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Dr. Marie Julia Barich Henderson

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Dr. Marie Julia Barich Henderson

  • RESEARCH SCIENTIST
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 698
  • COLLEGE PARK , MD 207420001
  • Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO

    • Brief Bio

    Marie Henderson (she/her) is a planetary scientist with the University of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. As a postdoctoral research associate, Marie studies volcanic landscapes on the Moon and Mars using orbital imagery and spectroscopic mineralogy data. Building from her experience working on the Mars Curiosity Rover mission, she strives to prepare astronauts to explore and study volcanic deposits when they return to the Moon.

    Current Projects

    Goddard Instrument Field Team

    Hawaiian Spectral and Textural investigation of Explosive Pyroclasts (HI-STEP): An Analog Study for Potential Lunar Landing Sites, Principle Investigator

    Lanzarote Spectral and Textural investigation of Erupted Products (L-STEP), Principle Investigator

    Remote, In Situ, and Synchrotron Studies for Science and Exploration 2 (RISE 2)

    Theme 2: Maximizing Exploration Opportunities: The next humans to set foot on the Moon will take on lofty goals and tight deadlines. To make the most of every moment on the lunar surface, the next generation of explorers will need the best tools and strategies the science community has to offer. RISE2 scientists field-test the geology gear that will empower future astronauts to succeed on the ground – wherever that ground may be.  

    Positions/Employment

    2021 - Present

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

    University of Maryland Baltimore County/CRESST/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
    2015 - 2021

    Graduate Research Associate

    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
    2014 - 2015

    Assistant to MSL MAHLI camera Principal Investigator, Dr. Ken Edgett

    Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, CA

    Education

    Doctor of Philosophy in Planetary Science, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University August 2021

    Dissertation: Remote Sensing as a Window into Planetary Volcanic Eruption Styles

    Bachelor of Science in Solar, Earth, and Planetary Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, December 2013

    Professional Service

    NASA Review Panels: Executive Secretary: 2019a, 2019b, 2021, Panelist: 2022

    NASA Planetary Data System (NASA PDS): Dataset Reviewer

    Lunar Surface Science Workshop: LSSW 8: Structuring Real-Time Science Support of Artemis Crewed Operations: Facilitator

    NASA Specific Action Team: Analog Objectives for Artemis, Executive Secretary

    Awards

    2018 - LEAG Bernard Ray Hawke Next Lunar Generation Career Development Award

    2017 - NASA Group Achievement Award - MSL Extended Mission Science & Operations Team

    2017 - National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship Program

    2017 - Amelia Earhart Fellowship

    2017 - Indiana Space Grant Fellowship

    2016 - Indiana Space Grant Fellowship

    2016 - Lunar and Planetary Institute Career Development Award

    2015 - Project appointed Expert Consultant to the MSL Science Team

    2015 - NASA Group Achievement Award - MSL Prime Mission Science & Operations Team

    2013 - NASA Group Achievement Award - MSL Science Operations Team

    2013 - John Mather (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2006) Nobel Scholar

    Publications

    Refereed

    Bennett, K. A., F. Rivera‐Hernández, C. Tinker, et al. B. Horgan, D. M. Fey, C. Edwards, L. A. Edgar, R. Kronyak, K. S. Edgett, A. Fraeman, L. C. Kah, M. Henderson, N. Stein, E. Dehouck, and A. J. Williams. 2021. "Diagenesis Revealed by Fine‐Scale Features at Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (5): [10.1029/2019je006311]

    Henderson, M. J., B. H. Horgan, M. C. Rowe, K. T. Wall, and N. A. Scudder. 2021. "Determining the Volcanic Eruption Style of Tephra Deposits From Infrared Spectroscopy." Earth and Space Science, 8 (2): [10.1029/2019ea001013]

    Edgett, K. S., S. G. Banham, K. A. Bennett, et al. L. A. Edgar, C. S. Edwards, A. G. Fairén, C. M. Fedo, D. M. Fey, J. B. Garvin, J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, M. J. Henderson, C. H. House, N. Mangold, S. M. McLennan, H. E. Newsom, S. K. Rowland, K. L. Siebach, L. Thompson, S. J. VanBommel, R. C. Wiens, R. M. Williams, and R. A. Yingst. 2020. "Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars." Geosphere, 16 (6): 1508-1537 [10.1130/ges02244.1]

    Stack, K. M., J. P. Grotzinger, M. P. Lamb, et al. S. Gupta, D. M. Rubin, L. C. Kah, L. A. Edgar, D. M. Fey, J. A. Hurowitz, M. McBride, F. Rivera‐Hernández, D. Y. Sumner, J. K. Van Beek, R. M. Williams, and R. Aileen Yingst. 2019. "Evidence for plunging river plume deposits in the Pahrump Hills member of the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars." Sedimentology, 66 (5): 1768-1802 [10.1111/sed.12558]

