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  1. Article: Geologic Mapping and Age Determinations of Tsiolkovskiy Crater

    Tognon, Gloria / Pozzobon, Riccardo / Massironi, Matteo / Ferrari, Sabrina

    Remote Sensing. 2021 Sept. 10, v. 13, no. 18

    2021  

    Abstract: Tsiolkovskiy is a ~200 km diameter crater presenting one of the few mare deposits of the lunar far side. In this work, we perform a geological study of the crater by means of morpho-stratigraphic and color-based spectral mappings, and a detailed crater ... ...

    Abstract Tsiolkovskiy is a ~200 km diameter crater presenting one of the few mare deposits of the lunar far side. In this work, we perform a geological study of the crater by means of morpho-stratigraphic and color-based spectral mappings, and a detailed crater counting age determination. The work aims at characterizing the surface morphology and compositional variation observed from orbital data including the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Wide Angle Camera and Clementine UVVIS Warped Color Ratio mosaics, and attempts a reconstruction of the evolutionary history of the Tsiolkovskiy crater through both relative and absolute model age determinations. The results show a clear correlation between the geologic and spectral units and an asymmetric distribution of these units reflecting the oblique impact origin of the crater. Crater counts performed using the spectral units identified on the smooth crater floor returned distinct age ranges, suggesting the occurrence of at least three different igneous events, generating units characterized by particular compositions and/or degree of maturity. This work demonstrates the scientific value of Tsiolkovskiy crater for a better understanding of the volcanic evolution of the Moon and, in particular, of its far side.
    Keywords age determination ; cameras ; clementines ; color ; mares
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0910
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2513863-7
    ISSN 2072-4292
    ISSN 2072-4292
    DOI 10.3390/rs13183619
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  2. Article ; Online: 3D Extension at Plate Boundaries Accommodated by Interacting Fault Systems.

    Collanega, Luca / Corti, Giacomo / Breda, Anna / Massironi, Matteo / Keir, Derek

    Scientific reports

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 8669

    Abstract: Complex patterns of normal faults with multiple orientations and/or highly curved shapes have been traditionally explained by successive tectonic phases of 2-dimensional deformation. Alternatively, multiple fault sets have been proposed to develop ... ...

    Abstract Complex patterns of normal faults with multiple orientations and/or highly curved shapes have been traditionally explained by successive tectonic phases of 2-dimensional deformation. Alternatively, multiple fault sets have been proposed to develop simultaneously and in orthorhombic symmetry during a single phase of 3-dimensional deformation. We use analogue models of normal faults to demonstrate that, without the influence of pre-existing structures, 3D extension is preferentially accommodated by the alternate, rather than simultaneous, development of faults with different trends. By means of stress-driven interactions, 3D deformation can be partitioned into coupled systems of normal faults, which display geometries commonly observed in tectonic settings affected by interacting plate boundaries. Under radial extension, deformation is accommodated by major curvilinear grabens coupled with minor perpendicular faults, resulting in the triple junctions of grabens observed in Afar. On the other hand, the alternate development of perpendicular faults accommodates synchronous bi-directional and mutually perpendicular extension, giving the same fault pattern observed in the Barents Sea rift-shear margin.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-65599-5
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  3. Article: Lava tubes on Earth, Moon and Mars: A review on their size and morphology revealed by comparative planetology

    Sauro, Francesco / Pozzobon, Riccardo / Massironi, Matteo / De Berardinis, Pierluigi / Santagata, Tommaso / De Waele, Jo

    Earth-science reviews. 2020 Oct., v. 209

    2020  

    Abstract: Sinuous collapse chains and skylights in lunar and Martian volcanic regions have often been interpreted as collapsed lava tubes (also known as pyroducts). This hypothesis has fostered a forty years debate among planetary geologists trying to define if ... ...

