Special Issue of Geosciences: “Worlds of the Solar System: Geological Evolution and Habitability of Planets and Moons”

The Special Issue of Geosciences entitled “Worlds of the Solar System: Geological Evolution and Habitability of Planets and Moons” aims to bring together the latest advances on the dynamic processes that have shaped planetary bodies and their potential to support life.

We welcome submissions on comparative studies of Venus, Earth, and Mars, highlighting the divergent evolutionary pathways of terrestrial planets from Venus’ runaway greenhouse conditions to Earth’s long-term climate stability and Mars’ transition from a wetter, more habitable past to its current arid state.

Beyond inner planets, this Special Issue also aims to explore the icy worlds of the outer Solar System. We welcome investigations of Europa and Enceladus focusing, among other topics, on evidence for subsurface oceans, plume activity, and geophysical mechanisms that may create niches for life beneath their ice shells, as well as studies on Titan emphasizing its unique methane-based hydrological cycle, organic-rich surface, and complex interactions between the atmosphere and surface chemistry. Other icy moons are also a topic of interest for manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue.

For complete submission directions, please go to: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/special_issues/86M95CV534

Source: Planetary Exploration Newsletter at PSI

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