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1999 Publication List

McSween, H.Y., Jr. ,1999, Meteorites and Their Parent Planets, Revised 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, New York, 310 p.
Ghosh A and McSween H.Y. Jr. ,1999, Temperature dependance of specific heat capacity and its effect on asteroid thermal models. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 34, 121-127.
Hale V.P.S., McSween H.Y. Jr. and McKay G. ,1999, Re-evaluation of intercummulus liquid composition and oxidation state for the Shergotty meteorite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 63, 1459-1470.
McSween H.Y. Jr. et al. ,1999, Chemical, multispectral, and textural constrainst on the composition and origin of rocks at the Mars Pathfinder landing site. J. Geophys. Res . 104, E4, 8679-8715.
McSween H.Y. Jr.., 1999, Meteorites. In The New Solar System, 4th edition. Sky Pub Corp., Cambridge, MA, 351-363.
McSween, Jr., H.Y.and S.L. Murchie , 1999, Rocks at the Mars Pathfinder landing site. Amer. Scientist 87, No. 1, 36-45.
Sharkov, E.V., Snyder, G.A., Taylor, L.A., and Zinger, T.F., 1999, An early proterozoic large igneous province in the eastern Baltic shield: Evidence from the mafic drusite complex, Belomorian Mobile Belt, Russia, International Geology Review 41, 73-93.
Sobolev, V.N., C.A. McCammon, L.A. Taylor, G.A. Snyder, and N.V. Sobolev, 1999, Precise Mössbauer milliprobe determination of ferric iron in rock-forming minerals and limitations of electron microprobe. Amer. Mineralogy 84., 78-85.
Snyder, G.A., L.A. Taylor, B.L. Beard, A.N. Halliday, N.V. Sobolev, and S.K. Dimakov, 1999, The diamond-bearing Mir eclogites, Yakutia: Nd and Sr isotopic evidence for a posible early to mid-proterozoic depleted mantle source with arc affinitity, Proc. 7th Int'l Kimberlite Conf., Vol. 2, Ed. Gurney, Gurney, Pascoe, & Richardson, National Printers, So. Afr., 808-815.
Ruzicka A., G.W. Fowler, G.A. Snyder, M. Prinz, J.J. Papike, and L.A. Taylor (1999) Petrogenesis of silicate inclusions in the Weekeroo Station IIE iron meteorite: differentia-tion, remelting, and dynamic mixing. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 63, 2123-2143.
Sobolev, N.V., Sobolev, V.N., Snyder, G.A., Yefimova, and Taylor, L.A., 1999, Significance of eclogitic and related parageneses of natural diamonds. In Planetary Petrology and Geochemistry, The Lawrence A. Taylor 60th Birthday Volume, Geol. Soc. Amer., 15-26.
Keller, R.A., L.A. Taylor, G.A. Snyder, V.N. Sobolev, W.D. Carlson, S.M. Bezborodov, and N.V. Sobolev, 1999, Detailed pull-apart of a diamondiferous eclogite xenolith: Implications for mantle processes during diamond genesis. Proc. 7th Int'l Kimberlite Conf., Vol. 1, Ed. Gurney, Gurney, Pascoe, & Richardson, National Printers, So. Afr., 397-412.
Mitchell, J.N., Snyder, G.A., and Taylor, L.A., 1999, Mineral-chemical and isotopic variations in Apollo 16 Impact-melt breccias. In Planetary Petrology and Geochemistry , The Lawrence A. Taylor 60th Birthday Volume, Geol. Soc. Amer., 173-193.
Ruzicka, A., L.R. Riciputi, J. Greenwood, L.A. Taylor, G.A. Snyder, R.A. Keller, G.P. Bulanova, and H.J. Millidge, 1999, Petrogenesis of mantle-derived sulfide inclusions in Yakutian diamonds: Chemical and Isotopic disequilibrium during quenching from high temperatures, Proc. 7th Int'l Kimberlite Conf., Vol. 2, Editors Gurney, Gurney, Pascoe, & Richardson, National Printers, So. Afr.,741-749.
Ryabchikov, I.D., Sharkov, E.V., Snyder, G.A., and Taylor, L.A., 1999, The Upper Mantle: Direct Samples of the Mantle. Chapter 2.2 In Advanced Mineralogy , Volume 3, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 58p.