    Abstract Sinuous collapse chains and skylights in lunar and Martian volcanic regions have often been interpreted as collapsed lava tubes (also known as pyroducts). This hypothesis has fostered a forty years debate among planetary geologists trying to define if analogue volcano-speleogenetic processes acting on Earth could have created similar subsurface linear voids in extra-terrestrial volcanoes. On Earth lava tubes are well known thanks to speleological exploration and mapping in several shield volcanoes, with examples showing different genetic processes (inflation and overcrusting) and morphometric characters. On the Moon subsurface cavities have been inferred from several skylights in Maria smooth plains and corroborated using gravimetry and radar sounder, while on Mars several deep skylights have been identified on lava flows with striking similarities with terrestrial cases. Nonetheless, the literature on this topic is scattered and often presents inaccuracies in terminology and interpretation. A clear understanding of the potential morphologies and dimensions of Martian and lunar lava tubes remains elusive.Although it is still impossible to gather direct information on the interior of Martian and lunar lava tube candidates, scientists have the possibility to investigate their surface expression through the analysis of collapses and skylight morphology, morphometry and their arrangement, and compare these findings with terrestrial analogues. In this review the state of the art on terrestrial lava tubes is outlined in order to perform a morphological and morphometric comparison with lava tube candidate collapse chains on Mars and the Moon. By comparing literature and speleological data from terrestrial analogues and measuring lunar and Martian collapse chains on satellite images and digital terrain models (DTMs), this review sheds light on tube size, depth from surface, eccentricity and several other morphometric parameters among the three different planetary bodies. The dataset here presented indicates that Martian and lunar tubes are 1 to 3 orders of magnitude more voluminous than on Earth, and suggests that the same processes of inflation and overcrusting were active on Mars, while deep inflation and thermal entrenchment was the predominant mechanism of emplacement on the Moon. Even with these outstanding dimensions (with total volumes exceeding 1 billion of m³), lunar tubes remain well within the roof stability threshold. The analysis shows that aside of collapses triggered by impacts/tectonics, most of the lunar tubes could be intact, making the Moon an extraordinary target for subsurface exploration and potential settlement in the wide protected and stable environments of lava tubes.
    Keywords data collection ; gravimetry ; inflation ; landscapes ; lava ; morphometry ; radar ; satellites ; tectonics ; terminology
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-10
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
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    ZDB-ID 1792-9
    ISSN 0012-8252
    ISSN 0012-8252
    DOI 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103288
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  4. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Unraveling the geological history of Chaotic terrains and Floor-Fractured Craters on Mars and the Moon

    Luzzi, Erica [Verfasser] / Rossi, Angelo Pio [Akademischer Betreuer] / Rossi, Angelo Pio [Gutachter] / Unnithan, Vikram [Gutachter] / Massironi, Matteo [Gutachter]

    2022  

    Author's details Erica Luzzi ; Gutachter: Angelo Pio Rossi, Vikram Unnithan, Matteo Massironi ; Betreuer: Angelo Pio Rossi
    Keywords Geowissenschaften ; Earth Sciences
    Subject code sg550
    Language English
    Publisher IRC-Library, Information Resource Center der Jacobs University Bremen
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  5. Article ; Online: Finding and Using the World’s Gas Hydrates

    Mienert, Jürgen / Tréhu, Anne M. / Berndt, Christian / Camerlenghi, Angelo / Liu, Char-Shine / Massironi, Matteo

    2022  

    Abstract: For the past 50 years, gas hydrates have been regarded by scientists as part of the hydrocarbon reserves, particularly at governmental institutions. A better understanding of the processes controlling the distribution and dynamics of gas hydrates in ... ...

    Abstract For the past 50 years, gas hydrates have been regarded by scientists as part of the hydrocarbon reserves, particularly at governmental institutions. A better understanding of the processes controlling the distribution and dynamics of gas hydrates in nature, especially their sensitivity to changes in gas composition, pressure and temperature, requires both theoretical knowledge of their stability and dynamic behavior and knowledge of how gas hydrates form and where they occur in the sediment. Geophysical data, geochemical data and thermodynamic models indicate that both the rate of response and the total integrated response to climate change in the ocean depend on the location and forms in which hydrates are distributed. Thus, mapping gas hydrates by indirect geophysical methods or through dedicated drilling campaigns is fundamental to all research involving gas hydrates. This includes studies of their role in climate change, their consequences for slope stability, their role at the base of the food web for benthic ecosystems and their potential as a future energy resource. Here we provide a brief introduction to the occurrence of gas hydrates on Earth, and how this information may assist in detecting them on other planetary bodies.
    Language English
    Publisher Springer
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article: An Integrated Geologic Map of the Rembrandt Basin, on Mercury, as a Starting Point for Stratigraphic Analysis

    Semenzato, Andrea / Massironi, Matteo / Ferrari, Sabrina / Galluzzi, Valentina / Rothery, David A / Pegg, David L / Pozzobon, Riccardo / Marchi, Simone

    Remote Sensing. 2020 Oct. 01, v. 12, no. 19

    2020  

    Abstract: Planetary geologic maps are usually carried out following a morpho-stratigraphic approach where morphology is the dominant character guiding the remote sensing image interpretation. On the other hand, on Earth a more comprehensive stratigraphic approach ... ...

