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A S McEwen1, M J Belton, H H Breneman
1Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 20, 2000
Resumen
Las imágenes de la nave espacial Galileo revelaron la actividad volcánica de Io, incluidos lagos y flujos de lava. Las observaciones sugieren que las columnas de dióxido de azufre se originan en flujos distales, y algunos flujos brillantes pueden ser azufre, no lava de silicato.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Volcanología Volcanología.
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Io, la luna de Júpiter, es el cuerpo volcánico más activo del sistema solar.
- Estudios anteriores indicaron un extenso vulcanismo de silicatos y plumas de dióxido de azufre.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar imágenes de alta resolución de las características volcánicas de Io obtenidas por la nave espacial Galileo.
- Caracterizar la naturaleza y la ubicación de los flujos de lava y las columnas volcánicas en Io.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de más de 100 imágenes de alta resolución (5-500 m/pixel) del experimento de imágenes en estado sólido de Galileo.
- Interpretación geológica de las características volcánicas que incluyen lagos de lava, flujos, calderas, montañas y llanuras.
Principales resultados:
- Se observaron lagos de lava activos, cortinas de lava y diversos flujos de lava (que se colocan lentamente debajo de la corteza y flujos canalizados que se colocan rápidamente).
- Identificó penachos ricos en dióxido de azufre que erupcionan de flujos distales, no fuentes primarias de lava de silicato.
- Influencia del colapso tectónico y gravitacional inferida en las montañas, mesetas y calderas.
- Sugerida composición rica en volátiles en el kilómetro superior de la corteza de Io basada en canales y escarpas de absorción.
Conclusiones:
- Io exhibe diversos procesos volcánicos, incluido el emplazamiento lento y rápido de lava.
- Los orígenes de las plumas y las composiciones de los flujos (potencialmente incluyendo azufre) son más complejos de lo que se suponía anteriormente.
- La tectónica y el colapso gravitacional juegan un papel importante en la configuración del paisaje volcánico de Io.
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