gravityandpizza t1_iufcf6y wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:08 PM Reply to ELI5 why we can't dig into dormant volcanoes to access deeper into the earth? by Diligent_Jury_9956 Volcanoes aren't hollow tubes with magma at the bottom. They either have a plug of solidified lava above the magma chamber, or are actively releasing magma upwards. Either way, you would still have to dig through rock and magma. Permalink 7
gravityandpizza t1_iufcf6y wrote
Reply to ELI5 why we can't dig into dormant volcanoes to access deeper into the earth? by Diligent_Jury_9956
Volcanoes aren't hollow tubes with magma at the bottom. They either have a plug of solidified lava above the magma chamber, or are actively releasing magma upwards. Either way, you would still have to dig through rock and magma.