Theoretical analysis of Martian volcanic eruption mechanisms

Details Theoretical analysis of Martian volcanic eruption mechanisms Theoretical analysis of Martian volcanic eruption mechanisms

Oct 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982esasp.185..107w&link_type=abstract

In ESA The Planet Mars p 107-113 (SEE N83-19673 09-91)

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Lava, Magma, Mars Volcanoes, Ashes, Basalt, Cones (Volcanoes)

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Theoretical arguments and calculations are presented which aim to predict the style of activity and the extent of deposits produced by the eruption of a variety of possible magma/volatile combinations of Mars. It is shown that the presence of magma volatiles will be responsible for a greater likelihood of explosive activity taking place on Mars than on Earth. Some forms of explosive activity will lead to the formation of lava flows rather than pyroclastic deposits, but other forms can produce pyroclastic cones up to 10 km in diameter; and thoroughly disrupted magmas (whatever their compositions) can form ash blankets up to at least 200 km in diameter. There is some evidence for very high effusion rate basaltic eruptions having occurred on Mars, similar to those that formed the sinuous rille channels on the Moon.

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