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Andrew M. Freed is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Space Exploration and Technology

Freed has contributed to multiple research papers published in notable venues. Significant publications include:

  • "Why the lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin is not a mascon," 2020, Icarus
  • "Pluto's Antipodal Terrains Imply a Thick Subsurface Ocean and Hydrated Core," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The formation and evolution of Pluto's Sputnik basin prior to nitrogen ice fill," 2023, Icarus
  • "Crustal Block and Muted Ring Development During the Formation of Mercury's Caloris Megabasin," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Corrigendum to 'Why the lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin is not a mascon'. Icarus 352 (2020) 113995," 2020, Icarus

Their frequent co-authors consist of:

  • Brandon Johnson
  • A. J. Trowbridge
  • H. J. Melosh
  • C. Adeene Denton
  • Shigeru Wakita

Andrew M. Freed has published predominantly in the journal Icarus, with three publications there, along with one paper each in Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, and Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • EARTHQUAKE TRIGGERING BY STATIC, DYNAMIC, AND POSTSEISMIC STRESS TRANSFER

    Andrew M. Freed

  • Delayed triggering of the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake by viscoelastic stress transfer

    Andrew M. Freed;Jian Lin

  • Evidence of power-law flow in the Mojave desert mantle

    Andrew M. Freed;Roland Bürgmann

  • Transpressional rupture of an unmapped fault during the 2010 Haiti earthquake

    Éric Calais;Andrew M. Freed;Glen S. Mattioli;Glen S. Mattioli;Falk Amelung

  • Interseismic Plate coupling and strain partitioning in the Northeastern Caribbean

    D. M. Manaker;E. Calais;A. M. Freed;S. T. Ali

  • Implications of deformation following the 2002 Denali, Alaska, earthquake for postseismic relaxation processes and lithospheric rheology

    Andrew M. Freed;Roland Bürgmann;Eric Calais;Jeff Freymueller

  • The Origin of Lunar Mascon Basins

    H. J. Melosh;Andrew M. Freed;Brandon C. Johnson;David M. Blair

  • Topography of the Northern Hemisphere of Mercury from MESSENGER Laser Altimetry

    Maria T. Zuber;David E. Smith;Roger J. Phillips;Sean C. Solomon

  • Afterslip (and only afterslip) following the 2004 Parkfield, California, earthquake

    Andrew M. Freed

  • Triggering of New Madrid seismicity by late-Pleistocene erosion

    Eric Calais;A. M. Freed;R. Van Arsdale;S. Stein

  • Resolving depth-dependent subduction zone viscosity and afterslip from postseismic displacements following the 2011 Tohoku-oki, Japan earthquake

    Andrew M. Freed;Akinori Hashima;Thorsten W. Becker;Thorsten W. Becker;David A. Okaya

  • Probing the lithospheric rheology across the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Mong-Han Huang;Roland Bürgmann;Andrew M. Freed

  • Evolution of stress in Southern California for the past 200 years from coseismic, postseismic and interseismic stress changes

    Andrew M. Freed;Syed Tabrez Ali;Roland Bürgmann

  • Time-dependent changes in failure stress following thrust earthquakes

    Andrew M. Freed;Jian Lin

  • Coulomb stress evolution in Northeastern Caribbean over the past 250 years due to coseismic, postseismic and interseismic deformation

    Syed Tabrez Ali;Andrew M. Freed;Eric Calais;David M. Manaker

  • Using short-term postseismic displacements to infer the ambient deformation conditions of the upper mantle

    Andrew M. Freed;Greg Hirth;Mark D. Behn

  • Stress-dependent power-law flow in the upper mantle following the 2002 Denali, Alaska, earthquake

    Andrew M. Freed;Roland Bürgmann;Eric Calais;Jeff Freymueller

  • Density profiles of oceanic slabs and surrounding mantle: integrated thermodynamic and thermal modeling, and implications for the fate of slabs at the 660 km discontinuity

    Jibamitra Ganguly;Andrew M. Freed;Surendra K. Saxena

  • Far-reaching transient motions after Mojave earthquakes require broad mantle flow beneath a strong crust

    Andrew M. Freed;Roland Bürgmann;Thomas Herring

  • Formation of the Orientale lunar multiring basin

    Brandon C. Johnson;David M. Blair;Gareth S. Collins;H. Jay Melosh

  • The Evolution of the Seismic-Aseismic Transition During the Earthquake Cycle: Constraints from the Time-Dependent Depth Distribution of Aftershocks

    F. Rolandone;R. Bürgmann;R. Nadeau;A. Freed

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Roland Bürgmann
Roland Bürgmann University of California, Berkeley
H. J. Melosh
H. J. Melosh Purdue University West Lafayette
Eric Calais
Eric Calais École Normale Supérieure
Thorsten W. Becker
Thorsten W. Becker The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas R. Watters
Thomas R. Watters Smithsonian Institution
Jeffrey C. Andrews-Hanna
Jeffrey C. Andrews-Hanna University of Arizona
Roger J. Phillips
Roger J. Phillips Washington University in St. Louis
Gregory A. Neumann
Gregory A. Neumann Goddard Space Flight Center

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