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James W Head is a distinguished professor emeritus of geological sciences and earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Brown University. He studies the geology and evolution of the terrestrial planets, especially Mars, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon, using remote sensing and field data.
The global topography of Mars and implications for surface evolution. DE Smith, MT Zuber, SC Solomon, RJ Phillips, JW Head, JB Garvin, ... science 284 (5419), 1495-1503. , 1999.
James Head is a distinguished professor emeritus of geological sciences who studies the evolution and geology of planetary crusts. He has conducted research in Antarctica, the seafloor, and on various planetary surfaces, and has been featured in several media outlets for his expertise on the Moon.
James W. Head III is the Louis and Elizabeth Scherck Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences at Brown University. He studies the roles of volcanism in planetary crusts as well as the geological evolution of Mars, and has served as the investigator on many major international planetary investigation missions.
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Dr. James Head is a geologist who studies the surfaces and interiors of planets, especially Mars and Venus. He has worked with NASA and Russian space missions, and is a co-investigator for MESSENGER, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Mars Express.
James Head's research centers on the study of the processes that form and modify the surfaces, crusts, and lithospheres of planets, how these processes vary ...
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