Research Interests
Lunar geology, impact cratering, remote sensing, planetary regoliths, education and public outreach
Positions/Employment
Research Space Scientist
2009 -
Present
NASA/ GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Research Associate
2007 -
2009
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD
Research Staff
2006 -
2007
Brown University, Rhode Island
Teaching Assistant/Research Associate
2001 -
2006
Brown University, Rhode Island
Rhode Island Space Grant Fellow
2004 -
2004
Brown University, Rhode Island
Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program intern,Astrogeology Branch
1999 -
1999
US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ
Teaching assistant
1998 -
2000
Bates College, Maine
Education
2001 - BS - Geology Department, Bates College, Lewiston, ME [Honors Thesis: Analysis of the Lunar Farside Crater Oppenheimer Pyroclastic Deposits Using Clementine Multispectral Data]2003 - ScM - Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI
2007 - PhD - Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI. Advisor: Dr. Carl Pieters
[Dissertation: Provenance of Lunar Regolith Components: Redistribution of Material by Craters From the Heavy Bombardment Period Through the Copernican Era]
Publications
CHEEK, L. C., C. M. PIETERS, J. W. BOARDMAN, R. N. CLARK, J. P. COMBE, J. W. HEAD, P. J. ISAACSON, T. B. MCCORD, D. MORIARTY, J. W. NETTLES, N. E. PETRO, J. M. SUNSHINE, and L. A. TAYLOR. 2011. Goldschmidt crater and the Moon's north polar region: Results from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3). Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 [10.1029/2010JE003702]
PETRO, N., S. MEST, and R. ND TEICH. 2011. Geomorphic terrains and evidence for ancient volcanism within northeastern South PoleAitken basin. Recent Advances and Current Research Issues in Lunar Stratigraphy: Geological Society of America Special Paper 477. 101130/20112477 (06):
THAISEN, K., J. HEAD, L. TAYLOR, G. KRAMER, P. ISAACSON, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, and C. PIETERS. 2011. Geology of the Moscoviense Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -14. [10.1029/2010je003732]
ISAACSON, P., C. PIETERS, S. BESSE, R. CLARK, J. HEAD, R. KLIMA, J. MUSTARD, N. PETRO, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, K. THAISEN, and S. TOMPKINS. 2011. Remote compositional analysis of lunar olivine-rich lithologies with Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -17. [10.1029/2010je003731]
KLIMA, R., C. PIETERS, J. BOARDMAN, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISAACSON, J. MUSTARD, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, and L. TAYLOR. 2011. New insights into lunar petrology: Distribution and composition of prominent low-Ca pyroxene exposures as observed by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3). Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -13. [10.1029/2010je003719]
PIETERS, C., S. BESSE, J. BOARDMAN, B. BURATTI, L. CHEEK, R. CLARK, J. COMBE, D. DHINGRA, J. GOSWAMI, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISAACSON, R. KLIMA, G. KRAMER, S. LUNDEEN, E. MALARET, T. MCCORD, J. MUSTARD, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, C. RUNYON, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, K. THAISEN, S. TOMPKINS, and J. WHITTEN. 2011. Mg-spinel lithology: A new rock type on the lunar farside. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -14. [10.1029/2010je003727]
PIETERS C., J. BOARDMAN, B. BURATTI, A. CHATTERJEE, R. CLARK, T. GLAVICH, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISACCSON, E. MALARET, T. MCCORD, J. MUSTARD, N. E. PETRO, and C. RUNYON, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, S. TOMPKINS, P. VARANASI, M. WHITE. 2009. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M-3) on Chandrayaan-1 . Current Science . 96 (4): 500-505.
