Impact cratering is a ubiquitous process in the solar system and can tell us about how planetary surfaces have evolved. In addition to observational techniques, I use a variety of numerical models and automation routines to analyze crater morphometry and simulate diffusive crater degradation processes on airless bodies such as the Moon and Mercury.

Further Reading

B.D. Boatwright and J.W. Head (2025). “The importance of impacts in Mars crater degradation: Predictions for atmospheric filtering of small impactors.” Icarus 429, 116436.

B.D. Boatwright, J.W. Head, M.A. Kreslavsky (2021). “Improved Crater Wall Slope Detection Using a Hough Circle Transform with Applications to Mars Crater Morphometry and Climate History.” LPSC 52, #1651.