Mars orbiter and lander missions
The orbiter and rover missions that allow us to step into Martian geology Most formal publications on planetary science incorporate […]
Geophysics, How to do things, In the field, Planetary geology
Geophysics
Geophysics, How to do things, Pioneer Women in Geology
Inge Lehmann (1888 –1993)
Morning tea in Murchison, a small rural town in northwest South Island (NZ), was rudely interrupted on June 17, 1929,
Marsquakes: The InSight experiment
The success of the Apollo lunar seismic experiments (1969 to 1977) provided a real boost to Mars exploration. Exploration of
Beneath the ice; Greenland’s bedrock
Greenland is giving up its secrets, one at a time Greenland’s ice-sheet is a significant component of the global ice-ocean
Marie Tharp and the mid-Atlantic rift; a prelude to plate tectonics
The history of science is littered with the misplaced contributions by women, contributions that at best were pushed aside or
“There are more Exoplanets than stars in our galaxy”
How many stars are there in our own galaxy, the Milky Way? A number frequently bandied about is 100 billion.
Crème brûlée, jelly sandwich, and banana split; the manger a trois of layered earth models
Some things in science are just too difficult to comprehend: the temperature at the center of the sun (15,000,000oC), the
Submarine mud flows and landslides modified Kaikoura canyon during the 2016 M7.8 earthquake
A slashing blow by some mythical behemoth, knifing effortlessly through earth’s rocky foundations; a (seemingly) bottomless chasm, a canyon, with
Archeomagnetic Jerks; our decaying magnetic field
“Archeomagnetic Jerks”. This interesting phrase refers, not to people, but to our global magnetic field; the one that protects us
Subcutaneous oceans on distant moons; Enceladus and Europa
Our blue Earth, rising above the lunar horizon, is an abiding image of our watery state that must evoke an