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Overview

A. S. Yen is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of planetary science and related disciplines. Their research covers a wide range of topics within Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's published work spans multiple areas including Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Space Exploration and Technology, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Minerals
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Geochemistry

Among their most cited papers are:

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity, 2020, Geochemistry
  • Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars, 2021, Science
  • Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Data From the Glen Torridon Region and the Significance of Lake-Groundwater Interactions in Interpreting Mineralogy and Sedimentary History, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Evidence for Multiple Diagenetic Episodes in Ancient Fluvial-Lacustrine Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Mars, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including:

  • E. B. Rampe
  • A. H. Treiman
  • R. Gellert
  • L. M. Thompson
  • D. W. Ming

Their main subfields of study extend into Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Aerospace Engineering, and Geophysics. This interdisciplinary involvement supports a comprehensive approach to understanding planetary environments, particularly Mars, through mineralogical, geochemical, and sedimentological analyses.

Best Publications

  • Jarosite and hematite at Meridiani Planum from Opportunity's Mössbauer spectrometer

    G. Klingelhöfer;R. V. Morris;B. Bernhardt;C. Schröder

  • Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

    D.T. Vaniman;D.L. Bish;D.W. Ming;T.F. Bristow

  • Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;R. C. Anderson;J. F. Bell

  • The Opportunity Rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;J. Brückner

  • Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    S.M. McLennan;J.F. Bell;W. M. Calvin;P. R. Christensen

  • Mössbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Gusev crater, Mars: Spirit's journey through weakly altered olivine basalt on the plains and pervasively altered basalt in the Columbia Hills

    R. V. Morris;G. Klingelhöfer;C. Schröder;D. S. Rodionov

  • Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;S. Ruff;R. Gellert

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell;J. Bruckner

  • Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover

    Richard V. Morris;Steven W. Ruff;Ralf Gellert;Douglas W. Ming

  • Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS): Results from Gusev crater and calibration report

    R. Gellert;R. Gellert;R. Rieder;J. Brückner;B. C. Clark

  • Chemistry of rocks and soils at Meridiani Planum from the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer.

    R. Rieder;R. Gellert;R. C. Anderson;J. Brückner

  • An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

    Albert S. Yen;Ralf Gellert;Christian Schröder;Richard V. Morris

  • Chemistry and mineralogy of outcrops at Meridiani Planum

    Benton C. Clark;R. V. Morris;S. M. McLennan;R. Gellert

  • X-ray Diffraction Results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater

    D. L. Bish;D. F. Blake;D. T. Vaniman;S. J. Chipera

  • Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow

    D F Blake;R V Morris;G Kocurek;Shaunna M Morrison

  • Chemistry of Rocks and Soils in Gusev Crater from the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer

    R. Gellert;R. Rieder;R. C. Anderson;J. Brückner

  • Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars

    E. B. Rampe;D. W. Ming;D. F. Blake;T. F. Bristow

  • Mineralogy at Gusev Crater from the Mossbauer spectrometer on the Spirit Rover

    R. V. Morris;G. Klingelhöfer;B. Bernhardt;C. Schröder

  • The new Athena alpha particle X‐ray spectrometer for the Mars Exploration Rovers

    R. Rieder;R. Gellert;J. Brückner;G. Klingelhöfer

  • Mossbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Meridiani Planum, Mars: Opportunity's journey across sulfate-rich outcrop, basaltic sand and dust, and hematite lag deposits

    R. V. Morris;G. Klingelhöfer;C. Schröder;D. S. Rodionov

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert T. Downs
Robert T. Downs University of Arizona
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
Göstar Klingelhöfer
Göstar Klingelhöfer Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Steven W. Squyres
Steven W. Squyres Cornell University
Steve J. Chipera
Steve J. Chipera Planetary Science Institute
Ralf Gellert
Ralf Gellert University of Guelph
Jack D. Farmer
Jack D. Farmer Arizona State University
David J. Des Marais
David J. Des Marais Ames Research Center
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University

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