Dr. Eric Palmer
Senior Scientist
Currently resides in AZ
Targets of Interest: Icy satellites, Moon, Vesta
Missions: Cassini, Dawn, OSIRIS-Rex
Mission Roles: Data archive
Dr. Eric Palmer is interested in the stability and transport of carbon dioxide on Iapetus, the photolytic generation of carbon dioxide, and the aqueous alteration of the CM chondrites. He is an expert in the application of spectrophotoclinometric technics to the determination of small body topography, shape and surface scattering properties. He has developed navigation software for surface rovers using only a terrain model and the horizon.`
ACTIVE PROJECTS
Past Projects
Principal Investigator
Project Team
Erica Jawin
Smithsonian
Lisa Gaddis
USGS
Lillian Ostrach
USGS
David Blewett
JHU/APL
Lauren Jozwiak
JHU/APL
