Stephanie Menten
@smmenten98
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NCSU 2020, Geology (yes, it rocked) and PhD @Purdue studying Planetary Science! she/her
Joined April 2014
Really happy to say I’m going to grad school! To get a whole PhD! Can’t wait to join @PurdueEAPS and @mikesori1 this fall and to study ice and cryovolcanism in our solar system! Science rocks 🤩!!!!!! #BoilerUp
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My first paper is out! Check out @mikesori1's and my proposed new structure for an ice-rich Cerean crust derived from finite element method models!
For Ceres, an ice-rich crust containing more silicates with depth agrees with crater relaxation, morphology, and gravity inversions. This structure has a higher ice content than previously expected and could form from a relic ocean. @ianpamerleau et al.: https://t.co/XBAvUqE1VI
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Really excited my recent paper was featured as an editor’s pick! We predict Uranus’ moon Ariel has carbon dioxide ice deposits in the canyons we observed with Voyager 2 🧊❄️🪐 Thank you @jgrplanets !!!
✨Editor's Pick✨ In a new study, Menten et al. investigate the role of volatile migration in the unique Uranian thermal environment. 👉Learn more in @AGU_Eos: https://t.co/lFtZtsuDWH
#AGUPubs @theAGU @wileyearthspace @LifeAtPurdue @JHUAPL
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Really excited for my paper on Ariel to be out! We predict Ariel’s canyons probably have CO2 ice deposits on their floors 👀 Give it a read! 🧊❄️🧊
Volatile Transport on Ariel and Implications for the Origin and Distribution of Carbon Dioxide on Uranian Moons. https://t.co/rgtQypUx7A Study finds that carbon dioxide ice is transported toward Ariel's equator; both an active and ancient source of carbon dioxide is plausible.
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This week’s figure features three artist impressions of Jupiter from the early 18th (a) and late 19th centuries (b,c). The authors use historical observations to argue that the earlier spot was not the ‘Great Red Spot’ we see today and constrain the changing areas of storms (1/2)
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Really proud of our @PurdueEAPS team for a great #LPSC2024 and leading a bunch of awesome presentations from the Moon to Pluto - see you next year, LPSC!
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Also on Monday, PhD student @smmenten98 will take a break from moderating that Icy Moon session to explore the idea that topography on Pluto's moon Charon is the expression of past interior convection. This work takes motivation from past studies on Mars, Ceres, and Enceladus
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For this week’s figure we have a wonderful visualization of subsurface radar reflectors (dark color) in Jezero Crater, Mars. A strong continuous reflector is believed to be the contact of the crater floor and Jezero delta. Other reflectors are interpreted to be delta layers.
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Since it’s bound to be an FAQ: Yes, we were monitoring for ballot-stuffing! That means we also caught some of you eagerly refreshing results. We think you’re adorable & we love your enthusiasm for our silly game. 🩵
In a photo finish, #Ammineite won over #Adamite for #MinCup23 Round 1 Match 10 with a margin of 1 VOTE! 4 votes came in after the counting cutoff and would have exactly canceled each other out. Updated bracket: https://t.co/6whcN9UFmX
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“The first pictures are taken from a helicopter trip by Norðurflug over the new eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula, where Sonja Sif Þórólfsdóttir, journalist for https://t.co/0UHTLm024f, and Árni Sæberg, photographer for Morgunblaðin and https://t.co/0UHTLm024f, are on board.
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Congrats Kris Laferriere, @PurdueEAPS PhD Student, for earning the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) 2023 Career Development Award! Learn more about this award here: https://t.co/D3fCxzGTRU
#boilerup #thenextgiantleap #purdue @PurdueScience @LifeAtPurdue
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Considering grad school in 2023 and interested in planetary geophysics, rocky planets, or icy moons? Check out my ad here and think about applying to join our team! Also consider our other great @PurdueEAPS profs listed here looking for grad students https://t.co/0qpbjD4urU
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Really fantastic write-up covering @smmenten98's Charon cryovolcanism work in @PurdueEAPS, at @inversedotcom by @KionaSmith07! Love the imagery of Charon's "frozen battlefield" @Research_Purdue
https://t.co/YCLqNi7u4i
inverse.com
Cryovolcanoes may have erupted methane from the interior of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, creating the strange landscape of Mordor Macula at its north pole.
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Really excited for my first paper to be out! Had a great time working with @mikesori1 and @AliBramson and had some really interesting and cool (ha!) results! Go check it out :)
@smmenten98 and others show cryovolcanic eruptions released sufficient methane to source volatile products on #Charon. Irradiated methane products suggest endogenically sourced volatiles could be important across the #KuiperBelt. https://t.co/gQfYZElbt8
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Check out my grad student @smmenten98's paper on Charon in @NatureComms! Using @NASANewHorizons data, we propose that Charon's red spot was created from volatiles in the interior, expressed at the surface via cryovolcanism, and transported to the poles https://t.co/axf6vD1hEB
nature.com
Nature Communications - We show cryovolcanic eruptions released sufficient methane to source volatile products on Charon. Irradiated methane products are found on other Kuiper belt objects, so...
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Cheers to a great #LPSC2022 with the Bramson/Sori group AND our temporary adoptees! (But equal cheers to being home and sleeping)
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The cool November breezes usher in a preview of the winter weather to come... ... and also a preview of your next Astro on Tap speakers 👀👀👀
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