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ISBN Number: 9780521850032
Subtitle: A Comparison with Earth
Author: Davies, Ashley
Author: Davies, Ashley Gerard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Remote Sensing
Subject: Astronomy, Solar System
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy
Subject: Volcanism
Subject: Earth Sciences, Seismology & Volcanism
Subject: Io (Satellite)--Volcanism
Series: Cambridge Planetary Science
Series Volume: 7
Publication Date: August 2007
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Y
Number of Pages: 355
Book Size: 992x730x90 245
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. Synopsis:
Reference for graduate students and researchers in planetary sciences, volcanology, remote sensing and geology.
Synopsis:
This richly illustrated book is the first dedicated to volcanism on Io. It investigates the different styles and scales of volcanic activity on Io, and compares these volcanoes to their contemporaries on Earth. It also provides a background to volcanoes, and explains how remote-sensing data from spacecraft and telescopes are analysed to reveal the underlying volcanic processes. Containing the latest results from the Galileo mission, this book will be a fascinating reference for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in planetary sciences, volcanology, remote sensing and geology.
