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Gerald Patterson Print


  89571

  Wes.Patterson@jhuapl.edu

: SES

:   Planetary geologist

:  Planetary

  Cassini, ISS, Chandrayaan-1, Mini-SAR, Europa Mission, EIS, REASON, JUICE, LRO, Mini-RF, New Horizons, LORRI

 
2007, Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, Brown University
1997, B.S. in Geology, University of Florida

I am a planetary geologist with experience in visible-light and radar remote sensing of the Moon and icy satellites of Juptier and Saturn. My research focuses on understanding geological and geophysical processes operating on planetary surfaces, with a focus on icy satellite tectonics and lunar volatiles. I am currently the Principal Investigator for the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a Co-Investigator on the EIS and REASON instruments on the NASA Europa Multiple Flyby mission, a Co-Investigator on the RIME instrument on the ESA Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) mission, and a participating scientist for the ISS instrument on the NASA Cassini mission.
 
AGU Index Category AGU Index Sub-Category
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS Physical properties of materials
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS Remote sensing
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS Europa
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS Moon
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2014 - Present
Principal Investigator, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2015 - Present
Associate Deputy Principal Investigator, REASON on Europa Multiple Flyby Mission
2014 - Present
Cassini Participating Scientist
2013 - Present
Co-Investigator, RIME on Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE)
2010 - 2014
Associate Pre-Project Scientist, Europa Habitability Mission
2013 - 2014
Deputy Principal Investigator, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance
2011 - 2013
Co-Investigator, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2008 - 2011
Science team member, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2008 - 2009
Science team member, Mini-SAR on Chandrayaan-1
2015 - Present
Co-Investigator, EIS on Europa Multiple Flyby Mission
2011 - 2014
NASA Europa Habitability Mission Science Definition Team
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The following publication information was downloaded from http://www.researcherId.com/rid/E-7699-2015. Click on the publication title to view details.
Fracturing and flow: Investigations on the formation of shallow water sills on Europa
:   Craft, Kathleen L.; Patterson, G. Wes; Lowell, Robert P.; Germanovich, Leonid
:AUG 2016
: Icarus
  274
  297
  313
: WOS:000375885700022
: None
LRO-LAMP detection of geologically young craters within lunar permanently shaded regions
:   Mandt, Kathleen E.; Greathouse, Thomas K.; Retherford, Kurt D.; Gladstone, G. Randall; Jordan, Andrew P.; Lemelin, Myriam; Koeber, Steven D.; Bowman-Cisneros, Ernest; Patterson, G. Wesley; Robinson, Mark; Lucey, Paul G.; Hendrix, Amanda R.; Hurley, Dana; Stickle, Angela M.; Pryor, Wayne
:JUL 15 2016
: Icarus
  273
  114
  120
: WOS:000375734900011
: None
Mini-RF and LROC observations of mare crater layering relationships
:   Stickle, A. M.; Patterson, G. W.; Cahill, J. T. S.; Bussey, D. B. J.
:JUL 15 2016
: Icarus
  273
  224
  236
: WOS:000375734900020
: None
The Miniature Radio Frequency instrument's (Mini-RF) global observations of Earth's Moon
:   Cahill, Joshua T. S.; Thomson, B. J.; Patterson, G. Wesley; Bussey, D. Benjamin J.; Neish, Catherine D.; Lopez, Norberto R.; Turner, F. Scott; Aldridge, T.; McAdam, M.; Meyer, H. M.; Raney, R. K.; Carter, L. M.; Spudis, P. D.; Hiesinger, H.; Pasckert, J. H.
:NOV 15 2014
: Icarus
  243
  173
  190
: WOS:000344635400016
: None
RIME: RADAR FOR ICY MOON EXPLORATION
:   Bruzzone, L.; Plaut, J. J.; Alberti, G.; Blankenship, D. D.; Bovolo, F.; Campbell, B. A.; Ferro, A.; Gim, Y.; Kofman, W.; Komatsu, G.; McKinnon, W.; Mitri, G.; Orosei, R.; Patterson, G. W.; Plettemeier, D.; Seu, R.; IEEE
:2013
: 2013 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss)
  --
  3907
  3910
: WOS:000345638903244
: None
Flanking fractures and the formation of double ridges on Europa
:   Dombard, Andrew J.; Patterson, G. Wesley; Lederer, Adam P.; Prockter, Louise M.
