Surface Processes on Extraterrestrial Rocky Bodies
Surface Processes on Extraterrestrial Rocky Bodies
Session ID#: 122582
Session Description:
Quantitative models derived for surficial processes on Earth are often applied to other planetary bodies, providing critical insights into the geologic history of the Solar System. Extraterrestrial surfaces present opportunities to test these models under conditions that are often unachievable on Earth or in the laboratory. This session’s goal is to explore the interplays between quantitative models of planetary surface processes and the challenges imposed on these models by new planetary data. We invite contributions in the field of planetary surface processes that use planetary analogues, laboratory experiments, theoretical and numerical modeling, and planetary-exploration data from robotic spacecraft. We intend for this session to foster more collaboration between members of the PS and EPSP sections.
Co-Organized:
- P - Planetary Sciences
Index Terms:
1824 Geomorphology: general [HYDROLOGY]
1862 Sediment transport [HYDROLOGY]
5415 Erosion and weathering [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5419 Hydrology and fluvial processes [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
Primary Convener: Alexander M Morgan, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States
Conveners: Marisa C Palucis, Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Sciences, Hanover, NH, United States, Samuel Birch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States and Orkan M Umurhan, SETI Institute Mountain View, Mountain View, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Alexander M Morgan, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States
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