Project Overview
Planetary Habitability Research in the Eastern Oregon Desert
Department(s)
Earth and Environmental Geosciences
Abstract
How do water, rock, and combine to make habitable conditions in modern Mars-analog environments? Students working on this project will help operate drone-borne sensors to map soil moisture and rock properties in the Alvord desert of eastern Oregon as part of a NASA-funded research project. The Heli-Habitable mission is part of the Planetary Science and Technology through Analog Research program at NASA. The project will spend a week in Hamilton learning the basics of drone operations, folowing by a week of fieldwork in Oregon, and a week of data analysis back in Hamilton. This is a summer end project and will only last 3 weeks.
Student Qualifications
At least one GEOL course and GIS preferred, but not required.
Number of Student Researchers
2 students
Project Length
3 weeks
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