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Raymond E. Arvidson

Chair and James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor
Ph.D., Brown University, 1974

Professor Arvidson directs the Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing Laboratory (EPRSL) on the second floor of the Earth & Planetary Sciences Building. The EPRSL is involved in many aspects of NASA's planetary exploration program, including developing science objectives and plans for missions, participating in mission operations and data analysis, and archiving and distributing data relevant to characterizing and understanding planetary surfaces and interiors. Laboratory personnel have been or are currently involved in the Viking Lander, Mars Global Surveyor, Odyssey, Mars Exploration Rover, Phoenix Mars Lander, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the European Space Agency's Mars Express missions. Arvidson, staff, and students also participated in the Magellan Mission to Venus. Testing of prototype Mars rovers in Earth's deserts in collaboration with colleagues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been another major focus over the past several years.   

The Laboratory is the location of NASA's Planetary Data System Geosciences Node. Laboratory personnel are responsible for creating and distributing science data archives from planetary missions, working closely with the missions to ensure that the archives are complete and well-documented. 

Laboratory staff and graduate student research currently focuses primarily on analyses of spaceborne observations of Mars, particularly to understand how the planet has evolved and the extent to which it was habitable. The unraveling of geological processes and defining geochemical cycles of possible biological relevance form the core of the research.   

Students are also actively involved in the Laboratory as a part of innovative undergraduate courses such as the Pathfinder Program in Environmental Sustainability, in which multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problems are stressed with hands-on experience.

Courses Taught

Dr. Arvidson teaches these courses: 

Arvidson and students field photo
Professor Arvidson and freshman class on a spring break field trip to the Mojave Desert

FIDO rover field photo
Prototype Mars rover FIDO undergoes field testing in the Mojave Desert.  FIDO is similar to the rovers on the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover mission. 

Some Recent Publications

McGuire, P.C., M.J. Wolff, M.D. Smith, R.E. Arvidson, S.L. Murchie, R.T. Clancy, T.L. Roush, S.C. Cull, K.A. Lichtenberg, S.M. Wiseman, R.O. Green, T.Z. Martin, R.E. Milliken, P.J. Cavender, D.C. Humm, F.P. Seelos, K .D. Seelos, H.W. Taylor, B.L. Ehlmann, J.F. Mustard, S.M. Pelkey, T.N. Titus, C.D. Hash, E.R. Malaret, and the CRISM Team, 2008, CRISM Retrieval of Surface Lambert Albedos for Multispectral Mapping of Mars with DISORT-based Radiative Transfer Modeling: Phase 1 -- Using Historical Climatology for Temperatures, Aerosol Optical Depths, and Atmospheric Pressures, Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, in press.

Seelos, K. D., R. Arvidson, S. Cull, C. Hash, T. Heet, E. Guinness, P. McGuire, R. Morris, S. Murchie, T. Parker, T. Roush, F. Seelos, M. Wolff, 2008, Geomorphologic and Mineralogic Characterization of the Northern Plains of Mars at the Phoenix Mission Candidate Landing Sites, ), J. Geophys. Res., Submitted

Squyres, S. W., R. Arvidson, S. Ruff, R. Gellert, R. Morris, D. Ming, L. Crumpler, J. Farmer, D. Des Marais, A. Yen, S. McLennan, W. Calvin, B. Clark, A. Wang, 2008, Discovery of Silica-Rich Deposits on Mars by the Spirit Rover, Science, Submitted

Yen, A. S, R. V. Morris, B. C. Clark, R. Gellert, A. T. Knudson, S. Squyres, D. W. Mittlefehldt, D. W. Ming, R. Arvidson, T. McCoy, M. Schmidt, J. Hurowitz, R. Li, and J. R. Johnson, 2008, Hydrothermal processes at Gusev Crater: An evaluation of Paso Robles class soils, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E06S10, doi:101029/2007JE002978.

Bibring, J.-P., R. Arvidson, A. Gendrin, B. Gondet, Y. Lanevin, S. Le Mouelic, N. Mangold, R. Morris, J. Mustard, F. Poulet, C. Quantin, C. Sotin, 2007, Coupled Ferric Oxides and Sulfates on the Martian Surface, Science, 31 August 2007, 317: 1206-1210 doi 10.1126/science.11444174.

