Welcome to the Sori Research Group at Purdue University
Our group is in the Planetary Science research area of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. We study planetary geophysics of the large, solid, rocky and icy worlds across our Solar System. Our work uses data returned by NASA robotic spacecraft missions and numerical simulations. If these topics interest you as a potential graduate or undergraduate student researcher, please e-mail us to talk about planetary science at Purdue!
Below are links to our published studies, organized by planet. Entries in bold italics are papers that are first-authored by someone in our group. Research descriptions can also be found on the Research and Publication tabs.
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Implications of MOLA topography on the presence of liquid water under the south polar cap of Mars
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Orbital forcing of Martian climate revealed in a south polar outlier ice deposit
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Viscous flow rates of icy topography on the north polar layered deposits of Mars
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A procedure for testing the significance of orbital tuning of the Martian polar layered deposits
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The stability of a liquid-water body below the south polar cap of Mars
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Episodes of aqueous flooding and volcanism from geologically recent outflow channels on Mars
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Signals of astronomical forcing in the exposure topography of Mars' north polar deposits
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Timescales of the climate record in the south polar ice cap of Mars
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Stratigraphy of the north polar layered deposits of Mars using high-resoltuion topography
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An ancient and impure frozen ocean on Ceres implied by its ice-rich crust
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The origin of mascons on Ceres as constrained by crater morphology
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Science drivers for exploration of Ceres: From Solar System evolution to ocean world science
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Concepts for the future exploration of dwarf planet Ceres' habitability
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Landslide morphology and mobility on Ceres controlled by topography
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Evidence of non-uniform crust of Ceres from Dawn's high-resolution gravity data
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Dome formation on Ceres by solid-state flow analogous to terrestrial salt tectonics tectonics
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Bright carbonate surfaces on Ceres as remnants of salt-rich water fountains