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Lindy T. Elkins-Tanton
Vice President, Arizona State University
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Ferric Iron Evolution During Crystallization of the Earth and Mars
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS
13 september 2024
Laura Schaefer, Kaveh Pahlevan, Linda T. Elkins-Ta...

Magma ocean crystallization models that track fO2 evolution can reproduce the D/H ratios of both the Earth and Mars without the need for exogenous ...

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A Post‐Launch Summary of the Science of NASA's Psyche Mission
AGU ADVANCES
27 february 2024
Steven D. Dibb, Erik I. Asphaug, James F. Bell, Ri...

Astronomical observations indicate that asteroid (16) Psyche is a large, high‐density (likely >3,400 kg·m−3), metal‐...

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Spatially Resolved Spectral Variability Across Psyche's Surface
SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES: SAMPLE RETURNS, JWST, GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY, AND MORE I POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Stephanie Jarmak, Charles E. Woodward, Tracy M. Be...
We used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe Psyche, the largest M-type asteroid and target of the NASA mission 'Psyche'. Our JWST program...
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Thermal‐Infrared Emission Spectroscopy of Graybody Minerals (Sulfide): Implications for Extraterrestrial Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
24 february 2023
Kevin Hubbard, Philip R. Christensen, Linda T. Elk...

Graybody materials exhibit systematically low emissivity across their spectrum. This characteristic violates the key assumption of unit emissivity ...

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Visible to Near‐Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy of Asteroid (16) Psyche: Implications for the Psyche Mission's Science Investigations
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
26 january 2023
Steven D. Dibb, James F. Bell, Linda T. Elkins-Tan...

The NASA Psyche mission will explore the structure, composition, and other properties of asteroid (16) Psyche to test hypotheses about its formatio...

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Surface Processes on Metal Worlds: Space Weathering, Micro-Impacts, & Regolith Formation in Meteoritic Metal
NASA'S PSYCHE MISSION: EXPLORATION OF A METAL WORLD III ORAL
planetary sciences | 14 december 2022
John Christoph, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Mark J. Lo...
As we have learned how the space environment modifies planetary surfaces over geologic time, we face a challenge: long-exposed rocky surfaces can deve...
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Understanding the Origin and Evolution Iron-Rich Worlds from Spacecraft Exploration of Asteroid (16) Psyche
NASA'S PSYCHE MISSION: EXPLORATION OF A METAL WORLD III ORAL
planetary sciences | 14 december 2022
Benjamin P. Weiss, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, James F...
Astronomical observations have discovered a diversity of dense, likely iron-rich worlds with sizes ranging from that of asteroids to super-Earth exopl...
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Expected particle radiation around magnetized small bodies and implications to mission design
NASA'S PSYCHE MISSION: EXPLORATION OF A METAL WORLD III ORAL
planetary sciences | 14 december 2022
Rona Oran, Benjamin P. Weiss, Maria de Soria-Santa...
Energetic charged particles trapped in radiation belts around magnetized bodies are hazardous to orbiting spacecraft. To date, radiation belts have be...
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