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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
Brown University
Doctorate
1986
Honors & Awards
Publications
Maximum Energies of Trapped Particles Around Magnetized Planets and Small Bodies
Energetic charged particles trapped in planetary radiation belts are hazardous to spacecraft. Planned missions to iron‐rich asteroids with po...
July 12, 2022
Investigating the Influences of Crustal Thickness and Temper...
February 18, 2021
High-Resolution Gravity Field Models from GRAIL Data and Imp...
February 14, 2020
Variations in Martian Lithospheric Strength Based on Gravity...
November 29, 2019
AGU Abstracts
Updating North Polar Topographic Products from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)
TO THE MOON: A NEW ERA OF LUNAR SCIENCE —GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS II POSTER
planetary sciences | 11 december 2023
Michael K. Barker, Erwan Mazarico, Gregory A. Neum...
Due to the Moons low obliquity and highly cratered topography, its polar environments host regions of extreme illumination conditions. Multiple lines ...
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Two-way laser ranging from LRO-LOLA to Apollo laser retro-reflector arrays on the lunar surface
TO THE MOON: A NEW ERA OF LUNAR SCIENCE —GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS II POSTER
planetary sciences | 11 december 2023
Dandan Mao, Michael K. Barker, Erwan Mazarico, Ste...
The Apollo astronauts deployed three large laser retro-reflector arrays (LRA) on the Moon over 50 years ago. Since then, these LRAs have been used for...
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Gravity and Geology of the Lunar South Polar Region
TO THE MOON: A NEW ERA OF LUNAR SCIENCE —GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS II POSTER
planetary sciences | 11 december 2023
David E. Smith, Sander J. Goossens, James W. Head,...
Recent lunar gravity field models have resolutions that might enable limited interpretation of the top 5 km of the lunar crust with possible geologica...
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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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