While further research into ancient Martian
volcanism could bolster this case, it is worth noting that the presence of icy cold climate doesn't affect the possibility of ancient microbial life on the red planet.
"Exceptional, massive
volcanism, I am now quite sure, is the general cause of mass extinctions," he said.
and Parmentier, E.M., 1995, A model for the thermal and chemical evolution of the Moon's interior; implications for the onset of mare
volcanism: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v.
Had observers been present at their formation, two very different styles of
volcanism would have been apparent.
"Improving our understanding of subglacial volcanic activity across the province is important both for helping to constrain how
volcanism and rifting may have influenced ice-sheet growth and decay over previous glacial cycles," the study says, "and in light of concerns over whether enhanced geothermal heat fluxes and subglacial melting may contribute to instability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet."
Volcanism, Impacts, and Mass Extinctions: Causes and Effects
They hypothesize that evacuated subsurface space during mud
volcanism was an important process in cavern development.
Were they formed by impact or
volcanism? Since the 1960s, the evidence has become overwhelming that the vast majority of craters on the Moon and every solid body in the solar system have an impact origin.
New surveys of Kilauea's lava flows show that in the last 2,500 years the volcano has been convulsed by periods of explosive
volcanism, the most recent ending about 200 years ago.
Among the topics are ages and stratigraphy of lunar mare basalts, previously unknown large impact basins on the moon and their implications for lunar stratigraphy, insights from data since the Lunar Orbiter into the geology of Schrodinger Basin, geomorphic terrains and evidence for ancient
volcanism within northeastern South Pole-Aitken basin, and the origin of nearside structural and geochemical anomalies on the moon.
In this lavishly illustrated collection of nearly two dozen overviews and topical studies, researchers describe the region's tectonic evolution in the Kamchatka-Aleutian connection, the evolution of the Kurile-Kamchatkan volcanic arcs and dynamics of the Kamchatka-Aleutian junction, the origin of the modern subduction zone, seismic characteristics of the region, and
volcanism in the late Pleistocene-Holocene era, with topic studies including imagery, magnetic and seismic constraints, reflective layers, spatial relationships, geochemistry, deformation patterns, and preliminary studies of a volcano on the region's Kuril Islands.