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Overview

Horton E. Newsom was affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States and contributed extensively to research in physics and astronomy. Their work was primarily situated in planetary science and exploration, with a significant focus on astro and planetary science, space exploration and technology, and space science and extraterrestrial life.

Newsom's research covered a broad range of subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, aerospace engineering, atmospheric science, geophysics, and mechanics of materials. The main topics of their investigations included planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, space exploration and technology, space science and extraterrestrial life, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geochemical analysis, and laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma.

Throughout their career, Newsom published in several prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geochemistry
  • Icarus
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing

Their recent papers demonstrate research spanning several subjects linked closely to Mars exploration and planetary geochemistry. Notable recent publications were:

  • "The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests," 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • "Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity," 2020, Geochemistry
  • "Post-landing major element quantification using SuperCam laser induced breakdown spectroscopy," 2021, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • "Mars Extant Life: What's Next? Conference Report," 2020, Astrobiology
  • "Grain Size Variations in the Murray Formation: Stratigraphic Evidence for Changing Depositional Environments in Gale Crater, Mars," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

The research collaborations included consistent work with several frequent coauthors. These collaborators were:

  • R. C. Wiens
  • O. Gasnault
  • N. Lanza
  • P. J. Gasda
  • S. Maurice

Best Publications

  • A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    J. P. Grotzinger;D. Y. Sumner;L. C. Kah;K. Stack

  • Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

    D.T. Vaniman;D.L. Bish;D.W. Ming;T.F. Bristow

  • Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars.

    J.P. Grotzinger;S. Gupta;M. C. Malin;D.M. Rubin

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Sylvestre Maurice;Bruce Barraclough;Bruce Barraclough;Muriel Saccoccio

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description

    S. Maurice;R. C. Wiens;M. Saccoccio;B. Barraclough

  • 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

  • Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater

    R. M. E. Williams;J. P. Grotzinger;W. E. Dietrich;S. Gupta

  • Pre-flight calibration and initial data processing for the ChemCam laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory rover

    R.C. Wiens;S. Maurice;J. Lasue;O. Forni

  • Siderophile and chalcophile element abundances in oceanic basalts, Pb isotope evolution and growth of the Earth's core

    H.E. Newsom;H.E. Newsom;W.M. White;W.M. White;K.P. Jochum;A.W. Hofmann

  • Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.

    S. M. McLennan;R. B. Anderson;J. F. Bell;J. C. Bridges

  • Concentration of H, Si, Cl, K, Fe, and Th in the low- and mid-latitude regions of Mars

    W. V. Boynton;G. J. Taylor;L. G. Evans;R. C. Reedy

  • The role of hydrothermal fluids in the production of subduction zone magmas: Evidence from siderophile and chalcophile trace elements and boron

    P. D. Noll Jr.;H. E. Newsom;W. P. Leeman;Jeffrey G. Ryan

  • Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

    P.-Y. Meslin;P.-Y. Meslin;O. Gasnault;O. Gasnault;O. Forni;O. Forni;S. Schröder;S. Schröder

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Scott H. Robinson;Anthony E. Nelson

  • Hydrothermal alteration of impact melt sheets with implications for Mars

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  • In situ evidence for continental crust on early Mars

    V. Sautter;M. J. Toplis;R. C. Wiens;A. Cousin

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description

    Sylvestre Maurice;R. Wiens;P. Bernardi;P. Caïs

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

    E. B. Rampe;D. F. Blake;D. F. Blake;T. F. Bristow;T. F. Bristow;D. W. Ming

  • Recalibration of the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument with an expanded geochemical database

    Samuel M. Clegg;Roger C. Wiens;Ryan Anderson;Olivier Forni

  • Fluidization and hydrothermal alteration of the suevite deposit at the Ries Crater, West Germany, and implications for Mars

    Horton E. Newsom;Günther Graup;Terry Sewards;Klaus Keil

  • ChemCam activities and discoveries during the nominal mission of the Mars Science Laboratory in Gale crater, Mars

    S. Maurice;S. M. Clegg;R. C. Wiens;O. Gasnault

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger C. Wiens
Roger C. Wiens Los Alamos National Laboratory
Olivier Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault Paul Sabatier University
Nina Lanza
Nina Lanza Los Alamos National Laboratory
Samuel M. Clegg
Samuel M. Clegg Los Alamos National Laboratory
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Cécile Fabre
Cécile Fabre University of Lorraine
Violaine Sautter
Violaine Sautter Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Nathan T. Bridges
Nathan T. Bridges Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester

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