P. R. Christensen

36.2k citations
499 papers · 19.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 76
Topics
Planetary Science and Exploration (402 papers)Astro and Planetary Science (225 papers)Space Exploration and Technology (136 papers)

In The Last Decade

P. R. Christensen

475 papers receiving 18.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) for the Mars...20002026200820172004200420002008200400600

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P. R. Christensen
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 16.9k
  • Atmospheric Science 4.2k
  • Aerospace Engineering 3.4k
  • Artificial Intelligence 1.8k
  • Geophysics 1.6k
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All Works

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New Constraints on the Formation Ages of the Chloride-Bearing Deposits in the Martian Southern Hemisphere
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Surface-compositional Properties of Lava Plains in Syria-Thaumasia Block, Mars
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Mini-TES Measurements of Santa Catarina-Type, Stony-Iron Meteorite Candidates by the Opportunity Rover
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Intra-Annual Variations of the Martian Swiss Cheese Terrain
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Hematite at Meridiani Planum: Detailed Spectroscopic Observations and Testable Hypotheses
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Thermal inertia using THEMIS infrared data
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Exposed Water ice Discovered Near the South Pole of Mars.
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Platy Hematite and Metamorphism on Mars
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The Martian Surface As Seen by the 2001 Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System Experiment
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Aeolian Mixing and the Identification of Active Sand Surfaces on the Earth and Mars
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Duricrusts on Mars: Evidence from Thermal, Radio, and Radar Data
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Multispectral Analysis of the Kasei Vallis - Lunae Planum Region of Mars
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About P. R. Christensen

P. R. Christensen is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 499 papers that have together received 19.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (402 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (225 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (136 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (16.9k citations), Atmospheric Science (4.2k citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (1.3k citations). P. R. Christensen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Frequent co-authors include J. L. Bandfield, V. E. Hamilton, M. D. Smith, H. H. Kieffer, H. Y. McSween, Steven W. Ruff, M. S. Ramsey, J. C. Pearl, M. D. Lane and Marsha Presley. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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