Recent CLRN Lunar Research

2024

Journal Articles:

*Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R., Erickson T. M., Cayron C. 2024. Zircon microstructures record high temperature and pressure conditions during impact melt evolution at the West Clearwater Lake impact structure. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 636, 118714. 

*Chinchalkar N. S., King D. T., Hames W. E. 2024. Origin of a polymict, mega-clast-bearing impact breccia in the crater floor of Wetumpka Impact Structure, Elmore County, Alabama: Insights fro surface outcrops and a drill core. Meteoritics & Planetary Science

Fassett C. I., Bramson A. M., Cahill J. T. S., Harris C. P., Morgan G. A., Neish C. D., Nypaver C. A., Patterson G. W., Rivera-Valentin E., Taylor P., Thomson B. J., and the Mini-RF Team, 2024. An Empirical Approach to Reduce Topographic Effects in Monostatic Mini-RF S-band Observations of the Moon. The Planetary Science Journal 5, 4.

*Hayden T. S., Barrett T. J., Anand M., Whitehouse M. J., Jeon H., Zhao X., Franchi I. A. 2024. Detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite indicative of a volatile-rich early lunar crust. Nature Astronomy, 8, 439-444. 

Herd, C. D. K. 2024. Book Review: Cosmochemistry. American Mineralogist 109(5). 

Patterson R. V., Lapen T. J., Kring D. A., Lemelin M., Meier M. L. 2024. Lithologies and Chronologic Opportunities of Materials to Be Returned From the Artemis Exploration Zone. JGR Planets, 129(6), e2023JE008275. 

Extended Abstracts: 

Blewett D. T., Halekas J., Kollmann P., Greenhagen B. T., Denevi B. W., Meyer H. M., Klima R. L., Cahill J. T., Anderson B. J., Vines S. K., Waller C. D., Regoli L., Ho G. C., Jahn J.-M., Hood L. L., Tikoo S., Zou X.-D., Wieczorek M., Lemelin M., Fatemi S., Cloutis E. A. 2024. The Lunar Vertex PRISM Payload: Ready to Launch. 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024.

Denevi B. W., Edgar L. A., Fassett C. I., Gross J., Heldmann J. L., Hurley D. M., Hurtado J. M., Jolliff B. L., Joy K. H., Liu Y., Osinski G. R., Robinson M. S. 2024. Planetary Science Goals and Objectives for Artemis III Surface Activities. 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (talk). 

DesRochers B., Lemelin M. 2024. Combining Photogrammetry and Image Super-Resolution to Increase the Resolution of Lunar and Martian Digital Elevation Models Derived from Descent Imagery. 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024. 

Diotte F., Lemelin M., Klima R. L., Cloutis E. A., Blewett D. T. 2024. Insights into Lunar Microscale Topography: Evaluating Photogrammetry Techniques Using the Lunar Vertex Rover Multispectral Microscope. 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024. 

Frueh T., Boyce M., Camon A., Halwa S., Ligeza G., Lemelin M., Kring D. A. 2024. Impact Resurfacing of the Artemis Exploration Zone: Sample Locations for Primordial Crust, South Pole-Aitken (SPA) and Post-SPA Ejecta. 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024. 

Hayden T. S., Barrett T. J., Anand M., Jeon H., Whitehouse M. J., Osinski G. R., Zhao X., Franchi I. A. 2024. First detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite reveals a volatile-rich early lunar crust (abstract #1674). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (oral). 

Hayden T. S., Osinski G. R. 2024. Textural and geochemical diversity of impact melt clasts in Apollo 16 sample 67015 (abstract #1260). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (poster). 

*Hostrawser J. W., Hayden T. S., Osinski G. R. 2024. Compositional Variability in Inter-Mingled Impact Melts at Kamestastin (Mistastin) Crater, Labrador (abstract #2208). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (oral). 

