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Lobate soil patterns on Earth and Mars: Finding the secret recipe

- Earth Science Seminar Series. Dr. Rachel Glade from the University of Rochester will be speaking from 1:10 pm to 2:10 pm

Thursday, October 27, 2022
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Wilder 115
Intended Audience(s): Alumni, Faculty, Postdoc, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Categories: Arts and Sciences, Lectures & Seminars

Lobate soil patterns found in the Arctic and on Mars strongly resemble a dripping fluid. But what are the necessary and sufficient ingredients for them to form? Are they icy envoys of cold climates past and present, or are they simply granular versions of a classic fluid instability? We begin to take a crack at explaining these enigmatic features with theory, remote sensing data, fieldwork and physical experiments.

To view our entire Fall seminar list view our webpage.

For more information, contact:
Marisa Palucis
Marisa.C.Palucis@dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://earthsciences.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=68593

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