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Gary Hansen

Institution
University of Washington

Projects

Chemistry of Outer Solar System Materials

Lead Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator
Thomas McCord
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
We propose to continue our study of the chemistry and optical properties of materials thought to exist on the surfaces of outer Solar System objects. We have studied at EMSL a variety of hydrated…

MeV Ion Irradiation of Galilean Satellite compositional analogues

Lead Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator
Charles Hibbitts
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will explore the effects that MeV irradaion has on candidate compositional analogues of surface non-ice materials s of the the Galilean satellites Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede. The…

MeV Ion Irradiation of Non-ice Solar System Analogue Materials

Lead Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator
Charles Hibbitts
Project type
Exploratory Research
This project will irradiate select non-ice materials with MeV ions of oxyen, sulfur, and carbon. This experiment is to simulate the irradiation of non-ice materials on the surfaces of of the…

Acid vapor weathering of Mars analog surface materials

Lead Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator
Charles Hibbitts
Project type
Exploratory Research
We propose an experimental study of weathering by volcanic acid gases under Mars-like atmospheric conditions on terrestrial analogs to Martian minerals and rocks. We intend to characterize acidic…