Understanding the planets through volcanoes
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
Billions of years ago, volcanoes sent material from inside planetary bodies to the surface. Subsequent impacts have covered those original deposits. Jennifer Whitten, who receives her Ph.D. in geological sciences this year, has figured out a way to study those "hidden seas" and learn more about the early volcanic history the Moon and Mercury.