Norbert Schorghofer of the U.H. Institute for Astronomy and Christina King Publish Paper, “Sporadic Formation of Slope Streaks on Mars”

Space Grant Mentor, Norbert Schorghofer of the U.H. Institute for Astronomy and student, Christina King, Hawai‘i Space Grant Undergraduate Fellow (Spring and Fall 2009), have published a paper that includes work Christina accomplished during her Fellowship. Their paper, “Sporadic Formation of Slope Streaks on Mars” appears in the November 2011 issue (vol. 216) of Icarus [online abstract]. In March of this year (see full news entry below) Christina won an Honorable Mention for the 2010 Dwornik Award for Undergraduate Oral Presentations at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Congratulations!