New Insights into High-Speed Martian Landslides
Landslide deposits on Mars have been studied extensively over the last few years. Previous investigations have invoked the presence of near-surface ice to reduce friction at the base of the […]
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PhD Opportunity, Mars Surface Studies, University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Motivated student sought to pursue research relevant to the Mars 2020 rover investigation, which will land in Jezero Crater in early 2021. (See https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/overview/). Area of specialization will be determined […]
Ph.D. Student Opportunity
Stony Brook University has an opening for a Ph.D. student interested in experimentally investigating the interaction of volcanic gas and martian surface materials and assessing the IR spectral signature of […]
Revisiting the Impact Origin of Chryse Planitia on Mars
Impact craters and basins are the dominant geologic features of many planetary surfaces. The paucity of large impact basins on Mars (only four are unambiguous: Hellas, Argyre, Utopia, and Isidis) presents […]
Martian Bedrocks Are Not From Lava Flows
Bedrock exposures on the surface of Mars are compositionally dominated by olivine, pyroxene, and feldspar minerals, so are understandably thought to be made up by lava flows. However, recent work […]
Mars Science Special Session at Goldschmidt 2016 Conference
We would like to draw your attention to the following special session at the 26th Goldschmidt Conference in Yokohama, Japan (June 26 to July 1). Abstract deadline is February 26, […]