Ice and Ocean Worlds: Geology, oceanography, chemistry, habitability
Ice and Ocean Worlds: Geology, oceanography, chemistry, habitability
Session ID#: 118323
Session Description:
This annual, exciting interdisciplinary session brings together studies of icy and ocean worlds in our own solar system (Earth, Europa, Enceladus, Titan, Ganymede, Triton, frozen dwarf planets like Pluto!) and possibilities 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
Index Terms:
0738 Ice [CRYOSPHERE]
4299 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6207 Comparative planetology [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6297 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Catherine C Walker, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Convener: Steve Vance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Primary Liaison: Catherine C Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, GA, United States
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