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Carle M. Pieters

Carle M. Pieters

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Earth Science
USA
2026

Carle M. Pieters publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carle M. Pieters sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Carle M. Pieters D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carle M. Pieters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Carle M. Pieters is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and has made significant contributions in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on planetary science and exploration.

The researcher's work spans several subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Spectroscopy

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequent publication venues for Carle M. Pieters include:

  • Icarus
  • Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Co-authorship is noted with several colleagues, highlighting collaborations with:

  • John F. Mustard
  • C. H. Kremer
  • H. Hiesinger
  • Julie Castillo-Rogez
  • C. A. Raymond

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Pieters include:

  • Volatile interactions with the lunar surface, 2021, Geochemistry
  • Recent cryovolcanic activity at Occator crater on Ceres, 2020, Nature Astronomy
  • Lunar Mare Basaltic Volcanism: Volcanic Features and Emplacement Processes, 2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Impact heat driven volatile redistribution at Occator crater on Ceres as a comparative planetary process, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The Evolution of the Lunar Crust, 2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Carle M. Pieters has been recognized as a fellow by several scientific organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2001, and the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1

    C. M. Pieters;J. N. Goswami;J. N. Goswami;R. N. Clark;M. Annadurai

  • Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples

    Carlé M. Pieters;Larry A. Taylor;Sarah K. Noble;Lindsay P. Keller

  • Space weathering on airless bodies

    Carle M. Pieters;Sarah K. Noble

  • The Clementine Mission to the Moon: Scientific Overview

    Stewart Nozette;P. Rustan;L. P. Pleasance;D. M. Horan

  • Infrared Spectroscopic Analyses on the Nature of Water in Montmorillonite

    Janice L. Bishop;Carle M. Pieters;John O. Edwards

  • Deconvolution of mineral absorption bands: An improved approach

    Jessica M. Sunshine;Carle M. Pieters;Stephen F. Pratt

  • Remote geochemical analysis : elemental and mineralogical composition

    Carlé M. Pieters;Peter A. J. Englert

  • Photometric phase functions of common geologic minerals and applications to quantitative analysis of mineral mixture reflectance spectra

    John F. Mustard;Carlé M. Pieters

  • Mineralogy of the lunar crust: Results from Clementine

    Stefanie Tompkins;Carlé M. Pieters

  • Strength of mineral absorption features in the transmitted component of near‐infrared reflected light: First results from RELAB

    Carlé M Pieters

  • Lunar Mare Soils: Space weathering and the major effects of surface‐correlated nanophase Fe

    Lawrence A. Taylor;Carlé M. Pieters;Lindsay P. Keller;Richard V. Morris

  • Optical effects of space weathering: The role of the finest fraction

    C. M. Pieters;E. M. Fischer;O. Rode;A. Basu

  • The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon

    Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Junichi Haruyama;Yasuhiro Yokota

  • Ammoniated phyllosilicates with a likely outer Solar System origin on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;A. Raponi;S. Marchi;S. Marchi

  • Spectroscopic Characterization of Mineralogy and Its Diversity Across Vesta

    M. C. De Sanctis;E. Ammannito;M. T. Capria;F. Tosi

  • Estimating modal abundances from the spectra of natural and laboratory pyroxene mixtures using the modified Gaussian model

    Jessica M. Sunshine;Carlé M. Pieters

  • The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M 3 ) on Chandrayaan-1

    Carle M. Pieters;Joseph Boardman;Bonnie Buratti;Alok Chatterjee

  • The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) imaging spectrometer for lunar science: Instrument description, calibration, on‐orbit measurements, science data calibration and on‐orbit validation

    R.O. Green;C. Pieters;P. Mouroulis;M. Eastwood

  • Spectroscopy of synthetic Mg-Fe pyroxenes I: Spin-allowed and spin-forbidden crystal field bands in the visible and near-infrared

    Rachel L. Klima;Carlé M. Pieters;M. Darby Dyar

  • Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;A. Raponi;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;M. Ciarniello

  • Application of Remote Spectral Reflectance Measurements to Lunar Geology Classification and Determination of Titanium Content of Lunar Soils

    Michael P. Charette;Thomas B. McCord;Carle Pieters;John B. Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Takahiro Hiroi
Takahiro Hiroi Brown University
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Andreas Nathues
Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society
Harry Y. McSween
Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John F. Mustard
John F. Mustard Brown University
David A. Williams
David A. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz
Jessica M. Sunshine
Jessica M. Sunshine University of Maryland, College Park

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