03 August 2018
Plate tectonics not needed for life, but UV light is
... to date. "You still have volcanism on stagnant lid planets, but it's much shorter lived than on planets with plate tectonics because there isn't as much cycling," said Smye. "Volcanoes result in a succession of lava flows, which are buried...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
... of millions of years ago - volcanism has played a significant role in the geologic evolution of the red planet. Without plate tectonics to recycle its surface, heat from Mars ascended from below to erupt as massive volcanoes and extensive lava...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
.... The memory is stored in geological features, chemical composition and movement. Some planets also have a process of ‘forgetting’: plate tectonics on Earth, for example, melts and renews rock surfaces. One could say that because it lacks...
07 August 2019
Crater evidence points to a past mega-tsunami on Mars
... when earthquakes caused by the grinding motion of plate tectonics, dislodges large sections of land under or above...have caused widespread damage as it thundered over land. Without plate tectonics to cause huge landslips, it is expected that any ...
05 October 2020
A dozen "superhabitable" planets better than Earth identified in new study
... mass would also indicate a larger amount of interior heating through radioactive decay, leaving it habitable for longer. Plate tectonics and a large moon at 1–10 percent of the planetary mass and at a moderate distance (10–100 planetary radii) also...
17 March 2021
Like Venus, ancient water on Mars is trapped in its crust, new study says
.... It has been theorised to occur on Venus and it also occurs on Earth. The difference is that our planet has plate tectonics and this allows the recycling of crustal water that is eventually outgassed to the atmosphere through volcanism. Without...
