Each of these images tells part of the geological story of this cave. We would predict that some of these stories would also work for #PlanetaryCaves, too.

Overall, the Coldwater Cave trip massively exceeded my hopes. From all the images we collected, we could put together a cohesive story of #karst cave formation. Even just a few images can get a lot of the story right.

If you've enjoyed this thread, please give it a boost.

Thanks for reading!

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So I got a #cave adventure coming up in a potential analig for #planetarycaves and #karst.
(When? Soon. Am at arrival airport as our team collects up. Am chilling in baggage claim and tooting up a thread.)

So how do solution caves form anyway
There's a few key steps every dissolution caves has to go through. (A #Geology thread.)

0. Soluble rock is emplaced
1. Crack
2. Fissure
3. Conduit
4. Void space
5. Mineral Depositon

Quick run-through of some of those steps.

Planetary Caves across the Solar System!

Here is a USGS press-release and Q and A interview of some of our recent papers
about planetary caves.

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center/news/caves-across-solar-system

Inside are links to some of the key papers. Some of these are open-access!

Also in there is a link to our big data table inventory of planetary caves!

Enjoy!

#PlanetaryCaves
#astrobiology
#karst

Ohhh. I need to get my hashtag game on for these posts!

#PlanetaryCaves
#karst
#geology
#OceanWorlds
#Titan

Do you like planetary caves?
Here's an article with links to two OPEN ACCESS (whoo-hoo!) papers in JGR Planets.
Article describes science and engineering issues and needs around planetary cave research. And gives an inventory of suspected caves around the Solar System.
(Am co-author on both. My Titan cave paper is in proof stage, I'll toot that out at a later point.)
https://news.nau.edu/space-exploration-goes-underground/

#astrodon
#PlanetaryCaves
#astrobiology
#karst