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Ronald Greeley
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Ronald Greeley Regents' Professor |
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Current Course Offerings
Fundamentals of Planetary Geology; Geology of the Moon; Advanced Field Geology.
Short Biography
Ronald Greeley has been involved in lunar and planetary studies since 1967. Current research is focused on understanding planetary surface processes and geological histories. The approach involves a combination of spacecraft data analysis, laboratory experiments, and geological field studies on Earth of features analogous to those observed on the planets.
Current Research Topics
Space Flight Projects:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers; Mars Express Orbiter (European Space Agency).
Data Analysis:
Mars landing sites; geological mapping of Europa; Mars wind-related features;
Mars volcanism.
Field Studies:
Aeolian Terrains, Volcanic Terrains.
Laboratory Studies:
Mars sand storms, dust devils.
Active Grants and Contracts
STUDIES IN PLANETARY VOLCANOLOGY
REGIONAL PLANETARY IMAGE FACILITY
PLANETARY AEOLIAN LABORATORY
STUDIES OF MARTIAN AEOLIAN GEOLOGY
GLOBAL GEOLOGICAL MAP OF EUROPA
INFUSION OF AUTONOMOUS SCIENCECRAFT EXPERIMENT RESULTS INTO PLANETARY SCIENCE
MARS EXPLORATION ROVER: STUDY OF AEOLIAN FEATURES AND PROCESSES
MARS EXPRESS
CHARACTERIZATION OF MARTIAN VOLCANIC PROVINCES BASED ON QUANTITATIVE SLOPE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSES AND LAVA TUBE ABUNDANCE MAPPING
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF ROCK ABRASION ON EARTH AND ARS
NEAR FIELD AND INTEGRATED PARTICLE TRANSPORT MODELS FOR PLANETARY PROTECTION AND THEIR EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION
Selected Recent Publications
Books
2001, The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System, Cambridge University Press, 408 p., Greeley, R. and R. Batson.
1999, The NASA Atlas of the Solar System (Polish Edition), Cambridge University Press, 369 p., Greeley, R. and R. Batson. (German Edition, 2002; 375p.)
2002, 21st Century Astronomy, Norton Press, 540 p., Hester, H., D. Burstein, G. Blumenthal, R. Greeley, B. Smith, H. Voss, and G. Wegner.
Papers
2004, Resurfacing history of Europa from pole-to-pole geological mapping, Icarus, 167, 287-312, Figueredo, P.H. and R. Greeley.
2004, Insights on rock abrasion and ventifact formation from laboratory and field analog studies with applications to Mars, Planet. Space Sci., 52, 199-213, Bridges N.T., J.E. Laity, R. Greeley, J. Phoreman, and E.E. Eddlemon.
2004, Erosion by flowing lava: geochemical evidence in the Cave Basalt, Mount St. Helens, Washington, Bull. Vol., 66 (2), doi:10.1007/s00445-003-0301-2, p. 168-181, Williams, D.A., S.D. Kadel, R. Greeley and C.M. Lesher.
2004, Mapping of the Culann-Tohil region of Io from Galileo imaging data, Icarus, 169, 80-97, Williams, D.A., P.M. Schenk, J.M Moore, L.P. Keszthelyi, E.P. Turtle, W.L. Jaeger, J. Radebaugh, M.P. Milazzo, R.M.C. Lopes, and R. Greeley.
2004, Wind-related processes detected by the Spirit Rover at Guzev Crater, Mars, Science, 305, 810-821, Greeley, R., S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, P. Bartlett, J.F. Bell III, D. Blaney, N.A. Cabrol, J. Farmer, B. Farrand, M.P. Golombek, S.P. Gorevan, J.A. Grant, A.F.C. Haldemann, K.E. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, G. Landis, M.B. Madsen, S.M. McLennan, J. Moersch, J.W. Rice Jr., L. Richter, S. Ruff, R.J. Sullivan, S.D. Thompson, A. Wang, C.M. Weitz, P. Whelley, and the Athena Science Team.
