Multitechnique characterization of secondary minerals near HI-SEAS, Hawaii, as Martian subsurface analogues [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Secondary minerals in lava tubes on Earth provide valuable insight into subsurface processes and the preservation of biosignatures on Mars. Inside lava tubes near the Hawaii-Space Exploration and Analog Simulation (HI-SEAS) habitat on the northeast flank
Sebastian J. Mulder +3 more
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Strategies for Deploying a Sensor Network to Explore Planetary Lava Tubes [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 Recently discovered pits on the surface of the Moon and Mars are theorized to be remnants of lava tubes, and their interior may be in pristine condition. Current landers and rovers are unable to access these areas of high interest.
Himangshu Kalita, Jekan Thangavelautham
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Islands Within Islands: Bacterial Phylogenetic Structure and Consortia in Hawaiian Lava Caves and Fumaroles [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Lava caves, tubes, and fumaroles in Hawai‘i present a range of volcanic, oligotrophic environments from different lava flows and host unexpectedly high levels of bacterial diversity.
Rebecca D. Prescott +10 more
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International Journal of Speleology, 2016 Tube-fed structure occurs as a general phenomenon in Tengchong basic lavas, such as lava tubes, lava plugs and tube-related collapse depressions. We deduced the development of Laoguipo lava flows, which is the longest lava tube (Jingfudong lava tube ...
Zhengquan Chen +4 more
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Enhanced Seismic Backscattering for Lava Tube Detection
Geophysical Research LettersLava tubes, a common volcanic feature on terrestrial planets, offer critical insights into lava flow processes and may serve as future potential habitats for space crews and other facilities on the Moon and Mars.
Jingchuan Wang +15 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 263-304., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jessica H. Whiteside +3 more
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Radar Observation of the Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars
Remote Sensing, 2023 The detection of lava tubes beneath the surfaces of the Moon and Mars has been a popular research topic and challenge in planetary radar observation.
Xiaohang Qiu, Chunyu Ding
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The Survey of Lava Tube Distribution in Jeju Island by Multi-Source Data Fusion
Remote Sensing, 2022 Lava tubes, a major geomorphic element over volcanic terrain, have recently been highlighted as testbeds of the habitable environments and natural threats to unpredictable collapse.
Jung-Rack Kim +2 more
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Geosciences, 2022 The cavities or lava tubes in the Galapagos Islands were formed by the differential cooling of the basaltic flow of the volcanoes surrounding these islands.
Gilmar Bastidas +4 more
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Lunar Pit Craters Presumed to be the Entrances of Lava Caves by Analogy to the Earth Lava Tube Pits [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2014 Lava caves could be useful as outposts for the human exploration of the Moon. Lava caves or lava tubes are formed when the external surface of the lava flows cools more quickly to make a hardened crust over subsurface lava flows.
Ik-Seon Hong, Yu Yi, Eojin Kim
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