James W. Head

James W. Head III (born August 30, 1941) is the Louis and Elizabeth Scherck Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences at Brown University. He is a renowned planetary geologist specializing in the study of volcanic, tectonic, and glacial processes that shape planetary surfaces. Head has been instrumental in advancing planetary science through his work with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Apollo program, international space missions, and comparative planetology research. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Evidence for Glaciovolcanic, Phreatomagmatic Tuff Dominated Ridges at Pavonis Mons, Mars

    Evidence for Glaciovolcanic, Phreatomagmatic Tuff Dominated Ridges at Pavonis Mons, Mars by Kathleen E. Scanlon, W. Brent Garry, James W. Head

    Published 2024-07-01
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    Shallow Crustal Density in the Lunar South Polar Region

    Shallow Crustal Density in the Lunar South Polar Region by Sander J. Goossens, David E. Smith, Maria T. Zuber, James W. Head

    Published 2025-01-01
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    Detection of Small-Scale Subsurface Echoes Using Lunar Radar Sounder and Surface Scattering Simulations with a DEM Generated Using a Generative Adversarial Network

    Detection of Small-Scale Subsurface Echoes Using Lunar Radar Sounder and Surface Scattering Simulations with a DEM Generated Using a Generative Adversarial Network by Hitoshi Nozawa, Junichi Haruyama, Atsushi Kumamoto, Takahiro Iwata, Kosei Toyokawa, James W. Head, Roberto Orosei

    Published 2025-05-01
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    Geological Characteristics and Targets of High Scientific Interest in the Zhurong Landing Region on Mars

    Geological Characteristics and Targets of High Scientific Interest in the Zhurong Landing Region on Mars by Jiannan Zhao, Zijun Xiao, Jun Huang, James W. Head, Jiang Wang, Yutong Shi, Bo Wu, Le Wang

    Published 2021-10-01
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    Lunar Farside Samples Returned by Chang’E-6 Mission: Significance for Understanding the South Pole-Aitken Basin Stratigraphic History

    Lunar Farside Samples Returned by Chang’E-6 Mission: Significance for Understanding the South Pole-Aitken Basin Stratigraphic History by Xing Wang, James W. Head, Wenhao Zhao, Yuan Chen, Qin Zhou, Jiaming Zhu, Bo Wu, Jianjun Liu, Chunlai Li

    Published 2024-01-01
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    Copernican‐Aged (<200 Ma) Impact Ejecta at the Chang'e‐5 Landing Site: Statistical Evidence From Crater Morphology, Morphometry, and Degradation Models

    Copernican‐Aged (<200 Ma) Impact Ejecta at the Chang'e‐5 Landing Site: Statistical Evidence From Crater Morphology, Morphometry, and Degradation Models by Yuqi Qian, Long Xiao, James W. Head, Christian Wöhler, Roberto Bugiolacchi, Thorsten Wilhelm, Stephanie Althoff, Binlong Ye, Qi He, Yuefeng Yuan, Siyuan Zhao

    Published 2021-10-01
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    Widespread effusive volcanism on Mercury likely ended by about 3.5 Ga

    Widespread effusive volcanism on Mercury likely ended by about 3.5 Ga by Paul K. Byrne, Lillian R. Ostrach, Caleb I. Fassett, Clark R. Chapman, Brett W. Denevi, Alexander J. Evans, Christian Klimczak, Maria E. Banks, James W. Head, Sean C. Solomon

    Published 2016-07-01
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