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Solar System Exploration Division

Daniel P. Moriarty

(Assistant Research Scientist)

Daniel P. Moriarty's Contact Card & Information.
Email: daniel.p.moriarty@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.614.6843
Org Code: 698
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 698
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK

Selected Publications


Refereed

2024. "Analyzing the Mineralogy and Space Weathering Characteristics of the Finest Fraction in Apollo Core Sample 73002.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129 e2024JE008528 [Full Text] [10.1029/2024JE008528] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Analyzing the Mineralogy and Space Weathering Characteristics of the Finest Fraction in Apollo Core Sample 73002.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129 e2024JE008528 [Full Text] [10.1029/2024JE008528] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA): an Apollo Participating Scientist Program to Prepare the Lunar Sample Community for Artemis.", Space Science Reviews, 220 (6): 62 [10.1007/s11214-024-01094-x] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "PReSSiC: Planetary Remote Sensing using SiC detectors.", 243rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, id. 329.05. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 56 (No. 2 e-id): [Proceedings]

2023. "Where Is the Lunar Mantle and Deep Crust at Crisium? A Perspective From the Luna 20 Samples.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128 (5): [10.1029/2022je007409] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Orbital Characterization of the Composition and Distribution of Spinels across the Crisium Region: Insight from Luna 20 Samples.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, [10.1029/2022je007482] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Multiple Shallow Crustal Origins for Spinel‐Bearing Lithologies on the Moon: A Perspective From the Luna 20 Mission.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127 (11): [10.1029/2022je007249] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Identifying Impact Melt from the Smythii Basin: Toward an Improved Chronology for Lunar Basin Formation.", The Planetary Science Journal, 3 (2): 48 [10.3847/psj/ac51e2] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "The search for lunar mantle rocks exposed on the surface of the Moon.", Nature Communications, 12 (1): 4659 [10.1038/s41467-021-24626-3] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "In Situ Geochronology for the Next Decade: Mission Designs for the Moon, Mars, and Vesta.", The Planetary Science Journal, 2 (4): 145 [10.3847/psj/abedbf] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "The Scientific Value of a Sustained Exploration Program at the Aristarchus Plateau.", The Planetary Science Journal, 2 (4): 136 [10.3847/psj/abfec6] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Evidence for a Stratified Upper Mantle Preserved within the South Pole – Aitken Basin.", Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, [10.1029/2020JE006589] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Impact Melt Facies in the Moon's Crisium Basin: Identifying, Characterizing, and Future Radiogenic Dating.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, [10.1029/2019JE006024] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "The Character of South Pole-Aitken Basin: Patterns of Surface and Subsurface Composition.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123 (3): 729-747 [10.1002/2017je005364] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Complexities in pyroxene compositions derived from absorption band centers: Examples from Apollo samples, HED meteorites, synthetic pure pyroxenes, and remote sensing data.", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (2): 207-234 [10.1111/maps.12588] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "The nature and origin of Mafic Mound in the South Pole-Aitken Basin.", Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (19): 7907-7915 [10.1002/2015gl065718] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "The distribution of Mg-spinel across the Moon and constraints on crustal origin.", American Mineralogist, 99 (10): 1893-1910 [10.2138/am-2014-4776] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Compositional heterogeneity of central peaks within the South Pole-Aitken Basin.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 118 (11): 2310-2322 [10.1002/2013je004376] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Goldschmidt crater and the Moon's north polar region: Results from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3).", Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 [Full Text] [10.1029/2010JE003702] [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2021. "A Next Generation Lunar Orbiter Mission.", Vol. 53, Issue 4 (Planetary/Astrobiology Decadal Survey Whitepapers), 53 (4): e-id. 330 [10.3847/25c2cfeb.8f28f012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Curie: Constraining Solar System Bombardment Using In Situ Radiometric Dating.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 49 [Proceedings]

2016. "Impact Melt and Magmatic Processes in Central South Pole---Aitken Basin.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 47 1735 [Proceedings]

2016. "South Pole---Aitken Basin as a Probe to the Lunar Interior.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 47 1763 [Proceedings]

2014. "LSCC Samples as Ground Truth: Using Spectral Parameters Developed for M3 Data to Assess Composition and Maturity.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 45 2532 [Proceedings]

2014. "Atypical regolith processes hold the key to enigmatic lunar swirls.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 45 1408 [Proceedings]

2013. "NW-Central South Pole-Aitken: Compositional Diversity, Geologic Context, and Implications for Basin Evolution.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 44 3039 [Proceedings]

2013. "Pyroclastic Deposits in Floor-Fractured Craters: A Unique Style or Lunar Basaltic Volcanism?.", LPSC, [Proceedings]

2013. "Compositional Evolution of the early lunar crust: Observed diverse mineralogy of the upper and lower crust.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 44 2545 [Proceedings]

2012. "Compositional heterogeneity within lunar central peaks.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 43 [Proceedings]

2012. "Asteroid and lunar environment chamber (ALEC): Simulated asteroid and lunar environments for measuring analog materials.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 43 [Proceedings]

2011. "Compositional structure of the lower lunar crust: Initial constraints from basin mineralogy.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 42 2173 [Proceedings]

2011. "A mineralogical survey of lunar crater central peaks with moon mineralogy mapper data: First results.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 42 2556 [Proceedings]

2011. "Finsen and Alder: A compositional study of lunar central peak craters in the South Pole-Aitken basin.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 42 2564 [Proceedings]

2010. "Near-far IR spectra of sulfide minerals relevant to comets.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 41 2447 [Proceedings]

2010. "Thermal stability of water and hydroxyl on airless bodies.", Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 41 2417 [Proceedings]