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Caleb I. Fassett is affiliated with the Marshall Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

Their main research topics cover Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Exploration and Technology, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Marine and Environmental Studies, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Fassett has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Several recent papers highlight Fassett's research focus and contributions:

  • "The Global Context Camera (CTX) Mosaic of Mars: A Product of Information-Preserving Image Data Processing," 2024, Earth and Space Science
  • "The importance of lake breach floods for valley incision on early Mars," 2021, Nature
  • "Precipitation and aridity constraints from paleolakes on early Mars," 2020, Geology
  • "Surface boulder banding indicates Martian debris-covered glaciers formed over multiple glaciations," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Prolonged Rock Exhumation at the Rims of Kilometer-Scale Lunar Craters," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • T. A. Goudge
  • J. L. Dickson
  • J. W. Head
  • Cole Nypaver
  • Masatoshi Hirabayashi

The body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, integrating planetary science with geological and atmospheric processes. Fassett's research contributions extend across understanding Martian surface features, paleoclimatic conditions, and planetary imagery processing, showing engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of space and planetary sciences.

Best Publications

  • The timing of martian valley network activity : Constraints from buffered crater counting

    Caleb I. Fassett;James W. Head

  • 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

  • Valley network-fed, open-basin lakes on Mars: Distribution and implications for Noachian surface and subsurface hydrology

    Caleb I. Fassett;James W. Head

  • Clay minerals in delta deposits and organic preservation potential on Mars

    Bethany L. Ehlmann;John F. Mustard;Caleb I. Fassett;Samuel C. Schon

  • Fluvial sedimentary deposits on Mars : Ancient deltas in a crater lake in the Nili Fossae region

    Caleb I. Fassett;James W. Head

  • Global Distribution of Large Lunar Craters: Implications for Resurfacing and Impactor Populations

    James W. Iii. Head;Caleb I. Fassett;Seth J. Kadish;David E. Smith;David E. Smith

  • Assessing the mineralogy of the watershed and fan deposits of the Jezero crater paleolake system, Mars

    Timothy A. Goudge;John F. Mustard;James W. Head;Caleb I. Fassett

  • Flood volcanism in the northern high latitudes of Mercury revealed by MESSENGER.

    James W. Head;Clark R. Chapman;Robert G. Strom;Caleb I. Fassett

  • Extensive valley glacier deposits in the northern mid-latitudes of Mars: Evidence for Late Amazonian obliquity-driven climate change

    J.W. Head;D.R. Marchant;M.C. Agnew;C.I. Fassett

  • Crater degradation on the lunar maria: Topographic diffusion and the rate of erosion on the Moon

    Caleb I. Fassett;Bradley J. Thomson

  • The Hubble Space Telescope key project on the extragalactic distance scale XXV: a recalibration of Cepheid distances to type Ia supernovae and the value of the Hubble constant

    Brad K. Gibson;Peter B. Stetson;Wendy L. Freedman;Jeremy R. Mould

  • Mineralogy of the Nili Fossae region with OMEGA/Mars Express data: 2. Aqueous alteration of the crust

    N. Mangold;F. Poulet;J. F. Mustard;J.-P. Bibring

  • The variability of crater identification among expert and community crater analysts

    Stuart J. Robbins;Irene Antonenko;Michelle R. Kirchoff;Clark R. Chapman

  • Lunar impact basins: Stratigraphy, sequence and ages from superposed impact crater populations measured from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data

    C. I. Fassett;C. I. Fassett;J. W. Head;S. J. Kadish;E. Mazarico

  • Constraints on the volatile distribution within Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole

    Maria T. Zuber;James W. Head;David E. Smith;Gregory A. Neumann

  • An overfilled lacustrine system and progradational delta in Jezero crater, Mars: Implications for Noachian climate

    Samuel C. Schon;James W. Head;Caleb I. Fassett

  • Sedimentological evidence for a deltaic origin of the western fan deposit in Jezero crater, Mars and implications for future exploration

    Timothy A. Goudge;Timothy A. Goudge;Ralph E. Milliken;James W. Head;John F. Mustard

  • Sequence and timing of conditions on early Mars

    Caleb I. Fassett;James W. Head

  • Mineralogy of the Nili Fossae region with OMEGA/Mars Express data: 1. Ancient impact melt in the Isidis Basin and implications for the transition from the Noachian to Hesperian

    J. F. Mustard;F. Poulet;J. W. Head;N. Mangold

  • Hollows on Mercury: MESSENGER Evidence for Geologically Recent Volatile-Related Activity

    David T. Blewett;Nancy L. Chabot;Brett W. Denevi;Carolyn M. Ernst

  • Global resurfacing of Mercury 4.0–4.1 billion years ago by heavy bombardment and volcanism

    Simone Marchi;Clark R. Chapman;Caleb I. Fassett;James W. Head

  • Volcanism on Mercury: Evidence from the first MESSENGER flyby for extrusive and explosive activity and the volcanic origin of plains

    James W. Head;Scott L. Murchie;Louise M. Prockter;Sean C. Solomon

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert G. Strom
Robert G. Strom University of Arizona
Brett W. Denevi
Brett W. Denevi Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Louise M. Prockter
Louise M. Prockter Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Thomas R. Watters
Thomas R. Watters Smithsonian Institution
David T. Blewett
David T. Blewett Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Carolyn M. Ernst
Carolyn M. Ernst Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Erwan Mazarico
Erwan Mazarico Goddard Space Flight Center

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