Lava burbles with intensity. Bubbles of the hot magma erupt from the surface, creating splatters of ultra-hot semi-molten rock on the dense metal platform. This dangerous vista is the docking destination of spacecraft, which can be heard landing and departing at intervals. Ramps drop and raise, engines flare and cool, digital screens beep and trill, and cooling jets blow on the disparate lumps of lava hanging on.
