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Maria T. Zuber.
Sori, Michael M. (Michael Manuel)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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2015-02-25T17:09:54Z
2015-02-25T17:09:54Z
2014
2014
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95557
903533410
Thesis: Ph. D. in Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2014.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references.
Orbital spacecraft make observations of a planet's surface in the present day, but careful analyses of these data can yield information about deeper planetary structure and history. In this thesis, I use data sets from four orbital robotic spacecraft missions to answer longstanding questions about the crustal structure of the Moon and the climatic history of Mars. In chapter 2, I use gravity data from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to constrain the quantity and location of hidden volcanic deposits on the Moon. In chapter 3, I combine GRAIL data with elevation measurements from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to investigate the nature of isostatic compensation in the lunar highlands. In chapter 4, I present a new technique for analysis of the Martian polar layered deposits (PLDs). In chapter 5, I apply that technique using images of the PLDs from the MOC and HiRISE instruments aboard the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to constrain their ages and deposition rates.
by Michael M. Sori.
Ph.D. in Planetary Science
131 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Judging a planet by its cover : insights into lunar crustal structure and Martian climate history from surface features
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