Kring D.A, Fagan A. L., Bickel V. T., Deutsch A., Gaddis L. R., Gross J., Hiesinger H., Huning T. M., Hurtado J. M., Iqbal W., Koy K. H., Keszthelyi L., Lemelin M., Looper C. A., Martinez-Camacho J., Osinski G. R., Peña-Asensio E., Schedemann N., Siegler M. A., Tikoo S. M., van der Bogert C. H., Zacny K. 2024. Geological EVA Science Among Impact Craters and Permanently Shadowed Regions Near a Summit Ridge on Malapert Massif. 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024.

*Mechem M. E., Hayden T. S., Osinski G. R. 2024. Petrography and Geochemistry of Lithic and Melt Clasts in Apollo 66075, 60 (abstract #2469). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (oral). 

Osinski G. R., Edmundson P., Cloutis E. A., Lemelin M., Morisset C.-E., Picard M., Lamarche T., Greenhagen B. T., Smith M. B., Harrison T. , Hackett J., Newman J., Cahill J. T. S., Colaprete T., Cunje A., Daly M., Flemming R., Hardgrove C., Herd C. D. K., MacEwan S. J., Neish C. D., Preston L., Siegler M., Sirek A., Tornabene L. L., Williams D., the LRM team. 2024. The Canadian Lunar Rover: An Update (abstract #1728). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (poster). 

Peters K., Applin D., Cloutis E., Ledoux T. 2024. Raman Spectroscopic Diversity of Lunar Meteorites (abstract #1213). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024. 

*Soukup M. A., Hayden T. S., Osinski G. R., Loiselle L. 2024. Geochemical and Optical Characterization of the Lunar Meteorite Touat 005 (abstract #2471). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (poster). 

*Srivastava A., Osinski G. R., Tornabene L. L., Rangarajan V. G. 2024. Investigation of the Presence of Volatiles at the Artemis 3 Candidate Landing Sites with the Chandrayaan-2 Imagine Infrared Spectrometer (abstract #1449). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (oral). 

Vijayan S., *Sharini K. S., Kimi K. B., Harish, Tuhi S., Chavan A., Osinski G. R., Bharadwaj A. 2024. Distal Impact Melts on the Moon (abstract #1512). 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2024 (poster). 

2023

Book Chapters: 

Osinski G. R., Melosh H. J., Andrews-Hanna J., Baker D., Denevi B., Dhingra D., Ghent R., Hayne P. O., Hill P., James P. B., Jaret S., Johnson B., Kenkmann T., Kring D., Mahanti P., Minton D., Neish C. D., Neumann G., Plescia J., Potter R. W. K., Richardson J., Silber E., Soderblom J. M., Zanetti M., Zellner N. 2023. Lunar Impact Features and Processes. In: Neal C., Gaddis L., Jolliff B., Lawrence S., Mackwell S., Shearer C., Valencia S. (Eds.) New Views of the Moon 2. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 89.

Journal Articles:

Blewett D. T., Choi T. X., Zheng Y., Cloutis E. A. 2023. The Utility of RGB Color for Discrimination of Lunar Maturity and Composition. Earth and Space Science, 10(1), p.e2022EA002710.

Baiden G., Grenier L. L., Blair B. R., Tietz D., Logan J. S. 2023. Establishing a lunar underground outpost: shifting the paradigm for future space exploration, settlement, and commerce. A Research Agenda for Energy Politics, p.281.

Haranas I., Shehata Y. M., Cobbett K., Gkigkitzis I., Kalafatis D. T., Gauthier R. 2023. The Invariance of the Tisserand Parameter in Various Gravitational Theories. Earth, Moon, and Planets, 127(2), p.3.

Powell T. M., Horvath T., Lopez Robles V., Williams J.-P., Hayne P. O., Gallinger C. L., Greenhagen B. T., McDougall D. S., Paige D. A. 2023. High-resolution nighttime temperature and rock abundance mapping of the Moon using the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment with a model for topographic removal. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 128:2, e2022JE007532.

