Topical Martian Field Studies in the Ka'u Desert, Hawaii
The Ka'u Desert, located on the western flank of Kilauea Volcano on the main island of Hawaii, may be the best analog to what we think early Mars was like.
Lowland Plains on Venus
The lowlands of Venus are dominated by volcanic lava flows, which have many features similar to ones found on volcanoes on Earth or Mars.
Shorelines on Mars
Some features on Mars have been interpreted to be shorelines around former lakes or oceans. We are examining the proposed Martian shoreline features using recent imaging data.
Martian TARs
Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) are wind-produced landforms on Mars that may be either large ripples or small sand dunes. Ripples form in a very different way than dunes, so it is important to determine which these features are.
Mauna Loa (1907 Lava Flow)
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. New studies have provided insights into the emplacement processes for recent lava flows.
Terrestrial Analogues
We are studying the history of landforms on Earth in order to understand how similar landforms were generated on other planets and moons.