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Alexander G. Hayes

Alexander G. Hayes

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
57
Citations
9712
World Ranking
3524
National Ranking
1340

Overview

Alexander G. Hayes is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in related subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, and Physiology.

Their research covers several main topics within the broader scope of space and planetary sciences, notably Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Spaceflight effects on biology, and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies.

Hayes has published extensively across a number of academic journals, with frequent contributions to several leading venues:

  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Icarus
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Some notable recent papers authored by Hayes include:

  • Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander (2021, The Planetary Science Journal)
  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science)
  • The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation (2021, Space Science Reviews)
  • Science Goals and Mission Architecture of the Europa Lander Mission Concept (2022, The Planetary Science Journal)
  • On the Habitability and Future Exploration of Ocean Worlds (2020, Space Science Reviews)

Frequent collaborators with whom Hayes has co-authored multiple publications include:

  • J. M. Soderblom
  • Samuel Birch
  • P. Corlies
  • J. R. Johnson
  • J. F. Bell

Best Publications

  • Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES Experiment on the Opportunity Rover.

    Philip Christensen;M. B. Wyatt;T. D. Glotch;A. D. Rogers

  • Mars Exploration Rover Athena Panoramic Camera (Pancam) investigation

    J.F. Bell;S. W. Squyres;Kenneth E. Herkenhoff;J.N. Maki

  • The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds

    Amanda R. Hendrix;Terry A. Hurford;Laura M. Barge;Michael T. Bland

  • Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan: Distribution and interaction with a porous regolith

    A. Hayes;O. Aharonson;P. Callahan;C. Elachi

  • Titan's inventory of organic surface materials

    Ralph D. Lorenz;Karl L. Mitchell;Randolph L. Kirk;Alexander G. Hayes

  • Rapid and extensive surface changes near Titan's equator: evidence of April showers.

    E. P. Turtle;J. E. Perry;A. G. Hayes;R. D. Lorenz

  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

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  • An asymmetric distribution of lakes on Titan as a possible consequence of orbital forcing

    O. Aharonson;A. G. Hayes;J. I. Lunine;R. D. Lorenz

  • Cryovolcanism on Titan: New results from Cassini RADAR and VIMS

    R. M. C. Lopes;R. L. Kirk;K. L. Mitchell;A. LeGall

  • Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Spirit Rover at Gusev Crater

    James Bell;S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;H. M. Arneson

  • Initial results from the Mini-TES experiment in Gusev Crater from the Spirit Rover

    Philip Christensen;Steven Ruff;R. L. Fergason;A. T. Knudson

  • Athena Microscopic Imager investigation

    Kenneth E. Herkenhoff;S. W. Squyres;J.F. Bell;J.N. Maki

  • Evidence from Opportunity's Microscopic Imager for Water on Meridiani Planum

    Kenneth E Herkenhoff;Steven W Squyres;Raymond E Arvidson;Deborah S Bass

  • Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander

    Jason Barnes;Elizabeth Turtle;Melissa Trainer;Ralph Lorenz

  • Exploration of Victoria crater by the Mars rover Opportunity.

    Steven W. Squyres;A. H. Knoll;Raymond E. Arvidson;J. W. Ashley

  • Distribution and interplay of geologic processes on Titan from Cassini radar data

    R.M.C. Lopes;E. R. Stofan;R. Peckyno;J. Radebaugh

  • Pancam multispectral imaging results from the opportunity Rover at Meridiani Planum

    J.F. Bell;S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;H.M. Arneson

  • Textures of the soils and rocks at Gusev Crater from Spirit's Microscopic Imager.

    K. E. Herkenhoff;S. W. Squyres;R. Arvidson;D. S. Bass

  • The bathymetry of a Titan sea

    Marco Mastrogiuseppe;Valerio Poggiali;Alexander Hayes;Ralph Lorenz

  • The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation

    J. F. Bell;J. N. Maki;G. L. Mehall;M. A. Ravine

  • Transient surface liquid in Titan’s polar regions from Cassini

    A. G. Hayes;O. Aharonson;J. I. Lunine;R. L. Kirk

  • The origin and evolution of the Peace Vallis fan system that drains to the Curiosity landing area, Gale Crater, Mars

    Marisa C. Palucis;William E. Dietrich;Alexander G. Hayes;Rebecca M. E. Williams

  • Determining Titan surface topography from Cassini SAR data

    Bryan W. Stiles;Scott Hensley;Yonggyu Gim;David M. Bates

  • Organic sedimentary deposits in Titan's dry lakebeds: Probable evaporite

    Jason W. Barnes;Jacob Bow;Jacob Schwartz;Jacob Schwartz;Robert H. Brown

  • The lakes and seas of Titan

    Rosaly M.C. Lopes;Karl L. Mitchell;Stephen D. Wall;Giuseppe Mitri

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Rosaly M. C. Lopes California Institute of Technology
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab
Jason W. Barnes
Jason W. Barnes University of Idaho
Ellen R. Stofan
Ellen R. Stofan Smithsonian Institution
Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh Brigham Young University
Howard A. Zebker
Howard A. Zebker Stanford University
Sebastien Rodriguez
Sebastien Rodriguez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Bryan Stiles
Bryan Stiles Jet Propulsion Lab

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