Saxena P., Morrissey L. S., Killen R. M., McLain J. L., Yeo L. H., Curran N. M., Abraham N. S., Graham H. V., Tucker O. J., Sarantos M., Regberg A. B. 2023. In situ optimized substrate witness plates: Ground truth for key processes on the Moon and other planets. Earth and Space Science, 10(9), p.e2023EA003004.

Seifamiri H., Maghoul P., Boudreault R., Bouaanani N., de Moraes R. 2023. Seismic Evaluation of Lava Tubes Subjected to Moonquakes. Earth and Space 2022 (pp. 641-651).

Stooke P. J. 2023. Chang’e Missions. Encyclopedia of Lunar Science (pp. 132-135). 

Wang P., Cloutis E., Zhang X., Su Y., Wu Y. 2023. Quantitative mineral analysis of (99942) Apophis using reflectance spectroscopy. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 58(10), p. 1399-1405.

Extended Abstracts: 

Blewett D. T., Meyer H. M., Kinczyk M. J., Halekas J., Ho G. C., Greenhagen B. T., Denevi B. W., Klima R. L., Cahill J. T., Anderson B. J. Vines S. K., Waller C. D., Regoli L., Jahn J. -M., Kollmann P., Hood L. L., Tikoo S., Zou X. -D., Wieczorek M., Lemelin M., Fatemi S., Cloutis E. A., Haviland H., Watkins R., Moreland S., Daca A., Comandur S. 2023. Selection and Characterization of the Landing Site for NASA CLPS PRISM1 Lunar Lander Mission CP-11. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2023.

*Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R. 2023. Vertical transect through an impact melt pond at Discovery Hill, Mistastin (Kamestastin) Lake impact structure, Canada (abstract #2662). 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2023 (Poster)

*Diotte F., Lemelin M., Cloutis E. A. 2023. Creating microscopic digital elevation models of planetary regolith using monocular images and convolutional neural networks. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The Woodlands, Texas, March 2023 (poster).

Edwards B., Wagner R., Zemba M., Millard W., Braham S., Gifford K., Somerlock O. 2023. 3GPP Mobile Telecommunications Technology on the Moon. 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference. Big Sky, Montana, March 2023. .

Franco K. L., Wilson B., Economos R., Tait K. T. 2023. Shock-induced disturbance of Pb isotopes and preservation of Cl isotopes in apatite within Lunar Granulite Northwest Africa 3163. Goldschmidt 2023 Conference. Lyon, France, July 2023.

*Gagnon S., Lemelin M., Neish C., Diotte F. 2023. Localisation and study of impact melts in the south polar region of the Moon (abstract #2655). 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The Woodlands, Texas, March 2023 (poster).

*Hostrawser J. W., Osinski G. R., Lemelin M. 2023. The potential of the “Amundsen-Ganswindt” basin as a human and robotic exploration destination. (abstract #2565). 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2023 (poster).

Klima R. L., Carroll K. A., Hackett J. P., Meyer H. M., Ames W. F., Cooper S. A., Cox A. L., Teti F., Dupont A. R., Mastandrea J. P., Ocasio Milanes A. V., Morgan F., Taylor H. W., Cahill J. T. S., Cloutis E. A., Lemelin M., Diotte F., Greenhagen B. T., Blewett D. T. 2023. In Situ Measurements of a Lunar Swirl Using the Lunar Vertex Rover Multispectral Microscope. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2023 (poster).

Kring D. A., Bickel V. T., van der Bogert C. H., Fagan A. L., Gaddis L. R., Hiesinger H., Hurtado J. M., Joy K. H., Lemelin M., Looper C.A., Osinski G. R. 2023. Elevation Changes and Slope that May Affect EVA Workload Near Potential Artemis Landing Sites. 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference. Big Sky, Montana, March 2023..

