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Adeene Denton
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the Southwest Research Institute
Adeene Denton is currently a PhD student in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University. She also holds degrees in Earth Science and History from Rice University. Her primary research in interest is in Mars geomorphology and its connections to the planet's early climate history. Her website is here.
Latest Articles
A lack of new missions keeps scientists guessing on what shaped the planet’s surface.
One of the ways we understand Mars' early climatic and geologic history is through preserved fluvial features.
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
A new study explores whether a massive ancient impact briefly triggered cryovolcanism on Uranus’s moon Umbriel. Sarah Al-Ahmed speaks with Adeene Denton about how crater modeling reveals clues to the moon’s hidden interior.
New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern joins us to celebrate the Pluto flyby’s 10th anniversary, with updates from planetary scientist Adeene Denton and Planetary Society Director of Government Relations Jack Kiraly. Plus, a look at Arrokoth in What’s Up with Bruce Betts.
How did Pluto meet its largest moon, Charon? Adeene Denton, a research scientist at the University of Arizona, suggests a "kiss-and-capture" may solve this mystery.