The structural stability of lunar lava tubes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.10.008
Abstract: Abstract Mounting evidence from the SELENE, LRO, and GRAIL spacecraft suggests the presence of vacant lava tubes under the surface of the Moon. GRAIL evidence, in particular, suggests that some may be more than a… read more here.
Keywords: lava tube; lunar lava; lava; lava tubes ... See more keywords
Earthly Lava Tubes May Offer Insights into Extraterrestrial Life
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DOI: 10.1029/2021eo163403
Abstract: New research finds that Actinobacteria in lava caves fix carbon and survive independent of surface inputs, offering a fresh perspective in the search for life beyond Earth. read more here.
Keywords: may offer; offer insights; tubes may; earthly lava ... See more keywords
Yellow coloured mats from lava tubes of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) are dominated by metabolically active Actinobacteria
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20393-2
Abstract: Microbial diversity in lava tubes from Canary Islands (Spain) has never been explored thus far offering a unique opportunity to study subsurface microbiology. Abundant yellow coloured mats developing on coralloid speleothems in a lava tube… read more here.
Keywords: islands spain; canary islands; metabolically active; yellow coloured ... See more keywords
Analysis of Lava Tubes’ Roughness and Radar Near-Nadir Regime Backscattering Properties
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DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2023.3239987
Abstract: Lava tubes are terrestrial tunnel-like natural subsurface caves. Mounting evidence suggests their presence on the Moon and Mars. Planetary radar sounders are nadir-looking instruments operating in the high-frequency (HF)/very-HF (VHF) part of the spectrum with… read more here.
Keywords: near nadir; nadir regime; radar; lava tubes ... See more keywords
Islands Within Islands: Bacterial Phylogenetic Structure and Consortia in Hawaiian Lava Caves and Fumaroles
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.934708
Abstract: Lava caves, tubes, and fumaroles in Hawai‘i present a range of volcanic, oligotrophic environments from different lava flows and host unexpectedly high levels of bacterial diversity. These features provide an opportunity to study the ecological… read more here.
Keywords: caves fumaroles; structure; lava tubes; lava caves ... See more keywords