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Impact cratering is one of the few processes affecting all planetary bodies. Records can provide clues for contrasting geologic evolutions. The planetary record, lab experiments, field studies, and theoretical approaches allow exploring a process at scales we hope we never witness. My main research has been on the effect of impact angle on cratering and the role of the atmosphere in modifying the process. Different planetary environments, laboratory simulations, and theoretical models allow testing under extreme conditions and to extreme scales.
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I received my Ph.D. in Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1972. After working as a research associate at the NASA Ames Research Center, and a Staff Scientist at The Lunar and Planetary Institute, I became an Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at Brown University in 1984. I was promoted to full Professor in 1994. In addition to my research and teaching responsibilities at Brown, I have served as Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute Planetary Image Facility, and am currently the Director for both the Northeast Planetary Data Center and the NASA/Rhode Island University Space Grant Consortium.
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 PETER SCHULTZ http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Peter_Schultz On The Web: Peru Meteorite May Rewrite Rules "Deep Impact": Cometary Ice? Brown's Planetary Geosciences Group More about my research... Are you Peter Schultz? Click here to edit your research profile. |
