The study of the surface morphology and rock records of terrestrial planets thrives at Caltech because of strong research programs across a broad range of topics and because of a distinctive tradition of collaboration among disciplines. Core faculty investigate active tectonics, tectonic geomorphology, remote sensing of surface deformation, process geomorphology, cosmogenic exposure dating, stratigraphy and sedimentology of Mars and other terrestrial planets, rivers and lakes of Titan, Earth history, petrologic and volcanic processes, mineralogy, paleomagnetism, and other fields. Close interaction between specialists in these various areas is common and often enables new avenues of inquiry.
