| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 355 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Cambridge planetary science |
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Cambridge planetary science series.
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| Contents |
Sect. 1. Io, 1610 to 1995 : Galileo to Galileo -- 1. Io, 1610-1979 -- 2. Between Voyager and Galileo : 1979-1995 -- 3. Galileo at Io -- Sect. 2. Planetary volcanism : evolution and composition -- 4. Io and Earth : formation, evolution, and interior structure -- 5. Magmas and volatiles -- Sect. 3. Observing and modeling volcanic activity -- 6. Observations : thermal remote sensing of volcanic activity -- 7. Models of effusive eruption processes -- 8. Thermal evolution of volcanic eruptions -- Sect. 4. Galileo at Io : the volcanic bestiary -- 9. The view from Galileo -- 10. The lava lake at Pele -- 11. Pillan and Tvashtar Paterae : lava fountains and flows -- 12. Prometheus and Amirani : effusive activity and insulated flows -- 13. Loki Patera : Io's powerhouse -- 14. Other volcanoes and eruptions -- Sect. 5. Volcanism on Io : the global view -- 15. Geomorphology : paterae, shields, flows, and mountains -- 16. Volcanic plumes -- 17. Hot spots -- Sect. 6. Io after Galileo -- 18. Volcanism on Io : a post-Galileo view -- 19. The future of Io observations -- App. 1. Io hot-spot locations -- App. 2. Io maps |
| Summary |
The most powerful volcanoes in the Solar System are not on Earth, but on Io, a tiny moon of Jupiter. This text compares the volcanoes of Io with those of Earth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-340) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Planetary volcanism -- Remote sensing
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Volcanism.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Volcanism
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Volcanoes
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Vulkanismus
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Fernerkundung
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Io (Jupitermond)
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Io (Satellite) -- Volcanism.
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Io (Satellite) -- Volcanoes.
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Jupiter (Planet) -- Io (Satellite)
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Io Jupitermond
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Erde
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781316224618 |
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1316224619 |
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9781107279902 |
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1107279909 |
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9781316223901 |
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1316223906 |
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9781316223444 |
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1316223442 |
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9781316224205 |
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1316224201 |
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110766540X |
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9781107665408 |
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