2004, The Spirit Rover’s Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars, Science, 305, 794-799, Squyres, S.W., R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, J. Bruckner, N.A. Cabrol, W. Calvin, M .H. Carr, P.R. Christensen, B.C. Clark, D.J. Des Marais, C. d’Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W. Farrand, W. Folkner, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, L. Haskin, K.E. Herkenhoff, S. Hviid, J. Johnson, G. Klingelhofer, A. Knoll, G. Landis, M. Lemmon, R. Li, M.B. Madsen, M.C. Malin, S.M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J. Moersch, R.V. Morris, T. Parker, J.W. Rice Jr., L Richter, R. Rieder, M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, H. Wanke, T. Wdowiak, M. Wolff, and A. Yen.
2004, Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Spirit Rover at Gusev Crater, Science, 305, 800-806, Bell III, J.F., S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, H.M. Arneson, D. Bass, D. Blaney, N. Cabrol, W. Calvin, J. Farmer, W.H. Farrand, W. Goetz, M. Golombek, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, E. Guinness, A.G. Hayes, M.Y.H. Hubbard, K.E. Herkenhoff, M.J. Johnson, J.R. Johnson, J. Joseph, K.M. Kinch, M.T. Lemmon, R. Li, M.B. Madsen, J.N. Maki, M. Malin, E. McCartney, S.McLennan, H.Y. McSween Jr., D.W. Ming, J.E. Moersch, R.V. Morris, E.Z. Noe Dobrea, T.J. Parker, J. Proton, J.W. Rice Jr., F. Seelos, J. Soderblom, L.A. Soderblom, J.N. Sohl-Dickstein, R.J. Sullivan, M.J. Wolff, and A. Wang.
2004, Surficial Deposits at Gusev Crater along Spirit Rover traverses, Science, 305, 807-810, Grant, J.A., R. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, N.A. Cabrol, M.H. Carr, P Christensen, L Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, B.L. Ehlmann, J. Farmer, M. Golombek, F.D. Grant, R. Greeley, K. Herkenhoff, R. Li, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J. Moersch, J.W. Rice Jr., S. Ruff, L Richter, S.Squyres, R. Sullivan, and C. Weitz.
2004, Localization and physical properties experiments conducted by Spirit at Gusev Crater, Science, 305, 821-824, Arvidson, R.E., R.C. Anderson, P. Bartlett, J.F. Bell III, D. Blaney, P.R. Christensen, P. Chu, L. Crumpler, K. Davis, B.L. Ehlmann, R. Fergason, M.P. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, E.A. Guinness, A.F.C. Haldemann, K. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, G. Landis, R. Li, R. Lindemann, H. McSween, D.W. Ming, T. Myrick, L. Richter, F.P. Seelos IV, S.W. Squyres, R.J. Sullivan, A. Wang, and J. Wilson.
2004, The Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter project: the scientific rationale, Eos, Trans. AGU, 85(36), p. 337, Greeley, R. and T. Johnson.
2004, Measurements of dielectric loss factors due to a martian dust analog, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E10006, doi:10.1029/2002JE001957, Williams, K.K. and R. Greeley.
2004, Geology of Europa, in Jupiter - The Planets, Satellites, and Magnetosphere, Bagenal, F., T. Dowling, and W. McKinnon (eds.), Cambridge Univ. Press, pp. 329-362, Greeley, R., C.F. Chyba, J.W. Head III, T.B. McCord, W.B. McKinnon, R.T. Pappalardo, and P. Figueredo.
2004, Callisto, in Jupiter - The Planets, Satellites, and Magnetosphere, Bagenal, F., T. Dowling, and W. McKinnon (eds.), Cambridge Univ. Press, pp. 397-426, Moore, J.M., C.R. Chapman, E.B. Bierhaus, R. Greeley, F.C. Chuang, J. Klemaszewski, R.N. Clark, J.B. Dalton, C.A. Hibbitts, P.M. Schenk, J.R. Spencer, and R. Wagner.
2004, The Opportunity Rover’s Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars, Science, 306, 1698-1703, Squyres, S.W., R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, J. Bruckner, N.A. Cabrol, W. Calvin, M.H. Carr, P.R. Christensen, B.C. Clark, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, C. d'Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W. Farrand, W. Folkner, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, L. Haskin, K.E. Herkenhoff, S. Hviid, J. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, A.H. Knoll, G. Landis, M. Lemmon, R. Li, M.B. Madsen, M.C. Malin, S.M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J. Moersch, R.V. Morris, T. Parker, J.W. Rice, Jr., L. Richter, R. Rieder, M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, H. Wänke, T. Wdowiak, M. Wolff, and A. Yen.
