Dr. Lauren Schurmeier

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[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

That concludes #LPSC2025!
I am so proud of my PhD student (almost doctor) Gwen! What a great talk!
Also proud of my short abstract limerick 😆

[Astrobiology @astrobiology]

Apply Now: 2025 NASA Planetary Science Summer School
https://t.co/pyIlXRHC4t #NASA #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Geology #Education

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

Attempting a limerick for my #LPSC2025 abstract this year. It's a struggle.

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

@AhrensScience I bet he would love to talk to you about the moon or pluto!

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

I had a great time talking about Titan on the Spectacular Science podcast!
https://t.co/jtXO6Vpn0N

This high school student covers an excellent range of science topics. Check them all out here: https://t.co/bk3FSxFsny

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

Our paper is the editor's pick at JGR-Planets!

Great work @gwen_duh!

For a little more on the exiting results of this publication see my thread:
https://t.co/fqcvPsXnNI

[JGR-Planets @jgrplanets]

✨Editor's Pick✨

In Brouwer et al. (2024), volcanic explosions are explored and modeled to understand the possible origins of rampart craters on #Titan and determine whether their formation can source atmospheric methane.

Learn more in @AGU_Eos: https://t.co/bzsO3qoK98

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

@That_SoulSister Congratulations! I can't wait to read it!

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

So how did Titan's rampart craters form? Like a maar or Siberian gas emission crater?

It is most likely a maar-like mechanism due to the high required pressure. But if Titan's surface materials are stronger than water ice, it could be a GEC. More missions & lab work are needed!

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

Ever wonder how Titan's Rampart craters formed?
@gwen_duh confirmed that they could have formed via gas-driven EXPLOSIONS! 💥

Was it due to a maar-like fast vaporization of aquifer fluids OR due to a slower GEC-like accumulation of gas from crustal clathrates? Read to find out!

[JGR-Planets @jgrplanets]

An Endogenic Origin for Titan's Rampart Craters: Assessment of Explosion Mechanisms. https://t.co/tVnTRwxVOb Study models maar‐like explosions driven by vaporization and gas emission crater‐like explosions driven by destabilized methane clathrates.

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

@gwen_duh modeled the formation of Titan's rampart craters via a gas-driven explosion. The goal was to determine the gas pressure and mass required to reproduce the observed average rampart crater morphology.

Results: it requires a high pressure and releases ~10^14 kg of gas!

[NOAA @NOAA]

(1 of 5) JUST IN: The planet saw its 2nd-warmest October in 175-year record.

2024 on pace to be the world's warmest year on record.

https://t.co/aI3ye3IhK7

@NOAANCEI #StateOfClimate

[Joalda Morancy @solarrsystem]

Life update! Now presenting “How to Survive on the Moon: Lunar Lessons from a Rocket Scientist”, a children’s nonfiction book written by me and illustrated by the amazingly talented Aaron Cushley.

It’s been such a wonderful time working with @neonsquidbooks for this second book!

[Planetary Plot of the Week @PlanetaryPlots]

Our newest plot of the week shows a new classification scheme for large impact features on Ganymede and Callisto. Analysis shows that their shapes are governed by the evolution of a pocket of impact melt, and if they were large enough to penetrate through the icy shell. (1/2)

[Robert Herrick @robertrherrick]

Please spread the word. In an effort led by Anna, VEXAG has collected and described available data and resources about Venus, hopefully in a way useful especially for new Venus researchers. Suggestions welcome. https://t.co/BpfypmxPpd

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

Clathrates: The Wonder Material That Keeps Saturn's Mysterious Moon Warm

A great article about our research in Arabic 🤩

"الكلثرات" المادة العجيبة التي تحفظ الدفء لقمر زحل الغامض

You can translate it with google 😉

https://t.co/owWqHiHIRF

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

@PeterBJames I LOVE THIS.

*SAVE*

[officialhambly she/they @officialhambly]

A few years back in Yosemite there was a problem with bears getting into trash cans and ppl said ‘why not make the cans more complex?’ And a ranger said ‘bc there is significant overlap between the smartest bear and dumbest human’ and this election feels like that quote to me

[Dr. Lauren Schurmeier @PlanetaryLauren]

@elonmusk Fuck you