
Dr. Amanda Hendrix
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Currently resides in AZ
Targets of Interest: Asteroids, Callisto, Ceres, Deimos, Enceladus, Europa, Ganymede, Iapetus, Icy satellites, Io, Io torus, Moon, Phobos, Planetary rings, Small satellites, Vesta
Disciplines/Techniques: Photometry, Remote sensing, Space-based observing, Spectroscopy
Missions: Cassini, Galileo, HST, IUE, LRO, Mariner 10, Mariner 9
Mission Roles: Data archive, Deputy Mission PI, Instrument Co-Investigator, Mission science team, Requirements generation and flow down, Science operations
Instruments: Spectrometers
Dr. Amanda Hendrix engages in UV spectroscopy of planetary surfaces including icy satellites, asteroids, Earth’s moon, Mars and Jupiter’s moon Io. She studies surface composition, weathering processes and radiation products.
ACTIVE PROJECTS
Past Projects
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Support for Planetary Science Program Analysis/Assessment Groups
NASA Topical Workshops, Symposiums, and Conferences
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HOLMS, Heterodyne OH Lunar Miniaturized Spectrometer
NASA Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation Program
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Surface Composition of the Icy Satellites of Saturn from an Ultraviolet Perspective
NASA Cassini Data Analysis Program
Principal Investigator

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Anne Verbiscer
U Virginia