View of a vertical comet impact and resulting fracture network.
Copyright © John P. Ortiz 2025.

This research seeks to model the extent of impact-generated fractures on Saturn’s moon Titan and determine whether they contribute significantly to downward transport of liquid water and organics.

Highlighted Works

Talks

Ortiz, J. P. (2025). Cometary impact-generated fractures as potential pathways for surface-to-ocean exchange of organics on Titan. AGU Fall Meeting 2025 (accepted).

Posters

Pujari, A. R., Ortiz, J. P. (2025). The role of cometary impact-generated fractures on organics transport in Titan’s crust. LANL CSES Symposium 2025.

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