Lava Eruption and Emplacement: Using Clues from Hawaii and Iceland to Probe the Lunar Past

• Main Authors: Whelley, P. L., Hamilton, C. W., Needham, D. H., Bleacher, J. E., Young, K. E., Richardson, J. A., Sutton, S. S., Scheidt, S. P.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Instrumentation and Photography; Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Holuhraun; Rima; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20170002460

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,...