Lunar mare basaltic volcanism: Volcanic features and emplacement processes

JW Head, L Wilson, H Hiesinger… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanism is a fundamental process in the geological evolution of the Moon, providing clues
to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting …

Volcanism and deep structures of the Moon

J Zhao, L Qiao, F Zhang, Y Yuan, Q Huang… - Space: Science & …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Volcanism is the most important endogenic geological process of the Moon, which is closely
related to its internal structure and thermal history. Lunar volcanism is one of the most …

Controls on lunar basaltic volcanic eruption structure and morphology: Gas release patterns in sequential eruption phases

L Wilson, JW Head - Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Assessment of mare basalt gas release patterns during individual eruptions provides the
basis for predicting the effect of vesiculation processes on the structure and morphology of …

Rethinking lunar mare basalt regolith formation: New concepts of lava flow protolith and evolution of regolith thickness and internal structure

JW Head, L Wilson - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lunar mare regolith is traditionally thought to have formed by impact bombardment of newly
emplaced coherent solidified basaltic lava. We use new models for initial emplacement of …

Mare domes in Mare Tranquillitatis: Identification, characterization, and implications for their origin

L Qiao, JW Head, L Wilson, J Chen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mare domes, small shield volcanoes typically<∼ 30 km diameter, are part of the spectrum of
lunar volcanic features that characterize extrusive basalt deposits. We used new spacecraft …

Volcanism in the Solar System

L Xiao, J Huang, Z Xiao, C Qi, Y Qian - Science China Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Volcanic activity is the main process for heat-material exchange and circulation for
differentiated planets. All terrestrial planets in the Solar System, the Moon, the satellites of …

Geological characterization of the Ina shield volcano summit pit crater on the Moon: Evidence for extrusion of waning‐stage lava lake magmatic foams and …

L Qiao, JW Head, Z Ling, L Wilson… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ina, a distinctive~ 2× 3 km D‐shaped depression, is composed of unusual bulbous‐
shaped mounds surrounded by optically immature hummocky/blocky floor units. The crisp …

The Lunar Mare Ring‐Moat Dome Structure (RMDS) Age Conundrum: Contemporaneous With Imbrian‐Aged Host Lava Flows or Emplaced in the Copernican?

F Zhang, JW Head, C Wöhler… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ring‐moat dome structures (RMDSs) are small circular mounds of diameter typically about
200 m and∼ 3–4 m in height, surrounded by narrow, shallow moats. They occur in clusters …

Lunar Mare Fecunditatis: A Science-Rich Region and a Concept Mission for Long-Distance Exploration

S Zhao, Y Qian, L Xiao, J Zhao, Q He, J Huang… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mare Fecunditatis is a~ 310,000 km2 flat basalt plain located in the low-latitude area of the
Moon. Plenty of volcanic features (multiple episodes of mare basalts, sinuous rilles, lava …

A theoretical model for the formation of Ring Moat Dome Structures: Products of second boiling in lunar basaltic lava flows

L Wilson, JW Head, F Zhang - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Newly documented Ring Moat Dome Structures (RMDSs), low mounds typically
several hundred meters across with a median height of~ 3.5 m and surrounded by moats …