Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

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Lunar and Planetary Laboratory    


How Huygens Landed on Titan
Over 20 Years of Near-Earth Asteroid Watches
Elastic Earth Tips Poles Back Into Place





  FOCUS ON RESEARCH            

Solar and Heliospheric Research Group

The Solar and Heliospheric Research Group seeks a greater understanding of the diverse plasma processes at work throughout our solar system and the universe. Research topics range from the physics of the solar interior and atmosphere to the solar wind, energetic particle transport, and acceleration processes. More...

  LPL’S MISSION                        

The Department of Planetary Sciences/Lunar and Planetary Laboratory is an academic institution that pursues scholarly research and education across the broad discipline of planetary and solar systems science through use of theoretical studies and data analysis, laboratory and field investigations, numerical modeling, telescopic observations, remote sensing, spacecraft instrumentation, and space mission development and operations.

  FROM THE DIRECTOR            

Welcome to the University of Arizona’s Department of Planetary Sciences (PtyS) and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL). The University of Arizona is one of the nation’s best research universities, annually ranking among the top in the nation in external financial support for research in the physical sciences. More...
  HOLD THE DATE                


Monday, Apr 15, 2013
TAP Colloquium
4 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013
LPL Colloquium
3:45 p.m.

Monday, Apr 22, 2013
TAP Colloquium
4 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013
LPL Graduate Student Colloquium
3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013
LPL Graduate Student Colloquium
3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 2, 2013
Reading Day

Friday, May 3, 2013
Final exams begin

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Final exams end

Saturday, Jun 1, 2013
Deadline: Graduate College Travel Grants

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