NfoLD Webinar January 2021 - Featuring Dr. Chris German
Title: Is this the vent-site you should be looking for? Escaping earthly prejudices
About Dr. German:
Chris German is a geochemist who has served as Senior Scientist and former Chief Scientist of the National Deep Submergence Facility at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. To learn about his work on ocean worlds visit oceanworlds.whoi.edu.
Abstract:
Earth’s ocean is but one of many. With the ongoing discovery and exploration of multiple ocean worlds in our solar system (e.g. Enceladus, Europa, Titan), Earth is no longer the lone field site informing our understanding of fundamental ocean processes. And yet, the diversity of submarine venting on Earth does provide valuable analog insights on what could be occurring on the floor of alien oceans. In this talk, Dr. German will guide us through a visual tour of the geo-diversity of submarine venting on Earth and describe what they can reveal about putative venting on ocean worlds.
