Open AccessInterdisciplinary research produces results in the understanding of planetary caves
Author(s) -
Titus Timothy,
Boston Penelope J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo200006
Subject(s) - cave , astrobiology , mars exploration program , planetary science , planet , terrestrial planet , planetary exploration , geology , titan (rocket family) , geography , astronomy , archaeology , physics
First International Planetary Cave Research Workshop: Implications for Astrobiology, Climate, Detection, and Exploration; Carlsbad, New Mexico, 25–28 October 2011 With the advent of high‐resolution spatial imaging, the idea of caves on other planets has moved from the pages of science fiction into the realm of hard‐core science—complete with hypotheses, models, experiments, and observational data. Recently acquired data from spacecraft, together with terrestrial analogs and numerical models, are providing new insights into caves on Earth as well as caves on other terrestrial planetary bodies (e.g., Moon, Mars, and Titan).