Geysers on other planets and satellites
(under construction)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 25 January 2003
Abstracts compiled from the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS); links below are to ADS abstracts (listed by date of publication, starting with most recent).
Triton: erupting plumes observed in 1989.
- Duxbury, N. S. & Brown, R. H. 1997, Icarus, The Role of an Internal Heat Source for the Eruptive Plumes on Triton
- Metzger, S. M. 1996, Lunar and Planetary Institute Conference, Geomorphic Tests of the Geyser and Dust Devil Models for Triton's Plumes
(Full text at ADS)
- Duxbury, N. S. & Brown, R. H. 1995, Lunar and Planetary Institute Conference, The Plausibility of Boiling Geysers on Triton
(Full text at ADS)
- Kelly, W. D. & Wood, C. L. 1993, Lunar and Planetary Institute Conference, Tidal interaction: A possible explanation for geysers and other fluid phenomena in the Neptune-Triton system
- Wallis, Max K. & Wickramasinghe, N. C. 1992, Advances in Space Research, Triton's eruptions analogous to Comet Halley's?
- Yelle, R. V., Lunine, J. I., & Hunten, D. M. 1991, Icarus, Energy balance and plume dynamics in Triton's lower atmosphere
- Kerr, R. A. 1990, Science, Geysers or Dust Devils on Triton
- Brown, R. H., Johnson, T. V., Kirk, R. L., & Soderblom, L. A. 1990, Science, Energy sources for Triton's geyser-like plumes
- Kirk, Randolph L., Soderblom, Laurence A., & Brown, Robert H. 1990, Science, Subsurface energy storage and transport for solar-powered geysers on Triton
- Hansen, C. J., Terrile, R. J., McEwen, A., & Ingersoll, A. 1990, Science, Surface and airborne evidence for plumes and winds on Triton
- Soderblom, L. A., Becker, T. L., Kieffer, S. W., Brown, R. H., Hansen, C. J., & Johnson, T. V. 1990, Science, Triton's geyser-like plumes - Discovery and basic characterization
- Kirk, R. L. 1990, LPI Contributions, Models of Solar-Powered Geysers on Triton
(Full text at ADS)
- Kirk, R. L. 1990, Lunar and Planetary Institute Conference, Thermal Models of Insolation-Driven Nitrogen Geysers on Triton
(Full text at ADS)
Titan: geysers hypothesized in the following article:
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