Sobolev, V.N., Taylor, L.A., Snyder, G.A., Jerde, E.A., Neal, C.R., and Sobolev, N.V., 1999, Quantifying the effects of metasomatism of mantle xenoliths: Constraints from secondary chemistry and mineralogy in Udachnaya eclogites, Yakutia. Int'l. Geol. Rev . 41, 391-416.
Ruzicka, A., Snyder, G.A., and Taylor, L.A., 1999, Giant impact and fission hypotheses for the origin of the Moon: A critical review of some geochemical evidence. In Planetary Petrology and Geochemistry, The Lawrence A. Taylor 60th Birthday Volume, Geol. Soc. Amer., 121-134.
Sharkov, E.V., Snyder, G.A., Taylor, L.A., and Zinger, T.F., 1999, An early proterozoic large igneous province in the eastern Baltic shield: Evidence from the mafic drusite complex, Belomorian Mobile Belt, Russia. In Planetary Petrology and Geochemistry , The Lawrence A. Taylor 60th Birthday Volume, Geol. Soc. Amer., 53-73.
Promprated, P., L.A. Taylor, and G.A. Snyder, 1999, Petrochemistry of the Mantle beneath Thailand: Evidence from peridotite xenoliths. Int'l Geol. Rev . 41, 506-530.
Neal, C.R., and Taylor, L.A., 1999, Exploring the complexities of the Serenitatis Basin: Breccia clasts from Apollo 17. In Planetary Petrology and Geochemistry , The Lawrence A. Taylor 60th Birthday Volume, Geol. Soc. Amer., 155-172.
Taylor, L.A., and Kulcinski, G.L., 1999, Helium-3 on the Moon for Fusion Energy: The Persian Gulf of the 21st Century. Solar System Research 33, 338-345.

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2000 Publication List

Bell J.F., McSween H.Y. Jr., plus 24 coauthors, 2000, Mineralogic and compositional properties of maritan soil and dust: Results from Mars Pathfinder. J. Geophys. Res . 105, 1721-1755.
Britt, D.T., and Consolmagno, G.J., 2000, The porosity of dark meteorites and structure of low-albedo asteroids. Icarus 146, 213-219.
Rivkin, A.S., Howell, E.S., Lebofsky, L.A., Clark, B.E., and Britt, D.T., 2000, The nature of M-Class asteroids from 3- mm Observations. Icarus 145, 351-368.
Greenwood J.P., Riciputi L.R., McSween H.Y. Jr. and Taylor L.A., 2000, Modified sulfur isotopic compositions of sulfides in the nakhlites and Chassigny. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 64, 1121-1132.
Lentz R.C.F. and McSween H.Y. Jr., 2000, Crystallization of the basaltic shergottites: Insights from crystal size distribution (CSD) analysis of pyroxenes. Meteor. Planet. Sci . 35, 919-927.
Lorenz, R.D., Moersch, J.E., Stone, J.A., Morgan, A.R., Jr., Smrekar, S.E., 2000, Penetration tests on the DS-2 Mars microprobes: Penetration depth and impact accelerometry. Planet. Space Sci. 48, 419-436.
McSween H.Y. Jr. and Keil K., 2000, Mixing relationships in the Martian regolith and the composition of globally homogeneous dust. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 64, 2155-2166.
Pieters, C.M., Taylor, L.A., Noble, S.K., Keller, L.P., Hapke, B., Morris, R.V., Allen, C.C., McKay, D.S., and Wentworth, S., 2000, Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples. Meteor. Planet. Sci . 35, 1101-1107.
Ruzicka A., Snyder G.A. and Taylor L.A., 2000, Crystal-bearing lunar spherules: Impact-melting of the Moon's crust and implications for the origin of meteoritic chondrules. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 35, 173-192..
Ruzicka A., Snyder G.A. and Taylor L.A., 2000, Geochemical and isotopic evidence bearing on the origin of large, igneous-textured inclusions in ordinary chondrites. Antarct. Meteor. Res. 13, 19-38.
Ruzicka A., Snyder G.A. and Taylor L.A., 2000, Geochemistry of basalts from the Moon, Earth, and Eucrite Parent Body: Implications for the Origin of the Moon. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. , in press.
