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63
Citations
14580
World Ranking
1595
National Ranking
707

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

David A. Kring is affiliated with the Lunar and Planetary Institute in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Ecology.

Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics centered on planetary science, geological processes, and space exploration. Main topics include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Among recent publications associated with David A. Kring are:

  • "Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater," 2020, Science Advances
  • "A steeply-inclined trajectory for the Chicxulub impact," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Framework for Coordinated Efforts in the Exploration of Volatiles in the South Polar Region of the Moon," 2021, The Planetary Science Journal
  • "Geologic context and potential EVA targets at the lunar south pole," 2020, Advances in Space Research

Frequent collaborators with David A. Kring include:

  • S. P. S. Gulick
  • A. Wittmann
  • Joanna Morgan
  • Johanna Lofi
  • Valentin Bickel

Common publication venues for their research work are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Acta Astronautica

David A. Kring has contributed to academic books, including one published by the Universities Space Research Association:

  • Training for Lunar Surface Operations, 2020

The scientist has received recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • Chicxulub Crater: A possible Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary impact crater on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

    Alan R. Hildebrand;Glen T. Penfield;David A. Kring;Mark Pilkington

  • The Origin of Planetary Impactors in the Inner Solar System

    Robert G. Strom;Renu Malhotra;Takashi Ito;Fumi Yoshida

  • Support for the Lunar Cataclysm Hypothesis from Lunar Meteorite Impact Melt Ages

    B. A. Cohen;T. D. Swindle;D. A. Kring

  • Impact‐induced hydrothermal activity on early Mars

    Oleg Abramov;David A. Kring

  • Hydrocode simulation of the Chicxulub impact event and the production of climatically active gases

    Elisabetta Pierazzo;David A. Kring;H. Jay Melosh

  • A sawtooth-like timeline for the first billion years of lunar bombardment

    A. Morbidelli;S. Marchi;S. Marchi;S. Marchi;W.F. Bottke;D.A. Kring

  • Widespread mixing and burial of Earth’s Hadean crust by asteroid impacts

    S. Marchi;W. F. Bottke;Linda Elkins-Tanton;M. Bierhaus

  • Cataclysmic bombardment throughout the inner solar system 3.9–4.0 Ga

    David A. Kring;Barbara A. Cohen;Barbara A. Cohen

  • The Chicxulub impact event and its environmental consequences at the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary

    David A. Kring

  • The formation of peak rings in large impact craters

    Joanna V. Morgan;Sean P.S. Gulick;Timothy Bralower;Elise Chenot

  • Constraining the size of the South Pole-Aitken basin impact

    R.W.K. Potter;G.S. Collins;W.S. Kiefer;W.S. Kiefer;P.J. McGovern;P.J. McGovern

  • Isotopic evidence bearing on Late Triassic extinction events, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, and implications for the duration and cause of the Triassic/Jurassic mass extinction

    Peter D. Ward;Geoffrey H. Garrison;James W. Haggart;David A. Kring

  • Earth's Impact Events Through Geologic Time: A List of Recommended Ages for Terrestrial Impact Structures and Deposits.

    Martin Schmieder;David A Kring;David A Kring

  • The onset of the lunar cataclysm as recorded in its ancient crater populations

    Simone Marchi;Simone Marchi;Simone Marchi;William F. Bottke;David A. Kring;Alessandro Morbidelli

  • Rapid recovery of life at ground zero of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction

    Christopher M. Lowery;Timothy J. Bralower;Jeremy D. Owens;Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar

  • Lunar volcanism produced a transient atmosphere around the ancient Moon

    Debra H. Needham;Debra H. Needham;David A. Kring

  • Impact-generated hydrothermal systems capable of forming phyllosilicates on Noachian Mars

    Susanne P. Schwenzer;David A. Kring

  • Trajectories and distribution of material ejected from the Chicxulub impact crater: Implications for postimpact wildfires

    David A. Kring;Daniel D. Durda

  • Differentiation of the South Pole–Aitken basin impact melt sheet: Implications for lunar exploration

    Debra M. Hurwitz;David A. Kring

  • Petrogenesis of an augite-bearing melt rock in the Chicxulub structure and its relationship to K/T impact spherules in Haiti

    David A. Kring;William V. Boynton

  • High-velocity collisions from the lunar cataclysm recorded in asteroidal meteorites

    S. Marchi;W. F. Bottke;B. A. Cohen;K. Wünnemann

  • Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution

    Gordon R. Osinski;David A. Kring

  • Constraining the Size of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Impact

    R. W. K. Potter;G. S. Collins;D. A. Kring;W. Kiefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy D. Swindle
Timothy D. Swindle University of Arizona
Joanna Morgan
Joanna Morgan Imperial College London
Sean P.S. Gulick
Sean P.S. Gulick The University of Texas at Austin
Susanne P. Schwenzer
Susanne P. Schwenzer The Open University
Gareth S. Collins
Gareth S. Collins Imperial College London
Gail L. Christeson
Gail L. Christeson The University of Texas at Austin
Charles S. Cockell
Charles S. Cockell University of Edinburgh
Ulrich Riller
Ulrich Riller Universität Hamburg
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
William V. Boynton
William V. Boynton University of Arizona

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