Laurence Soderblom, PhD (Former Employee)
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A close-up look at Io from Galileo's near-infrared mapping spectrometer
Infrared spectral images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, acquired during the October and November 1999 and February 2000 flybys of the Galileo spacecraft, were used to study the thermal structure and sulfur dioxide distribution of active volcanoes. Loki Patera, the solar system's most powerful known volcano, exhibits large expanses of dark, cooling lava on its caldera floor. Prometheus...
Authors
R. M. C. Lopes-Gautier, S. Doute, W. D. Smythe, L.W. Kamp, R. W. Carlson, A.G. Davies, F.E. Leader, A. S. McEwen, P.E. Geissler, S.W. Kieffer, Laszlo Keszthelyi, E. Barbinis, R. Mehlman, M. Segura, J. Shirley, Laurence A. Soderblom
Standardizing the nomenclature of Martian impact crater ejecta morphologies
The Mars Crater Morphology Consortium recommends the use of a standardized nomenclature system when discussing Martian impact crater ejecta morphologies. The system utilizes nongenetic descriptors to identify the various ejecta morphologies seen on Mars. This system is designed to facilitate communication and collaboration between researchers. Crater morphology databases will be archived...
Authors
Nadine G. Barlow, Joseph M. Boyce, Francois M. Costard, Robert A. Craddock, James B. Garvin, Susan E.H. Sakimoto, Ruslan O. Kuzmin, David J. Roddy, Laurence A. Soderblom
Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch through landing, surface operations, data sets, and science results
Mars Pathfinder successfully landed at Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997, deployed and navigated a small rover about 100 m clockwise around the lander, and collected data from three science instruments and ten technology experiments. The mission operated for three months and returned 2.3 Gbits of data, including over 16,500 lander and 550 rover images, 16 chemical analyses of rocks and soil...
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M. P. Golombek, R. Todd Anderson, J.R. Barnes, J. W. Bell, N. T. Bridges, D.T. Britt, J. Brückner, R. A. Cook, D. Crisp, J.A. Crisp, T. Economou, W. M. Folkner, R. Greeley, R.M. Haberle, R.B. Hargraves, J.A. Harris, Albert F.C. Haldemann, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, S.F. Hviid, R. Jaumann, J. Micheal Johnson, P. H. Kallemeyn, H.U. Keller, Randolph L. Kirk, J. M. Knudsen, S. Larsen, M. T. Lemmon, M.B. Madsen, J.A. Magalhães, J.N. Maki, M.C. Malin, R. M. Manning, Jacob R. Matijevic, H.Y. McSween, H. J. Moore, S.L. Murchie, J.R. Murphy, T. J. Parker, R. Rieder, T.P. Rivellini, J. T. Schofield, A. Seiff, R.B. Singer, P.S. Smith, Laurence A. Soderblom, D.A. Spencer, C. R. Stoker, R. Sullivan, N. Thomas, S.W. Thurman, M.G. Tomasko, R. Greg Vaughan, H. Wanke, A. Wesley Ward, G.R. Wilson
Bright dunes on mars
Seasonal changes observed on the surface of Mars can in part be attributed to the transport of geological materials by wind. Images obtained by orbiting spacecraft in the 1970s showed large wind-formed features such as dunes, and revealed regional time-varying albedos that could be attributed to the effects of dust erosion and deposition. But the resolution of these images was...
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P. M. Thomas, M. C. Malin, M. H. Carr, G. Edward Danielson, M. E. Davies, W.K. Hartmann, A.P. Ingersoll, P.B. James, A. S. McEwen, Laurence A. Soderblom, J. Veverka
Hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Europa
Spatially resolved infrared and ultraviolet wavelength spectra of Europa's leading, anti-jovian quadrant observed from the Galileo spacecraft show absorption features resulting from hydrogen peroxide. Comparisons with laboratory measurements indicate surface hydrogen peroxide concentrations of about 0.13 percent, by number, relative to water ice. The inferred abundance is consistent with...
Authors
R. W. Carlson, M.S. Anderson, R.E. Johnson, W. D. Smythe, A.R. Hendrix, C.A. Barth, Laurence A. Soderblom, G. J. A. Hansen, T. B. McCord, J.B. Dalton, R. N. Clark, J.H. Shirley, A.C. Ocampo, D. L. Matson
Digital photogrammetric analysis of the IMP camera images: Mapping the Mars Pathfinder landing site in three dimensions
This paper describes our photogrammetric analysis of the Imager for Mars Pathfinder data, part of a broader program of mapping the Mars Pathfinder landing site in support of geoscience investigations. This analysis, carried out primarily with a commercial digital photogrammetric system, supported by our in‐house Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS), consists of three...
