Magmatism and volcanism on Io

Thesis

Global volcanism has implications for planetary evolution far beyond the surface features that we observe. Magmatic and volcanic processes control the structural, thermal and compositional evolutions of the bodies where they operates. Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, is an extreme ‘end-member’ that allows us to investigate the effects of planetary magmatism and volcanism in relative isolation of other processes. Previous research has generally investig...

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Authors: Spencer, D

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Two-phase flow; Geophysics; Fluid dynamics; Volcanism; Magmatism; Volcano; Planetary; Io; Geodynamics
• Subjects: Volcanology; Geophysics; Fluid dynamics; Planetary science; Geodynamics