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. The Lunar-wide Effects of Basin Formation on the Lunar Crust. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 43 (9): 9. [ 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01025.x]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. Modeling the provenance of the Apollo 16 regolith. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 111 E09005. [ 10.1029/2005JE002559]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. The Effects of Basin Formation on the Lunar Geochemical Terranes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 37. 1868
PRABHAT, M. R., A. FORSBERG, G. MORGAN, N. PETRO, J. LEVY, and J. HEAD. 2006. Virtual Field Trip to Mars: Experiences with a Virtual Reality Lab for Undergraduate Students. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 37. 1319
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2005. The Lunar wide Effects of the Formation of Basins on the Megaregolith. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 36. 1209
CALVIN, C., A. RAGER, T. BALINT, D. SANTIAGO, J. ANDERSON, T. CASSIDY, D. CHAVEZ-CLEMENTE, B. CORBETT, H. HAMMERSTEIN, T. HANLEY, A. LETCHER, E. MCGOWAN, D. MCMENAMIN, N. MURPHY, M. ND, J. PARKER, T. PERRON, N. PETRO, M. PULUPA, R. SSCHOFILED, and H. SIZEMORE. 2005. Endurance: The rewards and challenges of landing a spacecraft on Europa. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 11. 0113
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2004. Surviving the heavy bombardment: Ancient material at the surface of South Pole-Aitken Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 109 (E6): E06004. [ 06010.01029/02003JE002182]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2004. Comparison of the Geologic Setting of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior with Apollo 16: Implications for Regolith Components. In Lunar and Planetary Science . 35 pp 1345.
GADDIS, L. R., M. I. STAID, J. TYBURCZY, B. HAWKE, and N. PETRO. 2003. Compositional analyses of lunar pyroclastic deposits. Icarus. 161 262-280. [ 10.1016/S0019-1035(02)00036-2]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2003. How Much Melt Breccia Can be Found in South Pole-Aitken Basin?. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 34. 1427
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2002. Reconstructing the Stratigraphy of the Ancient South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior. In The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration. p 47
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2002. The Size and Location of the Transient Crater of the South Pole-Aitken Basin. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 32. 1848
PETRO, N., L. GADDIS, and M. STAID. 2001. Analysis of the Oppenheimer Pyroclastic Deposits Using Clementine UVVIS Data. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 31. 1953
GADDIS, L., M. STAID, and N. PETRO. 2001. Compositions of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 32. 1372
CLARK, P. -., S. MEST, J. -. BLEACHER, and N. PETRO. . Advanced Regional-Scale Scenarios for Lunar Surface Exploration, Analogs for Planetary Exploration.
CLARK, P. -., J. -. BLEACHER, N. PETRO, and S. MEST. . Plan for a human expedition to Marius Hills and its implications for viable surface exploration architecture.
CHEEK, L. C., C. M. PIETERS, J. W. BOARDMAN, R. N. CLARK, J. P. COMBE, J. W. HEAD, P. J. ISAACSON, T. B. MCCORD, D. MORIARTY, J. W. NETTLES,
N. E. PETRO, J. M. SUNSHINE, and L. A. TAYLOR. 2011. Goldschmidt crater and the Moon's north polar region: Results from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3).
Journal of Geophysical Research.
116
[10.1029/2010JE003702]
PETRO, N., S. MEST, and R. ND TEICH. 2011. Geomorphic terrains and evidence for ancient volcanism within northeastern South PoleAitken basin. Recent Advances and Current Research Issues in Lunar Stratigraphy: Geological Society of America Special Paper 477. 101130/20112477 (06):
THAISEN, K., J. HEAD, L. TAYLOR, G. KRAMER, P. ISAACSON, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, and C. PIETERS. 2011. Geology of the Moscoviense Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -14. [10.1029/2010je003732]
ISAACSON, P., C. PIETERS, S. BESSE, R. CLARK, J. HEAD, R. KLIMA, J. MUSTARD, N. PETRO, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, K. THAISEN, and S. TOMPKINS. 2011. Remote compositional analysis of lunar olivine-rich lithologies with Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -17. [10.1029/2010je003731]
KLIMA, R., C. PIETERS, J. BOARDMAN, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISAACSON, J. MUSTARD, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, and L. TAYLOR. 2011. New insights into lunar petrology: Distribution and composition of prominent low-Ca pyroxene exposures as observed by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3). Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -13. [10.1029/2010je003719]
PIETERS, C., S. BESSE, J. BOARDMAN, B. BURATTI, L. CHEEK, R. CLARK, J. COMBE, D. DHINGRA, J. GOSWAMI, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISAACSON, R. KLIMA, G. KRAMER, S. LUNDEEN, E. MALARET, T. MCCORD, J. MUSTARD, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, C. RUNYON, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, K. THAISEN, S. TOMPKINS, and J. WHITTEN. 2011. Mg-spinel lithology: A new rock type on the lunar farside. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -14. [10.1029/2010je003727]
PIETERS C., J. BOARDMAN, B. BURATTI, A. CHATTERJEE, R. CLARK, T. GLAVICH, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISACCSON, E. MALARET, T. MCCORD, J. MUSTARD, N. E. PETRO, and C. RUNYON, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, S. TOMPKINS, P. VARANASI, M. WHITE. 2009. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M-3) on Chandrayaan-1 . Current Science . 96 (4): 500-505.
