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Overview

Andrew Steele is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields such as Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics, Ecology, and Paleontology.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Andrew Steele has contributed extensively to various scientific journals and has a notable presence in several publication venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Astrobiology
  • Science
  • Science Advances
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Selected recent papers reflect their focus on planetary science, Mars exploration, and astrobiology:

  • Perseverance's Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) Investigation, 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, 2022, Science
  • Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars-implications for organic geochemistry, 2022, Science
  • An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, 2022, Science
  • Molecular identification of fungi microfossils in a Neoproterozoic shale rock, 2020, Science Advances

Frequent coauthors in Andrew Steele's work include:

  • Sandra Siljeström
  • Sunanda Sharma
  • Kyle Uckert
  • Teresa Fornaro
  • R. Bhartia

Best Publications

  • Questioning the evidence for Earth's oldest fossils

    Martin D. Brasier;Owen R. Green;Andrew P. Jephcoat;Annette K. Kleppe

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    J. P. Grotzinger;D. Y. Sumner;L. C. Kah;K. Stack

  • Organics captured from comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft.

    Scott A. Sandford;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M. O. 'D. Alexander;Tohru Araki

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

  • Organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater, Mars.

    Jennifer L. Eigenbrode;Roger E. Summons;Andrew Steele;Caroline Freissinet

  • Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

    L. A. Leshin;P. R. Mahaffy;C. R. Webster;M. Cabane

  • Organic compounds on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko revealed by COSAC mass spectrometry

    Fred Goesmann;Helmut Rosenbauer;Jan Hendrik Bredehöft;Michel Cabane

  • Mars methane detection and variability at Gale crater

    Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;Gregory J. Flesch

  • Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

    Caroline Freissinet;Caroline Freissinet;D. P. Glavin;Paul R. Mahaffy;K. E. Miller

  • 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 impact and recovery of asteroid 2008 TC 3

    P. Jenniskens;M.H. Shaddad;D. Numan;S. Elsir

  • Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater

    Daniel P. Glavin;Caroline Freissinet;Kristen E. Miller;Jennifer L. Eigenbrode

  • Deep mantle cycling of oceanic crust: evidence from diamonds and their mineral inclusions.

    Michael J Walter;Simon C Kohn;D Araujo;G Bulanova

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

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

  • Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034

    Carl B. Agee;Nicole V. Wilson;Francis M. McCubbin;Karen Ziegler

  • The search for and analysis of direct samples of early Solar System aqueous fluids.

    Michael E. Zolensky;Robert J. Bodnar;Hisayoshi Yurimoto;Shoichi Itoh

  • Nominally hydrous magmatism on the Moon

    Francis M. McCubbin;Andrew Steele;Erik H. Hauri;Hanna Nekvasil

  • Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere.

    Chris R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Gregory J. Flesch;Paul B. Niles

  • Morphological biosignatures and the search for life on Mars.

    Sherry L. Cady;Jack D. Farmer;John P. Grotzinger;J. William Schopf

  • Background levels of methane in Mars' atmosphere show strong seasonal variations

    Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;John E. Moores

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Mahaffy
Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center
Marilyn L. Fogel
Marilyn L. Fogel University of California, Riverside
David S. McKay
David S. McKay Johnson Space Center
Daniel P. Glavin
Daniel P. Glavin Goddard Space Flight Center
Liane G. Benning
Liane G. Benning Freie Universität Berlin
Rafael Navarro-González
Rafael Navarro-González National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay Ames Research Center
Sushil K. Atreya
Sushil K. Atreya University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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