The most powerful volcanoes in the Solar System are not on Earth, but on Io, a tiny moon of Jupiter. Whilst Earth and Io are the only bodies in the Solar System to have active, high-temperature volcanoes, those found on Io are larger, hotter, and more violent. This, the first book dedicated to volcanism on Io, contains the latest results from Galileo mission data analysis. As well as investigating the different styles and scales of volcanic activity on Io, it compares these volcanoes to their contemporaries on Earth. The book also provides a background to how volcanoes form and how they erupt,…mehr
The most powerful volcanoes in the Solar System are not on Earth, but on Io, a tiny moon of Jupiter. Whilst Earth and Io are the only bodies in the Solar System to have active, high-temperature volcanoes, those found on Io are larger, hotter, and more violent. This, the first book dedicated to volcanism on Io, contains the latest results from Galileo mission data analysis. As well as investigating the different styles and scales of volcanic activity on Io, it compares these volcanoes to their contemporaries on Earth. The book also provides a background to how volcanoes form and how they erupt, and explains quantitatively how remote-sensing data from spacecraft and telescopes are analysed to reveal the underlying volcanic processes. This richly illustrated book will be a fascinating reference for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in planetary sciences, volcanology, remote sensing and geology.
Ashley Davies is a volcanologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, and an expert on the remote sensing of volcanoes. He is a Principal Investigator in several NASA research programmes studying volcanic activity on Io and Earth, and was a co-recipient of the prestigious 2005 NASA Software of the Year Award.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Introduction Part I. Io, 1610 to 1995: Galileo to Galileo: 1. Io, 1610-1979 2. Between Voyager and Galileo: 1979-95 3. Galileo at Io Part II. Planetary Volcanism: Evolution and Composition: 4. Io and Earth: formation, evolution, and interior structure 5. Magmas and volatiles Part III. 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 Part IV. Galileo at Io: the Volcanic Bestiary: 9. The view from Galileo 10. The lava lake at Pele 11. Pillan and Tvashtar: lava fountains and flows 12. Prometheus and Amirani: Effusive activity and insulated flows 13. Loki Patera: Io's powerhouse 14. Other volcanoes and eruptions Part V. Volcanism on Io: The Global View: 15. Geomorphology: paterae, shields, flows and mountains 16. Volcanic plumes 17. Hot spots Part VI. Io after Galileo: 18. Volcanism on Io: a post-Galileo view 19. The future of Io observations Appendix 1 Appendix 2 References Index.
Preface Introduction Part I. Io, 1610 to 1995: Galileo to Galileo: 1. Io, 1610-1979 2. Between Voyager and Galileo: 1979-95 3. Galileo at Io Part II. Planetary Volcanism: Evolution and Composition: 4. Io and Earth: formation, evolution, and interior structure 5. Magmas and volatiles Part III. 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 Part IV. Galileo at Io: the Volcanic Bestiary: 9. The view from Galileo 10. The lava lake at Pele 11. Pillan and Tvashtar: lava fountains and flows 12. Prometheus and Amirani: Effusive activity and insulated flows 13. Loki Patera: Io's powerhouse 14. Other volcanoes and eruptions Part V. Volcanism on Io: The Global View: 15. Geomorphology: paterae, shields, flows and mountains 16. Volcanic plumes 17. Hot spots Part VI. Io after Galileo: 18. Volcanism on Io: a post-Galileo view 19. The future of Io observations Appendix 1 Appendix 2 References Index.
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