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Gwen Barnes

Gwen Barnes

Research Associate Professor

Office

Engineering-Physics 325

Phone

208-885-6809

Mailing Address

Department of Physics
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive, MS 0903
Moscow, ID 83844-0903

  • Ph.D., Planetary Science, University of Arizona (UofA), Tucson, AZ, USA, May 2007.
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA, Dec 1998.

The overarching goal of my research program is to understand the ways in which impact cratering has affected the evolution of the surfaces of planets and moons with solid surfaces. On airless, inactive bodies, the impact cratering record can reveal the history of solar system bombardment. Impact cratering also exposes a surface’s history by exposing sub-surface layers and material. I use high-resolution, orbital images from both Mars and the Moon, combined with other remote sensing data, to piece together the larger picture of the current state and history of the surfaces of these worlds.

Contact

Department of Physics

Physical Address:
Engineering-Physics Rm 311

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive, MS 0903
Moscow, ID 83844-0903

Phone: 208-885-6380

Fax: 208-885-4055

Email: physics@uidaho.edu

Web: Department of Physics