Research Areas
- Mercury
- Geology of Ceres
- Lunar and Martian Volcanism
- Geology of Planets
- Remote Sensing
CV
Education
- Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) - Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Geosciences, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Geosciences, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Positions
- Research assistant at the University of Münster
- Research assistant at the University of Münster
- Student assistant at the University of Münster
Projects
- BC MERTIS: Cruise Phase Teil 2 - Teilvorhaben Labormessung und Missionsunterstützung ( – )
participations in other joint project: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action | Project Number: 50QW2201A - Missionsunterstützende Arbeiten und Untersuchung der Geologie des Asteroiden Ceres ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action | Project Number: 50OW1802 - Untersuchungen von Oberflächenaltern und der Geologie des Asteroiden Ceres ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action | Project Number: 50OW1502 - Ages, mineralogy and volumes of lunar basalts in Mare Crisium and on the lunar farside ( – )
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Individual Grants Programme | Project Number: HI 1410/3-1
- BC MERTIS: Cruise Phase Teil 2 - Teilvorhaben Labormessung und Missionsunterstützung ( – )
Publications
- ‘Visual Perception During Human Photo-Geologic Mapping.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115267. . ‘Rheological properties and ages of lava flows on Alba Mons, Mars.’ Icarus 389. doi:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115344. . ‘Simulation of surface regolith gardening and impact associated melt layer production under ns-pulsed laser ablation.’ Icarus 391. doi:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115259. . ‘The young resurfacing events at Ceres' Occator crater: Seismic shaking or deposition of cryovolcanic material?’ Icarus 389. doi:
- . . ‘Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Feldspars From the Bühl Basalt (Northern Hesse, Germany) Formed Under Reducing Conditions as Terrestrial Analogue of Mercury for MERTIS.’ Earth and Space Science 10, No. 6: e2023EA002903. doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EA002903.
- . . ‘Mid-IR spectral properties of different surfaces of silicate mixtures before and after excimer laser irradiation.’ Icarus 404: 115683. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115683.
- . . ‘Catastrophic rupture of lunar rocks: Implications for lunar rock size–frequency distributions.’ Icarus 387: 115200. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115200.
- 10.1038/s41467-022-28570-8. . ‘Brine residues and organics in the Urvara basin on Ceres.’ Nature Communications 13, No. 1: 927. doi:
- 10.1098/rsta.2019.0562. . ‘The lunar surface as a recorder of astrophysical processes: Astronomical events recorded by the Moon.’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 379, No. 2188. doi:
Research Articles (Journals)
- . . ‘The varied sources of faculae-forming brines in Ceres’ Occator crater emplaced via hydrothermal brine effusion.’ Nature Communications 11, No. 1: 3680. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15973-8DO-10.1038/s41467-020-15973-8.
- . . ‘In situ fragmentation of lunar blocks and implications for impacts and solar-induced thermal stresses.’ Icarus 336.
Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- . ‘Geological Context for the Lunar South Pole: A Map of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Region.’ contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .
- . ‘A new map of the South Pole-Aitken Basin including the South Pole.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Virtual, . doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5095260.
Research Articles (Journals)
- . . ‘Timings of early crustal activity in southern highlands of Mars: Periods of crustal stretching and shortening.’ Timings of early crustal activity in southern highlands of Mars: Periods of crustal stretching and shortening null. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.05.016. [online first]
Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- . ‘Geological mapping of large basins on the terrestrial planets in the scope of PLANMAP.’ contributed to the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, .
- . . ‘Lunar farside volcanism in and around the South Pole-Aitken basin.’ Icarus 299: 538–562. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.07.023.
- . . ‘Geologic history of the northern portion of the South Pole-Aitken basin on the Moon.’ Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 123: 2585–2612. doi: 10.1029/2018JE005590.
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.10.038. . ‘Ceres’ Ezinu quadrangle: a heavily cratered region with evidence for localized subsurface water ice and the context of Occator crater.’ Icarus 316: 46–62. doi:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.10.038. . ‘Ceres' Ezinu quadrangle: A heavily cratered region with evidence for localized subsurface water ice and the context of Occator crater.’ Icarus 316: 46–62. doi:
- . . ‘The Ac-5 (Fejokoo) quadrangle of Ceres: Geologic map and geomorphological evidence for ground ice mediated surface processes.’ Icarus 316: 63–83. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.09.035.
- . . ‘Geology of Ceres’ North Pole quadrangle with Dawn FC imaging data.’ Icarus 316: 14–27. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.09.036.
- 10.1111/maps.13008. . ‘Geologic constraints on the origin of red organic-rich material on Ceres.’ Meteoritics and Planetary Science 53, No. 9: 1983–1998. doi:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.06.015. . ‘Geologic mapping of the Ac-2 Coniraya quadrangle of Ceres from NASA's Dawn mission: Implications for a heterogeneously composed crust.’ Icarus 316: 28–45. doi:
- 10.1038/ngeo2936. . ‘Geomorphological evidence for ground ice on dwarf planet Ceres.’ Nature Geoscience 10, No. 5: 338–343. doi:
- . . ‘Composition and structure of the shallow subsurface of Ceres revealed by crater morphology.’ Nature Geoscience 9, No. 7: 538+. doi: 10.1038/NGEO2743.
- 10.1126/science.aaf4286. . ‘Cryovolcanism on Ceres.’ Science 353, No. 6303. doi:
- 10.1126/science.aaf4759. . ‘Cratering on ceres: Implications for its crust and evolution.’ Science 353, No. 6303. doi:
- . . ‘Small-scale lunar farside volcanism.’ Icarus 257: 336 – 354. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.040.
- 10.1016/j.pss.2015.05.007. . ‘Landing site selection for Luna-Glob mission in crater Boguslawsky.’ Planetary and Space Science 2015, No. 117: 45–63. doi:
- . . ‘Quantifying Geological Processes on Mars - Results of the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express.’ Planetary and Space Science (PSS) 112: 53–97. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.11.029.
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.07.018. . ‘The Miniature Radio Frequency instrument's (Mini-RF) global observations of Earth's Moon.’ Icarus 243: 173–190. doi:
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.03.014. . ‘Rheologies and ages of lava flows on Elysium Mons, Mars.’ Icarus 219, No. 1: 443–457. doi:
- 10.1029/2011JE003935. . ‘How old are young lunar craters?’ Journal of Geophysical Research 117. doi: