Selected Publications and Conference Abstracts


  Lewis, K. W., Aharonson, O., Grotzinger, J. P., Kirk, R. L., McEwen, A. S., Suer, T. A. (2008) Quasi-periodic Bedding in the Sedimentary Rock Record of Mars, Science, 322 (5907), p. 1532-1535. doi: 10.1126/science.1161870.

Arvidson, R., Ruff, S., Morris, R. V., Ming, D., Crumpler, L. S., Yen, A. S., Squyres, S. W., Sullivan, R. J., Bell, J. F. III, Cabrol, N. A., Clark, B. Farrand, W. H., Gellert, R., Greenberger, R., Grant, J. A., Guinness, E. A., Herkenhoff, K., Hurowitz, J., Johnson, J., Kingelhofer, G., Lewis, K. W., Li, R., McCoy, T. J., Moersch, J. E., McSween, H., Murchie, S. L., Schmidt, M. E., Schroeder, C., Wang, A., Wiseman, S., Madsen, M., Goetz, W., McLennan, S, (2008) Spirit Mars Rover Mission to the Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater: Mission Overview and Selected Results from the Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate, J. Geophys. Res. (Planets), 113, E12S33, doi:10.1029/2008JE003183.

Okubo, C., Lewis, K. W., McEwen, A. S., Kirk, R. L., (2008) Relative age of Interior Layered Deposits in southwest Candor Chasma based on high-resolution structural mapping, J. Geophys. Res. (Planets), 113, E12002, doi:10.1029/2008JE003181.

Lewis, K. W., O. Aharonson, J. P. Grotzinger, S. W. Squyres, J. F. Bell, III, L. S. Crumpler, M. E. Schmidt, (2008) Structure and Stratigraphy of Home Plate from the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover, J. Geophys. Res. (Planets), 113, E12S36, doi:10.1029/2007JE003025.

Hayes, A., O. Aharonson, P. Callahan, C. Elachi, Y. Gim, R. Kirk, K. Lewis, R. Lopes, R. Lorenz, J. Lunine, K. Mitchell, G. Mitri, E. Stofan, S. Wall (2008), Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan: Distribution and interaction with a porous regolith, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09204, doi:10.1029/2008GL033409.

Schmidt, M. E., S.W. Ruff, T.J. McCoy, W.H. Farrand, J.R. Johnson, R.Gellert, D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, N. Cabrol, K. W. Lewis, C. Schroeder (2008), Hydrothermal origin of halogens at Home Plate, Gusev Crater, J. Geophys. Res. (Planets), 113, E06S12, doi:10.1029/2007JE003027.

S. W. Squyres, O. Aharonson, B. C. Clark, B. A. Cohen, L. Crumpler, P. A. de Souza, W. H. Farrand, R. Gellert, J. Grant, J. P. Grotzinger, A. F. C. Haldemann, J. R. Johnson, G. Klingelhofer, K. W. Lewis, R. Li, T. McCoy, A. S. McEwen, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. M. Moore, R. V. Morris, T. J. Parker, J. W. Rice, Jr., S. Ruff, M. Schmidt, C. Schroder, L. A. Soderblom, A. Yen (2007) Pyroclastic Activity at Home Plate in Gusev Crater, Mars. Science 316 (5825), 738-742 doi:10.1126/science.1139045.

Grotzinger, J., Bell, J., III, Herkenhoff, K., Johnson, J., Knoll, A., McCartney, E., McLennan, S., Metz, J., Moore, J., Squyres, S., Sullivan, R., Ahronson, O., Arvidson, R., Joliff, B., Golombek, M., Lewis, K., Parker, T., Soderblom, J. (2006) Sedimentary textures formed by aqueous processes, Erebus crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars. Geology 34: 1085-1088 doi:10.1130/G22985A.1.

Lewis, K.W. and Aharonson, O. (2006), Stratigraphic analysis of the distributary fan in Eberswalde crater using stereo imagery, J. Geophys. Res., (Planets), 111, E06001, doi:10.1029/2005JE002558.


K. W. Lewis, O. Aharonson, A. S. McEwen, R. L. Kirk, (2008) Detection of Rhythmic Layered Deposits at Arabia Terra, Mars. Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXIX.

K. W. Lewis, O. Aharonson, R. L. Kirk, A. S. McEwen, C. H. Okubo, and the HiRISE team (2007) Stratigraphy and Tectonics of Arabia Terra Layered Deposits from HiRISE Imagery and Derived Meter Scale Topography. AGU Fall Meeting 2007.

O. Aharonson and K. Lewis. (2006) Structure and Stratigraphy of Home Plate from the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover. AGU Fall Meeting 2006.

O. Aharonson, K. Lewis, J. Grotzinger, S. W. Squyres, and the MER Science Team (2006), Stratigraphy of Martian Bedrock, DPS 38, 70.01I.

Lewis, K. and Aharonson, O. (2004) Stratigraphic Analysis of the Distributary Fan in Holden NE Crater Using Stereo Imagery. Second Conference on Early Mars, Abstract #8051.

Lewis, K., and O. Aharonson (2004), Characterization of the distributary fan in Holden NE Crater using stereo analysis. Lunar Planet. Sci., XXXV, Abstract 2083.