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Overview

Daniel P. Glavin is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, focusing primarily on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research encompasses a range of topics including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Space Exploration and Technology, Origins and Evolution of Life, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

The scientist has published numerous papers in prominent journals and venues. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu" (2023, Science)
  • "Identifying the wide diversity of extraterrestrial purine and pyrimidine nucleobases in carbonaceous meteorites" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) Bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history" (2020, Science)
  • "Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS-REx" (2024, Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
  • "Indigenous and exogenous organics and surface-atmosphere cycling inferred from carbon and oxygen isotopes at Gale crater" (2020, Nature Astronomy)

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Astrobiology
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Astronomy
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Collaboration forms a significant part of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason P. Dworkin
  • Jamie E. Elsila
  • Hannah L. McLain
  • José C. Aponte
  • Eric T. Parker

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

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

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

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

  • Carbonaceous meteorites contain a wide range of extraterrestrial nucleobases

    Michael P. Callahan;Karen E. Smith;H. James Cleaves;Josef Ruzicka

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

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

  • Cometary Glycine Detected in Samples Returned by Stardust

    Jamie E. Elsila;Daniel P. Glavin;Jason P. Dworkin

  • 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

  • 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

  • Extraterrestrial nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite

    Zita Martins;Oliver Botta;Oliver Botta;Marilyn L. Fogel;Mark A. Sephton

  • 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

  • Extraterrestrial amino acids in Orgueil and Ivuna: tracing the parent body of CI type carbonaceous chondrites.

    Pascale Ehrenfreund;Daniel P. Glavin;Oliver Botta;George Cooper

  • Understanding prebiotic chemistry through the analysis of extraterrestrial amino acids and nucleobases in meteorites

    Aaron S. Burton;Jennifer C. Stern;Jamie E. Elsila;Daniel P. Glavin

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

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

  • Enrichment of the amino acid L-isovaline by aqueous alteration on CI and CM meteorite parent bodies.

    Daniel P. Glavin;Jason P. Dworkin

  • Primordial synthesis of amines and amino acids in a 1958 Miller H2S-rich spark discharge experiment

    Eric T. Parker;Henderson J. Cleaves;Jason P. Dworkin;Daniel P. Glavin

  • The Effects of Parent Body Processes on Amino Acids in Carbonaceous Chondrites

    Daniel P. Glavin;Michael P. Callahan;Jason P. Dworkin;Jamie E. Elsila

  • Radar-Enabled Recovery of the Sutter’s Mill Meteorite, a Carbonaceous Chondrite Regolith Breccia

    Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Marc D. Fries;Qing-Zhu Yin;Michael Zolensky

  • A Search for Endogenous Amino Acids in Martian Meteorite ALH84001

    Jeffrey L. Bada;Daniel P. Glavin;Daniel P. Glavin;Daniel P. Glavin;Gene D. McDonald;Gene D. McDonald;Gene D. McDonald;Luann Becker;Luann Becker;Luann Becker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason P. Dworkin
Jason P. Dworkin Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul R. Mahaffy
Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center
Rafael Navarro-González
Rafael Navarro-González National Autonomous University of Mexico
Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele Carnegie Institution for Science
Jeffrey L. Bada
Jeffrey L. Bada University of California, San Diego
Dante S. Lauretta
Dante S. Lauretta University of Arizona
Timothy D. Swindle
Timothy D. Swindle University of Arizona
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University
Christopher D. K. Herd
Christopher D. K. Herd University of Alberta

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