P016
Ice and Ocean Worlds: Geology, oceanography, chemistry, habitability
Ice and Ocean Worlds: Geology, oceanography, chemistry, habitability
Session ID#: 85548
Session Description:
This session brings together studies of icy and ocean worlds: in our own solar system (Earth, Europa, Enceladus, Titan, Ganymede, Triton, and frozen dwarf planets, such as Pluto!) and possible worlds in extra-solar systems! We want to understand processes that may be occurring within such worlds from a multi-/inter-disciplinary perspective. What geological, geochemical and/or oceanographic processes might contribute to the evolution of such bodies? The habitability of these icy worlds can be assessed through geophysical measurements of their interior temperatures and compositions. How might current studies relate to, or be tested by, past/ongoing/upcoming missions? We seek to bridge Earth and planetary sciences to enable a mix of ideas and expertise from Mercury to Pluto and all in between. We encourage contributions on any topic relating to the icy/ocean world theme, including geophysics, geodynamic modeling, seismic waveform modeling/inversion, hydrogeology, geochemistry, microbiology, in-situ/remote sensing observations, theoretical/modeling/laboratory work, analog field investigations, and more.
Co-Organized:
- C - Cryosphere
- OS - Ocean Sciences
Index Terms:
0726 Ice sheets [CRYOSPHERE]
6207 Comparative planetology [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6221 Europa [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6282 Enceladus [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Catherine C Walker, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole, MA, United States; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Maryland ESSIC, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Conveners: Steve Vance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Saikiran Tharimena, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Angela G Marusiak, University of Maryland College Park, Geology, College Park, MD, United States
Primary Liaison: Catherine C Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, GA, United States
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