2004, Pancam Multispectral Imaging Results from the Opportunity Rover at Meridiani Planum, Science, 306, 1703-1709, Bell III, J.F., S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, H.M. Arneson, D. Bass, W. Calvin, W.H. Farrand, W. Goetz, M. Golombek, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, E. Guinness, A.G. Hayes, M.Y.H. Hubbard, K.E. Herkenhoff, M.J. Johnson, J.R. Johnson, J. Joseph, K.M. Kinch, M.T. Lemmon, R. Li, M.B. Madsen, J.N. Maki, M. Malin, E. McCartney, S. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, Jr., D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, E.Z. Noe Dobrea, T.J. Parker, J. Proton, J.W. Rice, Jr., F. Seelos, J.M. Soderblom, L.A. Soderblom, J.N. Sohl-Dickstein, R.J. Sullivan, C.M. Weitz, and M.J. Wolff.
2004, Soils of Eagle Crater and Meridiani Planum at the Opportunity Rover Landing Site, Science, 306, 1723-1726, Soderblom, L.A., R.C. Anderson, R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell, III, N.A. Cabrol, W. Calvin, P.R. Christensen, B.C. Clark, T. Economou, B.L. Ehlmann, W.H. Farrand, D. Fike, R. Gellert, T.D. Glotch, M.P. Golombek, R. Greeley, J.P. Grotzinger, K.E. Herkenhoff, D.J. Jerolmack, J.R. Johnson, B. Jolliff, G. Klingelhöfer, A.H. Knoll, Z.A. Learner, R. Li, M. C. Malin, S.M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, J.W. Rice, Jr., L. Richter, R. Rieder, D. Rodionov, C. Schröder, F.P. Seelos, IV, J.M. Soderblom, S.W. Squyres, R. Sullivan, W.A. Watters, C.M. Weitz, M.B. Wyatt, A. Yen, and J. Zipfel.
2004, Evidence from Opportunity's Microscopic Imager for Water on Meridiani Planum, Science, 306, 1727-1730, Herkenhoff, K.E., S.W. Squyres, R. Arvidson, D.S. Bass, J.F. Bell, III, P. Bertelsen, B.L. Ehlmann, W. Farrand, L. Gaddis, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, A.G. Hayes, S.F. Hviid, J.R. Johnson, B. Jolliff, K.M. Kinch, A.H. Knoll, M.B. Madsen, J.N. Maki, S.M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J.W. Rice, Jr., L. Richter, M. Sims, P.H. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, N. Spanovich, R. Sullivan, S. Thompson, T. Wdowiak, C. Weitz, and P. Whelley.
2004, Atmospheric imaging results from the Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity, Science, 306, 1753-1756, Lemmon, M.T., M.J. Wolff, M.D. Smith, R.T. Clancy, D. Banfield, G.A. Landis, A. Ghosh, P.H. Smith, N. Spanovich, B. Whitney, P. Whelley, R. Greeley, S. Thompson, J.F. Bell III, S.W. Squyres.
2004, Laboratory and field measurements of the modification of radar backscatter by sand, Remote Sensing Environment, 89, 29-40, Williams, K.K., and R. Greeley.
2004, Martian dust devils: directions of movement inferred from their tracks, J. Geophys. Ltrs. 31, L24702, doi:10.1029/2004GL021599, Greeley, R., P.L. Whelley, and L.D.V. Neakrase.
2004, The geology of two small Cenozoic volcanoes in Southwestern Arizona, Journal of the Arizona – Nevada Academy of Science, 37(2), 105-110, Cave, S., and R. Greeley.
2005, Discovery of a flank caldera and very young glacial activity at Hecates Tholusu, Mars, Nature, 434, 356-361, Hauber, E., S. van Gasselt, B. Ivanov, S. Werner, J.W. Head, G. Neukum, R. Jaumann, R. Greeley, K.L. Mitchell, P. Muller, and the HRSC Co-Investigator Team.
2005, Sea-surface wave growth under extraterrestrial atmospheres: preliminary wind tunnel experiments with application to Mars and Titan, Icarus, 175, 556-560, Lorenz, R.D., E.R. Kraal, E.E. Eddlemon, J. Chaney, and R. Greeley.
2005, Fluid lava flows in Gusev crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi:10.1029/2005JE002401, Greeley, R., B.H. Foing, H.Y. McSween, G. Neukum, P. Pinet, M. van Kan, S.C. Werner, D. Williams, T.E. Zegers.
