Volcanoes in outer space and inner space
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Abstract
AS a teenager, I spent many long, bone-chilling hours studying the Moon and the planets with a rickety, homemade telescope. After 30 years, I still recall the pain and pleasure of creeping illicitly out of the house in the small hours of the morning for the few moments of satisfaction when the boiling, bouncing image of Jupiter would come to rest momentarily in sharp focus, the Galilean satellites strung out like brilliant beads on either side of the flattened disc. For me, then, the most remarkable piece of volcanology in the last twenty years was the discovery of active volcanism on Io, one of those tiny points of light I grew to know so well, though I was never really sure which satellite was which. To be sure, flying in a helicopter over the wasteland surrounding Mount St. Helens shortly after the 1980 eruption left an indelible, visceral impression on me, as it must have done to a great many others. But the discovery of volcanism on Io was a stunning piece of pure science.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Volcanoes in outer space and inner space |
| Series title | Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S Geological Survey |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 151 |
| Last page | 153 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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