Volcanism on Io: A Comparison With Earth (Cambridge Planetary Science)
Cambridge University Press, 7/10/2014
EAN 9781107665408, ISBN10: 110766540X
Paperback, 388 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 2 cm
Language: English
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.
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.