    Yingst, R., K. Cropper, S. Gupta, et al. L. Kah, R. Williams, J. Blank, F. Calef, V. Hamilton, K. Lewis, J. Shechet, M. McBride, N. Bridges, J. M. Frias, and H. Newsom. 2016. "Characteristics of pebble and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from sol 100 to 750: Terrain types, potential sources, and transport mechanisms." Icarus, 280: 72-92 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.03.001]

    Lanza, N. L., R. C. Wiens, R. E. Arvidson, et al. B. C. Clark, W. W. Fischer, R. Gellert, J. P. Grotzinger, J. A. Hurowitz, S. M. McLennan, R. V. Morris, M. S. Rice, J. F. Bell, J. A. Berger, D. L. Blaney, N. T. Bridges, F. Calef, J. L. Campbell, S. M. Clegg, A. Cousin, K. S. Edgett, C. Fabre, M. R. Fisk, O. Forni, J. Frydenvang, K. R. Hardy, C. Hardgrove, J. R. Johnson, J. Lasue, S. Le Mouélic, M. C. Malin, N. Mangold, J. Martìn-Torres, S. Maurice, M. J. McBride, D. W. Ming, H. E. Newsom, A. M. Ollila, V. Sautter, S. Schröder, L. M. Thompson, A. H. Treiman, S. VanBommel, D. T. Vaniman, and M.-P. Zorzano. 2016. "Oxidation of manganese in an ancient aquifer, Kimberley formation, Gale crater, Mars." Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (14): 7398-7407 [10.1002/2016gl069109]

    Yingst, R. A., K. S. Edgett, M. R. Kennedy, et al. G. M. Krezoski, M. J. McBride, M. E. Minitti, M. A. Ravine, and R. M. Williams. 2016. "MAHLI on Mars: lessons learned operating a geoscience camera on a landed payload robotic arm." Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 5 (1): 205-217 [10.5194/gi-5-205-2016]

    VanBommel, S. J., R. Gellert, J. A. Berger, et al. J. L. Campbell, L. M. Thompson, K. S. Edgett, M. J. McBride, M. E. Minitti, I. Pradler, and N. I. Boyd. 2016. "Deconvolution of distinct lithology chemistry through oversampling with the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X‐Ray Spectrometer." X-Ray Spectrometry, 45 (3): 155-161 [10.1002/xrs.2681]

    Grotzinger, J. P., S. Gupta, M. C. Malin, et al. D. M. Rubin, J. Schieber, K. Siebach, D. Y. Sumner, K. M. Stack, A. R. Vasavada, R. E. Arvidson, F. Calef, L. Edgar, W. F. Fischer, J. A. Grant, J. Griffes, L. C. Kah, M. P. Lamb, K. W. Lewis, N. Mangold, M. E. Minitti, M. Palucis, M. Rice, R. M. Williams, R. A. Yingst, D. Blake, D. Blaney, P. Conrad, J. Crisp, W. E. Dietrich, G. Dromart, K. S. Edgett, R. C. Ewing, R. Gellert, J. A. Hurowitz, G. Kocurek, P. Mahaffy, M. J. McBride, S. M. McLennan, M. Mischna, D. Ming, R. Milliken, H. Newsom, D. Oehler, T. J. Parker, D. Vaniman, R. C. Wiens, and S. A. Wilson. 2015. "Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars." Science, 350 (6257): [10.1126/science.aac7575]

    Brief Bio

    Marie Henderson (she/her) is a planetary scientist with the University of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. As a postdoctoral research associate, Marie studies volcanic landscapes on the Moon and Mars using orbital imagery and spectroscopic mineralogy data. Building from her experience working on the Mars Curiosity Rover mission, she strives to prepare astronauts to explore and study volcanic deposits when they return to the Moon.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Bennett, K. A., F. Rivera‐Hernández, C. Tinker, et al. B. Horgan, D. M. Fey, C. Edwards, L. A. Edgar, R. Kronyak, K. S. Edgett, A. Fraeman, L. C. Kah, M. Henderson, N. Stein, E. Dehouck, and A. J. Williams. 2021. "Diagenesis Revealed by Fine‐Scale Features at Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 126 (5): [10.1029/2019je006311]

    Henderson, M. J., B. H. Horgan, M. C. Rowe, K. T. Wall, and N. A. Scudder. 2021. "Determining the Volcanic Eruption Style of Tephra Deposits From Infrared Spectroscopy." Earth and Space Science 8 (2): [10.1029/2019ea001013]

