Planetary Geology involves the origin and age of the solid bodies in the solar system (planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, and rings) and the geological evolution of their surfaces and interiors.

"The charged particle environment at Europa's location is immense," Cynthia Phillips, a NASA planetary geologist and project staff scientist for the space agency's Europa Clipper mission ...

The comprehensive set of maps of a wide array of parameters, ranging from geography and geology to composition and mineralogy to topography and crustal structure, will offer rich new insights to ...

I typically build research efforts with teams of researchers that work together to apply a wide range of complementary techniques in structural and field geology, active tectonics, geomorphology, ...

Our guest and tour guide is Dr. Erin Leonard, planetary geologist, and project staff scientist for the Europa Clipper mission. So, before we get to Europa, let's first talk about Jupiter.

Now atop Jezero Crater, the robotic explorer found quartz indicative of habitable environments and possibly the oldest rocks yet seen in the solar system.

Geology is broadly the study of the Earth and other planets, moons, and smaller planetary bodies. Fields of geology range from the initial formation and differentiation of the Earth to modern ...

Office: McGlothlin-Street Hall 227 Email: [[cmbail]] Office Phone: 757 221 2445 Research Areas: Structural Geology, Tectonics, & Landscape History Structural Geology, Tectonics, & Landscape History ...

earth and planetary surface processes, and mineral and energy resources with expert faculty. Graduates of the geology program will graduate with the skills and experience necessary to pursue a wide ...

Now a planetary geologist at the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, she never dreamed of such a career as a child in Berlin – she wanted to be a dancer. The researcher tells us about her passion for ...

The Planetary Geology Department studies the solid surfaces of planets, moons, and small bodies in the solar system. Geological mapping as well as morphological and spectral analyses provide a record ...