Clark III, B. C., R. Arvidson, R. Gellert, R. V. Morris, D. Ming, L. Richter, S. Ruff, J. Michalski, W. Farrand, A. Yen, K. Herkenhoff, R. Li, S. Squyres, C. Schroder, G. Klingelhofer, and J. Bell, III, 2007, Evidence for Montmorillonite or Its Compositional Equivalent in Columbia Hills, Mars , J. Geophys. Res., 112, E06S01, doi:10.1029/2006JE002756.

Griffes, J. L., R. E. Arvidson, F. Poulet, and A. Gendrin 2007, Geologic and Spectral Mapping of Etched Terrain Deposits in Northern Meridiani Planum, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E08S09, doi:10.1029/2006JE002811

Guinness, E. A., R. Arvidson, B. Jolliff, K. Seelos, F. Seelos IV, D. Ming, R. Morris, T. Graff, Hyperspectral reflectance mapping of cinder cones at the summit of Mauna Kea and implications for equivalent observations on Mars, 2007, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E08S11, doi:10.1029/2006JE002822,

Lichtenberg, K. A., R. E. Arvidson, F. Poulet, R. V. Morris, A. Knudson, J. F. Bell III, G. Belluci, J.-P. Bibring, W. Farrand, J. Johnson, D. Ming, P. Pinet, D. Rogers, S.W. Squyres, 2007, Coordinated Analyses of Orbital and Spirit Rover Data to Characterize Surface Materials on the Cratered Plains of Gusev Crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res. 112, E12S90, doi:10.1029/2006JE002850.

Murchie S.L., R. Arvidson, P. Bedini, K. Beisser, J.-P. Bibring, J. Bishop, J. Boldt, P. Cavender, T. Choo, R.T. Clancy, E. H. Darlington, D. Des Marais, R. Espiritu, D. Fort, R. Green, E. Guinness, J. Hayes, C. Hash, K. Heffernan, J. Hemmler, G. Heyler, D. Humm, J. Hutcheson, N. Izenberg, R. Lee, J. Lees, D. Lohr, E. Malaret, T. Martin, J. A. McGovern, P. McGuire, R. Morris, J. Mustard, S. Pelkey, E. Rhodes, M. Robinson, T. Roush, E. Schaefer, G. Seagrave, F. Seelos, P. Silverglate, S. Slavney, M. Smith, W.-J. Shyong, K. Strohbehn, H. Taylor, P. Thompson, B. Tossman, M. Wirzburger, and M. Wolff, 2007, CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars) on MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), J. Geophys. Res., 112, E05S03, doi: 10.1029/2006JE002682.

Poulet, F., R. Arvidson, C. Gomez, J-P. Bibring, R. Morris, Y. Langevin, B. Gondet, J. Griffes, 2007, Mineralogy of Terra Meridiani and Western Arabia Terra from OMEGA/MEx and Implications for their Formation, Icarus in press.

Arvidson, R. E., D. Adams, G. Bonfiglio, P. Christensen, S. Cull, M. Golombek, J Guinn, E. Guinness, T. Heet, R. Kirk, A. Knudson, M. Malin, M. Mellon, A. McEwen, A. Muskin, T. Parker, F. Seelos IV, K. Seelos, P. Smith, D. Spencer, T. Stein, L. Tamppari, 2007, Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix Landing Site Selection and Characteristics, J. Geophys. Res., Submitted.

Bonitz, R. G., D. Archer, R. Arvidson, P. Chu, K. Davis, A. Kusack, G. Paulsen, M. Robinson, L. Shiraishi, P. Smith, and J. Wilson, 2007, NASA Mars 2007 Phoenix Lander Robotic Arm and Icy Soil Acquisition Device, J. Geophys. Res., Submitted.

Mellon, M. T., W. Boynton, W. Feldman, R. Arvidson, T. Titus, J. Bandfield, N. Putzig, and H. Sizemore, 2007, A Pre-Landing Assessment of the Ice-Table Depth and Ground-Ice Characteristics in Martian Permafrost at the Phoenix Landing Site, J. Geophys. Res., Submitted.

