Researching the Earth—and a Few of Its Neighbors

摘要: During my career, our knowledge of erupting geysers and volcanoes in the Solar System has exploded. In this prefatory, I tell how became fascinated with high-speed processes through studying meteorite impact dynamics, then initial idea Old Faithful geyser as a volcanic analog led me to work not only on dynamics eruption Mount St. Helens 1980 but also Io (a fiery satellite Jupiter), Triton frigid Neptune), Enceladus (an active Saturn). Unforeseeably, study these events mineral thermodynamics hydraulics geomorphic evolution rapids Grand Canyon. This is narrative, formal review article, reader can find references Related Resources section explore topics more detail.