Volcanism on Io
Volcanism on Io
This richly illustrated book is the first dedicated to volcanism on Io. It describes and explains the different styles and scales of volcanic activity on this fascinating moon, and compares Io's diverse volcanoes with their contemporaries on Earth. It also provides background as to why Io and Earth are volcanically active, and
describes how remote-sensing data from spacecraft and telescopes are analyzed to reveal the underlying volcanic processes. Containing the latest results from the Galileo mission, this book is a fascinating reference for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in planetary science, volcanology, remote-sensing and geology.
- The first book dedicated to volcanism on Io
- Richly illustrated with many colour plates, and containing the latest results from the Galileo mission
- Compares the volcanoes of Io with those of Earth, the only other body in the Solar System with active, high-temperature volcanoes
Reviews & endorsements
"...useful and informative...Davies' writing style is clear and concise...a great contribution to the field of volcanic remote sensing and to Io science. I will use the text as a reference in my planetary volcanology lectures.... - David Williams, Physics Today
"[The author] is ideally placed to write such an in-depth review of comparative volcanology through his involvement with both terrestrial volcano monitoring programs (i.e., ASTER), and his involvement with the Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) instrument on the Galileo mission. His enthusiasm for understanding how volcanoes work is clearly illustrated through the level of detail involved in describing the methodology of both observational spectroscopy and theoretical modelling of magmatic systems." - K.H. Joy, Earth Moon Planet
"...this book is a fascinating reference for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in planetary science, volcanology, remote-sensing and geology." --Lunar and Planetary Institute
"The style of the book is detailed yet fluid...this book would make for a nice companion to any upper-level volcanology or remote-sensing course text." --The Meteoritical Society
Product details
August 2007Hardback
9780521850032
376 pages
254 × 176 × 24 mm
0.922kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Io, 1610 to 1995: Galileo to Galileo:
- 1. Io, 1610–1979
- 2. Between Voyager and Galileo:
- 1979–95
- 3. Galileo at Io
- Part II. Planetary Volcanism: Evolution and Composition:
- 4. Io and Earth: formation, evolution, and interior structure
- 5. Magmas and volatiles
- Part III. 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
- Part IV. Galileo at Io: the Volcanic Bestiary:
- 9. The view from Galileo
- 10. The lava lake at Pele
- 11. Pillan and Tvashtar: lava fountains and flows
- 12. Prometheus and Amirani: Effusive activity and insulated flows
- 13. Loki Patera: Io's powerhouse
- 14. Other volcanoes and eruptions
- Part V. Volcanism on Io: The Global View:
- 15. Geomorphology: paterae, shields, flows and mountains
- 16. Volcanic plumes
- 17. Hot spots
- Part VI. Io after Galileo:
- 18. Volcanism on Io: a post-Galileo view
- 19. The future of Io observations
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- References
- Index.
