Phosphine on Venus: Volcanism as an Abiotic Source?
The surface of Venus is inhospitable to life as we know it, but the planet’s thick clouds have been hypothesized to be a potentially habitable environment for Earth-like lifeforms. While […]
The surface of Venus is inhospitable to life as we know it, but the planet’s thick clouds have been hypothesized to be a potentially habitable environment for Earth-like lifeforms. While […]
Volcanism is a fundamental geologic process on the terrestrial planets, including Mars. It has been suggested that several large, circular depressions in the northern region of Mars called Arabia Terra […]
Venus is a volcanological wonderland that has some of the largest volcanoes in the solar system. However, there are many unanswered questions and numerous debates about these volcanoes, including what […]
Volcanic eruptions can reshape and chemically alter planetary surfaces, as well as provide important clues to the compositions of planetary interiors. The most common type of volcanic eruptions on Earth […]
The tesserae of Venus are some of its oldest and most tectonically deformed regions. Standing at high elevations compared to the volcanic plains that dominate the planet, their morphology, gravity […]
The mass extinction event 66 million years ago between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods decimated non-avian dinosaurs, although the primary cause of this extinction has been intensely debated. There was […]
So far, the Earth is the only known planet to experience globally active plate tectonics and active volcanism; however, more evidence is emerging that Venus may have also experienced recent […]
To date, it has been difficult to determine whether volcanic structures on Mars are necessarily lava flows. A new study suggests that these features were formed from the movement of […]
The Medusae Fossae Formation, found on Mars’ equator, is a large geologic unit whose origin has remained mysterious. It appears to be composed of volcanic materials, but has no obvious […]
Lava flows on the surface of Venus are suggested to be only a few years old according to a study of how the mineral olivine is altered by the Venusian […]
An upcoming NASA space mission to the asteroid 16 Psyche will allow us to examine rare metallic asteroids in the solar system. Unlike most asteroids, Psyche appears to be composed […]
Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2018 June 3-8, Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018 http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2018/public.asp?page=home.htm The surfaces of the terrestrial planets and their satellites have been largely shaped through volcanic […]
Boundary-related Impact Cratering and Volcanism, topical session, at the GSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, October 22-25, 2017. August 1 Abstract Deadline Approaching Emerging work is causing new debate about the role […]
Dear colleagues, I’m putting together a proposal for a new specific book on Martian volcanism. I think that time has come for such a book, particularly after the latest discoveries (i.e. volcanic […]
23 August-1 September 2016 Azores, Portugal The course aims to give participants a thorough introduction into influence of volcanism, plate tectonics on life and the role of hydrothermal vents in […]
Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, 23 August – 1 September 2016 The course aims to give participants a thorough introduction into influence of volcanism, plate tectonics on life and the […]
There will be a session on planetary volcanism and tectonism at this year’s AGU Fall Meeting, 14-18 December. Please consider submitting an abstract for this session. Further details are provided below. The […]
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), mission scientists have solved a lunar mystery almost as old as the Moon itself. Early theories suggested the craggy outline […]
Three massive volcanic eruptions occurred on Jupiter’s moon Io within a two-week period in August of last year. This led astronomers to speculate that such “outbursts,” which can send material […]
GSA 2014 October 19-22, 2014 Vancouver, BC, Canada Abstract submission deadline: July 29, 2014 Volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions have been observed across the solar system and have been […]