Thursday, October 1, 2026 3:30pm
SEES:7000 Colloquium - Thursday, 10/1/26, 3:30pm, 255 MacBride Hall
SEES:7000 Colloquium - Michael Sori, Purdue
Talk: "Igneous crusts on the Moon and Mars from gravity and topography"
Volcanic and other igneous rocks provide a window into a planet’s thermal history. Here, I will discuss how orbital geophysical measurements taken from NASA spacecraft give us insight into igneous crusts and the early geophysical history of the Moon and Mars. At the Moon, the extreme precision of gravity and...