Sano, Y., Terada, K., Takeno, S., Taylor, L.A., and McSween, H.Y., Jr., 2000, Ion microprobe U-Th-Pb dating of Shergotty phosphates. Meteoritics & Planet. Sci . 35, 341-346.
Simakov, S., and Taylor, L.A., 2000, Geobarometry for mantle eclogites: Solubility of Ca-tschermaks in clinopyroxene. Int'l. Geol. Review 42, 534-544.
Snyder, G.A., Borg, L.E., Nyquist, L.E., and Taylor, L.A., 2000, Chronology and isotopic constraints on lunar evolution. In T he Origin of the Earth and Moon, Univ. of Ariz. Press, 361-395.
Snyder G.A., D.-C. Lee, A.M. Ruzicka, M. Prinz, L.A. Taylor, and A.N. Halliday (2000) Hf-W, Sm-Nd, and Rb-Sr isotopic studies of silicate inclusions in IIE irons: Evidence of late impact fractionation and mixing of silicate on iron meteorite parent bodies. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., in press.
Taylor, L.A., Keller, R.A., Snyder, G.A., Wang, W., Carlson, W.D., Hauri, E.H., McCandless, T., Kim, K.-R., Sobolev, N.V., and Bezborodov, S.M., 2000, Diamonds and their mineral inclusions and what they tell us: A detailed "pull-apart" of a diamondiferous eclogite. Inter. Geol. Review 42, No. 12, 1062-1086.
Taylor, L.A., Pieters, C., Keller, L.P., Morris, R.V., McKay, D.S., Patchen, A., and Wentworth, S., 2000, Space weathering of lunar mare soils: New understanding of the effects of reflectance spectroscopy. Space 2000, Amer.Soc.CivilEngr .,703-711
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2001 Publication List

Taylor, L.A., Pieters, C., Keller, L.P., Morris, R.V., McKay, D.S., Patchen, A., and Wentworth, S., 2001, The effects of space weathering on Apollo 17 mare soils: Petrographic and chemical characterization. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 36, 285-299.
Noble, S.K., Pieters, C.M., Taylor, L.A., Morris, R.V., Allen, C.C., McKay, D.S., and Keller, L.P., 2001, The optical properties of the finest fraction of lunar soil: Implications for space weathering. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 36, 31-42.
Pieters, C. M., D. G. Stankevich, Y. G. Shkuratov, and L. A. Taylor, 2001, Statistical analysis of the links between lunar mare soil mineralogy, chemistry, and reflectance spectra. Icarus 134, 503-514.
Wiesli, R.A., Taylor, L.A., Vally, J.W., Tromsdorff, V., and Kurosawa, M., 2001, Geochemistry of eclogites and metapelites from Trescolmen, Central Alps, as observed from major and trace elements and oxygen isotopes. International Geology Review 43, 95-119.
Ruzicka A., Snyder G.A. and Taylor L.A., 2001, Comparative geochemistry of basalts from the Moon, Earth, HED asteroid, and Mars: Implications for the origin of the Moon. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65, 979-997.
Snyder G.A., D.-C. Lee, A.M. Ruzicka, M. Prinz, L.A. Taylor, and A.N. Halliday , 2001, Hf-W, Sm-Nd, and Rb-Sr isotopic studies of silicate inclusions in IIE irons: Evidence of late impact fractionation and mixing of silicate on iron meteorite parent bodies. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett 186, 311-324.
Taylor, L.A., Pieters, C.M., Keller, L.P., Morris, R.V., and McKay, D.S., 2001, Lunar mare soils: Space weathering and the major effects of surface-correlated nanophase Fe. Jour. Geophys. Res.- Planet., 106 (E-11), 27985-28000.
Wiesli, R.A., Taylor, L.A., Vally, J.W., Tromsdorff, V., and Kurosawa, M., 2001, Geochemistry of eclogites and metapelites from Trescolmen, Central Alps, as observed from major and trace elements and oxygen isotopes. International Geology Review 43, 95-119.
