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Susanne P. Schwenzer

Susanne P. Schwenzer

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Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
5742
World Ranking
5592
National Ranking
599

Overview

Susanne P. Schwenzer is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom and has a substantial body of work primarily focused on planetary science and exploration. Their research interests span physics and astronomy, with a more detailed concentration in astronomy and astrophysics.

The scientist's publications cover a variety of topics related to space exploration and planetary geology. Their main areas of study include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Frequent publication venues for Susanne P. Schwenzer reflect a focus on geophysical and astrobiological aspects of planetary research. These venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Astrobiology
  • Life
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

The scientist has collaborated extensively within the research community. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Karen Olsson-Francis
  • P. J. Gasda
  • Michael C. Macey
  • Nisha K. Ramkissoon
  • V. K. Pearson

Selected recent papers demonstrate a focus on Martian geology and geochemistry, including the study of mineral formation, water reservoirs, and diagenetic processes on Mars. Recent publications include the following:

  • "Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Multiple early-formed water reservoirs in the interior of Mars" (2020), Nature Geoscience
  • "Geochemical variation in the Stimson formation of Gale crater: Provenance, mineral sorting, and a comparison with modern Martian dunes" (2020), Icarus
  • "Iron Mobility During Diagenesis at Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Formation of Tridymite and Evidence for a Hydrothermal History at Gale Crater, Mars" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Best Publications

  • Mars methane detection and variability at Gale crater

    Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;Gregory J. Flesch

  • 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

  • Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater

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

  • Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.

    S. M. McLennan;R. B. Anderson;J. F. Bell;J. C. Bridges

  • In Situ Radiometric and Exposure Age Dating of the Martian Surface

    K. A. Farley;C. Malespin;P. Mahaffy;J. P. Grotzinger

  • Background levels of methane in Mars' atmosphere show strong seasonal variations

    Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;John E. Moores

  • Silicic volcanism on Mars evidenced by tridymite in high-SiO2 sedimentary rock at Gale crater

    Richard V. Morris;David T. Vaniman;David F. Blake;Ralf Gellert

  • Diagenesis and clay mineral formation at Gale Crater, Mars

    J.C. Bridges;S.P. Schwenzer;Richard Leveille;Frances Westall

  • Impact-generated hydrothermal systems capable of forming phyllosilicates on Noachian Mars

    Susanne P. Schwenzer;David A. Kring

  • Diagenetic silica enrichment and late-stage groundwater activity in Gale crater, Mars

    J. Frydenvang;J. Frydenvang;P. J. Gasda;J. A. Hurowitz;J. P. Grotzinger

  • The nakhlite hydrothermal brine on Mars

    John Bridges;Susanne Schwenzer

  • The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return : International MSR Objectives and Samples Team (iMOST)

    D. W. Beaty;M. M. Grady;H. Y. McSween;E. Sefton-Nash

  • A two-step K-Ar experiment on Mars: dating the diagenetic formation of jarosite from Amazonian groundwaters

    P. E. Martin;K. A. Farley;M. B. Baker;C. A. Malespin

  • Gale Crater: Formation and post-impact hydrous environments

    S.P. Schwenzer;S.P. Schwenzer;O. Abramov;O. Abramov;C.C. Allen;J.C. Bridges

  • Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign

    A. A. Fraeman;L. A. Edgar;E. B. Rampe;L. M. Thompson

  • Geochemistry of intermediate olivine-phyric shergottite Northwest Africa 6234, with similarities to basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 480 and olivine-phyric shergottite Northwest Africa 2990

    Justin Filiberto;Emily Chin;James M. D. Day;Ian A. Franchi

  • Petrography, mineral chemistry, and crystallization history of olivine-phyric shergottite NWA 6234: A new melt composition

    Juliane Gross;Justin Filiberto;Christopher D. K. Herd;Mohit Melwani Daswani

  • In situ detection of boron by ChemCam on Mars

    Patrick J. Gasda;Ethan B. Haldeman;Roger C. Wiens;William Rapin

  • Large sulfur isotope fractionations in Martian sediments at Gale crater

    H. B. Franz;A. C. McAdam;D. W. Ming;C. Freissinet;C. Freissinet

  • ChemCam results from the Shaler outcrop in Gale crater, Mars

    Ryan Anderson;J.C. Bridges;A. Williams;L. Edgar

  • Multiple early-formed water reservoirs in the interior of Mars

    Jessica J. Barnes;Francis M. McCubbin;Alison R. Santos;James M. D. Day

  • Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars

    S. P. Schwenzer;S. P. Schwenzer;John C. Bridges;R. C. Wiens;P. G. Conrad

  • In situ measurement of atmospheric krypton and xenon on Mars with Mars Science Laboratory

    P.G. Conrad;C.A. Malespin;C.A. Malespin;H.B. Franz;H.B. Franz;R.O. Pepin

  • The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return

    D. W. Beaty;M. M. Grady;H. Y. McSween;E. Sefton-Nash

Frequent Co-Authors

John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester
Roger C. Wiens
Roger C. Wiens Los Alamos National Laboratory
Allan H. Treiman
Allan H. Treiman Lunar and Planetary Institute
Simon P. Kelley
Simon P. Kelley University of Leeds
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University
David A. Kring
David A. Kring Lunar and Planetary Institute
Olivier Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault Paul Sabatier University
Sylvestre Maurice
Sylvestre Maurice Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Timothy D. Swindle
Timothy D. Swindle University of Arizona

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