*Lemelin M., Camon A., Li S., Diotte F., Lucey P. G. 2023. Water Ice Detections in the Polar Regions Using the Kaguya Spectral Profiler (abstract #4008). 1st Workshop on ices in the Solar System. Montreal, Quebec, January 2023 (poster).

*Mechem M. E., Hostrawser J. W., Osinski G. R. 2023. Revisiting the Nomenclature of Apollo 16 Impactites. (abstract #2640). 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2023 (oral).

*Thaker A. D., Neish C. D. 2023. Regolith depth estimations around radar-dark halo craters on the Moon (abstract #1117). The 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The Woodlands, TX, USA, March 2023 (poster).

Verkercke S., Chaufray J. Y., Leblanc F., Bringa E., Tramontina D., Morrissey L., Woodson A. 2023. Effects of the Lunar Regolith Structure and of the Solar Wind Properties on the Backscattered Energetic Neutral Atoms Flux. EGU General Assembly 2023. Vienna, Austria, April 2023..

Vines S., Ho G., Blewett D., Halekas J., Greenhagen B., Anderson B., Waller D., Jahn J. M., Kollmann P., Denevi B., Meyer H., Klima R., Cahill J. T. S., Hood L., Tikoo S., Zou X.-D., Wieczorek M., Lemelin M., Fatemi S., Cloutis E. A. 2023. Lunar Vertex: A PRISM Science Investigation of the Reiner Gamma Lunar Magnetic Anomaly and Swirl. EGU General Assembly 2023. Vienna, Austria, April 2023.

Regular Abstracts: 

*Bouffard S., Gagnon S., Lemelin M., Newman J., Edmundson P., Ghafoor N. 2023. Development of a Geospatial Model to Identify Potential Landing Sites, Hibernation Sites, and Traverses for Upcoming Robotic Missions, 2e Atelier canadien sur la Lune, May/June 2023, online. 

* Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R., Erickson T. M. 2023. Heterogeneous Melt Evolution at West Clearwater Lake Impact Structure as seen from Zircon Microstructures. 86th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. (oral)

*Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R. 2023. Investigation of a melt pond at Mistastin Lake impact structure – a terrestrial analogue for lunar impact melt deposits. 2nd Canadian Lunar Workshop. Virtual, May 2023 (oral). 

*Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R. 2023. Petrography and geochemistry of Discovery Hill impact melt pond, Kamestastin (Mistastin) Lake impact structure. Geological Association of Canada – Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting. Sudbury, Canada, May 2023 (poster).

* Gagnon S., Lemelin M., Neish C., Diotte F. 2023. Localisation and Study of Impact Melts In The South Polar Region Of The Moon, 2e Atelier canadien sur la Lune, May/June 2023, online. 

*Gallinger C., Neish C., 2023. Ground-Truthing Multi-Wavelength Radar and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing at the Surveyor 7 Landing Site. NASA Exploration Science Forum. College Park, MD, USA, July 2023 (poster).

*Hayden, T. S., Osinski, G. R. 2023. Geochemical Diversity of Lunar Meteorite Touat 005. NASA Exploration Science Forum. College Park, Maryland, July, 2023 (poster).

*Hayden, T. S, Barrett, T. J., Anand, M., Zhao, X., Degli-Alessandrini, G., Osinski, G., Franchi, I. A. 2023. Volatile Distribution and Isotopic Composition in Brecciated Lunar Meteorites. 2nd Canadian Lunar Workshop. Virtual, May 2023 (poster).

*Hostrawser J. W., Osinski G. R. 2023. Geologic Exploration Targets in the Amundsen-Ganswindt basin. NASA Exploration Science Forum. College Park, Maryland, July, 2023 (oral).

*Hostrawser J. W., Osinski G. R. 2023. The Amundsen-Ganswindt basin: multiple opportunities for the Endurance rover” (abstract #3004). Endurance Science Workshop. Pasadena, California, August, 2023 (oral).

