I've been trying to keep up with all the volcano news in the outside world while attending the conference ... and boy it is a bit of a challenge. Thank you all who have been keeping the news fresh in the comments to yesterday's posts. In the meantime, I have a couple more bits of interesting information that I have gleaned from GSA 2010. Enjoy!
Extraterrestrial volcanism
Up until recently, we didn't have a good grasp on volcanism on other planets and moons in the solar system. However, since the armada of spacecraft that have headed out (and into) the solar system, we have found out that there is a lot of evidence for volcanism across the boards. One of the more interesting discoveries is the abundance of evidence for explosive volcanism on places like the Moon, Mercury and Mars. On the moon, the Orientale Ring appears to be an ...
