Posts Tagged: Department of Earth Sciences
Western planetary geologist to lead science for Canada’s lunar rover
November 14, 2022
Canadensys Aerospace will design and build Canada’s first lunar rover and Western planetary geologist Gordon “Oz” Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead.
Newly discovered ‘glaciers’ could be key to human survival in future Mars missions
May 25, 2021
Western planetary geologists have discovered glacier-like features below the Martian surface in an area that is relatively flat – perfect for future Mars landings.
Ancient beavers cut trees for food first, not to build dams
August 4, 2020
By studying the wood-cutting behaviour of ancient beavers that once roamed the Canadian high Arctic, an international team of scientists…
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
August 3, 2020
A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’ surface were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by…
International collaboration develops model for forecasting ‘largest expected’ earthquakes
September 6, 2019
An international research team led by Western University has developed a new methodology for forecasting the magnitude of the largest…
Western University-led team selected by Canadian Space Agency to study Mars minerals
January 15, 2019
Western University-led team selected by Canadian Space Agency to study Mars minerals “Planetary Instrument Concept Study” to develop a “Miniaturized…
Western planetary scientists assist in capturing first full-colour image of NASA InSight using HiRISE space camera
December 13, 2018
Houston, there is no problem here. Eric Pilles assisted in capturing – for the first-time ever – extraordinary and highly…
Western planetary scientist readies for Mars mission with exciting new surface images
December 1, 2016
The Mars Camera, officially known as CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System), aboard the European Space Agency‘s ExoMars Trace…
New discovery shatters previous beliefs about Earth’s origin
September 14, 2016
A new study led by Western University’s all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves that the Earth and other planetary objects formed…
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