About the Book
Both the Earth and the Moon have been repeatedly involved in episodes of volcanic activity induced by the heating of the interior of the two planets. Before the onset of each epoch of outpourings of lava that filled volcanic seas, arcuate and ring-shaped mountain chains encircled these seas in different regions of the planets.
The Moon is a “simplified model” of the Earth. Reviewing the structures of the Earth and the Moon simultaneously, we shall better understand the origins and compositions of the mountain ranges of the Pacific coast and see why the Atlantic-type oceans are not surrounded by mountains, and what is common in the structure of the volcanic floor of terrestrial oceans and lunar maria.
The book is intended for a wide circle of geologists, geographers, and astronomers and will also be of interest to those who are specializing in the geology of the Earth and the Moon.
About the Author
Galina Makarenko graduated from the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidse as an engineer-geologist. She is currently a member of the geological faculty at Moscow State University, where she conducts scientific research in the areas of geotectonics and volcanism. In addition to her research, she teaches general geology and trains both students and post-graduate students.
For many years, Makarenko participated in scientific expeditions in regions of ancient volcanism, with her candidate thesis dedicated to the geology of these areas. Her expeditions to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands focused on comparing ancient volcanoes with active ones. Her doctoral thesis is centered on the extensive sheets of volcanic rocks found on the Earth’s continents and oceans.
She has published three monographs and numerous articles. Today, the author is actively engaged in collecting new data in the field of comparative planetology.
Translated from the Russian by
V.F. AGRANAT and V.F. POMINOV
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Introduction 7
Earth: A Planet in a Basaltic Shell 11
A View of the Earth from Space 11
Mountains and Plains of Terrestrial Continents and Oceans 14
Volcanic Seas of Terrestrial Continents 22
Magma Melts Solidified at Depth 35
Basaltic Seas on Terrestrial Ocean Floors 40
Volcanic Rises on the Basaltic Ocean Floor 49
What Is Concealed by Lavas Lying on the Ocean Floor? 52
The Age of Terrestrial Basalts and Their Relationships with Different Structures 58
The Age of Trap Seas on the Continents 58
The Age of Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floor 63
Volcanic Seas of Continents and Geosynclines 70
Volcanic Seas on the Ocean Floors and Island Arcs 81
Are Continental Basalts Similar to Oceanic Basalts on Earth? 88
Lava Maria on the Waterless Moon 93
The Distribution of Volcanic Maria 93
The Age of Lunar Basaltic Maria 102
Ridges and Grooves on the Floor of Lunar Maria 115
How Lunar Maria Were Formed? 120
Volcanic Maria of Planets Behind Arcuate Mountains 123
Volcanic Seas of the Earth and the Moon Have Similar Constitution 123
The Structures of the Earth and the Moon Are Symmetrical Relative to Their Axes of Rotation 131
Arcs and Rings of the Earth’s Oldest Mountains 135
The Centrifugal Wave in the Development of Mountain Arcs 147
The Moon Is a Simplified Model of the Earth 154
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