samLab - Planetary Geomorphology at Brown
@browngeomorphlab.bsky.social
We are a bunch of neat people trying to solve neat problems relevant to the evolution of planetary surfaces. Come check us out at https://geomorph-sbirch.com
Julia's paper that modeled the longevity of Pluto's subsurface ocean is now out in JGR-Planets. This is a really fantastic work that shows that #Pluto may or may not have a subsurface water ocean, depending on the unknown properties of the ice and core. Super detailed work that you can find here:
The Many Fates of Pluto's Subsurface Ocean
We developed a new 1D thermal evolution model for icy worlds that permits spontaneous ice shell convection and time-varying composition We find that methane clathrates at the shell's base general...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Julia's paper that modeled the longevity of Pluto's subsurface ocean is now out in JGR-Planets. This is a really fantastic work that shows that #Pluto may or may not have a subsurface water ocean, depending on the unknown properties of the ice and core. Super detailed work that you can find here:
We had a fantastic week at #EPSCDPS2025 in Helsinki, meeting new and old collaborators alike. Lots of great #titan and #comets science throughout the week, with Matt, Julia, and Abhinav all sharing their science too (with some feedback from @nickattree.bsky.social). Great job team! #PlanetSci
September 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We had a fantastic week at #EPSCDPS2025 in Helsinki, meeting new and old collaborators alike. Lots of great #titan and #comets science throughout the week, with Matt, Julia, and Abhinav all sharing their science too (with some feedback from @nickattree.bsky.social). Great job team! #PlanetSci
Way to go Julia Miller, congrats on getting your FINESST funded!!
Julia will be developing a new thermal model of Titan’s interior to figure out how you can build mountains on icy moons, something which may seem simple, but is actually super super tricky🗻🗻🧊
Julia will be developing a new thermal model of Titan’s interior to figure out how you can build mountains on icy moons, something which may seem simple, but is actually super super tricky🗻🗻🧊
August 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Way to go Julia Miller, congrats on getting your FINESST funded!!
Julia will be developing a new thermal model of Titan’s interior to figure out how you can build mountains on icy moons, something which may seem simple, but is actually super super tricky🗻🗻🧊
Julia will be developing a new thermal model of Titan’s interior to figure out how you can build mountains on icy moons, something which may seem simple, but is actually super super tricky🗻🗻🧊
Shayna, Matt, Ceci, Pascal, and Akemi presented the research they did this summer at Brown's undergraduate research symposium last week. Awesome job team!! ☄️
August 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Shayna, Matt, Ceci, Pascal, and Akemi presented the research they did this summer at Brown's undergraduate research symposium last week. Awesome job team!! ☄️
We also had a great week in Bern, trying to figure out where primitive material in the solar system was (and what “primitive” even means). Thanks @spacemarschall.net again for hosting us!
August 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We also had a great week in Bern, trying to figure out where primitive material in the solar system was (and what “primitive” even means). Thanks @spacemarschall.net again for hosting us!
We had a great week in Nice working to try and figure out how comets work. Lots of great science combined with beach! Thanks for hosting @spacemarschall.net and for joining @nickattree.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We had a great week in Nice working to try and figure out how comets work. Lots of great science combined with beach! Thanks for hosting @spacemarschall.net and for joining @nickattree.bsky.social