Ian Garrick-Bethell Assistant Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences Planetary Interiors, Paleomagnetism
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Education and Training

B.S., Physics, Wesleyan University
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Interests Ian's research focuses on early lunar geophysics and geology. In particular, he is interested in how the long wavelength structure of lunar crust and lithosphere developed, as well as the structure of large lunar impact basins. He measures the magnetization of lunar samples to determine if the Moon once possessed a long-lived magnetic field, which would be consistent with an ancient core dynamo. He is interested in applying the lessons learned from the Moon to other airless bodies such as asteroids and Mercury.

The Station 8 boulder at the Apollo 17 landing site. This rock is being studied for records of ancient magnetic fields on the Moon.