planetary geology

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Moonstruck on College Hill

Water on the moon? Brown researchers have been at the center of new discoveries about our nearest celestial neighbor. Meet the planetary geologists who are changing our thinking about the moon’s origins and evolution.

Hunting climate clues in Antarctica

Brown geologists are braving subfreezing temperatures for three months to visit “the oldest ice on Earth.” Their goal? A better understanding of our planet’s climate history – and current conditions on Mars.

Moon water finding may refocus lunar research

Brown planetary geologists led by Carle Pieters have discovered evidence of water on the moon. The discovery, published in Science, came from data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), a NASA instrument aboard the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1.

‘When you think of the moon, you’ll think of Brown’

Brown geologists have been chosen by NASA to have a major role in putting humans back on the moon by 2020.

Brown team’s Mars site makes short list for 2009 NASA mission

At a Mars landing site selection workshop in California, scientists seeking evidence of past life on the red planet promoted seven potential sites for exploration. Professor Jack Mustard and his team made a strong case for the Nili Trough’s mineral riches.

Brown researchers: Mars water transformed minerals, created clay deposits that may contain past life

New papers by planetary geologist John Mustard and graduate student Bethany Ehlmann show that water on ancient Mars was pervasive and worked hard.