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Overview

Colin M. Dundas is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on planetary science and exploration, with an emphasis on the physical and geological properties of Mars. Their work intersects several fields including physics and astronomy, and earth and planetary sciences, particularly within subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, and earth-surface processes.

The main topics covered in Dundas's research include planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, space science and extraterrestrial life, geology and paleoclimatology research, space exploration and technology, aeolian processes and effects, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent publications by Colin M. Dundas include:

  • Widespread Exposures of Extensive Clean Shallow Ice in the Midlatitudes of Mars, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Availability of subsurface water-ice resources in the northern mid-latitudes of Mars, 2021, Nature Astronomy
  • Largest recent impact craters on Mars: Orbital imaging and surface seismic co-investigation, 2022, Science
  • Modern Mars' geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity, 2021, Geomorphology
  • New Craters on Mars: An Updated Catalog, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Dundas frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Icarus
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Nature Astronomy

Frequent collaborators in their research include A. S. McEwen, I. J. Daubar, Shane Byrne, Susan J. Conway, and A. M. Bramson. These collaborations often span multiple projects related to Mars and planetary surface processes.

Best Publications

  • Seasonal Flows on Warm Martian Slopes

    Alfred S. McEwen;Lujendra Ojha;Colin M. Dundas;Sarah S. Mattson

  • Distribution of Mid-Latitude Ground Ice on Mars from New Impact Craters

    Shane Byrne;Colin M. Dundas;Megan R. Kennedy;Michael T. Mellon

  • Recurring slope lineae in equatorial regions of Mars

    Alfred S. McEwen;Colin M. Dundas;Sarah S. Mattson;Anthony D. Toigo

  • Exposed subsurface ice sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes.

    Colin M. Dundas;Ali M. Bramson;Lujendra Ojha;James J. Wray

  • Athabasca Valles, Mars: A Lava-Draped Channel System

    Windy L. Jaeger;Laszlo P. Keszthelyi;Alfred S. McEwen;Colin M. Dundas

  • Columbus crater and other possible groundwater-fed paleolakes of Terra Sirenum, Mars

    J. J. Wray;R. E. Milliken;C. M. Dundas;G. A. Swayze

  • The current martian cratering rate

    I.J. Daubar;A.S. McEwen;S. Byrne;M.R. Kennedy

  • The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO’s Primary Science Phase (PSP)

    Alfred S. McEwen;Maria E. Banks;Nicole Baugh;Kris Becker

  • A Closer Look at Water-Related Geologic Activity on Mars

    A. S. Mcewen;C. J. Hansen;W. A. Delamere;E. M. Eliason

  • Seasonal erosion and restoration of Mars' northern polar dunes.

    C.J. Hansen;M. Bourke;M. Bourke;Nathan T. Bridges;Shane Byrne

  • Seasonal activity and morphological changes in martian gullies

    Colin M. Dundas;Serina Diniega;Candice J. Hansen;Shane Byrne

  • Observations of periglacial landforms in Utopia Planitia with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)

    A. Lefort;P.S. Russell;N. Thomas;A.S. McEwen

  • Granular flows at recurring slope lineae on Mars indicate a limited role for liquid water

    Colin M. Dundas;Alfred S. McEwen;Matthew Chojnacki;Moses P. Milazzo

  • New and recent gully activity on Mars as seen by HiRISE

    Colin M. Dundas;Alfred S. McEwen;Serina Diniega;Shane Byrne

  • HiRISE observations of new impact craters exposing Martian ground ice

    Colin M. Dundas;Shane Byrne;Alfred S. McEwen;Michael T. Mellon

  • Long-term monitoring of martian gully formation and evolution with MRO/HiRISE

    Colin M. Dundas;Serina Diniega;Alfred S. McEwen

  • Modeling sublimation of ice exposed by new impacts in the martian mid-latitudes

    Colin M. Dundas;Shane Byrne

  • High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) images of volcanic terrains from the first 6 months of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Primary Science Phase

    Laszlo P. Keszthelyi;Windy L. Jaeger;Alfred S. McEwen;Livio L. Tornabene

  • Seasonality of present-day Martian dune-gully activity

    Serina Diniega;Shane Byrne;Nathan T. Bridges;Colin M. Dundas

  • A new dry hypothesis for the formation of martian linear gullies

    Serina Diniega;Candice J. Hansen;Jim N. McElwaine;C.H. Hugenholtz;C.H. Hugenholtz

  • New and Recent Gully Activity on Mars as Seen by HiRISE

    C. M. Dundas;A. S. McEwen;S. Diniega;S. Byrne

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred S. McEwen
Alfred S. McEwen University of Arizona
Shane Byrne
Shane Byrne University of Arizona
James J. Wray
James J. Wray Georgia Institute of Technology
Laszlo P. Keszthelyi
Laszlo P. Keszthelyi United States Geological Survey
Candice Hansen
Candice Hansen Planetary Science Institute
Nathan T. Bridges
Nathan T. Bridges Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Nicolas Thomas
Nicolas Thomas University of Bern
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Frank P. Seelos
Frank P. Seelos Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mary Bourke
Mary Bourke Trinity College Dublin

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