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Steven W. Squyres

Steven W. Squyres

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Earth Science
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
134
Citations
52789
World Ranking
20
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - GSA President's Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 2007 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Steven W. Squyres is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their academic and research career is connected to this institution.

Throughout the career, Squyres has received several recognitions. These include the GSA President's Medal from The Geological Society of America in 2015, the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2007, and designation as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)

    Alfred S. McEwen;Eric M. Eliason;James W. Bergstrom;Nathan T. Bridges

  • Cassini Observes the Active South Pole of Enceladus

    Carolyn Porco;Paul Helfenstein;Peter Thomas;Andy Ingersoll

  • In situ evidence for an ancient aqueous environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;John P. Grotzinger;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell

  • Distribution of Hydrogen in the Near-Surface of Mars: Evidence for Subsurface Ice Deposits

    W. V. Boynton;W. C. Feldman;S. W. Squyres;T. H. Prettyman

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

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

  • Jarosite and hematite at Meridiani Planum from Opportunity's Mössbauer spectrometer

    G. Klingelhöfer;R. V. Morris;B. Bernhardt;C. Schröder

  • 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

  • Global distribution of neutrons from Mars: Results from Mars Odyssey

    W. C. Feldman;W. V. Boynton;R. L. Tokar;T. H. Prettyman

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

  • Stratigraphy and sedimentology of a dry to wet eolian depositional system, Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    J.P. Grotzinger;R.E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;W. Calvin

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

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

  • Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    S.M. McLennan;J.F. Bell;W. M. Calvin;P. R. Christensen

  • Cassini imaging of Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and rings.

    Carolyn C. Porco;Robert A. West;Alfred McEwen;Anthony D. Del Genio

  • Global distribution of near-surface hydrogen on Mars

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

  • Cassini Imaging Science: Instrument Characteristics And Anticipated Scientific Investigations At Saturn

    Carolyn C. Porco;Robert A. West;Steven Squyres;Alfred McEwen

  • Mössbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Gusev crater, Mars: Spirit's journey through weakly altered olivine basalt on the plains and pervasively altered basalt in the Columbia Hills

    R. V. Morris;G. Klingelhöfer;C. Schröder;D. S. Rodionov

  • Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

    L. A. Leshin;P. R. Mahaffy;C. R. Webster;M. Cabane

  • Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

    Caroline Freissinet;Caroline Freissinet;D. P. Glavin;Paul R. Mahaffy;K. E. Miller

  • Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;S. Ruff;R. Gellert

  • 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

  • The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell;J. Bruckner

  • Supporting Online Material for Cassini Observes the Active South Pole of Enceladus

    C. C. Porco;P. Helfenstein;P. C. Thomas;A. P. Ingersoll

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University
Göstar Klingelhöfer
Göstar Klingelhöfer Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
William H. Farrand
William H. Farrand Space Science Institute
A. S. Yen
A. S. Yen Jet Propulsion Lab
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Philip R. Christensen
Philip R. Christensen Arizona State University
Christian Schröder
Christian Schröder University of Stirling
Larry S. Crumpler
Larry S. Crumpler New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

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