Planetary Science

An important study in planetary science is of impact crater dynamics. Crater studies has in large part given an understanding of Solar System mechanisms including the history and modification processes of planetary and lunar surfaces. In 1979, the efforts of members of the Crater Analysis Techniques Working Group made recommendations to standardize the analysis, display, tabulation, and cataloging of crater populations on the various planets, asteroids, and moons of the Solar System. The analyses of contemporary crater scientists still use the working group’s recommended methods, developed for the most part in a nascent computing environment, and have not evolved to incorporate today’s computing power and the advances in the statistical sciences. The research associated with crater science and modern statistical methods is a major focus of the current purpose of the Planetary Sciences Section.

Posters

LPSC_2018_V1Examining Thermal Inertia Of Layered Ejecta Craters And Southern Hemisphere Dunes On Mars, 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 19–23, 2018

CATSMEOWg: Revised Recommendations for Analyzing Crater Size-Frequency Distributions,

Presentations

  • Spatial01: Spatial Statistics For Identifying Non-Primary And Saturated Impact Crater Populations, Issues in Crater Studies and the Dating of Planetary Surfaces, May 19 – 22, 2015
  • Spatial03: Utilizing Spatial Statistics In Crater Studies, 7th Planetary Crater Consortium, August 17 – 19, 2016
  • TESTI20170723: Statistical Model Development Of Crater Thermal Inertia From TES, 8th Planetary Crater Consortium, August 9 – 11, 2017