The Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano, Tanzania, as an Analogue for Carbon Planets
Abstract
The Ol Doinyo Lengai (ODL) volcano of Tanzania is currently erupting carbon-rich lavas, unique on Earth. They may be analogous to those that would erupt on a carbon planet, making ODL to our knowledge the first field analogue of an exoplanet.
- Publication:
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Exoplanets in Our Backyard: Solar System and Exoplanet Synergies on Planetary Formation, Evolution, and Habitability
- Pub Date:
- February 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020LPICo2195.3070R