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[[File:Volcano.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Fire|Flame]] bursts from a volcano on [[Sarn]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'')]]
[[File:Volcano.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Fire|Flames]] bursts from a volcano on [[Sarn]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Fire]]'')]]
:''For the Doctor Who episode entitled "Volcano", see [[The Daleks' Master Plan]].''
:''For the Doctor Who episode entitled "Volcano", see [[The Daleks' Master Plan]].''



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Flames bursts from a volcano on Sarn. (DW: Planet of Fire)
For the Doctor Who episode entitled "Volcano", see The Daleks' Master Plan.

A volcano was an opening in a planet's surface, usually mountainous, which allowed hot, molten rock, ash and gases to escape from below the surface. The word was coined by Pompeiian Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, on witnessing Vesuvius' eruption in 79. (DW: The Fires of Pompeii) Vulcan was the Roman god of fire--especially destructive fire--and blacksmithing, and was purported to have a forge beneath the earth.

Volcanoes on Earth

  • In 1984, the Dominator Haag set up base in an Icelandic volcano and attempted to acquire Earth's core for his fleet, causing an increase in volcanic activity. UNIT soldiers investigated and turning his equipment against him, creating an explosion which destroyed the aliens and causing the volcano to erupt. (DWM: The Fires Down Below)

Volcanoes on Other Worlds

Planets with high levels of volcanic activity included:

See also

Volcano