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Mars: Review and analysis of volcanic eruption theory and relationships to observed landformsWe present a theoretical treatment of the ascent, emplacement, and eruption of magma on Mars. Because of the lower gravity, fluid convective motions and crystal settling processes driven by positive and negative buoyancy forces, as well as overall diapiric ascent rates, will be slower on Mars than on Earth, permitting larger diapirs to ascend to shallower depths. Martian environmental conditions operate to modulate the various eruption styles and the morphology and morphometry of resulting landforms, providing new insight into several volcanological problems.
Document ID
19950051837
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Wilson, Lionel
(Lancaster University Lancaster, England, United Kingdom)
Head, James W., III
(Brown University Providence, RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Reviews of Geophysics
Volume: 32
Issue: 3
ISSN: 8755-1209
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
95A83436
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2185
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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