Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past
Investigating recent eruptions on Earth is crucial to improving understanding of relationships between eruption dynamics and final lava flow morphologies. In this study, we investigated eruptions in Holuhraun, Iceland, and Kilauea, Hawaii to gain insight into the lava dynamics near the source vent,...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:20170002460 2023-05-15T16:48:20+02:00 Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past Whelley, P. L. Hamilton, C. W. Needham, D. H. Bleacher, J. E. Young, K. E. Richardson, J. A. Sutton, S. S. Scheidt, S. P. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available March 20, 2017 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20170002460 unknown Document ID: 20170002460 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20170002460 Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright CASI Instrumentation and Photography Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration MSFC-E-DAA-TN38302 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; Mar 20, 2017 - Mar 24, 2017; The Woodlands, TX; United States 2017 ftnasantrs 2019-08-31T22:59:45Z Investigating recent eruptions on Earth is crucial to improving understanding of relationships between eruption dynamics and final lava flow morphologies. In this study, we investigated eruptions in Holuhraun, Iceland, and Kilauea, Hawaii to gain insight into the lava dynamics near the source vent, the initiation of lava channels, and the origin of down-channel features. Insights are applied to Rima Bode on the lunar nearside to deduce the sequence of events that formed this lunar sinuous rille system.These insights are crucial to correctly interpreting whether the volcanic features associated with Rima Bode directly relate to eruption conditions at the vent and, thus, can help us understand those eruption dynamics, or, alternatively, whether the features formed as a result of more localized influences on lava flow dynamics. For example, if the lava channel developed early in the eruption and was linked to pulses in vent activity, its morphology can be analyzed to interpret the flux and duration of the eruption. Conversely, if the lava channel initiated late in the eruption as the result of a catastrophic breaching of lava that had previously pooled within the vent [e.g., 1], then the final channel morphology will not indicate eruption dynamics but rather local dynamics associated with that breach event. Distinguishing between these two scenarios is crucial for correctly interpreting the intensity and duration of volcanic history on the Moon. Other/Unknown Material Iceland NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Holuhraun ENVELOPE(-16.831,-16.831,64.852,64.852) Rima ENVELOPE(-45.400,-45.400,-60.633,-60.633) |
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Instrumentation and Photography Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration Whelley, P. L. Hamilton, C. W. Needham, D. H. Bleacher, J. E. Young, K. E. Richardson, J. A. Sutton, S. S. Scheidt, S. P. Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past |
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Investigating recent eruptions on Earth is crucial to improving understanding of relationships between eruption dynamics and final lava flow morphologies. In this study, we investigated eruptions in Holuhraun, Iceland, and Kilauea, Hawaii to gain insight into the lava dynamics near the source vent, the initiation of lava channels, and the origin of down-channel features. Insights are applied to Rima Bode on the lunar nearside to deduce the sequence of events that formed this lunar sinuous rille system.These insights are crucial to correctly interpreting whether the volcanic features associated with Rima Bode directly relate to eruption conditions at the vent and, thus, can help us understand those eruption dynamics, or, alternatively, whether the features formed as a result of more localized influences on lava flow dynamics. For example, if the lava channel developed early in the eruption and was linked to pulses in vent activity, its morphology can be analyzed to interpret the flux and duration of the eruption. Conversely, if the lava channel initiated late in the eruption as the result of a catastrophic breaching of lava that had previously pooled within the vent [e.g., 1], then the final channel morphology will not indicate eruption dynamics but rather local dynamics associated with that breach event. Distinguishing between these two scenarios is crucial for correctly interpreting the intensity and duration of volcanic history on the Moon. |
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Whelley, P. L. Hamilton, C. W. Needham, D. H. Bleacher, J. E. Young, K. E. Richardson, J. A. Sutton, S. S. Scheidt, S. P. |
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Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past |
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Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past |
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Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past |
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Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past |
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Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past |
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lava eruption and emplacement: using clues from hawaii and iceland to probe the lunar past |
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