1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 From: Laura Kerber <kerber@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Dear Volcano Enthusiasts, The Planetary Science community is currently writing a Decadal Survey on the most important topics to be studied in the decade from 2023-2032. The survey summarizes the priorities of the community so that decisions can be made about funding research areas and future NASA missions. My co-authors and I have written a white paper as input to this survey, encouraging the survey panelists to recognize volcanism as a critical topic in the exploration of the planets. I thought that the volcanologists on this list might find it interesting to read. Here is a link to the white paper. < https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d3OCKR43Y57Cpri2I4flpA66T551virX/view?usp=sharing > If you have any comments on the contents of this white paper, please contact me at kerber@xxxxxxxxxxxx. It would be interesting to hear the perspective of terrestrial volcanologists. Executive Summary: The study of volcanism is critical for understanding planetary structure and evolution in our Solar System and beyond. Volcanic processes contribute to planetary heat loss, reveal interior compositions and physical crustal structure, form and replenish atmospheres, and support life. Priorities in the next decade include observing heat flow processes on various planetary bodies, sampling a diversity of lava compositions (especially from bedrock outcrops and lava sequences), tracing volcanic volatiles from source to sink, connecting measurable lava morphological features with lava processes, characterizing the duration and magnitude of planetary lava emplacement events, improving estimations of instantaneous lava and gas fluxes for use in climate models, and understanding the pathways by which volcanism enables and supports life. 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 ------------------------------