Wiechert, U., Halliday, A.N., Lee, D-C., Snyder, G.A., Taylor, L.A., and Rumble, D., 2001, Oxygen Isotopes and the Moon-forming giant impact. Sience 294, 345-348
Cohen, B.A., G. A. Snyder, C. M. Hall, L. A. Taylor, and M. A. Nazarov, 2001, 40Ar-39Ar chronology and petrogenesis along the Eastern limb of the Moon from Luna 16, 20, and 24 samples. Meteor. Planet. Sci., 36, 1345-1366.
Wyatt, M.B., V.E. Hamilton, H.Y. McSween, Jr., P.R. Christensen, and L.A. Taylor, 2001, Analysis of Terrestrial and Martian Volcanic Compositions using Thermal Emission Spectroscopy: I. Determination of Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Classification Strategies, J. Geophys Res., 106,14,711-14,732.
Greenwood J.P. and H.Y. McSween Jr., 2001, Petrogenesis of Allan Hills 84001: Constraints from impact-melted feldspathic and silica glasses. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 36, 43-61.
Wadhwa M., R.C.F. Lentz, H.Y. McSween Jr. and G. Crozaz, 2001, A petrologic and trace element study of Dar al Gani 476 and Dar al Gani 489: Twin meteorites with affinities to basaltic and lherzolitic shergottites. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 36, 195-208.
Hamilton V.E., M.B. Wyatt, H.Y. McSween Jr. and P.R. Christensen, 2001, Analysis of terrestrial and martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy: II. Application to martian surface spectra from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer. J. Geophys. Res. 106, 14,733-14,746.
McSween H.Y. Jr., T.L. Grove, R.C.F. Lentz, J.C. Dann, A.H. Holzheid, L.R. Riciputi and J.G. Ryan, 2001, Geochemical evidence for magmatic water within Mars from pyroxenes in the Shergotty meteorite. Nature 409, 487-490.
Lentz R.C.F., H.Y. McSween Jr., J. Ryan and L.R. Riciputi, 2001, Water in martian magmas: Clues from light lithophile elements in shergottite and nakhlite pyroxenes. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65, 4551-4565.
Dann J.C., A.H. Holzheid, T.L. Grove and H.Y. McSween Jr., 2001, Phase equilibria of the Shergotty meteorite: Constraints on H2O contents of martian magmas and fractional crystallization under hydrous conditions. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 36, 793-806.
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2002 Publication List

Taylor, L.A., Nazarov, M.A., Shearer, C.K., McSween, H.Y., Jr., Neal, C.R., Badjukov, D.D., Ivanova, M.A., Barsukova, L.D., Clayton, R.N., and Mayeda, T.K., 2002, Martian meteortie Dhofar 019: A new Shergottite, Meteor. Planet. Sci. 37, 1107-1128
Folk, R.L. and Taylor, L.A., 2002, Nannobacterial alteration of pyroxenes in Martian meteorite ALH84001. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 37, 1057-1070.
Pieters, C.M., Stankevich, D.G., Shkuratov., and Taylor, L.A., 2002, Statistical Analysis of the links among Lunar mare soil mineralogy, chemistry, and reflectance spectra, Icarus, 155, 285-298.
Ruzicka, A., Snyder, G.A., and Taylor, L.A., 2002, Response to the comment by G. Dreibus and H. Wanke on "Comparative geochemistry of basalts from the jMoon, Earht, HED asteroid, and Mars:Implications for the origin of the Moon, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66, 2633-2635.
Ivanova, M.A., Petaev, M.I., Macpherson, G.J., Nazarov, M.A., Taylor, L.A., and Wood, J.A., 2002, The first known natural occurrence of calcium monoaluminate, in a calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion from the CH chondrite Northwest Africa 470. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 37, 1337-1344.
Spetsius, Z.V. and Taylor, L.A., 2002, Partial melting in Mantle eclogite xenoliths: Connections with diamond paragenesis, International Geology Review 44, 973-987.
Shkuratov, Y.G., Stankevich, D.G., Kaydash, V.G., Omelchenko, V.V., Pieters, C.M., Pinet, P.C., Chevrel, S.D., Daydou, Y.H., Foing, B.H., Sodnik, Z. Josset, J., Taylor, L.A., and Shevchenko, V.V., 2003, Composition of the lunar surface as will be seen from SMART-1: A simulation using Clementine data , J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 108 No. E4, p.1029-2002.
