Top Results for Planetary Geology

James W. Head is an American planetary geologist and professor emeritus at Brown University whose research examines planetary evolution, volcanism, and tectonism. Earlier, at Bellcomm, he worked on NASA's Apollo program by helping evaluate lunar landing sites, train astronauts in field geology, and...

Michael H. Carr is an American planetary geologist whose research has focused on the geology and surface history of Mars. He led the imaging team for NASA's Viking orbiters and used spacecraft photographs to study Martian channels, volcanoes, craters, and other landforms. His work helped develop geo...

James Head is a modern American astronomer specializing in planetary geology. His research focuses on understanding the geological processes shaping surfaces of planets and moons, particularly those associated with past volcanic and glacial activity. He’s notable for his detailed analysis of Apollo...

Lindy Elkins-Tanton is a planetary geologist who is the principal investigator of NASA's Psyche mission, a spacecraft launched in 2023 to orbit the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche. She has held leadership roles at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration. Her research examines...

Ellen Stofan is an American planetary geologist whose research examines the geology of Venus, Mars, Titan, and Earth. At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory she served as deputy project scientist for the Magellan mission to Venus and worked on radar imaging, and she later became NASA’s Chief Scientist...

Grove Karl Gilbert (1839-1912) was an American geologist instrumental in developing geomorphology and understanding landform processes. His detailed surveys of features like the Henry Mountains significantly advanced geological science. He established fundamental principles regarding stream dynamics...

Harry McSween is an American planetary geologist and meteoriticist at the University of Tennessee. He is known for his extensive research on Martian and lunar meteorites, as well as the broader geology of Mars as a planetary body. His work integrates geochemical data from meteorites with data from p...

Sean C. Solomon is an American geophysicist and planetary scientist who has held prominent roles in academia and space exploration. He served as director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University from 2012 to 2020. Solomon was principal investigator for NASA's MESSENGER mission,...

Maria T. Zuber is an American geophysicist and the Vice President for Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her research focuses on planetary geology and geophysics, utilizing laser altimetry and gravity measurements to study the interior structures of planetary bodies. She se...

Susan Kieffer is an American geologist and geophysicist recognized for her research in fluid dynamics across various geological and planetary processes. She is known for her foundational work on the thermodynamics and mechanics of geysers, volcanic eruptions, and meteorite impacts. Kieffer notably m...