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Matthew R. Balme is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of physics, astronomy, and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily encompasses planetary science and exploration with a focus on topics such as astro and planetary science, geology and paleoclimatology research, space exploration and technology, space science and extraterrestrial life, cryospheric studies and observations, as well as aeolian processes and effects.

The scientist has published in a variety of respected venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Journal of Maps
  • Icarus
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthew R. Balme include:

  • Susan J. Conway
  • David A. Rothery
  • Jack Wright
  • Peter Fawdon
  • J. M. Davis

Significant recent papers by Matthew R. Balme detail various aspects of planetary geology and Mars exploration:

  • "Oxia Planum: The Landing Site for the ExoMars "Rosalind Franklin" Rover Mission: Geological Context and Prelanding Interpretation" (2021) published in Astrobiology
  • "Experimental evidence for lava-like mud flows under Martian surface conditions" (2020) published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Sustained fluvial deposition recorded in Mars' Noachian stratigraphic record" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "The impact of ground-ice thaw on landslide geomorphology and dynamics: two case studies in northern Iceland" (2021) published in Landslides
  • "NOAH-H, a deep-learning, terrain classification system for Mars: Results for the ExoMars Rover candidate landing sites" (2021) published in Icarus

Their work spans subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, earth-surface processes, and geophysics. This multidisciplinary approach supports research on several scientific questions related to planetary surfaces, climate evolution, and geomorphological processes beyond Earth.

Best Publications

  • Dust devils on Earth and Mars

    Matthew Balme;Matthew Balme;Ronald Greeley

  • Morphometry of a glacier-linked esker in NW Tempe Terra, Mars, and implications for sediment-discharge dynamics of subglacial drainage

    Frances E. G. Butcher;Frances E. G. Butcher;Matthew R. Balme;Susan J. Conway;Colman Gallagher

  • Fracture toughness measurements on igneous rocks using a high-pressure, high-temperature rock fracture mechanics cell

    M.R Balme;V Rocchi;C Jones;P.R Sammonds

  • Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) on Mars

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

  • Martian dust devils: Laboratory simulations of particle threshold

    Ronald Greeley;Matthew R. Balme;James D. Iversen;Stephen Metzger

  • Orientation and distribution of recent gullies in the southern hemisphere of Mars: Observations from High Resolution Stereo Camera/Mars Express (HRSC/MEX) and Mars Orbiter Camera/Mars Global Surveyor (MOC/MGS) data

    Matthew Balme;Matthew Balme;Nicolas Mangold;David Baratoux;Francois Costard

  • Extensive Noachian fluvial systems in Arabia Terra: Implications for early Martian climate

    J.M. Davis;M. Balme;P.M. Grindrod;R.M.E. Williams

  • Mars: Dust devil track survey in Argyre Planitia and Hellas Basin

    Matthew R. Balme;Patrick L. Whelley;Ronald Greeley

  • Oxia Planum: The Landing Site for the ExoMars "rosalind Franklin" Rover Mission: Geological Context and Prelanding Interpretation

    Cathy Quantin-Nataf;John Carter;Lucia Mandon;Patrick Thollot

  • 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

  • An equatorial periglacial landscape on Mars

    M.R. Balme;M.R. Balme;C. Gallagher

  • 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

  • A new approach to estimating hazard posed by debris flows in the Westfjords of Iceland

    S. J. Conway;Armelle Decaulne;M. R. Balme;J. B. Murray

  • Decameter thick remnant glacial ice deposits on Mars

    Susan J. Conway;Matthew R. Balme;Matthew R. Balme

  • Transport processes induced by metastable boiling water under Martian surface conditions

    M. Massé;M. Massé;S. J. Conway;S. J. Conway;J. Gargani;M. R. Patel

  • Uninhabited habitats on Mars

    Charles S. Cockell;Matt Balme;John C. Bridges;Alfonso Davila

  • Sorted clastic stripes, lobes and associated gullies in high-latitude craters on Mars: landforms indicative of very recent, polycyclic ground-ice thaw and liquid flows

    Colman Gallagher;Matthew Balme;Matthew Balme;Susan Conway;Susan Conway;Peter Grindrod

  • Particle lifting at the soil-air interface by atmospheric pressure excursions in dust devils

    Matthew Balme;Matthew Balme;Axel Hagermann

  • A Diverse Array of Fluvial Depositional Systems in Arabia Terra: Evidence for mid-Noachian to Early Hesperian Rivers on Mars

    Joel M. Davis;Sanjeev Gupta;Matthew Balme;Peter M. Grindrod

  • The PanCam instrument for the ExoMars Rover

    Andrew Coates;Ralf Jaumann;Andrew Griffiths;Craig Leff

  • Particle Lifting Processes in Dust Devils

    L. D. V. Neakrase;M. R. Balme;F. Esposito;T. Kelling

  • The geological history of Nili Patera, Mars

    P. Fawdon;J. R. Skok;M. R. Balme;C. L. Vye-Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan J. Conway
Susan J. Conway University of Nantes
David A. Rothery
David A. Rothery The Open University
Stephen R. Lewis
Stephen R. Lewis The Open University
Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta Imperial College London
Ernst Hauber
Ernst Hauber German Aerospace Center
Neil S. Arnold
Neil S. Arnold University of Cambridge
John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester
Aymeric Spiga
Aymeric Spiga Sorbonne University
Mary Bourke
Mary Bourke Trinity College Dublin
François Costard
François Costard University of Paris-Saclay

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