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Overview

Denton S. Ebel is affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research spans significant contributions within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, and related subfields. The scientist's work encompasses a broad range of topics including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, and studies in stellar, planetary, and galactic systems.

Their published work often appears in specialized scientific venues. Frequent publication venues for Denton S. Ebel include:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Space Science Reviews

Ebel has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors. Frequent co-authors in their research are:

  • Marina E. Gemma
  • M. K. Weisberg
  • S. J. Jaret
  • Keiji Hammond
  • Liam S. Morrissey

Their recent scholarly articles illustrate active engagement in planetary materials and mineralogy, isotope fractionation, and astrophysical processes within the protoplanetary disk. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Chondrules reveal large-scale outward transport of inner Solar System materials in the protoplanetary disk," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Machine Learning Mid-Infrared Spectral Models for Predicting Modal Mineralogy of CI/CM Chondritic Asteroids and Bennu," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Comparison of the Murchison CM2 and Allende CV3 chondrites," 2021, Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • "Metal-rich nodules in anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785," 2021, Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • "Carbon isotope fractionation between CO2 and carbon in silicate melts at high temperature," 2024, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Their research themes also cover high-pressure geophysics and materials, isotope analysis in ecology, as well as geological and geochemical analysis related to planetary materials. This interdisciplinary approach integrates computational mechanics and geophysical methods within their broader focus on planetary and astrophysical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

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

  • Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

    Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

  • The Major-Element Composition of Mercury’s Surface from MESSENGER X-ray Spectrometry

    Larry R. Nittler;Richard D. Starr;Shoshana Z. Weider;Timothy J. McCoy

  • Condensation in dust-enriched systems

    Denton S Ebel;Lawrence Grossman

  • The Formation Conditions of Chondrules and Chondrites

    C.M. O'd. Alexander;Jeffrey N. Grossman;D.S. Ebel;F.J. Ciesla

  • Radioactive Elements on Mercury’s Surface from MESSENGER: Implications for the Planet’s Formation and Evolution

    Patrick N. Peplowski;Larry G. Evans;Steven A. Hauck;Timothy J. McCoy

  • 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

  • Elemental and isotopic fractionation of Type B calcium-, aluminum-rich inclusions: experiments, theoretical considerations, and constraints on their thermal evolution

    Frank M. Richter;Andrew M. Davis;Denton S. Ebel;Akihiko Hashimoto

  • Petrogenesis of the Flood-Basalt Sequence at Noril'sk, North Central Siberia

    Valeri A. Fedorenko;Peter C. Lightfoot;Anthony J. Naldrett;Gerald K. Czamanske

  • Evidence for geochemical terranes on Mercury: Global mapping of major elements with MESSENGER's X-Ray Spectrometer

    Shoshana Z. Weider;Larry R. Nittler;Richard D. Starr;Ellen J. Crapster-Pregont;Ellen J. Crapster-Pregont

  • Condensation of Rocky Material in Astrophysical Environments

    D. S. Ebel

  • Solar nebula magnetic fields recorded in the Semarkona meteorite

    Roger Rennan Fu;Benjamin P. Weiss;Eduardo Andrade Lima;Richard J. Harrison

  • Hf–W mineral isochron for Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Age of the solar system and the timing of core formation in planetesimals

    Christoph Burkhardt;Christoph Burkhardt;Thorsten Kleine;Bernard Bourdon;Herbert Palme

  • Mercury's Weather-Beaten Surface: Understanding Mercury in the Context of Lunar and Asteroidal Space Weathering Studies

    Deborah L. Domingue;Clark R. Chapman;Rosemary M. Killen;Thomas H. Zurbuchen

  • Major element chemical and isotopic compositions of refractory inclusions in C3 chondrites: the separate roles of condensation and evaporation☆

    Lawrence Grossman;Denton S. Ebel;Steven B. Simon;Andrew M. Davis

  • Fractional crystallization of sulfide ore liquids at high temperature

    D. S. Ebel;A. J. Naldrett

  • Chondrule size and related physical properties: A compilation and evaluation of current data across all meteorite groups

    Jon M. Friedrich;Jon M. Friedrich;Michael K. Weisberg;Michael K. Weisberg;Denton S. Ebel;Denton S. Ebel;Denton S. Ebel;Alison E. Biltz

  • Magnetic evidence for a partially differentiated carbonaceous chondrite parent body

    Laurent Carporzen;Benjamin P. Weiss;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;David L. Shuster

  • Questions, questions: Can the contradictions between the petrologic, isotopic, thermodynamic, and astrophysical constraints on chondrule formation be resolved?

    Conel M. O’D. Alexander;Denton S. Ebel

  • Equilibrium condensation from chondritic porous IDP enriched vapor: Implications for Mercury and enstatite chondrite origins

    D.S. Ebel;D.S. Ebel;C.M.O'd. Alexander

  • Major-element composition of Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-ray Spectrometry

    S. Z. Weider;L. R. Nittler;R. D. Starr;T. J. McCoy

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael K. Weisberg
Michael K. Weisberg City University of New York
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low American Museum of Natural History
Lawrence Grossman
Lawrence Grossman University of Chicago
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Steven B. Simon
Steven B. Simon University of New Mexico
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jeffrey N. Grossman
Jeffrey N. Grossman United States Geological Survey
George E. Harlow
George E. Harlow American Museum of Natural History
Harold C. Connolly
Harold C. Connolly Rowan University
Rhonda M. Stroud
Rhonda M. Stroud Arizona State University

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