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Arkadeep Roy

Arkadeep Roy is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona and a NASA FINESST Fellow. His research focuses on using experimental petrology to investigate the composition, structure, and dynamics of the lunar interior.

How Hot our Moon Can Get: Mapping Radioactive Elements and Thermal State of the Lunar Interior

How Hot our Moon Can Get: Mapping Radioactive Elements and Thermal State of the Lunar Interior

Geochemists and geophysicists, even with their favorite tools, have often scratched their heads while probing Earth’s deep interior—one  can only imagine the challenges while applying those techniques to the Moon! This week in News & Views, Arkadeep Roy, a PhD candidate from the University of Arizona demonstrates how the intersection of experimental petrology, geochemistry, and geophysic ...[Read More]