[Baps] Thursday talk at MIT

[Andy Rivkin]

Sorry about the late notice-- I just found out about this one...


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Thursday, October 28, 2004

PAPPALARDO DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN PHYSICS

MARIA ZUBER
Department Head, Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences
MIT

"Seasonal Changes and Present-day Volatile Abundances on Mars"

Mars' most important volatile constituents are water and carbon dioxide.
The present-day atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide, while water is
present in trace amounts. In the shallow subsurface, however, water ice is
abundant at high latitudes and has even been detected at low latitudes
that are conceivably accessible by landed spacecraft.

This presentation will describe ongoing orbital observations of carbon
dioxide and water on Mars. We will discuss how the data is being used to
monitor the exchange of these species between the surface and atmosphere
and to search for evidence of present-day climate change.

Time: 4:15 pm
Place: Room 10-250 / MIT

Refreshments @ 3:45 pm in 4-339 (Physics Common Room).