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Instead, descending below Titan’s frozen surface may lead not to open water, but to thick slush, icy tunnels, and pockets of meltwater closer to its rocky core.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The prehistoric lake formed during the Pleistocene glacial period and was fed primarily by glacial meltwater from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
The cave, which was found by Hekla Tang, the snowmobile operations manager for tour company Arctic Adventures, was likely formed by meltwater and shifting ice and features a spacious chamber made of high-clarity ice streaked with layers of volcanic ash from past volcanic eruptions.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The glaciers' retreats have changed the landscape significantly, widening lakes and producing new bodies of water, proglacial lakes, a growing pool of meltwater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The prehistoric lake formed during the Pleistocene glacial period and was fed primarily by glacial meltwater from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
The cave, which was found by Hekla Tang, the snowmobile operations manager for tour company Arctic Adventures, was likely formed by meltwater and shifting ice and features a spacious chamber made of high-clarity ice streaked with layers of volcanic ash from past volcanic eruptions.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The glaciers' retreats have changed the landscape significantly, widening lakes and producing new bodies of water, proglacial lakes, a growing pool of meltwater.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Meltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meltwater. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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meltwater
noun
melt·wa·ter
ˈmelt-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water that comes from the melting of ice and snow
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