    Edgett, K. S., S. G. Banham, K. A. Bennett, et al. L. A. Edgar, C. S. Edwards, A. G. Fairén, C. M. Fedo, D. M. Fey, J. B. Garvin, J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, M. J. Henderson, C. H. House, N. Mangold, S. M. McLennan, H. E. Newsom, S. K. Rowland, K. L. Siebach, L. Thompson, S. J. VanBommel, R. C. Wiens, R. M. Williams, and R. A. Yingst. 2020. "Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars." Geosphere 16 (6): 1508-1537 [10.1130/ges02244.1]

    Stack, K. M., J. P. Grotzinger, M. P. Lamb, et al. S. Gupta, D. M. Rubin, L. C. Kah, L. A. Edgar, D. M. Fey, J. A. Hurowitz, M. McBride, F. Rivera‐Hernández, D. Y. Sumner, J. K. Van Beek, R. M. Williams, and R. Aileen Yingst. 2019. "Evidence for plunging river plume deposits in the Pahrump Hills member of the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars." Sedimentology 66 (5): 1768-1802 [10.1111/sed.12558]

    Yingst, R., K. Cropper, S. Gupta, et al. L. Kah, R. Williams, J. Blank, F. Calef, V. Hamilton, K. Lewis, J. Shechet, M. McBride, N. Bridges, J. M. Frias, and H. Newsom. 2016. "Characteristics of pebble and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from sol 100 to 750: Terrain types, potential sources, and transport mechanisms." Icarus 280 72-92 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.03.001]

    Lanza, N. L., R. C. Wiens, R. E. Arvidson, et al. B. C. Clark, W. W. Fischer, R. Gellert, J. P. Grotzinger, J. A. Hurowitz, S. M. McLennan, R. V. Morris, M. S. Rice, J. F. Bell, J. A. Berger, D. L. Blaney, N. T. Bridges, F. Calef, J. L. Campbell, S. M. Clegg, A. Cousin, K. S. Edgett, C. Fabre, M. R. Fisk, O. Forni, J. Frydenvang, K. R. Hardy, C. Hardgrove, J. R. Johnson, J. Lasue, S. Le Mouélic, M. C. Malin, N. Mangold, J. Martìn-Torres, S. Maurice, M. J. McBride, D. W. Ming, H. E. Newsom, A. M. Ollila, V. Sautter, S. Schröder, L. M. Thompson, A. H. Treiman, S. VanBommel, D. T. Vaniman, and M.-P. Zorzano. 2016. "Oxidation of manganese in an ancient aquifer, Kimberley formation, Gale crater, Mars." Geophysical Research Letters 43 (14): 7398-7407 [10.1002/2016gl069109]

    Yingst, R. A., K. S. Edgett, M. R. Kennedy, et al. G. M. Krezoski, M. J. McBride, M. E. Minitti, M. A. Ravine, and R. M. Williams. 2016. "MAHLI on Mars: lessons learned operating a geoscience camera on a landed payload robotic arm." Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems 5 (1): 205-217 [10.5194/gi-5-205-2016]

    VanBommel, S. J., R. Gellert, J. A. Berger, et al. J. L. Campbell, L. M. Thompson, K. S. Edgett, M. J. McBride, M. E. Minitti, I. Pradler, and N. I. Boyd. 2016. "Deconvolution of distinct lithology chemistry through oversampling with the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X‐Ray Spectrometer." X-Ray Spectrometry 45 (3): 155-161 [10.1002/xrs.2681]

    Grotzinger, J. P., S. Gupta, M. C. Malin, et al. D. M. Rubin, J. Schieber, K. Siebach, D. Y. Sumner, K. M. Stack, A. R. Vasavada, R. E. Arvidson, F. Calef, L. Edgar, W. F. Fischer, J. A. Grant, J. Griffes, L. C. Kah, M. P. Lamb, K. W. Lewis, N. Mangold, M. E. Minitti, M. Palucis, M. Rice, R. M. Williams, R. A. Yingst, D. Blake, D. Blaney, P. Conrad, J. Crisp, W. E. Dietrich, G. Dromart, K. S. Edgett, R. C. Ewing, R. Gellert, J. A. Hurowitz, G. Kocurek, P. Mahaffy, M. J. McBride, S. M. McLennan, M. Mischna, D. Ming, R. Milliken, H. Newsom, D. Oehler, T. J. Parker, D. Vaniman, R. C. Wiens, and S. A. Wilson. 2015. "Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars." Science 350 (6257): [10.1126/science.aac7575]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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