Mellon, M T., R. Arvidson, J Marlow, R. Phillips and E. Asphaug, 2007, Periglacial Landforms at the Phoenix Landing Site and the Northern Plains of Mars, J. Geophys. Res., Submitted.

Milliken, R. E., G. Swayze, R. Arvidson, J. Bishop, R. Clark, B. Ehlmann, R. Green, J. Grotzinger, R. Morris, S. Murchie, J. Mustard, C. Weitz, 2008, Opaline Silica in Young Deposits on Mars, Science, Submitted.

Murchie S. L., J. Mustard, R. Arvidson, F. Seelos, S. Pelkey, L. Roach, B.L. Ehlmann, R. Milliken, J.-P. Bibring, K. Seelos, J.A. McGovern, T. Martin, D. Humm, R. Green, P. Cavender, C. Hash, E. Malaret, P. Bedini, K. Beisser, J. Bishop, A. Brown, D. Buczkowski, W. Calvin, T. Choo, R.T. Clancy, R. Clark, D. Des Marais7, R. Espiritu, C. Harvel, J. Hayes, K. Heffernan, N. Izenberg, A. Knudson, Y. Langevin, A. McEwen, P. McGuire, F. Morgan, R. Morris, E. Noe Dobrea, F. Poulet, M. Robinson, T. Roush, M. Smith, W.-J. Shyong, K. Strohbehn, G. Swayze, H. Taylor T. Titus, S. Wiseman, and M. Wolf, 2007, CRISM Spectral Mapping of Martian Sulfate Deposits: New Constraints on Origins and Abundances, Nature, Submitted.

Mustard, J. F., S. L. Murchie, S. M. Pelkey, B. L. Ehlmann, R. E. Milliken, J. A. Grant, J-P. Bibring, F. Poulet, J. Bishop, E. Noe Dobrea, L. Roach, F. Seelos, R. E. Arvidson, S. Wiseman, R. Green, C. Hash, D. Humm, E. Malaret, J. A. McGovern, K. Seelos, T. Clancy, R. Clark, D. Des Marais, N. Izenberg, A. Knudson, Y. Langevin, T. Martin, P. McGuire, R. Morris, M. Robinson, T. Roush, M. Smith, G. Swayze, H. Taylor, T. Titus, and M. Wolff, 2007, Hydrated Silicate Minerals on Mars Observed by the CRISM Instrument on MRO, Nature, Submitted

Arvidson, R. E., S. W. Squyres, R. C. Anderson, J. F. Bell, III D. Blaney, J. Brückner, N. A. Cabrol, W. M. Calvin, M. H. Carr, P. R. Christensen, B. C. Clark, L. Crumpler, D. J. Des Marais, P. A. de Souza, Jr., C. d'Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W. H. Farrand, W. Folkner, M. P. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, E. Guinness, B. C. Hahn, L. Haskin, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A Hurowitz, S. Hviid, J. R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, A. H. Knoll, G. Landis, C. Leff, M. Lemmon, R. Li, M. B. Madsen, M. C. Malin, S. M. McLennan, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. Moersch, R. V. Morris, T. Parker, J. W. Rice, Jr., L Richter, R. Rieder, D. S. Rodionov, C. Schröder, M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith, L. A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, S. D. Thompson, N. J. Tosca, A. Wang, H. Wänke, J. Ward, T. Wdowiak, M. Wolff, A.Yen, 2006, Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S01 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002499.

Arvidson, R. E., F. Poulet, R. Morris, J.-P. Bibring, J. Bell III, S. Squyres, P. Christensen, G. Bellucci, B. Gondet, B. Ehlmann, W. Farrand, R. Fergason, M. Golombek, J. Griffes, J. Grotzinger, E. Guinness, K. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, G. Klingelhofer, Y. Langevin, D. Ming, K. Seelos, R. Sullivan, J. Ward, S. Wiseman, M. Wolff, 2006, Nature and Origin of the Hematite-Bearing Plains of Terra Meridiani Based on Analysis of Orbital and Mars Exploration Rover Data Sets, J. Geophys. Res. , 111, E12S08 doi: 10.1029/2006JE002728.

Bibring, J.-P.,Y. Langevin, J. F. Mustard, F. Poulet, R. Arvidson, A. Gendrin, B. Gondet, N. Mangold, P. Pinet, F. Forget, 2006, Global Mineralogical and Aqueous Mars History Derived from OMEGA/Mars Express Data, Science, 312: 400-404, doi: 10.1126/science.1122659.

