Ross Beyer Curriculum Vitae:  Ross works on planetary surface studies. He has performed geophysical modeling of diapirism on Mars and other terrestrial planets. He works on ways to quantitatively analyze the meter-scale topography and surface roughness of planetary surfaces via remote sensing. This work has been used to help plan landing sites on Mars. Ross is also working to gain a better understanding of the stratigraphy and layering in the Valles Marineris both in the slopes of the chasmata and the interior mesas in order to learn more about the geologic history of Mars.
Projects
Terrestrial Planet Geologic History Investigations
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PI Beyer proposes several scientific, mission support, and public outreach activities that include investigations on Mercury, Mars, the satellites of Jupiter and Pluto. This proposal details tasks for joining the science teams of the New Horizon's Imaging Team, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
(MRO) High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) team, and the Mercury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) Geology discipline group. PI Beyer will also apply his expertise and skills at evaluating the meter-scale roughness of Mars to efforts which will select a safe and scientifically interesting landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). PI Beyer's scientific investigations focus on detailed measurement of surface morphology to determine the geologic and tectonic history of planetary surfaces. Finally, Ross is participating on a team of NASA scientists and engineers that will collaborate with Google, Inc. to make NASA s vast array of planetary data more accessible by the general public through open geospatial standards via the Google Earth platform.
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