Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Laurel, MD, USA
Areas of Expertise: Mars geology, volcanism, tectonics, terrestrial impact craters, VNIR spectra of hydrothermal environments and hyperthermophiles
Recent publications:
Plescia, J. B. (2005) Gravity study of Kelly West Impact Structure, Western Australia. Submitted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
Plescia, J. B. (2003) Morphometry of martian volcanoes. Journal Geophysical Research, 109, E03003, doi:10.1029/2002JE002031.
Plescia, J. B. (2003) Tharsis Tholus: an unusual martian volcano. Icarus, 165, 223-241.
Plescia, J. B. (2003) Cerberus Fossae, Elysium, Mars: A source for lava and water. Icarus, 164, 79-95.
Plescia, J. B. (2000) Geology of the Uranius Group Constructs: Uranius Patera, Ceraunius Tholus, and Uranius Tholus. Icarus, 143, 376-396.