Bibring, J.-P., S. Squyres, R. Arvidson, 2006, Merging Views on Mars, Science, 313,1899-1901, doi: 10.1126/science.1132311.

Golombek, M. P., L. Crumpler, J. Grant, R. Greeley, N. Cabrol, T. Parker, J. Rice, J. Ward, R. Arvidson, J. Moersch, R. Fergason, P. Christensen, A. Castano, A. Haldemann, R. Li, J. Bell III, and S. Squyres, 2006, Geology of the Gusev Plains from the Spirit Rover Traverse, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S07 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002503.

Golombek, M. P., J. Grant, L. Crumpler, R. Greeley, R. Arvidson, J. Bell III, C. Weitz, R. Sullivan, P. Christensen, L. Soderbloom, S. Squyres, 2006, Erosion rates at the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites and long-term climate change on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S10, doi: 10.1029/2006JE002754.

Grant, J., R. E. Arvidson, L. S. Crumpler, M. P. Golombek, B. Hahn, A. F. C. Haldemann, R. Li, L. A. Soderblom, S. W. Squyres, S. P. Wright, and W. A. Watters, 2006, Crater Gradation in Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S08 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002465.

Greeley, R. P., L. Whelley, R. Arvidson, N. Cabrol, D. Foley, B. Franklin, P. Geissler, M. Golombek, R. Kuzmin, G. Landis, M. Lemmon, L. Neakrase, S. Squyres, S. Thompson, 2006, Active dust devils in Gusev crater, Mars: Observations from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S09, doi: 10.1029/2006JE002743.

Greeley, R P., R. E. Arvidson, P. W. Barlett, D. Blaney, N. A. Cabrol, P. Christensen, R. R. Fergason, M. P. Golombek, G. A. Landis, M. T. Lemmon, S. M. McLennan, J. N. Maki, T. Michaels, J. E. Moersch, L. D. V. Neakrase, S. C. Rafkin, L. Richter, S. W. Squyres, P. A. de Souza, Jr., R. J. Sullivan, S. D. Thompson, P. L. Whelley, 2006, Gusev Crater: Wind-related features and processes observed by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S09, doi: 10.1029/2005JE002491.

Grotzinger, J., J. Bell III, K. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, A. Knoll, E. McCartney, S. McLennan, J. Metz, J. Moore, S. Squyres, R. Sullivan, O. Ahronson, R. Arvidson, B. Jolliff, M. Golombek, K. Lewis, T. Parker, and J. Soderblom, 2006, Sedimentary textures formed by aqueous processes, Erebus crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars, Geology, 34 No. 12 1085-1088.

Herkenhoff, K.H, S. W. Squyres, R. Anderson, B. A. Archinal, R. E. Arvidson, J. M. Barrett, K. J. Becker, J. F. Bell III, C. Budney, N. A. Cabrol, M. G. Chapman, D. Cook, B. Ehlmann, J. Farmer, B. Franklin, L. R. Gaddis, D. M. Galuszka, P. A. Garcia, T. M. Hare, E. Howington-Kraus, J. R. Johnson, S. Johnson, K. Kinch, R. L. Kirk, E. Lee, C. Leff, M. Lemmon, M. B. Madsen, J. N. Maki, K. F. Mullins, B. L. Redding, L. Richter, M. R. Rosiek, M. H. Sims, L. A. Soderblom, N. Spanovich, R. Springer, R. M. Sucharski, T. Sucharski, R. Sullivan, J. M. Torson, and A. Yen, 2006, Overview of the Microscopic Imager Investigation during Spirit’s first 450 Sols in Gusev Crater, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E02S04, doi: 10.1029/2005JE002574.

Hurowitz, J. A., S. M. McLennan, N. J. Tosca, R. E. Arvidson, J. R Michalski, D. W. Ming, C. Schröder, S. W. Squyres, 2006, In situ and experimental evidence for acidic weathering of rocks and soils on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S19 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002515.

