A5072563047- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Space Exploration and Technology
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Drilling and Well Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
2020-2023
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
2020-2023
Abstract Water ice exists at the lunar poles, but its origin, abundance, and distribution are not well understood. One potential source of water to poles is volcanic outgassing volatiles from interior subsequent condensation erupted vapor as surface ice. We investigate whether a viable for accumulation polar construct model that accounts outgassing, atmospheric escape space, over period peak activity (4–2 Ga) map resulting abundance using current temperature data Lunar Reconnaissance...
Abstract Lunar collapse pits and possible caves have been suggested as ideal locations for the storage protection of lunar water ice deposits, due to their potential create permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) at high latitudes ability protect from destructive surface processes. However, thermal environments these features not investigated latitudes, it remains unclear what effects pit latitude geometry would on interior temperatures stability. We a 3D volatile transport model use...
Abstract An understanding of the current state Martian North Polar Residual Cap (NPRC) is needed to understand Layered Deposits (NPLD) as a whole and recent climate history Mars. We investigate evolution small‐scale (∼10s m) surface topography on NPRC using an insolation‐driven ice accumulation/ablation model. apply coupled thermal atmospheric model that calculates fluxes at each point surface, allowing evolve through time. Our validated temperature data gathered by Mars Climate Sounder...
Over the last few decades, observations have revealed presence of water ice at lunar poles and upended notion a completely dry surface. These deposits hold information about history on Moon in Earth-Moon system, are potential resources for future human exploration Moon. However, they remain relatively uncharacterized abundance, distribution, composition. Foremost among open questions are: What were sources Moon’s surface, how much could been delivered? The three most likely (1)...