Dr. David Williams - Exploring The Solar System - National Space Society (Phoenix)

21 June 2014: Exploring the Solar System National Space Society - Phoenix Presentation by Dr. David A. Williams of ASU School of Earth & Space Exploration Roving the Solar System: Recent Results from NASA Missions Dr. David A. Williams is a Faculty Research Associate in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Williams is the Director of the NASA Regional Planetary Image Facility at ASU and the NASA Planetary Aeolian Laboratory at the Ames Research Center in California. David is currently performing research in volcanology and planetary geology, with a focus on planetary mapping, geochemical, and remote sensing studies. His research has included computer modeling of seismic wave propagation through planetary interiors, visible and near-infrared spectroscopy of the lunar surface, planetary geologic mapping of the satellites of Jupiter and the planet Mars, computer modeling of the physical and geochemical evolution of lava flows in a variety of planetary environments, and petrologic study of lava samples from Mount St Helens. He was involved with NASA's Magellan Mission to Venus and Galileo Mission to Jupiter. He is a Co-Investigator on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter mission, and he is currently serving as a Participating Scientist on NASA's Dawn Mission to asteroid 4 Vesta. David is the immediate Past Chair of the Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America, has served on several NASA committees including the 2007 Jovian System Observer Science Definition Team, and is currently a steering committee member of the NASA Outer Planets Advisory Group. Videos: New Heliospheric Research: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Coronal Rain falling along Magnetic Field Lines (UV, 304 Angstroms, July 19, 2012) http://www.space.com/19873-blazing-arc-rains-fire-on-sun-magnetic-solar-flare-loop-video.html MESSENGER: MErcury: Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging False Color Global Imaging from Nominal Mission February 25, 2013 http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/the_mission/movies/MESSENGER_falsecolor_Mercury_globe_spin_big.mov Flying by a Venus Volcano Topography and heat data suggesting signs of recent lava flows on the surface of Venus are revealed in this 360-degree view of the planet's volcanic peak Idunn Mons. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.php?id=900 LROC WAC Global Mosaic and DTM The WAC 100 m/pixel global mosaic is comprised of over 15,000 images acquired between November 2009 and February 2011. The WAC 100 m/pixel global DTM was derived from over 44,000 WAC stereo models from primary phase. The highest elevation (white) is 10,760 meters, and the lowest elevation (purple) is -9150 meters. Visit our website for the full resolution video and images. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JB41McR26nE Hubble ST Rotation Movie of Asteroid 4 Vesta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENOoB3086wg Dawn_Vesta_Asteroid_Full_Rotation_2011_NASA_JPL_22sec_720_HD http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cVk4ZJyj10 NASA_Sees_Curiosity_Rover_s_Parachute_Flapping_in_Martian_Wind http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/curiosity-rover-parachute-mars-wind_n_3016384.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIWrJtt0RYE#t=16 12 mile high dust devil in Amazonis Planitia http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/download.php?mm_type=standard&id=1072&file=mro/20120404/mro20120404-640.mov Recurring Slope Linea December, 2013 http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-mars-water-01614.html Soaring Over Titan: Extraterrestrial Land of Lakes NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrGPtCdItBw Volcanic Activity on Jupiter's moon Io https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T37w801UYA Animation: Asteroid Redirect Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCJjTJZSFMg#t=30