Mike Ramsey, a professor in the Dietrich School's Department of Geology and Environmental Science, has been granted funding from NASA’s Solar System Workings Program. The funding is for Dr. Ramsey’s proposal for Modeling the Open-Channel Lava Flows of Venus: Constraining Emplacement Conditions, Cooling Rates, and their Implications for Future Orbital Data. The study will help identify physical and chemical variations with volcanic activity on Venus.
From the proposal:
“The main goal of Ramsey’s proposed research is to estimate eruption rates, flow durations, and in particular, cooling rates for over 150 channelized flows on Venus. He will use an emplacement model that is well-established and designed specifically for the existing flows on Venus. The proposed work will produce the most accurate estimate of channelized flow formation on Venus. Results will provide the range of emplacement times and cooling rates critical for future data analysis.”