Project Overview

Planetary Habitability Research in the Eastern Oregon Desert

Faculty Sponsor

Joe Levy (jlevy@colgate.edu)

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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