2005, Erosion by flowing martian lava: new insights for Hecates Tholus from Mars Express and MER data, J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi:10.1029/2004JE002377, Williams, D.A., R. Greeley, E. Hauber, K. Gwinner, and G. Neukum.
2005, Martian variable features: new insight from the Mars Express orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi:10.1029/2005JE002403, Greeley, R., R. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, P. Christensen, D. Foley, A. Haldemann, R.O. Kuzmin, G. Landis, L. Neakrase, G. Neukum, S.W. Squyres, R. Sullivan, S.D. Thompson, P.L. Whelley, D. Williams.
2005, Assessment of Mars Exploration Rover landing site predictions, Golombek, M.P., R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell, III, P.R. Christensen, J.A. Crisp, L.S. Crumpler, B.L. Ehlmann, R.L. Fergason, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, A.F.C. Haldemann, D.M. Kass, T.J. Parker, J.T. Schofield, S.W. Squyres and R.W. Zurek, Nature, 436, doi: 10.1038/nature03600, 44-48.
2005, Aeolian processes at the Mars Exploration Rover Meridiani Planum landing site, Sullivan, R., D. Banfield, J.F. Bell, III, W. Calvin, D. Fike, M. Golombek, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, K. Herkenhoff, D. Jerolmack, M. Malin, D. Ming, L.A. Soderblom, S.W. Squyres, S. Thompson, W.A. Watters, C.M. Weitz and A. Yen, Nature, 436, doi: 10.1038/nature03641, 58-61.
2005, The Zamama-Thor region of Io: insights from a synthesis of mapping, topography, and Galileo spacecraft data, Icarus, 177, 69-88, Williams, D.A., L.P. Keszthelyi, P.M. Schenk, M.P. Milazzo, R.M.C. Lopes, J.A. Rathburn, and R. Greeley.
2005, Mars Exploration Rover geologic traverse by the Spirit rover in the plains of Gusev Crater, Mars, Geology, 33, 809-812, Crumpler, L.S., S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell, III, D. Blaney, N.A. Cabrol, P.R. Christensen, D.J. DesMarais, J.D. Farmer, R. Fergason, M.P. Golombek, F.D. Grant, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, B. Hahn, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A., A.T. Knudson, G.A. Landis, R. Li, J. Maki, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J.E. Moersch, M.C. Payne, J.W. Rice, L. Richter, S.W. Ruff, M. Sims, S.D. Thompson, N. Tosca, A. Wang, P. Whelley, S.P. Wright, M.B. Wyatt.
2005, Initial results of Rover localization and topographic mapping for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission, Li, R., S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, B.A. Archinal, J. Bell, Y. Cheng, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, K. Di, T.A. Ely, M. Golombek, E. Graat, J. Grant, J. Guinn, A. Johnson, R. Greeley, R.L. Kirk, M. Maimoned, L.H. Matthies, M. Malin, T. Parker, M. Sims, L.A. Soderblom, S. Thompson, J. Wang, P. Whelley, and F. Xu, J. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 71 1129-1142.
2005, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of a dry to wet eolian depositional system, Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars, Grotzinger, J.P., R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, W. Calvin, B.C. Clark, D.A. Fike, M. Golombek, R. Greeley, A. Haldemann, K.E. Herkenhoff, B.L. Jolliff, A.H. Knoll, M. Malin, S.M. McLennan, T. Parker, L. Soderblom, J.N. Sohl-Dickstein, S.W. Squyres, N.J. Tosca, W.A. Watters, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 240, 11 –72.
2005, Trajectories and energy transfer of saltating particles onto rock surfaces: application to abrasion and ventifact formation on Earth and Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi:10.1029/2004JE002388, Bridges, N.T., J. Phoreman, B.R. White, R. Greeley, E. Eddlemon, G. Wilson, and C. Meyer.
2006, Geology of the Gusev cratered plains from the Spirit rover traverse, J. Geophys. Res., 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002503, Golombek, M.P., L.S. Crumpler, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, N.A. Cabrol, T.J. Parker, J.W. Rice Jr., J.G. Ward, R.E. Arvidson, J.E. Moersch, R.L. Fergason, P.R. Christensen, A. Castano, R. Castano, A.F.C. Haldemann, R. Li, J.F. Bell III, and S.W. Squyres.
