Students look at a model of a planet at a classroom table.
Students studied the geology of rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, the Moon and Mars) and their implications for understanding Earth’s geological processes during a winter-term course.
A professor lectures in front of a blackboard to a class of students.
Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences Sean Peters asked students to examine how the fundamental geologic processes acting on those planets’ surfaces have interacted to form the surfaces we see today and to learn about some of the knowledge gaps that should be prioritized for future space missions.
A student looks at a colorful planet model in a classroom.
Students studied the geology of rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, the Moon and Mars) and their implications for understanding Earth’s geological processes during a winter-term course.
A student works at a laptop in a science lab surrounded by other students.
Students studied the geology of rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, the Moon and Mars) and their implications for understanding Earth’s geological processes during a winter-term course.
Students in a classroom discuss a model of a planet.
Students studied the geology of rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, the Moon and Mars) and their implications for understanding Earth’s geological processes during a winter-term course.