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Anastasia M. Doennig
Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science
Missouri State University
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Mickus
Abstract
I began work on producing maps of gravity data of the planet Mars in 2009. The data were gathered in 1999 by the Mars Global Surveyor Mission. The NASA spherical harmonics data were then transformed into latitude-longitude data to determine the gravity anomaly at any point on the surface of Mars. We used a latitude/longitude grid spacing of 0.5 degrees for our analysis. That new data are currently being gridded, mapped, and contoured. Once the maps are produced, crustal sections and geologic forms can be reviewed and origins of the gravity anomalies can be interpreted.
Anastasia Doenning I am a senior at Missouri State University studying Geology and Astronomy under the departments of Geology, Geography and Planning, and Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. My hometown is Springfield, Missouri. After graduation in May I will relocate to Indianapolis, Indiana for career purposes.
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