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Spring 2026

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Developing a Model of Hydrogen Scattering from the Surface of the Moon

Paul Szabo - Research Scientist, Space Sciences Laboratory

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs     Location: On Campus

Our Moon is continuously exposed to protons from the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere. Upon impact, these ions alter the Moon’s surface and contribute to the formation of water. Some of the protons end up scattered away as neutral hydrogen atoms. Instruments onboard NASA’s IBEX spacecraft have been able to...

 Engineering, Design & Technologies   Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Simulating Mercury’s Energetic Neutral Atom Environment

Paul Szabo - Research Scientist, Space Sciences Laboratory

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs     Location: On Campus

The surface of Mercury is continuously exposed to ions from the solar wind and its own magnetosphere. Upon impact, these ions alter Mercury’s surface, cause surface erosion, and contribute to the formation of water. Mercury’s intrinsic global magnetic field and its interaction with the solar wind plasma stream make this...

 Engineering, Design & Technologies   Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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