Geological Society of Australia

Specialist Groups

Specialist Group in Planetary Geoscience

Goals

• Provide a national focus for research into the origin and evolution of planets and planetary systems.
• Support Australian research on extra-terrestrial materials, the origin of the solar system, surface processes on other planets, the nature of planetary interiors, the effects of impacts and the long-term development and evolution of planetary atmospheres and climatic systems.
• Advance national strategic goals for research and education in geosciences relevant to planetary studies.
• Encourage development of national and international linkages with other societies and organisations that benefit Australian geoscience.
• Promote planetary geoscience to the broader community.
  

Snapshots for Planetary Geoscientists at the IGC

Theme 5. Geoscience Information
Theme 15. A Dynamic Earth
Theme 16. The Deep Earth
Theme 17. The Early Earth: Hadean and Archean Development of a Habitable Planet
Theme 19. Geochronology and Isotope Geology
Theme 20. Planetary Sciences
Theme 21. Magmatism – Settings, Compositions and Processes
Theme 32. Geoscience Information from Proximal and Remote-Sensing Technologies
For an overview of topics of interest go to click here

Chair
VACANT

Hon. Secretary
Dr Peter Haines
C/o Geological Survey of Western Australia
Peter.HAINES@dmp.wa.gov.au

Hon. Newsletter Editor
Dr Jon Clarke
C/o Geoscience Australia
Email: jon.clarke@bigpond.com