Tag Archive for 'Granite'

This illustration shows the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex (CBVC) on the Moon’s far side and the boxed area indicated a large granite zone, which could not be picked up by topography. Image credit: Siegler et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06183-5.

Planetary Scientists Find Large Granite Formation on Moon’s Far Side

Jul 5, 2023 by News Staff

The 50-km-diameter granitic system discovered below the far side feature known as Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex likely was formed from the cooling...

Venus in real colors, processed from Mariner 10 images. Image credit: Mattias Malmer / NASA.

Venus May Never Have Been Wet and Warm World

Oct 16, 2019 by News Staff

A team of planetary researchers from the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and elsewhere has found that a volcanic flow on Venus’ Ovda Regio highlands...

Distinctive feldspar-rich composition of Nili Patera, the Syrtis Major volcano, Mars. Image credit: NASA / JPL / JHUAPL / MSSS.

Planetary Scientists Find Evidence for Granite on Mars

Nov 19, 2013 by News Staff

U.S. researchers reporting in the journal Nature Geoscience have found strong evidence that the Red Planet has granitic rocks. Distinctive feldspar-rich...