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InSight lander, a robotic device with two umbrella-like attachments

The Evolution of the InSight Landing Site

Project

The InSight lander settled safely onto the Martian surface in western Elysium Planitia (4.502°N, 135.623°E) in November, 2018, and started collecting information about the surface and interior of Mars shortly thereafter.

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Book Cover: Radar Remote Sensing

Corrections for Radar Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces

Project

The following are corrections for mistakes that have been found since the publication of Radar Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces by Bruce A. Campbell.

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Barchan and Barchanoid Ridges on the surface of Mars

Terrestrial Analogues

Project

We are studying the history of landforms on Earth in order to understand how similar landforms were generated on other planets and moons.

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Terby Crater, Mars

Light-toned layered deposits in Crater Terby and the Greater Hellas Region, Mars

Project

The physical and chemical nature of the light-toned layered deposits in Terby crater are consistent with deposition of material in a large, standing body of water much earlier in Mars' history.

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Bob Craddock and Sharon Wilson

Terrestrial Field Studies in the Simpson Desert, Australia

Project

Linear dunes are the most common dune forms on Earth, and they appear on all terrestrial planets that have an atmosphere, yet scientists still do not have a clear understanding as to how they form.

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Image of Geographer Andrew Johnston

Selima Sand Sheet Dynamics and Landscape Evolution (Egypt)

Project

The southern region of Egypt where the Selima Sand Sheet is located was wetter and inhabited in the past. Now it is an uninviting monotonous, dry, vegetation-free expanse. We are examining this evolution.

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Picture of Gregory Scarp on the Moon with arrows

Young Fault Scarps on the Moon

Project

The distribution and character of lobate scarps on the Moon indicate that the most likely reason for their formation is global contraction of the Moon caused by interior cooling.

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Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa (1907 Lava Flow)

Project

Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. New studies have provided insights into the emplacement processes for recent lava flows.

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Martian Valley

Age and Characteristics of Martian Valley Networks

Project

Valley networks are frequently cited as the best evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars. Currently, we are examining valley networks in other areas of Mars with the goal of understanding potential global and regional climatic differences.

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Traverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars

Martian TARs

Project

Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) are wind-produced landforms on Mars that may be either large ripples or small sand dunes. Ripples form in a very different way than dunes, so it is important to determine which these features are.

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