Johnson, J. R., W. Grundy, M. T. Lemmon, J. F. Bell III, M. J. Johnson, R. G. Deen, R. E. Arvidson, W. H. Farrand, E. A. Guinness, A. G. Hayes, K. E. Herkenhoff, F. P. Seelos IV, J. Soderblom, S. W. Squyres, 2006, Spectrophotometric Properties of Materials Observed by Pancam on the Mars Exploration Rovers: 1. Spirit, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S14 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002494.

Johnson, J. R., J. Sohl-Dickstein, W. Grundy, R. Arvidson, J. Bell III, P. Christensen, T. Graff, E Guinness, K. Kinch, R. Morris, M. Shepard, 2006, Radiative transfer modeling of dust-coated Pancam calibration target materials: Laboratory visible/near-infrared spectrogoniometry, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S07, doi: 10.1029/2005JE002658.

Johnson, J. R., W. Grundy, M. T. Lemmon, J.F. Bell III, M. J. Johnson, R. Deen, R. Arvidson, W. H. Farrand, E. Guinness, A. G. Hayes, K. E. Kerkenhoff, F. Seelos IV, J. Soderblom, S. E. Squyres, 2006, Spectrophotometric properties of Materials Observed by Pancam on the Mars Exploration Rovers: 2. Opportunity, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S16, doi: 10.1029/2006JE002762.

Li, R., B. A. Archinal, R. E. Arvidson, J. Bell III, P. Christensen, L. Crumpler, D. J. Des Marais, K. Di, T. Duxbury, M. Golombek, J. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Guinn, A. Johnson, R.L. Kirk, M. Maimone, L. Matthies, M. Malin, T. Parker, M. Sims, S. Thompson, S. W. Squyres, L. Soderblom, 2006, Spirit rover localization and topographic mapping at the landing site of Gusev crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S06 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002483.

Ming, D. W., D. W. Mittlefehldt, R. V. Morris, D. C. Golden, R. Gellert, A. Yen, B. C. Clark, S. W. Squyres, W. H. Farrand, S. W. Ruff, R. E. Arvidson, G. Klingelhofer, H. Y. McSween, D. S. Rodionov, C. Schroder, P. A. de Souza Jr., A. Wang, 2006, Geochemical and mineralogical indicators for aqueous processes in the Columbia Hills of Gusev crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S12 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002560.

Morris, R.V, G. Klingelhöfer, C. Schröder, D. S. Rodionov, A. Yen, P. A. de Souza Jr., D. W. Ming, T. Wdowiak, R. Gellert, B. Bernhardt, E. N. Evlanov, B. Zubkov, J. Foh, U. Bonnes, E. Kankeleit, P. Gütlich, F. Renz, S. W. Squyres, and R. E. Arvidson, 2006, 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, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E02S13, doi: 10.1029/2005JE002584.

Morris, R. V., G. Klingelhöfer, C. Schröder, D. S. Rodionov, A. Yen, D. W. Ming, P. A. de Souza Jr., T. Wdowiak, I. Fleischer, R. Gellert, B. Bernhardt, U. Bonnes, B. Cohen, E. N. Evlanov, J. Foh, P. Gutlich, E. Kankeleit, T. McCoy, D. Mittlefehldt, F. Renz, M. Schmidt, B. Zubkov, S. Squyres, and R. Arvidson, 2006, Mössbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Meridiani Planum, Mars: Opportunity’s Journey Across Sulfate-rich Outcrop, Basaltic Sand and Dust, and Hematite Lag Deposits, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S15, doi:10.1029/2006JE002791.

Squyres, S. W., R. E. Arvidson, D. L. Blaney, B. C. Clark, L. Crumpler, W. H. Farrand, S. Gorevan, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. Hurowitz, A. Kusack, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, S. W. Ruff, A. Wang, A. Yen, 2006, The Rocks of the Columbia Hills, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E2, E02S11 doi: 10.1029/2005JE002562.

Squyres, S. W., A. H. Knoll, R. E. Arvidson, B. C. Clark, J. P. Grotzinger, B. L. Jolliff, S. M. McLennan, N. Tosca, J. F. Bell III, W. M. Calvin, W. H. Farrand, T. D. Glotch, M. P. Golombek, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, H. Y. McSween, and A. S. Yen, 2006, Two Years at Meridiani Planum: Results from the Opportunity Rover, Science: (vol. 313)1403-1407, doi: 10.1126/science.1130890.

