Volcanic Worlds Exploring The Solar System's Volcanoes [Hardcover]

Written by active research scientists who study the volcanism of Earth and of other planets, the contributions provide the first general review of volcanic activity throughout the Solar System. Successive chapters describe past and present volcanic activity as it is observed throughout the Solar System. These chapters relate to readers not only our present knowledge of volcanism throughout the Solar System but also how frontline scientists working in this field conduct their research.

Volcanoes on Earth and the Planets.- Volcanoes on Earth.- Volcanoes under the Sea.- Volcanism on Venus.- Volcanism on the Moon.- Volcanoes on Mars: The Global View.- Volcanoes on Mars: View from the Surface.- Io, the Volcanic Moon: A View from Orbit.- Ice Volcanism on Jupiters Moons and Beyond.- Fire and Ice: Interactions of Hot Lava and Ice.- Geysers: From Yellowstone to Triton.- The Next Steps in Exploration.

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It is always satisfying to report on a book that is not only up to date and technically informative but also a pleasure to read. This is certainly true of Volcanic Worlds. & taken together these essays give an excellent survey of volcanism, both on the Earth and wherever it is found to occur on other planets and satellites. The standard of production, including the excellent monochrome and colour images, is excellent. This must surely constitute the best popular introduction to planetary volcanism currently available. (Lionel Wilson, Geological Magazine, Vol. 142 (3), 2005)

Lopes (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA, Pasadena) and Gregg (SUNY, Buffalo) provide a general overview of volcanic processes solar system-wide. Separate chapters, each contributed by a noted researcher, explore different expressions of volcanic activity on a variety of worldslS%