The geology of Pine and Crater Buttes: Two basaltic constructs on the far eastern Snake River Plain

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May 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987pggp.rept..368m&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1986 p 368-370 (SEE N87-23341 16-91)

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Geophysics

Basalt, Chemical Composition, Cones (Volcanoes), Geomorphology, Lava, Volcanoes, Buttes, Craters, Flow Characteristics, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Surfaces

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The emplacement history and petrochemical evolution of the volcanics associated with Pine Butte, Crater Butte, and other nearby vents are developed and described. Four major vents were identified in the study area and their associated eruptive products were mapped. All of the vents show a marked physical elongation or linear orientation coincident with the observed rift set. Planetary exploration has revealed the importance of volcanic processes in the genesis and modification of extraterrestrial surfaces. Interpretation of surface features has identified plains-type basaltic volcanism in various mare regions of the Moon and the volcanic provinces of Mars. Identification of these areas with features that appear analogous to those observed in the Pine Butte area suggests similar styles of eruption and mode of emplacement. Such terrestrial analogies serve as a method to interpret the evolution of volcanic planetary surfaces on the inner planets.

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