Terrestrial aftermath of the Moon-forming impact

NH Sleep, KJ Zahnle, RE Lupu - … Transactions of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Much of the Earth's mantle was melted in the Moon-forming impact. Gases that were not
partially soluble in the melt, such as water and CO2, formed a thick, deep atmosphere …

Fine-scale segmentation of the crustal magma reservoir beneath the East Pacific Rise

SM Carbotte, M Marjanović, H Carton, JC Mutter… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The global mid-ocean ridge is segmented in its seafloor morphology and magmatic systems,
but the origin of and relationships between this tectonic and magmatic segmentation are …

Tidal Venuses: triggering a climate catastrophe via tidal heating

R Barnes, K Mullins, C Goldblatt, VS Meadows… - Astrobiology, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Traditionally, stellar radiation has been the only heat source considered capable of
determining global climate on long timescales. Here, we show that terrestrial exoplanets …

Beyond spreading rate: Controls on the thermal regime of mid-ocean ridges

J Chen, JA Olive, M Cannat - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The thermal state of mid-ocean ridges exerts a crucial modulation on seafloor spreading
processes that shape~ 2/3 of our planet's surface. Standard thermal models treat the ridge …

Crustal magmatic system beneath the East Pacific Rise (8 20′ to 10 10′ N): Implications for tectonomagmatic segmentation and crustal melt transport at fast …

M Marjanović, SM Carbotte, HD Carton… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed images of the midcrustal magmatic system beneath the East Pacific Rise (8° 20′–
10° 10′ N) are obtained from 2‐D and 3‐D‐swath processing of along axis seismic data …

Thermal regime of slow and ultraslow spreading ridges controlled by melt supply and modes of emplacement

J Chen, JA Olive, M Cannat - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Melt supply at slow‐ultraslow spreading ridges is overall reduced and highly variable.
Magma cooling and crystallization substantially shape the axial thermal regime by providing …

Correlations between oceanic crustal thickness, melt volume, and spreading rate from global gravity observation

D Zhou, CF Li, S Zlotnik, J Wang - Marine Geophysical Research, 2020 - Springer
Oceanic crustal accretion at mid-ocean ridges is a function of spreading rate, mantle
temperature, and composition, which are intertwined in affecting melt production and …

Hydrothermal activity along the slow-spreading Lucky Strike ridge segment (Mid-Atlantic Ridge): Distribution, heatflux, and geological controls

J Escartin, T Barreyre, M Cannat, R Garcia… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
We have reviewed available visual information from the seafloor, and recently acquired
microbathymetry for several traverses across the Lucky Strike segment, to evaluate the …

Variations in axial magma lens properties along the East Pacific Rise (9° 30′ N–10° 00′ N) from swath 3‐D seismic imaging and 1‐D waveform inversion

M Xu, J Pablo Canales, SM Carbotte… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We use three‐dimensional multistreamer seismic reflection data to investigate variations in
axial magma lens (AML) physical properties along the East Pacific Rise between 9° 30′ N …

Seismic signatures of hydrothermal pathways along the East Pacific Rise between 9° 16′ and 9° 56′ N

M Marjanović, N Fuji, SC Singh… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We apply wave equation‐based techniques to 2‐D seismic data to characterize the nature of
zero‐age upper crust at the East Pacific Rise from 9° 16′ to 9° 56′ N. The final velocity …