Squyres, S. W., R. E Arvidson, D Bollen, J. F. Bell III, J. Brückner, N. A. Cabrol, W. M. Calvin, M. H. Carr, P. R. Christensen, B. C. Clark, L. Crumpler, D. J. Des Marais, C. d'Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W. H. Farrand, W. Folkner, R. Gellert, T. D. Glotch, M. P. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, K. E. Herkenhoff, S. Hviid, J. R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, A. H. Knoll, G. Landis, M. Lemmon, R. Li, M. B. Madsen, M. C. Malin, S. M. McLennan, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. Moersch, R. V. Morris, T. Parker, J. W. Rice, Jr., L. Richter, R. Rieder, C. Schröder, M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith, L. A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, N. J. Tosca, H. Wänke, T. Wdowiak, M. Wolff, A.Yen, 2006, Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle Crater to Purgatory Ripple, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S12, doi: 10.1029/2006JE002771.

Arvidson, R. E., F. Poulet, J.-P. Bibring, M. Wolff, A. Gendrin, R. V. Morris, J. J. Freeman, Y. Langevin, N. Mangold, G. Bellucci, 2005, Spectral Reflectance and Morphologic Correlations in Eastern Terra Meridiani, Mars, Science, 307(5715), 1591-1594, doi:10.1126/science.1109509.

Bibring, J.-P., Y. Langevin, A. Gendrin, B. Gondet, F. Poulet, M. Berthe, A. Soufflot, R. E. Arvidson, M. Mangold, J. Mustard, P. Drossart, 2005, Mars Surface Diversity as Revealed by the OMEGA/Mars Express Observations, Science, 307(5715), 1576-1581, doi:10.1126/science.1109509.

Crumpler, L. S., S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell, D. Blaney, N. A. Cabrol, P. R. Christensen, D. J. DesMarais, J. D. Farmer, .R Fergason, M. P. Golombek, F. D. Grant, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, B. Hahn, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A. Hurowitz, A. T. Knudson, G. A. Landis, R. Li, J. Maki, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. E. Moersch, M. C. Payne, J. W. Rice, L. Richter, S. W. Ruff, M. Sims, S. D. Thompson, N. Tosca, A. Wang, P. Whelley, S. P. Wright, and M. B.Wyatt, 2005, Mars Exploration Rover Geologic traverse by the Spirit rover in the Plains of Gusev Crater, Mars, Geology, 33, 809-812.

Gendrin, A., N. Mangold, J.-P. Bibring, Y. Langevin, B. Gondet, F. Poulet, G. Bonello, C. Quantin, J. Mustard, R. E. Arvidson, S. LeMouelic, 2005, Sulfates in Martian Layered Terrains: The OMEGA/Mars Express View, Science, 307(5715), 1587-1591, doi:10.1126/science.1109509.

Golombek, M. P., R. E. Arvidson, J. Bell, P. Christensen, J. Crisp, L. Crumpler, B. Ehlmann, R. Fergason, J. Grant, R. Greeley, A. Haldemann, D. Kass, T. Parker, J. Schofield, S. Squyres, R. Zurek, 2005, Assessment of Mars Exploration Rover Landing Site Predictions, Nature, 436, 44-48, doi:10.1038/nature03600.

Greeley, R. S., R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell, P. Christensen, D. Foley, A. Haldemann, R. O. Kuzmin, G. Landis, L. D. Neakrase, G. Neukum, S. W. Squyres, R. Sullivan, S. D. Thompson, P. L. Whelley, L. Patrick, D. Williams, 2005, Martian Variable Features: New Insight from the Mars Express Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, J. Geophys. Res., 110(E6), E06002, doi:10.1029/2005JE002403.

Grotzinger, J. P., R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell III, W. Calvin, B. C. Clark, D. A. Fike, M. Golombek, R. Greeley, A. Haldemann, K. E. Herkenhoff, B. L. Jolliff, A. H. Knoll, M. Malin, S. M. McLennan, T. Parker, L. Soderblom, J. N. Sohl-Dickstein, S. W. Squyres, R. Sullivan, N. J. Tosca, W. A. Watters, 2005, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of a Dry to Wet Eolian Depositional System, Burns Formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 240, 11-72, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.09.039.

