The Importance of Further Studies and Missions to Understand Cryovolcanism
Whitepaper #285 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: habitability and water; interior evolution and volcanism; ocean worlds
by Catherine C. Walker, Kelsi N. Singer, Kate L. Craft, Marc Neveu, Ross A. Beyer, Michael Sori, Conor A. Nixon, Jennifer Scully, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Morgan L. Cable, Francis Nimmo, Sarah Fagents, Rosaly M. Lopes, Terry Hurford, Jessica L. Noviello, Debra Buczkowski, Shannon MacKenzie, and Paul K. Byrne
Published onMar 18, 2021
The Importance of Further Studies and Missions to Understand Cryovolcanism
Studying cryovolcanism is critical to understanding the geologic history and activity of icy worlds in the Solar System and has the potential to enhance studies of habitability and enable detections of biosignatures. Future missions should target regions of cryovolcanism.
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