Planetary Sciences

Research topics:

- rotational states of icy moons

- existence of unknown small moons around Uranus as shown by orbit irregularities in orbit of Mab

- gravity field of Mars' moons.

See our publications and presentations, or have a look at possible MSc topics.  

credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 

Associated members

Members currently active within this research area:

Dr. Bert Vermeersen (theme leader), Prof.dr. Imke de Pater (honorary professor), Dr.ir. Wouter van der Wal (postdoc), Kartik Kumar, MSc. (PhD student), Hermes Jara Orue, MSc. (PhD student), Dominic Dirkx, MSc (Phd student), Tatiana Bocanegra Bahamon (PhD student).

Links

Nationaal Platform voor Planeetonderzoek