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Randolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Trent M. Hare, Egon Dorrer, D. Cook, Kris J. Becker, K. S. Thompson, B. Redding, J. Blue, D. Galuszka, E.M. Lee, Lisa Gaddis, J. Micheal Johnson, Laurence A. Soderblom, A. Wesley Ward, P.S. Smith, D.T. Britt
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 137
A close-up look at Io from Galileo's near-infrared mapping spectrometer
Infrared spectral images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, acquired during the October and November 1999 and February 2000 flybys of the Galileo spacecraft, were used to study the thermal structure and sulfur dioxide distribution of active volcanoes. Loki Patera, the solar system's most powerful known volcano, exhibits large expanses of dark, cooling lava on its caldera floor. Prometheus...
Authors
R. M. C. Lopes-Gautier, S. Doute, W. D. Smythe, L.W. Kamp, R. W. Carlson, A.G. Davies, F.E. Leader, A. S. McEwen, P.E. Geissler, S.W. Kieffer, Laszlo Keszthelyi, E. Barbinis, R. Mehlman, M. Segura, J. Shirley, Laurence A. Soderblom
Standardizing the nomenclature of Martian impact crater ejecta morphologies
The Mars Crater Morphology Consortium recommends the use of a standardized nomenclature system when discussing Martian impact crater ejecta morphologies. The system utilizes nongenetic descriptors to identify the various ejecta morphologies seen on Mars. This system is designed to facilitate communication and collaboration between researchers. Crater morphology databases will be archived...
Authors
Nadine G. Barlow, Joseph M. Boyce, Francois M. Costard, Robert A. Craddock, James B. Garvin, Susan E.H. Sakimoto, Ruslan O. Kuzmin, David J. Roddy, Laurence A. Soderblom
Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch through landing, surface operations, data sets, and science results
Mars Pathfinder successfully landed at Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997, deployed and navigated a small rover about 100 m clockwise around the lander, and collected data from three science instruments and ten technology experiments. The mission operated for three months and returned 2.3 Gbits of data, including over 16,500 lander and 550 rover images, 16 chemical analyses of rocks and soil...
Authors
M. P. Golombek, R. Todd Anderson, J.R. Barnes, J. W. Bell, N. T. Bridges, D.T. Britt, J. Brückner, R. A. Cook, D. Crisp, J.A. Crisp, T. Economou, W. M. Folkner, R. Greeley, R.M. Haberle, R.B. Hargraves, J.A. Harris, Albert F.C. Haldemann, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, S.F. Hviid, R. Jaumann, J. Micheal Johnson, P. H. Kallemeyn, H.U. Keller, Randolph L. Kirk, J. M. Knudsen, S. Larsen, M. T. Lemmon, M.B. Madsen, J.A. Magalhães, J.N. Maki, M.C. Malin, R. M. Manning, Jacob R. Matijevic, H.Y. McSween, H. J. Moore, S.L. Murchie, J.R. Murphy, T. J. Parker, R. Rieder, T.P. Rivellini, J. T. Schofield, A. Seiff, R.B. Singer, P.S. Smith, Laurence A. Soderblom, D.A. Spencer, C. R. Stoker, R. Sullivan, N. Thomas, S.W. Thurman, M.G. Tomasko, R. Greg Vaughan, H. Wanke, A. Wesley Ward, G.R. Wilson
Bright dunes on mars
Seasonal changes observed on the surface of Mars can in part be attributed to the transport of geological materials by wind. Images obtained by orbiting spacecraft in the 1970s showed large wind-formed features such as dunes, and revealed regional time-varying albedos that could be attributed to the effects of dust erosion and deposition. But the resolution of these images was...
Authors
P. M. Thomas, M. C. Malin, M. H. Carr, G. Edward Danielson, M. E. Davies, W.K. Hartmann, A.P. Ingersoll, P.B. James, A. S. McEwen, Laurence A. Soderblom, J. Veverka
Hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Europa
Spatially resolved infrared and ultraviolet wavelength spectra of Europa's leading, anti-jovian quadrant observed from the Galileo spacecraft show absorption features resulting from hydrogen peroxide. Comparisons with laboratory measurements indicate surface hydrogen peroxide concentrations of about 0.13 percent, by number, relative to water ice. The inferred abundance is consistent with...
Authors
R. W. Carlson, M.S. Anderson, R.E. Johnson, W. D. Smythe, A.R. Hendrix, C.A. Barth, Laurence A. Soderblom, G. J. A. Hansen, T. B. McCord, J.B. Dalton, R. N. Clark, J.H. Shirley, A.C. Ocampo, D. L. Matson
Digital photogrammetric analysis of the IMP camera images: Mapping the Mars Pathfinder landing site in three dimensions
This paper describes our photogrammetric analysis of the Imager for Mars Pathfinder data, part of a broader program of mapping the Mars Pathfinder landing site in support of geoscience investigations. This analysis, carried out primarily with a commercial digital photogrammetric system, supported by our in‐house Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS), consists of three...
Authors
Randolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Trent M. Hare, Egon Dorrer, D. Cook, Kris J. Becker, K. S. Thompson, B. Redding, J. Blue, D. Galuszka, E.M. Lee, Lisa Gaddis, J. Micheal Johnson, Laurence A. Soderblom, A. Wesley Ward, P.S. Smith, D.T. Britt