Dr. Amanda Hendrix

Senior Scientist

Currently resides in CO

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.

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