K. E. Herkenhoff

Publication List Details

Period

1997 - 2009

Number

50

Co-Authors

Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity (2009)

Squyres, S. W., Knoll, A. H., Arvidson, R. E., Ashley, J. W., Calvin, W. M., ...

The Mars rover Opportunity has explored Victoria crater, a ~750-meter eroded impact crater formed in sulfate-rich sedimentary rocks. Impact-related stratigraphy is preserved in the crater walls, and...

Spirit Mars Rover Mission to the Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater: Mission overview and selected results from the Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate (2008)

Arvidson, R. E., Ruffins, S. W., Morris, R. V., Ming, D. W., Crumpler, L. S., Yen, A. S., ...

This paper summarizes the Spirit rover operations in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater from sols 513 to 1476 and provides an overview of selected findings that focus on synergistic use of the Athena...

Windy Mars : A dynamic planet as seen by the HiRISE camera (2008)

Bridges, N. T., Geissler, P. E., McEwen, A. S., Thomson, B. J., Chuang, F. C., Herkenhoff, K. E., ...

With a dynamic atmosphere and a large supply of particulate material, the surface of Mars is heavily influenced by wind-driven, or aeolian, processes. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment...

Dark Material in the Polar Layered Deposits on Mars (2004)

Herkenhoff, K. E., Vasavada, A. R.

Viking infrared thermal mapping (IRTM) and bistatic radar data suggest that the bulk density of the erg material is much lower than that of the average Martian surface or of dark dunes at lower...

Geology of the Upheaval Dome Impact Structure, Southeast Utah (2004)

Kriens, B. J., Shoemaker, E. M., Herkenhoff, K. E.

Two vastly different phenomena, impact and salt diapirism, have been proposed for the origin of Upheaval Dome, a spectacular scenic feature in southeast Utah.

Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch Through Landing, Surface Operations, Data Sets, and Science Results (2004)

Anderson, R. C., Barnes, J. R., Bell, J. F. III, Bridges, N. T., Britt, D. T., Brucker, J., ...

Mars pathfinder successfully landed at Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997 and returned 2.3 Gbits of information during 3 months of surface operations of a lander, rover, three science instruments,...