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Factors controlling lava dome morphology
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fink, Jonathan Bridges, Nathan Griffiths Sr., Ross |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Research suggests that variations in lava dome morphology on different planets will depend much more critically on local gravity and the style of eruption than on the magma composition, ambient temperature, or the relative roles of convective and radiative cooling. Eruption style in turn reflects differences in tectonic conditions and the ability of magma to exsolve volatiles. Observed crude correlations between silica content and calculated yield strengths for terrestrial lava flows and domes probably are do to differences in extrusion rate and volatile solubility, rather than intrinsic rheological properties. Thus, even after taking the known effect of gravity into account, observed differences in gross dome morphology on different planets cannot by themselves be directly related to composition. Additional information such as the distribution of surface textures and structures, or spectroscopic data will be needed to conclusively establish dome compositions. |
| File Size | 162108 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920001574 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8md3tz5r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Convective Heat Transfer Spectroscopy Correlation Gravitation Lava Rheology Solubility Fluid Flow Tectonics Magma Silicon Dioxide Textures Venus Planet Gravitational Effects Planetary Geology Morphology Venus Surface Extruding Yield Strength Volcanoes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |