SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Planetary Geosciences

A cross-disciplinary team of geologists and planetary scientists is tackling some of the complex questions in planetary geology. Our technical expertise, technologies, and laboratory capabilities allow Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists to conduct research ranging from computer modeling to field investigations. Specific areas of research include:
 

	Mars
	Ganymede
	Eros

Mars

• Structural analyses of the Martian crust in a variety of tectonic settings

• Geologic and hydrologic investigations of past surface and groundwater flow

• Physical analog modeling of faulting and fault-related processes

• Computer modeling of multi-phase water under Martian conditions

• Geophysical surveys and geological analyses of terrestrial sites as analogs to Mars

Ganymede (an icy moon of Jupiter)

• Physical analog modeling of the evolution and characteristics of Ganymede's icy crust

Eros (a near-Earth asteroid)

• Analyses of the underlying structure and modeling of the geomechanical properties of regolith material

Major Areas of Expertise

• Structural geology

• Analog modeling

• Hydrology

• Computer modeling

• Geophysics

• Remote sensing

News Releases

• Pit chain formation on Mars

• SwRI's Wyrick receives 2004 Pellas-Ryder Award

For more information about our planetary geosciences capabilities, or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Dr. David Ferrill at dferrill@swri.org or (210)

522-6082.
 

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

March 25, 2010