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SeaMARC 2 side-scan images of submarine volcanoes: Potential analogues for VenusThe Earth's surface beneath the oceans may be very similar, in terms of ambient pressures, to the surface of Venus. For that reason it is particularly important for geologists studying the surface of Venus to understand the processes which form features on the floors of the oceans. With the SeaMARC 2 seafloor mapping system, it is possible to view a swath of seafloor that is 10 km wide (about 6.2 mi). Side scan images of the Mariana region show that volcanoes of the island arc are more complicated than previously realized and that features of the fore-arc region, which resemble volcanoes morphologically, may result from processes other than volcanism. By comparing data obtained from the ocean floor with radar images of Venus, the geological evolution of that planet may be more fully understood.
Document ID
19840013384
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fryer, P.
(Hawaii Univ. Honolulu, HI, United States)
Hussong, D.
(Hawaii Univ. Honolulu, HI, United States)
Mouginis-Mark, P. J.
(Hawaii Univ. Honolulu, HI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst. 15th Lunar and Planetary Sci. Conf.
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
84N21452
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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