Deep generation of magmatic gas on the moon and implications for pyroclastic eruptions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Wilson, L ^a,b   Head III, J W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; GASES; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

MAGMA TRANSPORT; EXPLOSIVE EVENTS; GAS GENERATION; GREAT DEPTH; LOW PRESSURES; MAGMA SOURCES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; SAMPLING SITE;

GEOPHYSICS; GASES;

DEGASSING; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAGMATISM; MOON; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT;

EID: 0348044468     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016082     Document Type: Article

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