Dr. Shawn Wright

Dr. Shawn Wright’s research focuses on impact processes within the inner solar system. His studies include fieldwork to terrestrial impact sites, such as Lonar crater in Deccan basalt, Santa Fe impact structure in New Mexico and Campo del Cielo crater field in Argentina. He works on examining the agreement, or lack thereof, between models, experiments, and observations (field data) regarding impact processes. He is engaged in studying the geologic history and composition of Mars’ surface using a variety of techniques, including spectroscopy, lander/rover measurements, sample analysis, and comparisons with terrestrial analogs. He is a member of the Mars Exploration Rover Mineralogy-Chemistry science theme group and Field Team Lead for SSERVI TREX examining fine-grained and/or basaltic materials. He uses spectroscopic studies of terrestrial impact sites for remote and rover applications.