Ice and Ocean Worlds: Geology, Oceanography, Chemistry, and Habitability
Ice and Ocean Worlds: Geology, Oceanography, Chemistry, and Habitability
Session ID#: 279476
Session Description:
This annual session brings together studies of icy and ocean worlds in our solar system (Earth, Europa, Enceladus, Titan, Ganymede, Triton, etc.) and possibilities in extra-solar systems to understand processes that may be occurring within such worlds from a multi-/inter-disciplinary perspective. This session highlights several overarching (but not exhaustive) questions: What geological, geochemical and/or oceanographic processes contribute to their evolution? How does interior composition, geophysical structure, and thermal state affect past and present habitability? What do surfaces of ocean worlds tell us about the interior? How might current studies relate to, or be tested by, past/ongoing/upcoming missions? We seek to bridge Earth and planetary sciences through studies spanning from Mercury to Pluto, and all in between. We encourage cross-disciplinary contributions on topics relating to the icy/ocean world theme, including geophysics, geodynamic and seismic modeling, hydrogeology, geochemistry, microbiology, in-situ/remote sensing observations, planetary astronomy, theoretical/modeling/laboratory work, analog investigations, and more.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- C - Cryosphere
- OS - Ocean Sciences
Index Terms:
0799 General or miscellaneous [CRYOSPHERE]
4299 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6297 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6299 General or miscellaneous [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Catherine C Walker, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Conveners: Steve Vance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Kevin T Trinh, California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Pasadena, United States and Elizabeth Marie Spiers, University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Maheenuz Zaman, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, United States
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