*Lemelin M. 2023. La télédétection en soutien aux missions d’exploration lunaire. 90e Congrès de l’ACFAS. Montreal, Quebec, May 2023 (invited oral).

*Mechem M. E., Hostrawser J. W., Osinski G. R. 2023. A re-analysis of Apollo 16 and 17 impactites. 2nd Canadian Lunar Workshop. Virtual, May 2023 (oral).

2022

Journal Articles:

Lemelin M., Lucey P. G., Camon A. 2022. Compositional maps of the lunar polar regions derived from the Kaguya Spectral Profiler and the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter data. The Planetary Science Journal, 3(63).

Losiak A., Belcher C. M., Plado J., Jõeleht A., Herd C. D. K., Kofman R. S., Szokaluk M., Szczuciński W., Muszyński A., Wild E. M. Baker, S. J. 2022. Small impact cratering processes produce distinctive charcoal assemblages within proximal ejecta deposits. Geology, 50 (11): 1276–1280.

Osinski G. R. Barfoot T., Battler M., Francis R., Mader M., Marion C., Tornabene L. L. 2022. Evaluating the utility of robotic precursor, assistant, and postcursor partnerships in support of human lunar exploration. Proceedings of the 73rd  International Astronautical Congress. IAC-22,B3,6-A5.3,x68966.

Osinski G. R., Grieve R. A. F., Ferrière L., Losiak A., Pickersgill A. E., Cavosie A. J., Hibbard S. M., Hill P. J. A., Jaimes Bermudez J., Marion C. L., Newman J. D., and Simpson S. L. 2022. Impact Earth: A review of the terrestrial impact record. Earth-Science Reviews 232: 104112.

Tolometti G. D., Erickson T. M., Osinski G. R., Cayrond C., Neish C. D. 2022. Hot rocks: Constraining the thermal conditions of the Mistastin Lake impact melt deposits using zircon grain microstructures. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 584:117523.

Williams J.-P., Pathare A. V., Costello E. S., Gallinger C. L., Hayne P. O. , Ghent R. R., Paige D. A., Siegler M. A., Russell P. S., Elder C. M. 2022. The Effects of Terrain Properties Upon the Small Crater Population Distribution at Giordano Bruno: Implications for Lunar Chronology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127:5, e2021JE007131.

Extended Abstracts: 

*Bouffard S., Gagnon S., Lemelin M., Newman J., Edmundson P., Ghafoor N. 2023. Development of a Geospatial Model to Identify Potential Landing Sites, Hibernation Site, and Traverses for Upcoming Robotic Missions (Abstract #2669). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2022 (poster).

*Bouffard S., Lemelin M., Osinski G. 2022. A Comparison of The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) and the Imaging Infrared Spectrometer (IIRS) Data in Fisher Crater [Abstract #2565] 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2022 (iPoster).

*Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R., Tolometti G. D., Jaimes Bermudez J. P. 2022. Textural investigation of impact melt along a vertical transect at Discovery Hill, Mistastin Lake impact structure, Canada (abstract #2667). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2022 (iPoster).

* Diotte F., Lemelin M., Doucet F. R. 2022. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for the identification and quantification of volatiles and highly siderophile elements in the lunar regolith (abstract #1968). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, USA, Mars 2022 (poster).

*Gagnon S., Lemelin M., Neish C., Diotte F. 2022. Localisation and Study of Impact Melts in the South Polar Region of the Moon (Abstract #2655). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2022 (poster).

*Gagnon S., Neish C. D., Lemelin M., Gallinger C. 2022. The Relative Radiance of Lunar Impact Melt Deposits:  Evidence for Glass? (Abstract #2955). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2022 (iPoster).

*Lemelin M., Camon A., Li S., Diotte F., Lucey P. G. 2022. Water Ice Detections in The Polar Regions Using the Kaguya Spectral Profiler (abstract #1700). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2022.