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Ehlmann, B. L., R. E. Arvidson, B. L. Jolliff, S. S. Johnson, B. Ebel, N. Lovenduski, J. Morris, J. A. Byers, N. Snider, and R. E. Criss, 2004, Hydrologic and Isotopic Modeling of Alpine Lake Waiau, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, Pacific Science, 59(1), 1-15.

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Niebur, C., R. E. Arvidson, E. Guinness, G. Galford, 2003, Lower Missouri River Floodplain at Arrow Rock before and After the Great Floods of 1993, Chapter in At the Confluence: Rivers, Floods, and Water Quality in the St. Louis Region, ed. R. E. Criss, D. A. Wilson, Missouri Botanical Garden Press.

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Arvidson, R. E., S. W. Squyres., E. Baumgartner, P. Schenker, C. Niebur, K. Larsen, F. Seelos, N. Snider, B. Jolliff, 2002, FIDO Prototype Mars Rover Field Trials, Black Rock Summit, Nevada, as Test of the Ability of Robotic Mobility Systems to Conduct Field Science, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E9), 8002, doi:10.1029/2000JE001464.

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Hynek, B. M., R. E. Arvidson, R. J. Phillips, 2002, Geologic Setting and Origin of Terra Meridiani Hematite Deposit on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E10), 5088, doi:10.1029/2002JE001891.

Jolliff, B., A. Knoll, R. Morris, J. Moersch, H. McSween, M. Gilmore, R. Arvidson, R. Greeley, K. Herkenhoff, and S. Squyres., 2002, Remotely-Sensed Geology from Lander-Based to Orbital Perspectives: Results of FIDO Rover May 2000 Field Tests, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 8808, doi:10.1029/2000JE001470.

Li, R., F. Ma, F. Xu, L. H. Matthies, C. F. Olson, R. E. Arvidson, 2002, Localization of Mars Rovers Using Descent and Surface-Based Image Data, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 8004, 10.1029/2000JE001443.

Moersch, J. E., B. Joliff, H.Y . McSween, R. V. Morris, M. S. Gilmore, R. E. Arvidson, S. W. Squyres, 2002, Synthesis of Overhead and Ground-Based Infrared Spectroscopy at the 2000 FIDO Mars Rover Field Test, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 8007, doi:10.1029/2001JE001524.

Stoker, C. R., R. Arvidson, J. Bresina, M. Bualat, L. Edwards, L. Fluckiger, L. Nguyen, T. Roush, H. Thomas, R. Washington, and A. Wright, 2002, Two Dogs, New Tricks: Field Trials with the K9 and FIDO Rovers at Black Rock Summit, Nevada, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 8009, doi:10.1029/2000JE001490.

Wiens, R. C., R. E. Arvidson, D. A. Cremers, M. J. Ferris, J. D. Blacic, F. P. Seelos, 2002, Combined Remote Mineralogical and Elemental Measurements From Rovers: Field and Laboratory Tests Using Reflectance and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 107(E11), 8003, doi:10.1029/2000JE001439.

Albee, A., R. E. Arvidson, F. Palluconi, T. Thorpe, 2001, The Mars Global Surveyor Mission, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,291-23,316.

Arvidson, R. E., J. D. Bowman, C. D. Dunham, R. C. Anderson, P. Backes, E. Baumgartner, J. Bell, S. C. Dworetzky, S. Klug, N. Peck, D. Sherman, S. W. Squyres, D. Tuttle, and A. M. Waldron, 2000, Students Participate in 2003 Mars Sample Return Rover Field Tests, Silver Lake, California, EOS, 81, 113.

Arvidson, R. E., S. W. Squyres, E. Baumgartner, L. Dorsky, P. Schenker, 2000, Rover Trials for Mars Sample Return Mission Prove Successful, EOS, 81, 72.

Larsen, K. W., R. E. Arvidson, B. L Jolliff, and B. C. Clark, 2000, Correspondence and Least Squares Analyses of Soil and Rock Compositions for the Viking Lander 1 and Pathfinder Landing Sites, J. Geophys. Res., 105(E12), 29,207-29,221.

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Fax    314-935-4998

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01-May-2008
 
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