Targets of Interest: Callisto, Charon, Dwarf Planets, Europa, Exoplanets, Ganymede, Gas Giants, Icy Satellites, Kuiper Belt, Mercury, Moon, Pluto, Saturn
Disciplines/Techniques: Astrobiology, Education/Public Outreach (EPO), Geology, Impacts, Numerical Modeling, Planetary Interiors, Tectonics, Volcanism
Missions: Cassini, Europa Clipper, Galileo, New Horizons
Instruments: Cerro Tololo, Gemini, IRTF, Kitt Peak
Dr. Amy Barr Mlinar is an expert in the formation and evolution of solid planetary bodies.
Active Projects
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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
Unraveling the mysteries of small-body ring systems through numerical modeling
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants Program
Principal Investigator
Amanda Sickafoose
Project Team
Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface (REASON) Phase E
NASA Europa Clipper Mission
Principal Investigator
Amy Mlinar
Europa Imaging System (EIS) Science Co-Investigator for Phase E
NASA Europa Clipper Mission
External Partners
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
RELATED COVER STORIES & PRESS RELEASES
Planets With Oceans Likely Common in Galaxy
July 19, 2020
TRAPPIST-1 System Planets Potentially Habitable
January 23, 2018
Pluto’s Subsurface Ocean May Likely Exist Today
June 21, 2016
PSI Researchers to Study Jupiter’s Moon Europa
June 8, 2015
