Dr. Peter Buhler
Research Scientist
Currently resides in California
Targets of Interest: Exoplanets, Icy Satellites, Mars, Pluto, Titan, Triton
Disciplines/Techniques: Astrobiology, Celestial Mechanics, Climate, Crater Counting, Geology, Geomorphology, Mapping, Numerical Modeling, Remote Sensing, Space-Based Observing, Thermal Modeling
Peter's work focuses on characterizing the volatile cycles of planets with thin atmospheres (Mars, Pluto, and Triton) using a combination of observation and numerical modeling. He is a visible-wavelength data analysis and numerical thermophysical modeling expert. He has also published on and maintains an interest in exoplanets and celestial dynamics and consulted on Titan.
Active Projects
Do H2O Ice Layers Stabilize Mars’ Massive CO2 Ice Deposit?
NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
Principal Investigator
External Partners
- Caltech
Comparing Ice-Atmosphere Interaction on Mars, Pluto, and Triton – PSI
NASA Solar System Workings Program
Principal Investigator
External Partners
- U Ariz
- SETI Inst
- JPL
High-resolution 3D radar mapping, analysis, and modeling of the internal layers within the north polar layered deposits (PB3Dv2A)
NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
Principal Investigator
Project Team
Historical Extent of Mars’ South Polar Massive CO2 Ice Deposit
NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
Principal Investigator
External Partners
- SETI Institute
