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Overview

Timothy D. Glotch is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and has a research focus within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, particularly in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Ecology, Artificial Intelligence, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work covers a variety of topics centered on planetary and astro science, including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Timothy D. Glotch has contributed significantly to scientific literature, with notable papers including:

  • "Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) Bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history," 2020, Science
  • "Distinct Carbonate Lithologies in Jezero Crater, Mars," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Evidence for limited compositional and particle size variation on asteroid (101955) Bennu from thermal infrared spectroscopy," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Space Weathering At The Moon," 2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • "Remote detection of a lunar granitic batholith at Compton-Belkovich," 2023, Nature

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • L. B. Breitenfeld
  • A. D. Rogers
  • V. E. Hamilton
  • M. D. Dyar
  • Mehmet Yeşiltaş

Glotch's work is published in multiple venues, with the most frequent including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Best Publications

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

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

  • Diviner Lunar Radiometer Observations of Cold Traps in the Moon’s South Polar Region

    David A. Paige;Matthew A. Siegler;Jo Ann Zhang;Paul O. Hayne

  • Chloride-Bearing Materials in the Southern Highlands of Mars

    M. M. Osterloo;V. E. Hamilton;J. L. Bandfield;T. D. Glotch

  • Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES Experiment on the Opportunity Rover.

    Philip Christensen;M. B. Wyatt;T. D. Glotch;A. D. Rogers

  • Spectroscopic identification of carbonate minerals in the martian dust.

    Joshua L. Bandfield;Timothy D. Glotch;Philip R. Christensen

  • Properties of Rubble-Pile Asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx Imaging and Thermal Analysis

    D. N. DellaGiustina;J. P. Emery;D. R. Golish;Benjamin Rozitis

  • 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

  • Two years at Meridiani Planum: results from the Opportunity Rover.

    S. W. Squyres;A.H. Knoll;R. E. Arvidson;B. C. Clark

  • Highly silicic compositions on the Moon.

    Timothy D. Glotch;Paul G. Lucey;Joshua L. Bandfield;Benjamin T. Greenhagen

  • Global Silicate Mineralogy of the Moon from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer

    Benjamin T. Greenhagen;Paul G. Lucey;Michael B. Wyatt;Timothy D. Glotch

  • Discovery of jarosite within the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars: Implications for the geologic history of the region

    William H. Farrand;Timothy D. Glotch;James W. Rice;Joel A. Hurowitz

  • Initial results from the Mini-TES experiment in Gusev Crater from the Spirit Rover

    Philip Christensen;Steven Ruff;R. L. Fergason;A. T. Knudson

  • Soils of Eagle crater and Meridiani Planum at the Opportunity Rover landing site.

    L. A. Soderblom;R. C. Anderson;R. E. Arvidson;J. F. Bell

  • Interpreting the Elliptical Crater Populations on Mars, Venus, and the Moon

    William F. Bottke;Stanley G. Love;David Tytell;Timothy Glotch

  • Mineralogy of the light-toned outcrop at Meridiani Planum as seen by the Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer and implications for its formation

    Timothy D. Glotch;Joshua L. Bandfield;Philip R. Christensen;Wendy M. Calvin

  • HiRISE imaging of impact megabreccia and sub-meter aqueous strata in Holden Crater, Mars

    John A. Grant;Rossman P. Irwin;John P. Grotzinger;Ralph E. Milliken

  • Geologic and mineralogic mapping of Aram Chaos: Evidence for a water-rich history

    Timothy D. Glotch;Philip R. Christensen

  • Spectroscopic study of the dehydration and/or dehydroxylation of phyllosilicate and zeolite minerals

    Congcong Che;Timothy D. Glotch;David L. Bish;Joseph R. Michalski

  • Non-mare silicic volcanism on the lunar farside at Compton-Belkovich

    Bradley L. Jolliff;Sandra A. Wiseman;Samuel J. Lawrence;Thanh N. Tran

  • Distribution and formation of chlorides and phyllosilicates in Terra Sirenum, Mars

    Timothy D. Glotch;Joshua L. Bandfield;Livio L. Tornabene;Heidi B. Jensen

  • Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history

    H. H. Kaplan;H. H. Kaplan;D. S. Lauretta;A. A. Simon;V. E. Hamilton

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua L. Bandfield
Joshua L. Bandfield Space Science Institute
David A. Paige
David A. Paige University of California, Los Angeles
Paul G. Lucey
Paul G. Lucey University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Philip R. Christensen
Philip R. Christensen Arizona State University
Wendy M. Calvin
Wendy M. Calvin University of Nevada Reno
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
William H. Farrand
William H. Farrand Space Science Institute
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University

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