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Wilson CF, Marcq E, Gillmann C, Widemann T, Korablev O, Mueller NT, Lefèvre M, Rimmer PB, Robert S, Zolotov MY. Possible Effects of Volcanic Eruptions on the Modern Atmosphere of Venus. SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS 2024; 220:31. [PMID: 38585189 PMCID: PMC10997549 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-024-01054-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
This work reviews possible signatures and potential detectability of present-day volcanically emitted material in the atmosphere of Venus. We first discuss the expected composition of volcanic gases at present time, addressing how this is related to mantle composition and atmospheric pressure. Sulfur dioxide, often used as a marker of volcanic activity in Earth's atmosphere, has been observed since late 1970s to exhibit variability at the Venus' cloud tops at time scales from hours to decades; however, this variability may be associated with solely atmospheric processes. Water vapor is identified as a particularly valuable tracer for volcanic plumes because it can be mapped from orbit at three different tropospheric altitude ranges, and because of its apparent low background variability. We note that volcanic gas plumes could be either enhanced or depleted in water vapor compared to the background atmosphere, depending on magmatic volatile composition. Non-gaseous components of volcanic plumes, such as ash grains and/or cloud aerosol particles, are another investigation target of orbital and in situ measurements. We discuss expectations of in situ and remote measurements of volcanic plumes in the atmosphere with particular focus on the upcoming DAVINCI, EnVision and VERITAS missions, as well as possible future missions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Colin F. Wilson
- European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201, AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands
- Physics Dept, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 3PU UK
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- LATMOS/IPSL, UVSQ Sorbonne Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Guyancourt, France
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- Institut für Geophysik, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstraße 5, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, DYPAC, 78000 Versailles, France
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- Space Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia
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- Institute for Planetary Research, DLR, Rutherfordstraße 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Geosciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- LATMOS/IPSL, UVSQ Sorbonne Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Guyancourt, France
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE UK
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- Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 USA
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Solomon SC, Head JW. Venus banded terrain: Tectonic models for band formation and their relationship to lithospheric thermal structure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/jb089ib08p06885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bondarenko NV, Head JW. Crater-associated dark diffuse features on Venus: Properties of surficial deposits and their evolution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Basilevsky AT. Impact crater air fall deposits on the surface of Venus: Areal distribution, estimated thickness, recognition in surface panoramas, and implications for provenance of sampled surface materials. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2004je002307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Basilevsky AT, Markiewicz WJ, Thomas N, Keller HU. Morphologies of rocks within and near the Rock Garden at the Mars Pathfinder landing site. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1029/1998je900039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Weitz CM, Basilevsky AT. Magellan observations of the Venera and Vega landing site regions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1029/93je01776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Head JW, Wilson L. Magma reservoirs and neutral buoyancy zones on Venus: Implications for the formation and evolution of volcanic landforms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1029/92je00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Arvidson RE, Greeley R, Malin MC, Saunders RS, Izenberg N, Plaut JJ, Stofan ER, Shepard MK. Surface modification of Venus as inferred from Magellan observations of plains. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1029/92je01384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bruegge RWV, Head JW, Campbell DB. Orogeny and large-scale strike-slip faulting on Venus: Tectonic evolution of Maxwell Montes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1029/jb095ib06p08357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pieters CM, Head JW, Pratt S, Patterson W, Garvin J, Barsukov VL, Basilevsky AT, Khodakovsky IL, Selivanov AS, Panfilov AS, Gektin YM, Narayeva YM. The Color of the Surface of Venus. Science 1986; 234:1379-83. [PMID: 17755059 DOI: 10.1126/science.234.4782.1379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Multispectral images of the basaltic surface of Venus obtained by Venera 13 were processed to remove the effects of orange-colored incident radiation resulting from interactions with the thick Venusian atmosphere. At visible wavelengths the surface of Venus appears dark and without significant color. High-temperature laboratory reflectance spectra of basaltic materials indicate that these results are consistent with mineral assemblages bearing either ferric or ferrous iron. A high reflectance in the near-infrared region observed at neighboring Venera 9 and 10 sites, however, suggests that the basaltic surface material contains ferric minerals and thus may be relatively oxidized.
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Davis PA, Kozak RC, Schaber GG. Global radar units on Venus derived from statistical analysis of Pioneer Venus Orbiter radar data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1029/jb091ib05p04979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Head JW, Wilson L. Volcanic processes and landforms on Venus: Theory, predictions, and observations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1029/jb091ib09p09407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Head JW, Peterfreund AR, Garvin JB, Zisk SH. Surface characteristics of Venus derived from Pioneer Venus altimetry, roughness, and reflectivity measurements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1029/jb090ib08p06873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Garvin JB, Head JW, Pettengill GH, Zisk SH. Venus global radar reflectivity and correlations with elevation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1029/jb090ib08p06859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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