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Overview

Jeffrey J. Plaut is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of physics, astronomy, and engineering, with a distinct focus on planetary science and exploration. Their research spans multiple interconnected areas including astronomy and astrophysics, aerospace engineering, environmental chemistry, ocean engineering, and geophysics.

Their publication record is primarily focused on topics such as planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, and space exploration and technology. Additional areas of research include methane hydrates and related phenomena, robotics and sensor-based localization, geophysical methods and applications, and ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Papers authored by Plaut demonstrate engagement with planetary surfaces and subsurface characterization as well as radar sounding technologies relevant to Mars and icy moons. Notable recent works include:

  • Calibration of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Shallow Radar (SHARAD) data for subsurface probing and surface reflectivity studies, 2021, Icarus
  • Evidence of Ice-Rich Layered Deposits in the Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars, 2024, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-Surface (REASON), 2024, Space Science Reviews
  • Characterization of the Surfaces and Near-Surface Atmospheres of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto by JUICE, 2024, Space Science Reviews
  • New Insights Into Subsurface Stratigraphy Northwest of Ascraeus Mons, Mars, Using the SHARAD and MARSIS Radar Sounders, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Their frequent collaborators include B. A. Campbell, G. A. Morgan, Aditya Khuller, Lorenzo Bruzzone, and Lynn M. Carter.

Jeffrey J. Plaut's research has been published in a variety of scientific journals and venues including:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Icarus

Through their work, Plaut contributes to a deeper understanding of planetary environments by employing radar and geophysical methods to investigate the surfaces and subsurfaces of Mars and the icy moons of the outer solar system. This research supports broader goals in space exploration and planetary science, providing detailed data relevant to surface composition, stratigraphy, and atmospheric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Global distribution of near-surface hydrogen on Mars

    W. C. Feldman;T. H. Prettyman;S. Maurice;J. J. Plaut

  • The roughness of natural terrain: A planetary and remote sensing perspective

    Michael K. Shepard;Bruce A. Campbell;Mark H. Bulmer;Tom G. Farr

  • Radar Soundings of the Subsurface of Mars

    Giovanni Picardi;Jeffrey J. Plaut;Daniela Biccari;Ornella Bombaci

  • SHARAD sounding radar on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

    Roberto Seu;Roger J. Phillips;Daniela Biccari;Roberto Orosei

  • Subsurface radar sounding of the south polar layered deposits of Mars.

    Jeffrey J. Plaut;Giovanni Picardi;Ali Safaeinili;Anton B. Ivanov

  • Radar Sounding Evidence for Buried Glaciers in the Southern Mid-Latitudes of Mars

    John W. Holt;Ali Safaeinili;Jeffrey J. Plaut;James W. Head

  • Mars North Polar Deposits: Stratigraphy, Age, and Geodynamical Response

    Roger J. Phillips;Roger J. Phillips;Maria T. Zuber;Suzanne E. Smrekar;Michael T. Mellon

  • Radar soundings of the ionosphere of Mars.

    D. A. Gurnett;D. L. Kirchner;R. L. Huff;D. D. Morgan

  • Radar evidence for ice in lobate debris aprons in the mid-northern latitudes of Mars

    Jeffrey J. Plaut;Ali Safaeinili;John W. Holt;Roger J. Phillips

  • An overview of radar soundings of the martian ionosphere from the Mars Express spacecraft

    D. A. Gurnett;R. L. Huff;D. D. Morgan;A. M. Persoon

  • Massive CO2 Ice Deposits Sequestered in the South Polar Layered Deposits of Mars

    Roger J. Phillips;Brian J. Davis;Kenneth L. Tanaka;Shane Byrne

  • Surface Ages and Resurfacing Rates of the Polar Layered Deposits on Mars

    Kenneth E. Herkenhoff;Jeffrey J. Plaut

  • The Mars express MARSIS sounder instrument

    R. Jordan;G. Picardi;J. Plaut;K. Wheeler

  • Overview of results of Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C, X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR)

    E.R. Stofan;D.L. Evans;C. Schmullius;B. Holt

  • Surface modification of Venus as inferred from Magellan observations of plains

    Raymond E. Arvidson;Ronald Greeley;Michael C. Malin;R. Stephen Saunders

  • Radar Sounding of the Medusae Fossae Formation Mars: Equatorial Ice or Dry, Low-Density Deposits?

    Thomas R. Watters;Bruce A. Campbell;Lynn M. Carter;Carl J. Leuschen

  • The state and future of Mars polar science and exploration.

    Stephen M. Clifford;David Crisp;David A. Fisher;Ken E. Herkenhoff

  • Variation of the Martian Ionospheric Electron Density from Mars Express Radar Soundings

    D. D. Morgan;D. A. Gurnett;D. L. Kirchner;Jane L. Fox

  • Guide to Magellan image interpretation

    John P. Ford;Jeffrey J. Plaut;Catherine M. Weitz;Tom G. Farr

  • Interplanetary coronal mass ejection observed at STEREO-A, Mars, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Saturn, and New Horizons en route to Pluto: Comparison of its Forbush decreases at 1.4, 3.1, and 9.9 AU

    Olivier Witasse;Beatriz Sánchez-Cano;M. L. Mays;P. Kajdič

  • Estimation of the Total Electron Content of the Martian Ionosphere using Radar Sounder Surface Echoes

    Ali Safaeinili;Wlodek Kofman;Jérémie Mouginot;Yonggyu Gim

  • Subsurface structure of Planum Boreum from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Shallow Radar soundings

    Nathaniel E. Putzig;Roger J. Phillips;Roger J. Phillips;Bruce A. Campbell;John W. Holt

  • Widespread excess ice in Arcadia Planitia, Mars

    Ali M. Bramson;Shane Byrne;Nathaniel E. Putzig;Sarah Sutton

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger J. Phillips
Roger J. Phillips Washington University in St. Louis
Roberto Orosei
Roberto Orosei National Institute for Astrophysics
Bruce A. Campbell
Bruce A. Campbell Smithsonian Institution
Giovanni Picardi
Giovanni Picardi Sapienza University of Rome
John W. Holt
John W. Holt University of Arizona
Wlodek Kofman
Wlodek Kofman Grenoble Alpes University
Ellen R. Stofan
Ellen R. Stofan Smithsonian Institution
Stephen M. Clifford
Stephen M. Clifford Planetary Science Institute
Shane Byrne
Shane Byrne University of Arizona
Thomas R. Watters
Thomas R. Watters Smithsonian Institution

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