List of works by Ashwin R. Vasavada

A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

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A surface gravity traverse on Mars indicates low bedrock density at Gale crater

scientific article published in Science

Abiotic input of fixed nitrogen by bolide impacts to Gale crater during the Hesperian. Insights from the Mars Science Laboratory

Analysis of Jupiter’s Oval BA: A streamlined approach

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Ancient Martian aeolian processes and palaeomorphology reconstructed from the Stimson formation on the lower slope of Aeolis Mons, Gale crater, Mars

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Background levels of methane in Mars’ atmosphere show strong seasonal variations

scientific article published in Science

Candidate Desiccation Cracks in the Upper Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published in 2017

Cassini Imaging Science: initial results on Phoebe and Iapetus

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Cassini Imaging Science: initial results on Saturn's atmosphere

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Cassini Imaging Science: initial results on Saturn's rings and small satellites

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Centimeter to decimeter hollow concretions and voids in Gale Crater sediments, Mars

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ChemCam activities and discoveries during the nominal mission of the Mars Science Laboratory in Gale crater, Mars

Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations.

scientific article published on 7 December 2017

Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars.

scientific article published on 6 June 2018

Curiosity's Mission of Exploration at Gale Crater, Mars

scholarly article by John P. Grotzinger et al published 1 February 2015 in Elements

Curiosity's rover environmental monitoring station: Overview of the first 100 sols

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Dark material in the polar layered deposits and dunes on Mars

scholarly article by Kenneth E. Herkenhoff & Ashwin R. Vasavada published 1 July 1999 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars

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Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater

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

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Discovery of silica‐rich lacustrine and eolian sedimentary rocks in Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published in 2016

Diviner Lunar Radiometer observations of cold traps in the Moon's south polar region

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Diviner Lunar Radiometer observations of the LCROSS impact

scientific article published on October 2010

Dynamics of Saturn's south polar vortex

scientific article published on March 2008

Effects of the MY34/2018 Global Dust Storm as Measured by MSL REMS in Gale Crater

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

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Equatorial winds on Saturn and the stratospheric oscillation

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

Scientific article published in July 2020

Flash heating on the early Earth

scientific article published on March 1999

Galileo's First Images of Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites

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Geologic overview of the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission at the Kimberley, Gale crater, Mars

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Global Context of the Galileo-E6 Observations of Jupiter's White Ovals

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Global Regolith Thermophysical Properties of the Moon From the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment

article by Paul O. Hayne et al published December 2017 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

Imaging of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft

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In situ radiometric and exposure age dating of the martian surface

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Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere

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Jovian atmospheric dynamics: an update after Galileo and Cassini

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Jupiter's Cloud Structure from Galileo Imaging Data

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Large wind ripples on Mars: A record of atmospheric evolution

scientific article published on July 2016

Low Hesperian PCO2 constrained from in situ mineralogical analysis at Gale Crater, Mars

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Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Megaripple Crossings up to Sol 710 in Gale Crater

Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Science Investigation

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Mars' surface radiation environment measured with the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover

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Meteorology of Jupiter’s equatorial hot spots and plumes from Cassini

scholarly article by David S. Choi published in April 2013

Microwave Thermal Mapping of the Stealth Region on Mars

scholarly article by Anton B Ivanov et al published June 1998 in Icarus

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity

scholarly article by Elizabeth B. Rampe et al published May 2020 in Geochemistry

Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X-ray diffraction of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater)

scientific article (publication date: 2016)

Moist convection as an energy source for the large-scale motions in Jupiter's atmosphere. Galileo Imaging Team

scientific article published on February 2000

Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits

article by Ashwin R. Vasavada published October 1999 in Icarus

Observation of moist convection in Jupiter's atmosphere. Galileo Imaging Team

scientific article published on February 2000

Observational evidence of a suppressed planetary boundary layer in northern Gale Crater, Mars as seen by the Navcam instrument onboard the Mars Science Laboratory rover

article by John E Moores et al published March 2015 in Icarus

Origin and composition of three heterolithic boulder- and cobble-bearing deposits overlying the Murray and Stimson formations, Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published on 06 June 2020

Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory mission: Bradbury Landing to Yellowknife Bay and beyond

scholarly article by Ashwin R. Vasavada et al published June 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

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Preliminary interpretation of the REMS pressure data from the first 100 sols of the MSL mission

Proximate humid and dry regions in Jupiter's atmosphere indicate complex local meteorology

scientific article published on May 2000

Reading the Red Planet: at 10:31 p.m. Pacific time on August 5, NASA's Curiosity rover will begin the first direct search for habitable environments on Mars.

scientific article published on July 2012

Redox stratification of an ancient lake in Gale crater, Mars.

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Relating geologic units and mobility system kinematics contributing to Curiosity wheel damage at Gale Crater, Mars

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Saturn's emitted power

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Saturn's south polar vortex compared to other large vortices in the Solar System

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Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars

scientific article published in 2018

Selection of the Mars Science Laboratory landing site

scientific article published in September 2012

Strong jet and a new thermal wave in Saturn's equatorial stratosphere

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Strong temporal variation over one Saturnian year: from Voyager to Cassini

scientific article published on January 2013

Surface energy budget and thermal inertia at Gale Crater: Calculations from ground-based measurements

scientific article published on 8 August 2014

Surface properties of Mars' polar layered deposits and polar landing sites

scientific article published in 2000

Synergistic Ground and Orbital Observations of Iron Oxides on Mt. Sharp and Vera Rubin Ridge

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Terrain physical properties derived from orbital data and the first 360 sols of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover observations in Gale Crater

The Bagnold Dunes in Southern Summer: Active Sediment Transport on Mars Observed by the Curiosity Rover

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The Modern Near-Surface Martian Climate: A Review of In-situ Meteorological Data from Viking to Curiosity

article by Germán Martínez et al published 5 April 2017 in Space Science Reviews

The Thermophysical Properties of the Bagnold Dunes, Mars: Ground-Truthing Orbital Data

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The global energy balance of Titan

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The thermal stability of water ice at the poles of mercury.

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Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater on Mars

scholarly article by F. Javier Martín-Torres et al published 13 April 2015 in Nature Geoscience

Vertical wind shear on Jupiter from Cassini images

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Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

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Vortices in Saturn's Northern Hemisphere (2008-2015) Observed by Cassini ISS.

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Waves in Jupiter's atmosphere observed by the Cassini ISS and CIRS instruments

Winds measured by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) during the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover's Bagnold Dunes Campaign and comparison with numerical modeling using MarsWRF

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