Projects Database

Melting of martian polar ice caps and climate evolution on mars

Project Leader:
Dr. John Longhi

Earth Institute Contact: Dr. John Longhi

Description:
Temporal study of the transition of CO2 in the acient Martian atmosphere to dry ice at the poles testing hypothesis about subsequent condensation and transformation processes.

EI Unit:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)

Core Disciplines:
Earth Sciences

Funding Agency:
NASA

Last Modified: 12-31-1969