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Fan And Fracture Formation: Morphologic And Sedimentologic Characteristics Of Alluvial Fans On Earth And Mars, And Fracture Population Distributions On Europa, Claire A. Mondro
Fan And Fracture Formation: Morphologic And Sedimentologic Characteristics Of Alluvial Fans On Earth And Mars, And Fracture Population Distributions On Europa, Claire A. Mondro
Doctoral Dissertations
Planetary science is inherently limited by the resolution and coverage of the currently available data. What can be observed in person, measured precisely in high-resolution data, or sampled for lab analysis in terrestrial investigations ca only be inferred, modeled, or hypothesized on other planetary bodies. The Earth remains our best tool for understanding the geologic systems of the rest of the Solar System. By applying what is known or can be measured about terrestrial systems, it is possible to determine how large-scale controls and observable features relate to geologic complexity that is beyond the resolution of planetary data. This dissertation …
Remote Sensing Of Sediments And Volatiles On The Martian Surface And Terrestrial Analog Sites, Craig James Hardgrove
Remote Sensing Of Sediments And Volatiles On The Martian Surface And Terrestrial Analog Sites, Craig James Hardgrove
Doctoral Dissertations
The role of water and volatiles in the solar system is of critical interest in planetary science. Evidence for the past action of water or direct observation of water on a planetary body can indicate the potential to harbor life and is critical to human exploration of the solar system. We study two very different remote sensing techniques that address the issue of identifying water-related processes on the surface of other planetary bodies, and in particular, Mars. The first technique, combined thermal infrared and visible imaging, has been used extensively on Mars for determining the thermal inertia of surface materials. …