    Abstract Planetary geologic maps are usually carried out following a morpho-stratigraphic approach where morphology is the dominant character guiding the remote sensing image interpretation. On the other hand, on Earth a more comprehensive stratigraphic approach is preferred, using lithology, overlapping relationship, genetic source, and ages as the main discriminants among the different geologic units. In this work we produced two different geologic maps of the Rembrandt basin of Mercury, following the morpho-stratigraphic methods and symbology adopted by many authors while mapping quadrangles on Mercury, and an integrated geo-stratigraphic approach, where geologic units were distinguished also on the basis of their false colors (derived by multispectral image data of the NASA MESSENGER mission), subsurface stratigraphic position (inferred by crater excavation) and model ages. We distinguished two different resurfacing events within the Rembrandt basin, after the impact event, and four other smooth plains units outside the basin itself. This provided the basis to estimate thicknesses, volumes, and ages of the smooth plains inside the basin. Results from thickness estimates obtained using different methodologies confirm the presence of two distinct volcanic events inside the Rembrandt basin, with a total thickness ranging between 1–1.5 km. Furthermore, model ages suggest that the volcanic infilling of the Rembrandt basin is among the ones that extended well into the mid-Calorian period, when Mercury’s effusive volcanism was previously thought to be largely over.
    Keywords basins ; color ; image interpretation ; lithology ; mercury ; models ; multispectral imagery ; remote sensing ; thickness ; volcanic activity
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-1001
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
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    ZDB-ID 2513863-7
    ISSN 2072-4292
    ISSN 2072-4292
    DOI 10.3390/rs12193213
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  7. Article ; Online: Surface Expressions of Subsurface Sediment Mobilization Rooted into a Gas Hydrate-Rich Cryosphere on Mars.

    De Toffoli, Barbara / Pozzobon, Riccardo / Massironi, Matteo / Mazzarini, Francesco / Conway, Susan / Cremonese, Gabriele

    Scientific reports

    2019  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 8603

    Abstract: We report on evidence for fluid circulation in the upper crust of Mars, which could create environments favorable for life and its development. We investigate the nature of the thumbprint terrains covering part of Arcadia Planitia in the Martian northern ...

    Abstract We report on evidence for fluid circulation in the upper crust of Mars, which could create environments favorable for life and its development. We investigate the nature of the thumbprint terrains covering part of Arcadia Planitia in the Martian northern hemisphere. Our analytic procedure allowed us to (i) hypothesise a potential relationship between these thumbprint terrains and an inferred underground fracture network that extends to where the clathrate-rich cryosphere contacts with the underlying hydrosphere; (ii) support the hypothesis that these thumbprint terrains are made of fine grained loosely packed materials erupted from deep beneath the subsurface mobilized by water; and (iii) date the thumbprint terrains of Arcadia Planitia to ~370 Ma. We conclude that the study area is an area worthy of astrobiological investigation, bringing water and fine grained sediment from depth to the surface for investigation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-45057-7
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  8. Article ; Online: Corrigendum to "Connecting molecular biomarkers, mineralogical composition, and microbial diversity from Mars analog lava tubes" [Sci. Total Environ. 913 (2024) 169583].

    Palma, Vera / González-Pimentel, José L / Jimenez-Morillo, Nicasio T / Sauro, Francesco / Gutiérrez-Patricio, Sara / De la Rosa, José M / Tomasi, Ilaria / Massironi, Matteo / Onac, Bogdan P / Tiago, Igor / González-Pérez, José A / Laiz, Leonila / Caldeira, Ana T / Martínez-Frías, Jesús / Cubero, Beatriz / Miller, Ana Z

    The Science of the total environment

    2024  Volume 918, Page(s) 170811

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-10
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170811
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  9. Book: Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system

    Byrne, Paul K / Hiesinger, Harald / Massironi, Matteo / Platz, Thomas

    (Geological Society special publication ; 401)

    2015  

    Author's details ed. by T. Platz
    Series title Geological Society special publication ; 401
    Keywords Inner planets ; Planetary volcanism ; Planets/Crust ; Planets/Geology
    Language English
    Size VI, 448 S., Ill., graph. Darst., Kt., 26 cm
    Publisher Geological Soc
    Publishing place London
    Document type Book
    Note Includes bibliographical references and index
    ISBN 1862396329 ; 9781862396326
    Database Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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  10. Book: Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system

    Byrne, Paul K / Hiesinger, Harald / Massironi, Matteo / Platz, Thomas

    (Geological Society special publication ; 401)

    2015  

    Abstract: Volcanism and tectonism are the dominant endogenic means by which planetary surfaces change. This book aims to encompass the broad range in character of volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions observed on planetary bodies across the ... ...

    Author's details ed. by T. Platz
    Series title Geological Society special publication ; 401
    Abstract "Volcanism and tectonism are the dominant endogenic means by which planetary surfaces change. This book aims to encompass the broad range in character of volcanism, tectonism, faulting and associated interactions observed on planetary bodies across the inner solar system - a region that includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The diversity and breadth of landforms produced by volcanic and tectonic processes is enormous, and varies across the inner solar system bodies. As a result, the selection of prevailing landforms and their underlying formational processes that are described and highlighted in this volume are but a primer to the expansive field of planetary volcanism and tectonism. This Special Publication features 22 research articles about volcanic and tectonic processes manifest across the inner solar system."--
    Keywords Inner planets ; Planetary volcanism ; Planets/Crust ; Planets/Geology
    Language English
    Size VI, 448 S., Ill., graph. Darst., Kt., 26 cm
    Publisher Geological Soc
    Publishing place London
    Document type Book
    Note Includes bibliographical references and index
    ISBN 1862396329 ; 9781862396326
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