:MAR 2013
: Icarus
  223
  74
  81
: WOS:000315977600008
: None
Science Potential from a Europa Lander
:   Pappalardo, R. T.; Vance, S.; Bagenal, F.; Bills, B. G.; Blaney, D. L.; Blankenship, D. D.; Brinckerhoff, W. B.; Connerney, J. E. P.; Hand, K. P.; Hoehler, T. M.; Leisner, J. S.; Kurth, W. S.; McGrath, M. A.; Mellon, M. T.; Moore, J. M.; Patterson, G. W.; Prockter, L. M.; Senske, D. A.; Schmidt, B. E.; Shock, E. L.; Smith, D. E.; Soderlund, K. M.
:AUG 2013
: Astrobiology
  13
  740
  773
: WOS:000323206900005
: None
Constraints on the detection of cryovolcanic plumes on Europa
:   Quick, Lynnae C.; Barnouin, Olivier S.; Prockter, Louise M.; Patterson, G. Wesley
:SEP 15 2013
: Planetary and Space Science
  86
  1
  9
: WOS:000326910800001
: None
Evidence for water ice on the moon: Results for anomalous polar craters from the LRO Mini-RF imaging radar
:   Spudis, P. D.; Bussey, D. B. J.; Baloga, S. M.; Cahill, J. T. S.; Glaze, L. S.; Patterson, G. W.; Raney, R. K.; Thompson, T. W.; Thomson, B. J.; Ustinov, E. A.
:OCT 2013
: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets
  118
  2016
  2029
: WOS:000327026900006
: None
EXPLORING FOR ICE WITH BISTATIC RADAR OBSERVATIONS OF THE MOON USING THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY & THE MINI-RF INSTRUMENT ON LRO.
:   Bussey, D. B. J.; Schulze, R.; Wahl, D. E.; Nolan, M.; Jensen, R.; Patterson, G. W.; Turner, F. S.; Yocky, D. A.; Cahill, J. T. S.; Raney, R. K.; Neish, C.; Spudis, P. D.; Jakowatz, C. V.; Mini-RF Team
:JUL 2012
: Meteoritics & Planetary Science
  47
  A91
  --
: WOS:000307389700058
: None
Observational constraints on the identification and distribution of chaotic terrain on icy satellites
:   Neish, C. D.; Prockter, L. M.; Patterson, G. W.
:SEP-OCT 2012
: Icarus
  221
  72
  79
: WOS:000309620200007
: None
Characterizing electron bombardment of Europa's surface by location and depth
:   Patterson, G. Wesley; Paranicas, Chris; Prockter, Louise M.
:JUL 2012
: Icarus
  220
  286
  290
: WOS:000306146500026
: None
The m-chi decomposition of hybrid dual-polarimetric radar data with application to lunar craters
:   Raney, R. Keith; Cahill, Joshua T. S.; Patterson, G. Wesley; Bussey, D. Benjamin J.
:MAY 18 2012
: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets
  117
  --
  --
: WOS:000304261400001
: None
THE M-CHI DECOMPOSITION OF HYBRID DUAL-POLARIMETRIC RADAR DATA
:   Raney, R. Keith; Cahill, Joshua T. S.; Patterson, G. Wesley; Bussey, D. Benjamin J.; IEEE
:2012
: 2012 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss)
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  5093
  5096
: WOS:000313189405026
: None
An upper limit for ice in Shackleton crater as revealed by LRO Mini-RF orbital radar
:   Thomson, B. J.; Bussey, D. B. J.; Neish, C. D.; Cahill, J. T. S.; Heggy, E.; Kirk, R. L.; Patterson, G. W.; Raney, R. K.; Spudis, P. D.; Thompson, T. W.; Ustinov, E. A.
:JUL 28 2012
: Geophysical Research Letters
  39
  --
  --
: WOS:000306925200001
: None
The nature of lunar volatiles as revealed by Mini-RF observations of the LCROSS impact site
:   Neish, C. D.; Bussey, D. B. J.; Spudis, P.; Marshall, W.; Thomson, B. J.; Patterson, G. W.; Carter, L. M.
:JAN 13 2011
: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets
  116
  --
  --
: WOS:000286326300001
: None
Active formation of 'chaos terrain' over shallow subsurface water on Europa
:   Schmidt, B. E.; Blankenship, D. D.; Patterson, G. W.; Schenk, P. M.
:NOV 24 2011
: Nature
  479
  502
  505
: WOS:000297285600044
: None
Segmented lineaments on Europa: Implications for the formation of ridge complexes and bright bands
:   Patterson, G. Wesley; Head, James W.
:FEB 2010
: Icarus
  205
  528
  539
: WOS:000274599400016
: None
Characteristics of Icy Surfaces
:   Prockter, Louise M.; Lopes, Rosaly M. C.; Giese, Bernd; Jaumann, Ralf; Lorenz, Ralph D.; Pappalardo, Robert T.; Patterson, Gerald W.; Thomas, Peter C.; Turtle, Elizabeth P.; Wagner, Roland J.
:JUN 2010
: Space Science Reviews
  153
  63
  111
: WOS:000282381200004
: None
Plate motion on Europa and nonrigid behavior of the icy lithosphere: The Castalia Macula region
:   Patterson, G. W.; Head, J. W.; Pappalardo, R. T.
:2006
: Journal of Structural Geology
  28
  2237
  2258
: WOS:000243045600010
: None
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