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Rick Carlson Awarded the Arthur L. Day Award

Rick Carlson is the 2013 recipient of the Arthur L. Day Medal based on his outstanding distinction in contributing to geologic knowledge through the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic problems.

According to George H. Davis, President of the Geological Society of America, Carlson's work, "fits this description ideally."

Carlson is honored to be among previous Arthur L. Day recipients. "Many prior recipients are my scientific heroes," states Carlson.

The award will be presented at the 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, this October.

 
Where on Earth Did the Moon’s Water Come From?

Washington, D.C.— Water is perhaps the most important molecule in our solar system. Figuring out where it came from and how it was distributed within and among the planets can help scientists understand how planets formed and evolved. New research from a team including Carnegie’s Erik Hauri demonstrates that water from the interiors of the Earth and Moon has a common origin. Their work is published online in Science Express.

For more information, check out the Carnegie Institution's press release.

 
The Surface Composition of Mercury from MESSENGER Data

In the May edition of Elements magazine, DTM Staff Scientist Larry Nittler and Postdoctoral Fellow Shoshana Weider summarize Mercury's surface composition during the first two years of MESSENGER's orbital mission from its X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Spectrometers.

 

For more information, check out The Surface Composition of Mercury as Seen by MESSENGER.

 


 
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