*Lemelin M., Kring, D., van der Bogert C., Hiesinger H, Gaddis L., Osinski G. 2022. Spectrally Defined Composition of the Connecting Ridge Between Shackleton and Henson Craters in Preparation for Artemis Extra Vehicular Activities (abstract #1705). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2022.

*Li Y., McCausland P. J. A., Flemming R. L. 2022 Petrology of Northwest Africa 11515: Mg-suite and FAN-suite Breccia (abstract #2129). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas. March 2022.

*Li Y., Cao F., Matterson T. W., Flemming R. L., Jaret S. J., Johnson J. R., McCausland P. J. A., 2022. Preliminary shock pressure calibration curve for experimentally shocked bytownite (abstract #2095). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas. March 2022.

Saini R., Mijajlovic T., Herd C. D. K., Walton, E. L. 2022. Northwest Africa 14340: Petrological Characterization and Shock Metamorphism of a Lunar Regolith Breccia (abstract #6450). 85th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, Glasgow, UK, August 2022 (poster).

*Thaker A. D., Neish C. D., Blewett D. T., Zheng Y. C. 2022. A Multi-Wavelength Analysis of Radar-Dark Halo Craters on the Moon (abstract #1243). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2022 (oral).

*Tolometti G. D., Osinski G. R., Chinchalkar N. S., Jaimes Bermudez, J. P. 2022. Investigating Impact Melt Evolution Through The Petrographic Analysis Of The Cote Creek Deposit At The Mistastin Lake Impact Structure (Abstract #2003). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2022 (oral).

*Tolometti G. D., Bhiravarasu S. S., Patterson G. W., Neish C. D. 2022. New L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations of Lunar South Pole Craters: Seeing Into Cold Traps. (Abstract #1453). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2022 (iposter).

Osinski G. R. Barfoot T., Battler M., Francis R., Mader M., Marion C., Tornabene L. L. 2022. Evaluating the utility of robotic precursor, assistant, and postcursor partnerships in support of human lunar exploration. Proceedings of the 73rd  International Astronautical Congress. IAC-22,B3,6-A5.3,x68966.

*Xie T., Osinski G. R., Shieh S. R., Pieters C. M. 2022. Raman Study of Moderately to Strongly Shocked Features in Lunar Anorthite from Apollo 16 Mission (abstract#2477). 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2022 (oral).

Regular Abstracts: 

*Cao F., Flemming R. L., Izawa M. R. M., Jaret S. J., Johnson J. R., Li Y., Matterson T. W., McCausland P. J. A. 2022. Micro X-Ray Diffraction of Experimentally Shocked Plagioclase Feldspars. (Abs. #1578). International Mineralogical Association 2022. Lyon, France. July 2022.

Flemming R. L. (2022) Minerals as Recorders of Earth and Planetary Processes. 2022 Peacock Medalist Lecture. GAC-MAC-IAH-CNC-CSPG Halifax 2022. May 2022. (Invited oral)

*Gallinger C., Neish C., Tolometti G. 2022. Re-analysis of the Surveyor 7 landing site with multi-wavelength synthetic aperture radar and thermal infrared observations (abstract #316.05). The American Astronomical Society, DPS Meeting #54. London, Canada, October 2022 (poster).

*Lemelin M., Colaprete A., Siegler M., Kring D. A. 2022. Strategy to Generate and Validate a Geospatial Model for the Distribution of Water Ice using Surficial and Orbital Measurements (abstract #5027). Lunar Surface Science Workshop 17, June 2022 (poster).

*Mijajlovic T., Herd C. D. K., Walton E. L. 2022. Searching for Lunar Source Craters. Committee on Space Research 44th Scientific Assembly. Athens, Greece, July 2022 (oral). 

*Thaker A. D., Neish C., 2022. Assessing the depth of the regolith around radar-dark halo craters on the Moon (abstract #405.04). The American Astronomical Society, DPS Meeting #54. London, Canada, October 2022 (oral).

