Tidal heating can drive volcanism on 100 km planetesimals near white dwarfs, and volcanic dust can plausibly account for the transits seen in systems like WD 1145+017.
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Can tidal evolution lead to close-in planetary bodies around white dwarfs II: volcanism and transits
Tidal heating can drive volcanism on 100 km planetesimals near white dwarfs, and volcanic dust can plausibly account for the transits seen in systems like WD 1145+017.