been implicated (along with the impact of large asteroids and/or comets, as well as disease and long-term climate changes) in major mass extinction events in the past.
- Basalt floods on the planet Venus are larger than those on Earth (see: Volcanism on Venus). Their study may help understand the mechanisms responsible for these major geological events.
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