Robin L. Fergason
United States Geological Survey
37 Papers
258 Citations
Robin L. Fergason is an academic researcher from United States Geological Survey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mars Exploration Program & Impact crater. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 37 publications.
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Selection of the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site
Matthew P. Golombek,John A. Grant,D. Kipp,Ashwin R. Vasavada,R. L. Kirk,Robin L. Fergason,P. Bellutta,Fred Calef,K. Larsen,Yasuhiro Katayama,Yasuhiro Katayama,Andres Huertas,Ross A. Beyer,Al Chen,T. J. Parker,B. Pollard,S. Lee,Y. Sun,R. H. Hoover,R. H. Hoover,H. L. Sladek,H. L. Sladek,John P. Grotzinger,Richard V. Welch,E. Z. Noe Dobrea,E. Z. Noe Dobrea,Joseph R. Michalski,Joseph R. Michalski,Michael M. Watkins +28 more
TL;DR: Gale Crater was selected as the Mars Science Laboratory landing site based on diversity, context, and biosignature preservation as mentioned in this paper, and the final four sites have layered sedimentary rocks with spectral evidence for phyllosilicates.
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Selection of the InSight Landing Site
M. Golombek,D. Kipp,Nicholas H. Warner,Nicholas H. Warner,Ingrid Daubar,Robin L. Fergason,Randolph L. Kirk,Ross A. Beyer,Andres Huertas,Sylvain Piqueux,Nathaniel E. Putzig,Nathaniel E. Putzig,Bruce A. Campbell,Gareth A. Morgan,Constantinos Charalambous,William T. Pike,Klaus Gwinner,Fred Calef,David M. Kass,Michael A. Mischna,J. W. Ashley,C. Bloom,C. Bloom,C. Bloom,N. Wigton,N. Wigton,Trent M. Hare,C. Schwartz,Hallie Gengl,L. Redmond,L. Redmond,M. Trautman,M. Trautman,J. Sweeney,Cyril Grima,Isaac B. Smith,Isaac B. Smith,E. Sklyanskiy,M. Lisano,James N. Benardini,Sue Smrekar,Philippe Lognonné,William B. Banerdt +42 more
TL;DR: The InSight landing site selection took over four years from initial identification of possible areas that met engineering constraints, to downselection via targeted data from orbiters (especially Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) and High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) images), to selection and certification via sophisticated entry, descent and landing (EDL) simulations.
Opportunity Mars Rover mission: Overview and selected results from Purgatory ripple to traverses to Endeavour crater
Raymond E. Arvidson,J. W. Ashley,James F. Bell,Matthew Chojnacki,J. Cohen,Thanasis E. Economou,William H. Farrand,Robin L. Fergason,Iris Fleischer,Paul E. Geissler,Ralf Gellert,Matthew P. Golombek,John P. Grotzinger,Edward A. Guinness,R. M. Haberle,Kenneth E. Herkenhoff,Jennifer Herman,Karl Iagnemma,Bradley L. Jolliff,Jeffrey R. Johnson,Göstar Klingelhöfer,Andrew H. Knoll,A. T. Knudson,R. Li,Scott M. McLennan,David W. Mittlefehldt,Richard V. Morris,T. J. Parker,Melissa S. Rice,Christian Schröder,Christian Schröder,Laurence A. Soderblom,Steven W. Squyres,R. J. Sullivan,M. J. Wolff +34 more
TL;DR: Opportunity has been traversing the Meridiani plains since 25 January 2004 (sol 1), acquiring numerous observations of the atmosphere, soils, and rocks as discussed by the authors, providing an overview of key disco...
Small crater modification on Meridiani Planum and implications for erosion rates and climate change on Mars
Matthew P. Golombek,Nicholas H. Warner,Nicholas H. Warner,Vamsi Ganti,Michael P. Lamb,T. J. Parker,Robin L. Fergason,Ryan C. Sullivan +7 more
TL;DR: A morphometric and morphologic catalog of ~100 small craters imaged by the Opportunity rover over the 33.5 km traverse between Eagle and Endeavour craters on Meridiani Planum shows craters in six stages of degradation that range from fresh and blocky to eroded and shallow depressions ringed by planed off rim blocks as mentioned in this paper.
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Geology of the Gusev Cratered Plains from the Spirit Rover Traverse
M. Golombek,Larry S. Crumpler,John A. Grant,Ronald Greeley,Nathalie A. Cabrol,T. J. Parker,J. W. Rice,J. G. Ward,Raymond E. Arvidson,Jeffrey E. Moersch,Robin L. Fergason,Philip R. Christensen,Andres Castano,Rebecca Castano,A. F. C. Haldemann,R. Li,James F. Bell,S. W. Squyres +17 more
- 01 Mar 2006
TL;DR: The cratered plains of Gusev traversed by Spirit are generally low-relief rocky plains dominated by impact and eolian processes, and the hollows are modified impact craters.
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