Planetary Geodynamics & Evolution

Understanding planetary deformation, volcanism, tectonics, and interior evolution

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How do planets evolve?

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Current research

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2026

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    Tidal tomography reveals a thermal anomaly beneath Mars’s crustal dichotomy
    Alexander Berne, Nicholas Wagner, Isamu Matsuyama , and 11 more authors
    Nature, Aug 2026
    Tidal Tomography Planetary Geodynamics & Evolution
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2025

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    New Geophysical Constraints for Intrusive Magmatism at Large Martian Volcanoes: Implications for Crustal Thickness and Volatile Outgassing
    N. L. Wagner, and P. B. James
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Aug 2025
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    Lithospheric Flexure & Gravity Planetary Geodynamics & Evolution
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