Planetary Volcanism across the Solar System compares and contrasts the vast array of planetary bodies in the Solar System, including Earth. The wealth of spacecraft data for almost all major solid-surface bodies in the Solar System indicate that volcanism has been a dominant mechanism in shaping the landscapes of these bodies. The book addresses key questions surrounding our understanding of planetary volcanism, such as how to integrate the data into a coherent view of how volcanic activity arises, how this mechanism shapes planets, which volcanic landforms are ubiquitous throughout the Solar System, and which are unique.
By placing a singular emphasis on comparing volcanic processes and landforms on all relevant Solar System bodies, and with the explicit objective of providing a systems-level understanding of this widespread phenomenon, users will find an up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive discussion of the major volcanic processes and landforms that shape and drive the evolution of planets, moons and smaller bodies.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. ix 7. About the editors - p. x 8. Foreword - p. xiii 9. 1. Volcanism in the Solar System - p. 1 10. 2. Effusive silicate volcanism: Observations and processes - p. 5 11. 3. Planetary volcanism: Craters, lava flows, fissures, and insights into their formation from observations of the April–August 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i - p. 77 12. 4. Explosive volcanism: Observations and processes - p. 121 13. 5. Cryovolcanism - p. 161 14. 6. The origin of magma on planetary bodies - p. 235 15. 7. Ages of planetary surfaces - p. 271 16. 8. Composition of planetary crusts and planetary differentiation - p. 293 17. 9. Volcanism in the Solar System: Review, synthesis, and some outstanding questions - p. 333 18. Index - p. 339
Planetary Volcanism across the Solar System compares and contrasts the vast array of planetary bodies in the Solar System, including Earth. The wealth of spacecraft data for almost all major solid-surface bodies in the Solar System indicate that volcanism has been a dominant mechanism in shaping the landscapes of these bodies. The book addresses key questions surrounding our understanding of planetary volcanism, such as how to integrate the data into a coherent view of how volcanic activity arises, how this mechanism shapes planets, which volcanic landforms are ubiquitous throughout the Solar System, and which are unique.
By placing a singular emphasis on comparing volcanic processes and landforms on all relevant Solar System bodies, and with the explicit objective of providing a systems-level understanding of this widespread phenomenon, users will find an up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive discussion of the major volcanic processes and landforms that shape and drive the evolution of planets, moons and smaller bodies.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. ix 7. About the editors - p. x 8. Foreword - p. xiii 9. 1. Volcanism in the Solar System - p. 1 10. 2. Effusive silicate volcanism: Observations and processes - p. 5 11. 3. Planetary volcanism: Craters, lava flows, fissures, and insights into their formation from observations of the April–August 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i - p. 77 12. 4. Explosive volcanism: Observations and processes - p. 121 13. 5. Cryovolcanism - p. 161 14. 6. The origin of magma on planetary bodies - p. 235 15. 7. Ages of planetary surfaces - p. 271 16. 8. Composition of planetary crusts and planetary differentiation - p. 293 17. 9. Volcanism in the Solar System: Review, synthesis, and some outstanding questions - p. 333 18. Index - p. 339
