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James R. Zimbelman is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on planetary science and exploration, with significant contributions to related fields such as astronomy and astrophysics, earth and planetary sciences, and physics and astronomy. Their scholarly output covers various subfields including atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, geophysics, and environmental chemistry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

James R. Zimbelman has published work in various respected venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Icarus
  • Planetary and Space Science
  • Geochemistry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zimbelman include:

  • "Dingo Gap: Curiosity Went Up a Small Transverse Aeolian Ridge and Came Down a Megaripple," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Lava-Rise Plateaus and Inflation Pits in the McCartys Lava Flow Field, New Mexico: An Analog for Pāhoehoe-Like Lava Flows on Planetary Surfaces," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Ripples, megaripples, and TARs, Oh, My! Recommendations regarding Mars aeolian bedform terminology," 2021, Icarus
  • "Martian volcanism: Current state of knowledge and known unknowns," 2022, Geochemistry
  • "Rafted pumice: A new model for the formation of the Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars," 2020, Icarus

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • D. A. Crown
  • P. J. Mouginis-Mark
  • T. K. P. Gregg
  • W. B. Garry
  • J. E. Bleacher

Best Publications

  • Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) on Mars

    Matt Balme;Matt Balme;Daniel C. Berman;Mary C. Bourke;James R. Zimbelman

  • Ice in the Martian regolith

    S. W. Squyres;S. M. Clifford;R. O. Kuz'min;J. R. Zimbelman

  • Extraterrestrial dunes: An introduction to the special issue on planetary dune systems

    Mary C. Bourke;Mary C. Bourke;Nick Lancaster;Lori K. Fenton;Eric J.R. Parteli

  • Medusae Fossae Formation: New perspectives from Mars Global Surveyor

    Bethany A. Bradley;Bethany A. Bradley;Susan E. H. Sakimoto;Herbert Frey;James R. Zimbelman

  • Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars: First results from HiRISE images

    James R. Zimbelman

  • Pervasive aqueous paleoflow features in the Aeolis/Zephyria Plana region, Mars

    Devon M. Burr;Devon M. Burr;Marie-Therese Enga;Rebecca M.E. Williams;James R. Zimbelman

  • Evaluation of paleohydrologic models for terrestrial inverted channels: Implications for application to martian sinuous ridges

    Rebecca M.E. Williams;Rossman P. Irwin;James R. Zimbelman

  • Polygenic eruptions on Alba Patera, Mars

    P. J. Mouginis-Mark;L. Wilson;James R. Zimbelman

  • HiRISE images of yardangs and sinuous ridges in the lower member of the Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars

    James R. Zimbelman;Lora J. Griffin

  • Chronology, Eruption Duration, and Atmospheric Contribution of the Martian Volcano Apollinaris Patera

    Mark S. Robinson;Peter J. Mouginis-Mark;James R. Zimbelman;Sherman S.C. Wu

  • Latitude-dependent nature and physical characteristics of transverse aeolian ridges on Mars

    Sharon A. Wilson;Sharon A. Wilson;James R. Zimbelman

  • Origin of the Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars: Insights from a synoptic approach

    Kathleen E. Mandt;Kathleen E. Mandt;Shanaka L. de Silva;James R. Zimbelman;David A. Crown

  • A case for ancient evaporite basins on Mars

    Randall D. Forsythe;James R. Zimbelman

  • Estimates of rheologic properties for flows on the Martian volcano Ascraeus Mons

    James R. Zimbelman

  • Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) on Mars II: Distributions, orientations, and ages

    Daniel C. Berman;Matthew R. Balme;Matthew R. Balme;Scot C.R. Rafkin;James R. Zimbelman

  • Gravel-mantled megaripples of the Argentinean Puna: A model for their origin and growth with implications for Mars

    S. L. de Silva;M. G. Spagnuolo;N. T. Bridges;James R. Zimbelman

  • Rheology of the 1983 Royal Gardens basalt flows, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    Jonathan H. Fink;James R. Zimbelman

  • Paucity of candidate coastal constructional landforms along proposed shorelines on Mars: Implications for a northern lowlands-filling ocean

    Gil J. Ghatan;James R. Zimbelman

  • A comparison of methods used to estimate the height of sand dunes on Mars

    M. C. Bourke;M. C. Bourke;M. Balme;R. A. Beyer;K. K. Williams

  • Geologic context of the Mars radar “Stealth” region in southwestern Tharsis

    Kenneth S. Edgett;Bryan J. Butler;James R. Zimbelman;Victoria E. Hamilton

  • Latent outflow activity for western Tharsis, Mars: Significant flood record exposed

    J. M. Dohm;R. C. Anderson;V. R. Baker;J. C. Ferris

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan T. Bridges
Nathan T. Bridges Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mary Bourke
Mary Bourke Trinity College Dublin
Ronald Greeley
Ronald Greeley Arizona State University
Matthew R. Balme
Matthew R. Balme The Open University
Peter J. Mouginis-Mark
Peter J. Mouginis-Mark University of Hawaii at Manoa
Larry S. Crumpler
Larry S. Crumpler New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Kenneth S. Edgett
Kenneth S. Edgett Malin Space Science Systems (United States)
Stephen M. Clifford
Stephen M. Clifford Planetary Science Institute
Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh Brigham Young University

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