Melissa Rice
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Activity
2021
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ROCK DIVERSITY ON THE FLOOR OF JEZERO CRATER OBSERVED IN MASTCAM-Z MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES FROM THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER
T14 Perseverance at Jezero Crater—Characterizing an Ancient Crater Lake Basin on MarsSunday, 10 October 20218:00 AM - 12:00 PMPortland Ballroom 256 (Hybrid Room)
2020
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SEM CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURALLY WEATHERED BASALT SURFACES FOR UNDERSTANDING PHOTOMETRY OF WEATHERING RINDS
T14 Best Practices and Exciting Discoveries in Identifying, Mapping, and Analyzing Planetary Landforms and Terrestrial AnaloguesMonday, 26 October 20201:30 PM - 5:30 PMMeeting Rooms
2017
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THE ALBEDO OF MARS: SIX MARS YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS FROM PANCAM ON THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS AND COMPARISONS TO HIRISE
T319 Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session IIWednesday, 25 October 20178:00 AM - 12:00 PMTahoma 1
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VARIABILITY IN BASALTIC WEATHERING RINDS FROM A SINGLE WEATHERING ENVIRONMENT: INTERPRETING COLOR DIFFERENCES ON WEATHERED ROCKS ON EARTH AND MARS
T342 Basalt Weathering on Earth and MarsWednesday, 25 October 20171:30 PM - 5:30 PMTahoma 1
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DISTINGUISHING GEOLOGIC UNITS AND ALTERATION MINERALOGY AT MARS 2020 CANDIDATE LANDING SITES WITH VISIBLE-TO-NEAR-INFRARED (VNIR) ORBITAL SPECTROSCOPY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MASTCAM-Z INSTRUMENT
T276 Basalt Weathering on Earth and Mars (Posters)Tuesday, 24 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
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CHARACTERIZING THE EXTENT OF HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY IN GUSEV CRATER, MARS
T277 Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session (Posters)Tuesday, 24 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
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SPECTRAL, MINERALOGICAL, AND TEXTURAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH OLIVINE ALTERATION IN NATURALLY WEATHERED DUNITE
T276 Basalt Weathering on Earth and Mars (Posters)Tuesday, 24 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
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SPECTRAL VARIABILITY ALONG CURIOSITY’S TRAVERSE THROUGH THE MURRAY FORMATION FROM MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY/MASTCAM MULTISPECTRAL OBSERVATIONS
12 New Developments in the Geology and Geochemistry of Mars (Posters)Tuesday, 23 May 20178:30 AM - 5:00 PMRoom 323A/B/C
2016
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HYDRATED SULFATES ON MARS: CHARACTERIZING VISIBLE TO NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ROVER-BASED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERS
T338 Mineral Spectroscopy—Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid Bodies in the Solar System: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session (Posters)Wednesday, 28 September 20169:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
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MULTISPECTRAL VNIR OBSERVATIONS BY THE OPPORTUNITY ROVER PANCAM OF MULTIPLE EPISODES OF AQUEOUS ALTERATION IN MARATHON VALLEY, ENDEAVOUR CRATER, MARS
T197 Mineral Spectroscopy—Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid Bodies in the Solar System: The G.K. Gilbert Award SessionTuesday, 27 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 201
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DEFINING GEOMORPHOLOGIC CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY SITES WITH HIGH BIOSIGNATURE PRESERVATION POTENTIAL ON MARS
T109 Past and Present Biosignature Recognition on Earth, Mars, and BeyondMonday, 26 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMMile High Ballroom 2C
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SEDIMENT SOURCES FOR THE EBERSWALDE DELTA: STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY OF THE EBERSWALDE CRATER CATCHMENT
T20 Sedimentary Records in the Solar SystemSunday, 25 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMMile High Ballroom 2C
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DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY LANDING ELLIPSE GEOLOGIC MAP
T80 Planetary Geologic Mapping: Exploring the Solar System (Posters)Sunday, 25 September 20169:00 AM - 5:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
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MAPPING THE DISTRIBUTION OF POTENTIAL LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS ACROSS THE FLOOR OF EBERSWALDE CRATER
79 The Surface of Mars: Mineralogy, Geomorphology, and Habitability (Posters)Sunday, 25 September 20169:00 AM - 5:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
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POSSIBLE UPPER FLOW REGIME SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES IN THE DILLINGER MEMBER OF THE KIMBERLEY FORMATION, GALE CRATER, MARS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MARTIAN FLUVIAL PROCESSES
T22 Modern and Ancient Sediment Transport on Earth and Planetary SurfacesSunday, 25 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 404
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GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF CANDIDATE LANDING SITES FOR THE MARS-2020 ROVER MISSION
16 Planetary Science: Insights from Remote Sensing, Field, and the LaboratoryWednesday, 18 May 20161:00 PM - 3:20 PMCrest Room
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COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT WEATHERING RIND VARIABILITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR REMOTE SENSING STUDIES AT MARS
12 Planetary Science: Insights from Remote Sensing, Field, and the Laboratory (Posters)Wednesday, 18 May 20168:00 AM - 6:00 PMClearwater Room
2015
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GEOLOGY-RELATED SCIENCE OBJECTIVES AND SITE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR A HUMAN MISSION TO MARS
234 Planetary Geology: Understanding Mars Geology from Orbiter to Rover-Based Exploration: The G.K. Gilbert Award SessionTuesday, 3 November 20151:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom 344
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A DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF LOWER MT. SHARP USING COORDINATED ORBITAL DATASETS
T21 When Water Meets Rock: Aqueous Alteration in the Solar SystemSunday, 1 November 20158:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 344
2014
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GEOLOGY OF THE KIMBERLEY WAYPOINT, GALE CRATER: OBSERVATIONS FROM ORBIT AND MSL CURIOSITY
T202 MicroMars to MegaMars: Integration of Surface and Orbital InvestigationsTuesday, 21 October 20148:00 AM - 12:00 PM301