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. The Lunar-wide Effects of Basin Formation on the Lunar Crust. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 43 (9): 9. [ 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01025.x]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. Modeling the provenance of the Apollo 16 regolith. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 111 E09005. [ 10.1029/2005JE002559]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. The Effects of Basin Formation on the Lunar Geochemical Terranes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 37. 1868
PRABHAT, M. R., A. FORSBERG, G. MORGAN, N. PETRO, J. LEVY, and J. HEAD. 2006. Virtual Field Trip to Mars: Experiences with a Virtual Reality Lab for Undergraduate Students. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 37. 1319
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2005. The Lunar wide Effects of the Formation of Basins on the Megaregolith. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 36. 1209
CALVIN, C., A. RAGER, T. BALINT, D. SANTIAGO, J. ANDERSON, T. CASSIDY, D. CHAVEZ-CLEMENTE, B. CORBETT, H. HAMMERSTEIN, T. HANLEY, A. LETCHER, E. MCGOWAN, D. MCMENAMIN, N. MURPHY, M. ND, J. PARKER, T. PERRON, N. PETRO, M. PULUPA, R. SSCHOFILED, and H. SIZEMORE. 2005. Endurance: The rewards and challenges of landing a spacecraft on Europa. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 11. 0113
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2004. Surviving the heavy bombardment: Ancient material at the surface of South Pole-Aitken Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 109 (E6): E06004. [ 06010.01029/02003JE002182]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2004. Comparison of the Geologic Setting of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior with Apollo 16: Implications for Regolith Components. In Lunar and Planetary Science . 35 pp 1345.
GADDIS, L. R., M. I. STAID, J. TYBURCZY, B. HAWKE, and N. PETRO. 2003. Compositional analyses of lunar pyroclastic deposits. Icarus. 161 262-280. [ 10.1016/S0019-1035(02)00036-2]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2003. How Much Melt Breccia Can be Found in South Pole-Aitken Basin?. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 34. 1427
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2002. Reconstructing the Stratigraphy of the Ancient South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior. In The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration. p 47
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2002. The Size and Location of the Transient Crater of the South Pole-Aitken Basin. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 32. 1848
PETRO, N., L. GADDIS, and M. STAID. 2001. Analysis of the Oppenheimer Pyroclastic Deposits Using Clementine UVVIS Data. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 31. 1953
GADDIS, L., M. STAID, and N. PETRO. 2001. Compositions of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 32. 1372
CLARK, P. -., S. MEST, J. -. BLEACHER, and N. PETRO. . Advanced Regional-Scale Scenarios for Lunar Surface Exploration, Analogs for Planetary Exploration.
CLARK, P. -., J. -. BLEACHER, N. PETRO, and S. MEST. . Plan for a human expedition to Marius Hills and its implications for viable surface exploration architecture.
