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Member Since 1981
Maria T. Zuber
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor
2017 - Present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vice President for Research
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Education
Doctorate
1986
Brown University
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Publications
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The South Pole‐Aitken Basin: Constraints on Impact Excavation, Melt, and Ejecta
The formation and evolution of the South Pole‐Aitken (SPA) basin is critical to relating large impact basin formation and modification to lun...
July 22, 2024
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Investigating the Influences of Crustal Thickness and Temper...
February 18, 2021
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High-Resolution Gravity Field Models from GRAIL Data and Imp...
February 14, 2020
AGU Abstracts
A New View of the Lunar North and South Polar Regions from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)
AGU 2024
planetary sciences | 11 december 2024
Michael K. Barker, Erwan Mazarico, Gregory A. Neum...
Topographic maps are crucial to understanding the geologic history of the polar regions and the processes operating on and below the surface, as well ...
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Updated LOLA Topography of the Lunar North and South Poles
AGU 2024
planetary sciences | 11 december 2024
David E. Smith, Maria T. Zuber, Michael K. Barker,...
New topographic maps of the lunar north and south poles have been developed from the most recent improvements of the LOLA altimetry. These maps, which...
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Near-Infrared Photometry of the Moon’s Surface with the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) During the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Extended Science Mission 5
AGU 2024
planetary sciences | 11 december 2024
Ryan T. Walker, Michael K. Barker, Erwan Mazarico,...
Photometry, the analysis of surface reflectance changes under different illumination and viewing conditions, is a useful tool for revealing properties...
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Volunteer Experience
2008 - 2009
Member
Union Fellows Committee
2006 - 2007
Member
Union Fellows Committee
2002 - 2004
Chair
Honors and Recognition Committee
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