Dr. Kirby Runyon

Greetings, planet fans! I'm a planetary geologist specializing in geologic mapping and lab experiments aimed at understanding impact cratering, ejecta, landslides, and lunar mining. I also fancy myself a science communicator targeting science-interested non-scientists. More specifically...

Geomorphological mapping of planetary surfaces using remote sensing. Especially: large basin impact melt deposits on the Moon; Volcanic and impact melt emplacement; Venusian geology and exploration; human-tended reduced gravity experimentation in parabolic flight; ejecta emplacement on small bodies (asteroids and comets), the Moon, and elsewhere; exploration of the Kuiper Belt; planetary analog field geology; STEM engagement.

Keywords:
Geomorphology, public engagement, mapping, field geology, science and religion, religious community engagement