PETRO, N., S. MEST, and R. ND TEICH. 2011. Geomorphic terrains and evidence for ancient volcanism within northeastern South PoleAitken basin. Recent Advances and Current Research Issues in Lunar Stratigraphy: Geological Society of America Special Paper 477. 101130/20112477 (06):
THAISEN, K., J. HEAD, L. TAYLOR, G. KRAMER, P. ISAACSON, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, and C. PIETERS. 2011. Geology of the Moscoviense Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -14. [10.1029/2010je003732]
ISAACSON, P., C. PIETERS, S. BESSE, R. CLARK, J. HEAD, R. KLIMA, J. MUSTARD, N. PETRO, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, K. THAISEN, and S. TOMPKINS. 2011. Remote compositional analysis of lunar olivine-rich lithologies with Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -17. [10.1029/2010je003731]
KLIMA, R., C. PIETERS, J. BOARDMAN, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISAACSON, J. MUSTARD, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, and L. TAYLOR. 2011. New insights into lunar petrology: Distribution and composition of prominent low-Ca pyroxene exposures as observed by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3). Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -13. [10.1029/2010je003719]
PIETERS, C., S. BESSE, J. BOARDMAN, B. BURATTI, L. CHEEK, R. CLARK, J. COMBE, D. DHINGRA, J. GOSWAMI, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISAACSON, R. KLIMA, G. KRAMER, S. LUNDEEN, E. MALARET, T. MCCORD, J. MUSTARD, J. NETTLES, N. PETRO, C. RUNYON, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, K. THAISEN, S. TOMPKINS, and J. WHITTEN. 2011. Mg-spinel lithology: A new rock type on the lunar farside. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 -14. [10.1029/2010je003727]
PIETERS C., J. BOARDMAN, B. BURATTI, A. CHATTERJEE, R. CLARK, T. GLAVICH, R. GREEN, J. HEAD, P. ISACCSON, E. MALARET, T. MCCORD, J. MUSTARD, N. E. PETRO, and C. RUNYON, M. STAID, J. SUNSHINE, L. TAYLOR, S. TOMPKINS, P. VARANASI, M. WHITE. 2009. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M-3) on Chandrayaan-1 . Current Science . 96 (4): 500-505.
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. The Lunar-wide Effects of Basin Formation on the Lunar Crust. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 43 (9): 9. [ 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01025.x]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. Modeling the provenance of the Apollo 16 regolith. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 111 E09005. [ 10.1029/2005JE002559]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2006. The Effects of Basin Formation on the Lunar Geochemical Terranes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 37. 1868
PRABHAT, M. R., A. FORSBERG, G. MORGAN, N. PETRO, J. LEVY, and J. HEAD. 2006. Virtual Field Trip to Mars: Experiences with a Virtual Reality Lab for Undergraduate Students. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 37. 1319
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2005. The Lunar wide Effects of the Formation of Basins on the Megaregolith. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 36. 1209
CALVIN, C., A. RAGER, T. BALINT, D. SANTIAGO, J. ANDERSON, T. CASSIDY, D. CHAVEZ-CLEMENTE, B. CORBETT, H. HAMMERSTEIN, T. HANLEY, A. LETCHER, E. MCGOWAN, D. MCMENAMIN, N. MURPHY, M. ND, J. PARKER, T. PERRON, N. PETRO, M. PULUPA, R. SSCHOFILED, and H. SIZEMORE. 2005. Endurance: The rewards and challenges of landing a spacecraft on Europa. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 11. 0113
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2004. Surviving the heavy bombardment: Ancient material at the surface of South Pole-Aitken Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 109 (E6): E06004. [ 06010.01029/02003JE002182]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2004. Comparison of the Geologic Setting of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior with Apollo 16: Implications for Regolith Components. In Lunar and Planetary Science . 35 pp 1345.
GADDIS, L. R., M. I. STAID, J. TYBURCZY, B. HAWKE, and N. PETRO. 2003. Compositional analyses of lunar pyroclastic deposits. Icarus. 161 262-280. [ 10.1016/S0019-1035(02)00036-2]
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2003. How Much Melt Breccia Can be Found in South Pole-Aitken Basin?. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 34. 1427
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2002. Reconstructing the Stratigraphy of the Ancient South Pole-Aitken Basin Interior. In The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration. p 47
PETRO, N., and C. PIETERS. 2002. The Size and Location of the Transient Crater of the South Pole-Aitken Basin. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 32. 1848
PETRO, N., L. GADDIS, and M. STAID. 2001. Analysis of the Oppenheimer Pyroclastic Deposits Using Clementine UVVIS Data. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 31. 1953
GADDIS, L., M. STAID, and N. PETRO. 2001. Compositions of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 32. 1372
CLARK, P. -., S. MEST, J. -. BLEACHER, and N. PETRO. . Advanced Regional-Scale Scenarios for Lunar Surface Exploration, Analogs for Planetary Exploration.
CLARK, P. -., J. -. BLEACHER, N. PETRO, and S. MEST. . Plan for a human expedition to Marius Hills and its implications for viable surface exploration architecture.
