Consortium Announcements and Meetings Completed
Mars Dunes
Consortium hosted meetings will be listed below. If you would like to attend any of these meetings, please be sure to register. Should your plans change after you register, you may simply reregister with your changes detailed appropriately.
5th International Planetary Dunes Workshop: St. George, UT, USA
The most recent workshop was held at Dixie State University in St. George, UT, USA. This has been added to our Workshop page. Check back regularly for abstracts, paper, and special issues from this meeting, which will be available in the coming months.
About the Consortium
This consortium and website were put together to facilitate exchange of information that pertains to Martian dune studies. Currently the consortium is made up of members from the USGS Astrogeology Team, Arizona State University, NASA Ames Research Center, and Planetary Science Institute. Group members are listed below.
Serina Diniega: serina.diniega@jpl.nasa.gov
Mary Bourke: mbourke@psi.edu
Dr. Bourke is a Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford. She is interested in dune geomorphology on Mars and on Earth. Read more about Dr. Bourke's research here.
Lori Fenton: lfenton@carlsagancenter.org
Dr. Fenton is a Principal Investigator at the Carl Sagan Center in Moffett Field, CA, and works at NASA Ames Research Center. She studies recent climate change on Mars and how it is reflected by aeolian processes. For more information about Dr. Fenton's work click here.
Timothy Titus: ttitus@usgs.gov
Dr. Titus is a Space Scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, AZ. His research interests include Mars polar processes, thermal inertia studies, and Mars dunes. Click here for more information on Tim's research interests.
Rose Hayward: rhayward@usgs.gov
Rose Hayward is the lead for the Mars Global Digital Dune Database.
Heather Charles: hcharles@usgs.gov
Heather is the web developer for this site.
Past Workshops
For more information and a complete list of publications from the previous four International Planetary Dunes Workshops, visit the Workshops page on this website as well as following the links below.
Fourth International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2015)
The 4th International Planetary Dunes Workshop, held in Boise, ID, USA, had 60 registered attendees representing 8 countries and 4 continents. These scientists presented the newest research on aeolian bedforms on Mars, Earth, Titan, and Venus, as well as the possibility of aeolian processes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The special issue for this workshop in Aeolian Research is now available online.
Third International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2012)
The 3rd IPDW presented new research on aeolian bedforms on Mars, Earth, Venus, Titan, Triton, and Pluto, significant advancements in data analysis and the use of field instruments such as the time-lapse camera, and discussion of the future of the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory. This year, papers written as a result of this workshop are now available online.
Click here to view the special edition of Icarus containing these papers.
Second International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2010)
Click here to view the special issue for the 2nd International Planetary Dunes Workshop in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
First International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2008)
To view the research resulting from this workshop, view the special issue of Geomorphology online here.
Archives
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Mars Dune Image Galleries
The Mars Global Digital Dune Database
Dune Classification
Workshops
Mars Dunes
- Overview
Consortium hosted meetings will be listed below. If you would like to attend any of these meetings, please be sure to register. Should your plans change after you register, you may simply reregister with your changes detailed appropriately.
5th International Planetary Dunes Workshop: St. George, UT, USA
The most recent workshop was held at Dixie State University in St. George, UT, USA. This has been added to our Workshop page. Check back regularly for abstracts, paper, and special issues from this meeting, which will be available in the coming months.
About the Consortium
This consortium and website were put together to facilitate exchange of information that pertains to Martian dune studies. Currently the consortium is made up of members from the USGS Astrogeology Team, Arizona State University, NASA Ames Research Center, and Planetary Science Institute. Group members are listed below.
Serina Diniega: serina.diniega@jpl.nasa.gov
Mary Bourke: mbourke@psi.edu
Dr. Bourke is a Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford. She is interested in dune geomorphology on Mars and on Earth. Read more about Dr. Bourke's research here.
Lori Fenton: lfenton@carlsagancenter.org
Dr. Fenton is a Principal Investigator at the Carl Sagan Center in Moffett Field, CA, and works at NASA Ames Research Center. She studies recent climate change on Mars and how it is reflected by aeolian processes. For more information about Dr. Fenton's work click here.
Timothy Titus: ttitus@usgs.gov
Dr. Titus is a Space Scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, AZ. His research interests include Mars polar processes, thermal inertia studies, and Mars dunes. Click here for more information on Tim's research interests.
Rose Hayward: rhayward@usgs.gov
Rose Hayward is the lead for the Mars Global Digital Dune Database.
Heather Charles: hcharles@usgs.gov
Heather is the web developer for this site.
Past Workshops
For more information and a complete list of publications from the previous four International Planetary Dunes Workshops, visit the Workshops page on this website as well as following the links below.
Fourth International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2015)
The 4th International Planetary Dunes Workshop, held in Boise, ID, USA, had 60 registered attendees representing 8 countries and 4 continents. These scientists presented the newest research on aeolian bedforms on Mars, Earth, Titan, and Venus, as well as the possibility of aeolian processes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The special issue for this workshop in Aeolian Research is now available online.
Third International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2012)
The 3rd IPDW presented new research on aeolian bedforms on Mars, Earth, Venus, Titan, Triton, and Pluto, significant advancements in data analysis and the use of field instruments such as the time-lapse camera, and discussion of the future of the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory. This year, papers written as a result of this workshop are now available online.
Click here to view the special edition of Icarus containing these papers.
Second International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2010)
Click here to view the special issue for the 2nd International Planetary Dunes Workshop in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
First International Planetary Dunes Workshop (2008)
To view the research resulting from this workshop, view the special issue of Geomorphology online here.Archives
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Mars Dune Image Galleries
Mars Dune Image Galleries: CRISM, THEMIS, MOC and HiRISEThe Mars Global Digital Dune Database
The Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD 3 ) The Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD3)was compiled and released in three parts, encompassing the area from latitude 65°N to 65°S, from 60°N to 90°N (the north polar region), and from 60° to 90°S (south polar region). All the remote sensing data for both GIS and non-GIS users is available online in three U.S. Geological Survey Open File Reports...Dune Classification
A detailed classification system for Martian dunes is currently in the works. However, we have summarized current classifications below. You can find more information on terrestrial dune classification by clicking here.Workshops
Researchers in the planetary and terrestrial aeolian community are at work all over the world; the last workshop alone had representatives from eight countries and three continents! This research is conducted locally on Earth analogs and on such far-flung places as Titan, but the common goal is to understand geological processes on the rocky planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and satellites of our...Mars Dunes
Sand dunes are among the most widespread aeolian features present on Mars, serving as unique indicators of the interaction between the atmosphere and surface. On a planetary body, dunes accumulate where a supply of sand-sized grains exists or may be abraded, is carried downwind by winds of saltation strength, and is subsequently deposited where these winds weaken below the threshold for sand...