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Active Volcanoes of Kamchatka as Suitable Terrestrial Analogs for Future Landing Missions and for Change Detection Analysis on VenusThe next decade will see the return to Venus due to a number of missions which have been recently selected and proposed for launch. The selected missions NASA DAVINCI and VERITAS, Roscosmos Venera-D, and ESA EnVision, along with the proposed missions ISRO Shukrayaan- 1, and CNSA VOICE, will open a new era for the exploration of the Earth’s hellish twin planet. These missions will shed new light on the science questions such as: (a) whether recent volcanic activity is locally constrained, or active volcanism occurs on a global scale; (b) the rate of the present-day volcanic activity; (c) the styles of volcanism on Venus, including possible occurrences of pyroclastic/explosive volcanism; and (d) how does the extreme environment on Venus effect volcanic activity. In preparation for these future missions to Venus, the Analogs for VENus’ GEologically Recent Surfaces (AVENGERS) initiative has the scope to select and analyze a number of active terrestrial volcanoes as suitable analogs for the identification and analysis of active volcanism on Venus. The Roscosmos Venera-D is the only mission, among the currently selected or planned mission, equipped with a lander to analyze the elemental and mineralogical composition of the surface. Therefore, it is crucial to find applicable volcanic areas on Earth to perform operational tests such as surface drilling and in-situ elemental composition analysis. To this regard, we propose the analysis of active volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula, which is in a geodynamic setting (subduction) contrasting to that of the volcanic rises on Venus (hot spot). Thus, Kamchatka may represent a helpful geodynamic endmember to put the expected landing site of the Venera-D mission within the context of the entire variety of volcanic landforms and surface chemistry. The Kamchatka Peninsula is located on the eastern margin of the Eurasian plate, in proximity to the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone. The frequent eruptions characterizing the volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula make them a suitable terrestrial analog for the possible detection of ongoing eruptions on Venus by future missions, which can be achieved by comparing a sequence of radar images of the same volcano and its surroundings taken at different times. Moreover, it is possible to collect samples of both unweathered and weathered volcanic deposits, to analyze their near infrared spectra in the laboratory for direct comparison with the spectra to be provided by the future missions to Venus. The chemical analyses of Venusian surface materials from the previous Soviet Venera and Vega missions are consistent with that of tholeiitic basalts. Since the volcanism of the Kamchatka Peninsula is characterized by both basaltic lava flows eruptions and pyroclastic activity, performing operational tests in the Kamchatka Peninsula also offers the unique opportunity to provide us the tools to potentially interpret the diverse output given by both effusive and explosive volcanic products.
Document ID
20240001813
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Piero D'Incecco ORCID
(National Institute for Astrophysics Rome, Italy)
Dmitry A Gorinov ORCID
(Space Research Institute Moscow, Russia)
Lev Zelenyi
(Space Research Institute Moscow, Russia)
Ludmila Zasova
(Space Research Institute Moscow, Russia)
Oleg Korablev
(Space Research Institute Moscow, Russia)
Mikhail Ivanov
(Space Research Institute Moscow, Russia)
Jim Garvin
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
Giada Arney
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
Stephanie Getty
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
Justin Filiberto
(Johnson Space Center Houston, United States)
Erika Kohler
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
James Head
(Brown University Providence, Rhode Island, United States)
Satadru Bhattacharya
(Indian Space Research Organisation Bengaluru, India)
Sriram Bhiravarasu
(Indian Space Research Organisation Bengaluru, India)
Deepak Putrevu
(Indian Space Research Organisation Bengaluru, India)
Ivan Lopez
(Universidad Rey Juan Carlos )
Richard Ghail ORCID
(Royal Holloway University of London Egham, United Kingdom)
Philippa Mason
(Royal Holloway University of London Egham, United Kingdom)
Ian Flynn
(University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, United States)
Jeremy Brossier
(INAF/IAPS)
Carmelo Monaco
(Università degli Studi di Catania)
Stefano Branca
(INGV Osservatorio Etneo Catania, Italy)
Simone S Aveni ORCID
(Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Lazio, Italy)
David Trang ORCID
(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu, United States)
Jake R Crandall ORCID
(Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois, United States)
Nicola Mari ORCID
(University of Pavia Pavia, Italy)
Matthew Blackett ORCID
(Coventry University Coventry, United Kingdom)
Goro Komatsu ORCID
(Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio" Pescara, Italy)
Nicholas Patrick Lang
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, United States)
Bradley J Thomson ORCID
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville Knoxville, United States)
Isabella Pagano ORCID
(National Institute for Astrophysics Rome, Italy)
Santi Cassisi
(INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Abruzzo)
Gabriel Logan Eggers
(Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut, United States)
Anastasia Kosenkova
(Bauman Moscow State Technical University Moscow, Russia)
Gaetano Di Achille ORCID
(National Institute for Astrophysics Rome, Italy)
Date Acquired
February 8, 2024
Subject Category
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2024
Location: Busan
Country: KR
Start Date: July 13, 2024
End Date: July 24, 2024
Sponsors: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 811073
WBS: 748208
Distribution Limits
Public
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