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Overview

Robert Sullivan is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research contributions cover a broad range of subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, and Physiology.

The scientist's main research topics concentrate on Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Aeolian processes and effects, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Exploration and Technology, and Spaceflight effects on biology.

Robert Sullivan has authored several peer-reviewed papers in notable scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "A Broad Continuum of Aeolian Impact Ripple Morphologies on Mars is Enabled by Low Wind Dynamic Pressures," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars," 2022, Science
  • "The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation," 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • "The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A Suite of Environmental Sensors for the Mars 2020 Mission," 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • "Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater," 2022, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors with whom Robert Sullivan has collaborated include Claire Newman, M. T. Lemmon, J. F. Bell, J. N. Maki, and Á. Vicente-Retortillo.

Publication venues where Robert Sullivan has contributed most frequently feature the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Space Science Reviews, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, and Icarus.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for a subsurface ocean on Europa

    Michael H. Carr;Michael J. S. Belton;Clark R. Chapman;Merton E. Davies

  • Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;R. C. Anderson;J. F. Bell

  • The Opportunity Rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;J. Brückner

  • Does Europa have a subsurface ocean? Evaluation of the geological evidence

    Robert T. Pappalardo;Michael J.S. Belton;H.H. Breneman;M.H. Carr

  • 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

  • Geological evidence for solid-state convection in Europa's ice shell

    R.T. Pappalardo;J.W. Head;R. Greeley;R.J. Sullivan

  • Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater

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

  • Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow

    D F Blake;R V Morris;G Kocurek;Shaunna M Morrison

  • Mars Exploration Rover Athena Panoramic Camera (Pancam) investigation

    J.F. Bell;S. W. Squyres;Kenneth E. Herkenhoff;J.N. Maki

  • Tectonic Processes on Europa: Tidal Stresses, Mechanical Response, and Visible Features

    Richard Greenberg;Paul Geissler;Gregory Hoppa;B.Randall Tufts

  • Wind-driven particle mobility on Mars: Insights from Mars Exploration Rover observations at "El Dorado" and surroundings at Gusev Crater

    Robert J Sullivan;Raymond E Arvidson;Jim F Bell;Ralph Gellert

  • Erosion rates at the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites and long-term climate change on Mars

    M. P. Golombek;John A. Grant;Larry S. Crumpler;Ronald Greeley

  • Surface processes recorded by rocks and soils on Meridiani Planum, Mars: Microscopic Imager observations during Opportunity's first three extended missions

    Kenneth E. Herkenhoff;John P. Grotzinger;Andrew H. Knoll;Scott M. McLennan

  • Results from the Mars Pathfinder camera.

    P. H. Smith;J. F. Bell;N. T. Bridges;D. T. Britt

  • Aeolian processes at the Mars Exploration Rover Meridiani Planum landing site.

    R. Sullivan;D. Banfield;J.F. Bell;W. Calvin

  • Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Investigation

    Kenneth S. Edgett;R. Aileen Yingst;Michael A. Ravine;Michael A. Caplinger

  • Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle crater to Purgatory ripple

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;D. Bollen;James F. Bell

  • Spirit Mars Rover Mission: Overview and selected results from the northern Home Plate Winter Haven to the side of Scamander crater

    R. E. Arvidson;James Bell;P. Bellutta;N. A. Cabrol;N. A. Cabrol

  • Mass movement slope streaks imaged by the Mars Orbiter Camera

    Robert Sullivan;Peter Thomas;Joseph Veverka;Michael Malin

  • Europa: Initial Galileo Geological Observations

    Ronald Greeley;Robert Sullivan;James Klemaszewski;Kim Homan

  • Nature and Origin of the Hematite-Bearing Plains of Terra Meridiani Based on Analyses of Orbital and Mars Exploration Rover Data Sets

    R. E. Arvidson;F. Poulet;R. V. Morris;J.-P. Bibring

  • Galileo's First Images of Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites

    M J. S. Belton;J W. Head;A. P. Ingersoll;R. Greeley

  • Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch through landing, surface operations, data sets, and science results

    M.P. Golombek;R.C. Anderson;J.R. Barnes;J.F. Bell

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Greeley
Ronald Greeley Arizona State University
Robert T. Pappalardo
Robert T. Pappalardo California Institute of Technology
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Kenneth S. Edgett
Kenneth S. Edgett Malin Space Science Systems (United States)
Paul Geissler
Paul Geissler United States Geological Survey
Peter C. Thomas
Peter C. Thomas Cornell University
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University
Kenneth E. Herkenhoff
Kenneth E. Herkenhoff United States Geological Survey
Alfred S. McEwen
Alfred S. McEwen University of Arizona
Catherine M. Weitz
Catherine M. Weitz Planetary Science Institute

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