Volcanism on Io : a comparison with Earth /

The most powerful volcanoes in the Solar System are not on Earth, but on Io, a tiny moon of Jupiter. This text compares the volcanoes of Io with those of Earth.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davies, Ashley Gerard, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Colección:Cambridge planetary science series.
Temas:
Planetary volcanism > Remote sensing.
Volcanism.
Planètes > Volcanisme > Télédétection.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Volcanism
Volcanoes
Vulkanismus
Fernerkundung
Io (Jupitermond)
Io (Satellite) > Volcanism.
Io (Satellite) > Volcanoes.
Jupiter (Planet) > Io (Satellite)
Io > Jupitermond
Erde
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sect. 1. Io, 1610 to 1995 : Galileo to Galileo
  • 1. Io, 1610-1979
  • 2. Between Voyager and Galileo : 1979-1995
  • 3. Galileo at Io
  • Sect. 2. Planetary volcanism : evolution and composition
  • 4. Io and Earth : formation, evolution, and interior structure
  • 5. Magmas and volatiles
  • Sect. 3. Observing and modeling volcanic activity
  • 6. Observations : thermal remote sensing of volcanic activity
  • 7. Models of effusive eruption processes
  • 8. Thermal evolution of volcanic eruptions
  • Sect. 4. Galileo at Io : the volcanic bestiary
  • 9. The view from Galileo
  • 10. The lava lake at Pele
  • 11. Pillan and Tvashtar Paterae : lava fountains and flows
  • 12. Prometheus and Amirani : effusive activity and insulated flows
  • 13. Loki Patera : Io's powerhouse
  • 14. Other volcanoes and eruptions
  • Sect. 5. Volcanism on Io : the global view
  • 15. Geomorphology : paterae, shields, flows, and mountains
  • 16. Volcanic plumes
  • 17. Hot spots
  • Sect. 6. Io after Galileo
  • 18. Volcanism on Io : a post-Galileo view
  • 19. The future of Io observations
  • App. 1. Io hot-spot locations
  • App. 2. Io maps.

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