A new study on how comets evolve reveals that deep space objects like Kuiper Belt Object 486958 Arrokoth may be time capsules containing ancient ices from billions of years ago.
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Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
Sam Birch
Assistant Professor
Lincoln Field
Room 301
Room 301
Research Interests
Planetary Geoscience
Biography
Starting July 1, 2023
My research explores the rich diversity of physical processes that shape planetary surfaces and climates across the Solar System. With spacecraft observations, mathematical and computational models, and laboratory experiments, I seek to understand how these many surfaces came to be, and what that implies for their ever-changing planetary climates.
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The Planetary Society
Comparing the rivers of Earth, Mars, and Titan
Get ready for a journey across the rivers of our Solar System in this week's Planetary Radio. Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University, explores what we know about the alluvial rivers of Earth, Mars, and Saturn’s moon Titan.
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