Publication Date:
2006-04-06
Description:
Interim results of thermal and structural modeling of volcanism on Io were presented. The final results of the modeling are summarized. The basic analysis is an evaluation of the magma trigger mechanism for initiating and maintaining eruptions. Secondary aspects include models of the mechanical mode of magma emplacement, interactions with a sulphur-rich upper crust, and more speculative implications for Io's volcanism.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
NASA. Washington Repts. of Planetary Geol. Program; p 14-16
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