Dr. Tim Swindle
Professor.
Cosmochemistry
Ph.D., 1986, Washington University.
Dr. Swindle uses measurements of the noble gases in extraterrestrial
materials (lunar samples and meteorites) to study the chronology of
the solar system. His research projects include determining the ages
of impact craters, studying Martian meteorites to understand the
history of the Martian atmosphere and its interaction with surface
materials, and using I-129, and its decay product Xe-129, to study the
timing of the formation of the earliest solids in the solar nebula. He
is also developing techniques to use instruments on spacecraft to
measure ages of planetary surfaces in situ.
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