Gastineau-Lyons H.K., H.Y. McSween Jr and M. J. Gaffey, 2002, A critical evaluation of oxidation versus reduction during metamorphism of L and LL group chondrites, and implications for asteroid spectoscopy. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 37, 75-89.
Wyatt M.B. and H.Y. McSween Jr., 2002, Spectral evidence for weathered basalt as an alternative to andesite in the northerm lowlands of Mars. Nature 417, 263-266.
McSween H.Y. Jr., A. Ghosh, R.E. Grimm, L. Wilson and E.D. Young, 2002, Thermal evolution models of asteroids. In Asteroids III, pp. 559-571. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson.
McSween H.Y. Jr., 2002, The rocks of Mars, from far and near. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 37, 7-25.
Moersch J.F., B. Jolliff, H.Y. McSween Jr., R.V. Morris, M.S. Gilmore, R.E. Arvidson and S.W. Squyres, 2002, Synthesis of overhead and ground-based infrared spectroscopy at the 2000 FIDO Mars rover field test. J. Geophys. Res. 107, E11, doi:10.1029/2001JE001524.
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2003 Publication List

Taylor, L.A., Promprated, P., Floss, C., Anand, M., and Sobolev, N.V., 2003, Non-syngenetic (protogenetic) mineral inclusions in large diamonds from Yakutia. J. Amer. Minealogy,88, 912-920.
Taylor, L.A., Snyder, G.A., Keller, R., Remley, D., Anand, M., Wiesli, R., Valley, J., and Sobolev, N.V., 2003, Petrogenesis of Group A eclogites: Observations from the Obnazhennaya Kimberlite, Yakutia. Contr. Mineral. Petrol., 145: 424-443.
Anand, M., Neal, C.R., Taylor, L.A., Snyder, G.A., Sano, Y., and Terada, K., 2003, Unraveling the complex origin of lunar meteorite EET 96008. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67, 3499-3510.
Anand, M., Taylor, L.A., Misra, K.C., Demidova, S.I., and Nazarov, M.A., 2003, KREEPy lunar meteorite Dhofar 287A: A new lunar mare basalt, Meteor. Planet. Sci. 38, 485-500.
Demidova, S.I., Nazarov, M.A., Anand, M., and Taylor, L.A., 2003, Lunar regolith breccia Dhofar 287B: A record of lunar volcanism, Meteor. Planet. Sci. 38, 501-514.
Malkovets, V.G., Litasov. Y.D., Travin, A.V., Litasov, K.D., and Taylor, L.A., 2003, Volcanic pipes as clues to upper mantle petrogenesis: Mesozoic Ar-Ar dating of the Minusinsk Basalts, South Siberia , International Geology Review 45, 133-142.
Prinya P., Taylor, L.A., and Neal, C.R., 2003, Petrochemistry of Mafic granulite xenoliths from the Chantaburi basaltic field: Implications for the nature of the lower crust beneath Thailand, International Geology Review 45, 383-406.
Shkuratov, Y.G., Stankevich, D.G., Kaydash, V.G., Omelchenko, V.V., Pieters, C.M., Pinet, P.C., Chevrel, S.D., Daydou, Y.H., Foing, B.H., Sodnik, Z. Josset, J., Taylor, L.A., and Shevchenko, V.V., 2003, Composition of the lunar surface as will be seen from SMART-1: A simulation using Clementine data , J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 108 No. E4, p.1029-2002.
McSween H. Y. (2003) Tracing the origin of meteorites. Astronomy Now 17, no. 1, 74-76.
Ghosh A., S. J. Weidenschilling and H. Y. McSween (2003) Importance of the accretion process in asteroid thermal evolution: 6 Hebe as an example. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 38, 711-724.
McSween H. Y. (2003) Mars. In Treatise on Geochemistry, H.D. Holland and K.K. Turekian, eds. Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK, 601-621.
Hamilton V. E., P. R. Christensen, H. Y. McSween and J. L. Bandfield (2003) Searching for the source regions of martian meteorites using MGS TES: Integrating martian meteorites into the global distribution of igneous materials on Mars. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 38, 871-885.
