Dr. Norbert Schorghofer
Senior Scientist
Currently resides in Hawaii
Targets of Interest: Ceres, Earth, Mars, Moon, Jupiter Trojans
Disciplines/Techniques: Astrobiology, Climate, Field Work, Geomorphology, Numerical Modeling, Thermal Modeling
Missions: DAWN
I study physical processes on the surfaces of the Earth, the Moon, Mars, and asteroids, mostly processes that involve water ice. Among my research interests are the ice ages of Mars, water ice in the polar regions of the Moon, and the cryosphere of Hawaii.
Active Projects
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Relation between Cold Traps and Putative Ice Deposits
NASA Discovery Data Analysis Program
Principal Investigator
Norbert Schorghofer
Project Team
GEODES: Geophysical Exploration of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System
NASA Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute
Institutional PI
Rebecca Ghent
Project Team
TREX: Toolbox for Research and Exploration
NASA Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute
Principal Investigator
Amanda Hendrix
Project Team
External Partners
- Columbia U.
- UC Boulder
- U. Winnipeg
- CMU
- GSFC
- USRA
- DLR
- Illinois U.
- JSC
Principal Investigator
Norbert Schorghofer
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