2021

Journal Articles:

Lemelin M., Li S., Mazarico E., Siegler M., Kring D. A., Paige D. A. 2021. Framework for Coordinated Efforts in the Exploration of Volatiles in the South Polar Region of the Moon, Planetary Science Journal, 2, 103.

Morse Z. R., Osinski G. R., Tornabene L. L., Bourassa M., Zanetti M., Hill P. J. A., Pilles E., Cross M. King D., Tolometti G. D. 2021. Detailed Morphological Mapping and Traverse Planning for a Rover-based Lunar Sample Return Mission to Schrödinger Basin. The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 4, 167.

Xie T., Osinski G. R., Shieh S. R. 2021. Raman study of shock effects in lunar anorthite from the Apollo missions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 56:1633–1651.

Extended Abstracts:

* Diotte F., Lemelin M., Doucet F. R. 2021. Utilizing Laser-Induced Breakdown Technology for the Identification and Quantification of Volatiles in Lunar Regolith (abstract #1710). 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2021 (e-poster).

*Lemelin M., Lucey P. G., Camon A. 2021. Foundational Data Products for the Exploration of the Lunar Polar Regions: Iron, Omat and Mineralogy using the Kaguya Spectral Profiler and the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (abstract #1038), 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, USA, March 2021. (poster)

*Tolometti G. D., Neish C. D., Osinski G. R., Hamilton C. W. 2021. Applications of polarimetric radar remote sensing for planetary volcanic exploration (abstract #8027). Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration. June 2021. (oral)

*Tolometti G. D., Osinski G. R., Neish C. D. 2021. Using Terrestrial Analogues to Understand Impact Cratering Processes in the Earth-Moon System. (abstract #20). Canadian Space Agency Canadian Lunar Workshop. June 2021. (oral)

Regular Abstracts:

*Cao F., Jaret S. J., Flemming R. L., Izawa M. R. M., Johnson J. R. 2021. Micro X-ray diffraction characteristics of experimentally shocked andesine anorthosite: Implications for quantifying shock effects in meteorites. Terrestrial Impact Cratering & Shock Petrology Workshop. Mar 17, 2021.

*Chinchalkar N. S., Osinski G. R. 2021. Shock metamorphism in zircon from West Clearwater Lake impact structure, Quebec, Canada. Geological Association of Canada – Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting. London, Canada, November 2021 (poster).

* Diotte F., Lemelin M., Doucet F. R. 2021. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for the Identification and Quantification of Water Ice and Platinum Group Elements in Lunar Regolith Simulants (abstract #40). Canadian Space Agency Canadian Lunar Workshop. June 2021 (e-poster).

* Diotte F., Lemelin M., Doucet F. R. 2021. LIBS for the identification and quantification of water ice and platinum group elements in lunar regolith simulants (abstract LIBS-05.2). FACSS SciX 2021. Providence, USA, September 2021 (oral).

Flemming R. L., Pilles E. A., Sabarinathan J., Osinski G. R., McCausland P .J. A., Tornabene L. L., McIsaac K. A., Gellert R., McCraig M. A., Schmidt M. E., Veinberg S. L., Shaw A. 2021. In situ X-ray diffraction for mineralogical characterization of the lunar surface. Canadian Lunar Workshop 2021.

*Graff J. R., Osinski G. R. 2021. Impactites on Earth and the Moon: Examining impact melt rocks and assessing their link to volcanic deposits on Earth and other planetary bodies. Geological Association of Canada – Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Conference 2021, London, Canada, November 2021 (poster).

*Lemelin M., Camon A., Diotte F., Li S., Lucey P. G., Mazarico E., Siegler M. A., Kring D. A., Paige D. A. 2021. Towards a better understanding of the lunar polar regions in support of future exploration missions (abstract #15). Canadian Space Agency Canadian Lunar Workshop (Oral).

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