Christensen P. R., J. L. Bandfield, J. F. Bell, N. Gorelick, V. E. Hamilton, A. Ivanov, B. M. Jakosky, H. H. Kieffer, M. D. Lane, M. C. Malin, T. McConnochie, A. S. McEwen, H. Y. McSween, G. L. Mehall, J. E. Moersch, K. H. Nealson, J. W. Rice, M. Richardson, S. W. Ruff, M. D. Smith, T. N. Titus, and M. B. Wyatt (2003) Morphology and composition of the surface of Mars: Mars Odyssey THEMIS results. Science 300, 2056-2061.
Milam K. A., K. R. Stockstill, J. E. Moersch, H. Y. McSween, L. L. Tornabene, A. Ghosh, M. B. Wyatt and P. R. Christensen (2003) THEMIS characterization of the MER Gusev Crater landing site. J. Geophys. Res. 108, E12, 8078, doi:10.1029/2002JE002023.
Wyatt M. B., H. Y. McSween, J. M. Moersch and P. R. Christensen (2003) Analysis of surface compositions in the Oxia Palus region of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer observations. J. Geophys. Res. 108, E9, 5107, doi:10.1029/2002JE001986.
McSween H. Y., T. L. Grove and M. B. Wyatt (2003) Constraints on the composition and petrogenesis of the martian crust. J. Geophys. Res. 108, E12, 5135, doi:10.1029/2003JE002175
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2004 Publication List

Taylor, L.A. and Anand, M., 2004, Diamonds: time capsules from the Siberian Mantle, 2004, Chemie der Erde 64, 1-74.
Taylor, L.A. and Meek, T.T., 2004, Microwave processing of Lunar soil. Proceedings Intl. Lunar Conf. 2003/ILEWG5, American Astronautical Society108(Sciences & Technology Series), 109-123.
Taylor, L.A., Patchen, A.P., Mayne, R.G., and Taylor, D.H., 2004, The most reduced rock form the moon, Apollo 14 baslt 14053: Its unique features and their origin. American Mineralogist 89, 1617-1624.
Anand, M, Taylor, L.A., Nazarov, M.A., Shu, J., Mao, H.-K., and Hemley, R.J., 2004, Space weathering on airless planetary bodies: Clues from the lunar mineral hapkeite, PNAS 101: 6847-6851.
Misra, K.C., Anand, M., Taylor, L.A., and Sobolev, N.V., 2004, Multi-stage metasomatism of diamondiferous eclogite xenoliths from the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutia, Siberia, Contri. Mineral. Petrol. 146, 696-714.
Cahill J.T., Floss C., Anand M., Taylor L.A., Nazarov M.A., and Cohen B.A., 2004, Petrogenesis of lunar highlands mneteorites: Dhofar 025, Dhofar 081; Dar al Gani 262, and Gar al Gani 400. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, 503-530.
Cohen, B.A., James, O.B., Taylor, L.A., Nazarov, M.A., and Barsukova, L.D., 2004, Lunar highland meterotie Dhofar 026 and Apollo sample 15418: Two strongly shocked, partially melted, granulitic breccias. Meteor. Planet. Sci. 39, 1419-1447.
Anand, M., L.A. Taylor, W.D. Carlson, D.-H. Taylor, and N.V. Sobolev, 2004, Diamond genesis revealed by X-ray tomography of diamondiferous eclogites. Lithos 77, 333-348.
Promprated, P., Taylor, L.A., Anand, M., Floss, C., Sobolev, N.V., and Pokhilenko, N.P., 2004, Multiple-mineral inclusions in diamonds from the Snap Lake / King Lake kimberlite dike, Slave Craton, Canada: A trace-element perspective. Lithos 77, 69-81.
Sobolev, N.V., Logvinova, A.M., Zedgenizov, D.A., Seryotkin, Y.V., Yefimova, E.S., Floss, C., and Taylor, L.A., 2004, Mineral inclusions in microdiamonds and macrodiamonds from kimberlites of Yakutia: a comparative study. Lithos 77, 225-242.
Russell C. T. plus 20 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Dawn: A journey in space and time. Planet. Space Sci. 52, 341-365.
Christensen P. R., B. M. Jakosky, H. H. Kieffer, M. C. Malin, H. Y. McSween, K. Nealson, G. L. Mehall, S. H. Silverman, S. Ferry and M. Caplinger (2004) The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) for the Mars 2001 Odyssey mission. Space Sci. Rev. 110, 85-130.
