Primary Convener:
Carlos Gary Bicas, Louisiana State University

Convener:
Juan Lorenzo, Louisiana State Univ
Alain Plattner, University of Alabama
Lujendra Ojha, Rutgers University
Michael Sori, Purdue University
Suniti Karunatillake, Louisiana State University
Katherine Mesick, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Chair:
Carlos Gary Bicas, Louisiana State University
Juan Lorenzo, Louisiana State Univ
Alain Plattner, University of Alabama
Lujendra Ojha, Rutgers University

Exploring planetary landscapes requires a multi-faceted synthesis of geophysical and compositional data. Nuclear and visible-infrared spectroscopy can characterize the bulk regolith and outcrops. However, geophysical methods like potential fields, seismics, and electromagnetics are necessary to analyze subsurface interfaces, crucial to reconstruct paleo-environments. Combining these data types will deepen the understanding of geologic evolution, especially of the interior, driven by geothermal flux. It powers processes like mantle convection and volcanism, influences planetary habitability by providing a stable energy source for subsurface microbial life, and is a possible energy resource for future human settlements on Mars and Moon. New missions and international programs like Artemis are expanding the use of near-surface geophysical methods, adapted from Earth-based technologies, to map resources and characterize the shallow subsurface of other planetary bodies. This advancement in non-disruptive, in-situ, and orbital methods is vital for future exploration and resource prospecting, as the focus of the session.

Index Terms
0935 Seismic methods
5410 Composition
5417 Gravitational fields
5418 Heat flow

Cross-Listed:
NS - Near Surface Geophysics
MR - Mineral and Rock Physics
V - Volcanology‚ Geochemistry and Petrology
EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth

Co-Sponsored Sessions:
GSA： Geological Society of America
EGU： European Geosciences Union