2006, Spirit rover localization and topographic mapping at the landing site of Gusev crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002483, Li, R., B.A. Archinal, R.E. Arvidson, J. Bell, P.Christensen, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, K. Di, T. Duxbury, M. Golombek, J. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Guinn, A. Johnson, R.L. Kirk, M. Maimone, L.H. Matthies, M. Malin, T. Parker, M. Sims, S. Thompson, S.W. Squyres, and L.A. Soderblom.
2006, Characterization and petrologic interpretation of olivine-rich basalts at Gusev Crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002477, McSween, H.Y., M.B. Wyatt, R. Gellert, J.F. Bell, III, R.V. Morris, K.E. Herkenhoff, L.S. Crumpler, K.A. Milam, K.R. Stockstill, L.L. Tornabene, R.E. Arvidson, P. Bartlett, D. Blaney, N.A. Cabrol, P.R. Christensen, B.C. Clark, J.A. Crisp, D.J. Des Marais, T. Economou, J.D. Farmer, W. Farrand, A. Ghosh, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, R. Greeley, V.E. Hamilton, J.R. Johnson, B.L. Joliff, G. Klingelhöfer, A.T. Knudson, S. McLennan, D. Ming, J.E. Moersch, R. Rieder, S.W. Ruff, C. Schröder, P.A. de Souza, Jr., S.W. Squyres, H. Wänke, A. Wang, A. Yen, and J. Zipfel.
2006, Gusev crater: wind-related features and processes observed by the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, J. Geophys. Res., 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002491, Greeley, R., R. E. Arvidson, P. W. Barlett, D. Blaney, N. A. Cabrol, P. R. Christensen, R. L. Fergason, M. P. Golombek, G. A. Landis, M. T. Lemmon, S. M. McLennan, J. N. Maki, T. Michaels, J. E. Moersch, L. D. V. Neakrase, S. C. R. Rafkin, L. Richter, S. W. Squyres, P. A. de Souza Jr., R. J. Sullivan, S. D. Thompson, and P. L. Whelley.
2006, Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills, J. Geophys. Res., 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002499, Arvidson, R. E., S.W. Squyres, R.C. Anderson, J.F. Bell III, D. Blaney, J. Brückner, N.A. Cabrol, W.M. Calvin, M.H. Carr, P.R. Christensen, B.C. Clark, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, P.A. de Souza Jr., C. d’Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W.H. Farrand, W. Folkner, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, E. Guinness, B.C. Hahn, L. Haskin, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Hurowitz, S. Hviid, J.R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, A.H. Knoll, G. Landis, C. Leff, M. Lemmon, R. Li, M. B. Madsen, M.C. Malin, S.M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J. Moersch, R.V. Morris, T. Parker, J.W. Rice Jr., L. Richter, R. Rieder, D.S. Rodionov, C. Schröder, M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, S.D. Thompson, N.J. Tosca, A. Wang, H. Wänke, J. Ward, T. Wdowiak, M.Wolff, and A. Yen.
2006, Monitoring active volcanism with the Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment on EO-1, Rem. Sens. Environ., 101, 427-446, Davies, A.G, S. Chien, V. Baker, T. Doggett, J. Dohm, R. Greeley, F. Ip, R. Castano, B. Cichy, G. Rabideau, D. Tran, and R. Sherwood.
2006, Autonomous detection of cryospheric change with hyperion on-board Earth Observing-1, Rem. Sens. Environ., 101, 447-462, Doggett, T., R. Greeley, S. Chien, R. Castano, B. Cichy, A.G. Davies, G. Rabideau, R. Sherwood, D. Tran, V. Baker, J. Dohm, and F. Ip.
2006, Flood detection and monitoring with the Autonomous Sciencraft Experiment onboard EO-1, Rem. Sens. Environ., 101, 463-481, Ip, F., J.M. Dohm, V.R. Baker, T. Doggett, A.G. Davies, R. Castano, S. Chien, B. Cichy, R. Greeley, R. Sherwood, D. Tran, and G. Rabideau.
2006, Dust devils on Mars observed by the High Resolution Stereo Camera, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L11202, doi:10.1029/2006GL025816, Stanzel, C., M. Pätzold, R. Greeley, E Hauber, and G. Neukum.
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