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Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

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Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference . / Tyson, Shelly; Wilson, Lionel; Lane, Stephen et al.
2009. Paper presented at 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Woodlands, Texas, United States.

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Tyson, S, Wilson, L, Lane, S & Gilbert, J 2009, 'Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ', Paper presented at 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Woodlands, Texas, United States, 23/03/09 - 27/03/09. <http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2009/pdf/1158.pdf>

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Tyson, S., Wilson, L., Lane, S., & Gilbert, J. (2009). Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference . Paper presented at 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Woodlands, Texas, United States. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2009/pdf/1158.pdf

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Tyson S, Wilson L, Lane S, Gilbert J. Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference . 2009. Paper presented at 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Woodlands, Texas, United States.

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Tyson, Shelly ; Wilson, Lionel ; Lane, Stephen et al. / Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano : 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference . Paper presented at 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Woodlands, Texas, United States.2 p.

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title = "Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano: 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ",
abstract = "Hecates Tholus lies within the Elysium volcanic region, Mars, centred at 31.73°N 150.08°E. It is generally accepted that most of the distinctive radial channels on the flanks of the volcano were eroded by fluvial activity; the source of the eroding water, however, is still very much under discussion. Existing hypotheses and models concerning the generation of water on the flanks of the volcano were investigated: two current hypotheses suggest either meltwater from a summit snowpack/glacier or seepage of groundwater from a hydrothermal system. Both of these hypotheses require an increased geothermal heat flux from an active magma intrusion. A new energy balance model presented here investigates quantitatively the effect of the cryosphere on the heat flux reaching the surface.",
author = "Shelly Tyson and Lionel Wilson and Stephen Lane and Jennifer Gilbert",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
note = "40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; Conference date: 23-03-2009 Through 27-03-2009",

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TY - CONF

T1 - Hecates Tholus: defrosting a volcano

T2 - 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

AU - Tyson, Shelly

AU - Wilson, Lionel

AU - Lane, Stephen

AU - Gilbert, Jennifer

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - Hecates Tholus lies within the Elysium volcanic region, Mars, centred at 31.73°N 150.08°E. It is generally accepted that most of the distinctive radial channels on the flanks of the volcano were eroded by fluvial activity; the source of the eroding water, however, is still very much under discussion. Existing hypotheses and models concerning the generation of water on the flanks of the volcano were investigated: two current hypotheses suggest either meltwater from a summit snowpack/glacier or seepage of groundwater from a hydrothermal system. Both of these hypotheses require an increased geothermal heat flux from an active magma intrusion. A new energy balance model presented here investigates quantitatively the effect of the cryosphere on the heat flux reaching the surface.

AB - Hecates Tholus lies within the Elysium volcanic region, Mars, centred at 31.73°N 150.08°E. It is generally accepted that most of the distinctive radial channels on the flanks of the volcano were eroded by fluvial activity; the source of the eroding water, however, is still very much under discussion. Existing hypotheses and models concerning the generation of water on the flanks of the volcano were investigated: two current hypotheses suggest either meltwater from a summit snowpack/glacier or seepage of groundwater from a hydrothermal system. Both of these hypotheses require an increased geothermal heat flux from an active magma intrusion. A new energy balance model presented here investigates quantitatively the effect of the cryosphere on the heat flux reaching the surface.

M3 - Conference paper

Y2 - 23 March 2009 through 27 March 2009

ER -