Milam K. A., H. Y. McSween, V. E. Hamilton, J. M. Moersch and P. R. Christensen (2004) Accuracy of plagioclase compositions from laboratory and Mars spacecraft thermal emission spectra. J. Geophys. Res. 109, E04001, doi:10:1029/2003JE002097.
Wyatt M. B., H. Y. McSween, K. L. Tanaka and J. W. Head (2004) Global geologic context for rock types and surface alteration on Mars. Geology 32, 645-648.
Squyres S. W., plus 49 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) The Spirit rover's Athena science investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars. Science 305, 794-799.
McSween H. Y., plus 34 coauthors (2004) Basaltic rocks analyzed by the Spirit rover in Gusev Crater. Science 305, 842-845.
Arvidson R. E., plus 29 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Localization and physical properties experiments conducted by Spirit at Gusev crater. Science 305, 821-824.
Bell J. F., plus 42 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Initial Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Mars Exploration Rover Gusev landing site. Science 305, 800-806.
Herkenhoff K., plus 19 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Textures of soils and rocks at Gusev Crater from Spirit's Microscopic Imager. Science 305, 824-826.
Christensen P. R., plus 24 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Initial results from the Mini-TES experiment in Gusev Crater from the Spirit rover. Science 305, 837-842.
Grant J. A., plus 23 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Surficial deposits at Gusev Crater along Spirit rover traverses. Science 305, 807-810.
Squyres S. W., plus 48 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) The Opportunity rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars. Science 306, 1698-1702.
Squyres S. W., plus 17 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) In-situ evidence for an ancient aqueous environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars. Science 306, 1709-1714.
Bell J. F., plus 39 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Opportunity rover at Meridiani Planum. Science 306, 1703-1708.
Herkenhoff K. plus 32 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Evidence from Opportunity's Microscopic Imager for water on Meridiani Planum. Science 306, 1727-1730.
Christensen P. R. plus 26 coauthors including H. Y. McSween (2004) Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES experiment on the Opportunity rover. Science 306, 1733-1739.
Soderblom L. A. plus 43 coauthors, including H. Y. McSween (2004) Soils of Eagle Crater and Meridiani Planum at the Opportunity rover landing site. Science 306, 1723-1726.
Bandfield J. L., V. E. Hamilton, P. R. Christensen, and H. Y. McSween (2004) Identification of quartzofeldspathic materials on Mars. J. Geophys. Res. 109, E10009, doi:10.1029/2004JE002290.
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2005 Publication List
Taylor, L.A., Schmitt, H.H., Carrier, W.D., and Nakagawa, M, 2005, The lunar dust problem: From liability to asset, AIAA, 2510-2518.
Taylor, L.A. and Meak, T.T., 2005, Microwave sintering of lunar soil: Properties, theory, and practice, J. Aerospace Engr., 18(3), 188-196.
Taylor, L.A., Spetsius, Z.V., Wiesli. R., Spicuzza, M. and Valley, J.W., 2005, Diamondiferous peridotites from oceanic protoliths: Crustal signature from Yakutian kimberlites. Russian Geology & Geophysics 46 (12), 1198-1206
Anand, M., Taylor, L.A., C. Floss, C.R. Neal, K. Terada, and S. Tanikawa, 2005, Petrology and geochemistry of LaPaz Icefield 02205: A new unique low-Ti mare-basalt meteorite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 70, 246-264.
Floss C., Taylor L. A., Promprated P. and Rumble D., III, 2005, Northwest Africa 011: A eucritic basalt from a non-eucrite parent body. Meteorit. Planet. Sci.40, 343-359.
Logvinova, A.M., L.A. Taylor, C. Floss, and N.V. Sobolev, 2005, Geochemistry of multiple diamond inclusions of harzburgitic garnets as examined in situ. Int'l. Geol. Reviews 47, 1223-1233.
Parang, M., V.I. Naumov, and L.A. Taylor, 2005, NASA student programs and the senior capstone design experience. Proc. Int'l. Mech. Engr. Congress & Exposition, ASME 2005, IMECE2005-81402.
Naumov, V.I., D.K. Irick, L.A. Taylor, and M. Parang, 2005, Senior capstone design experiences at the University of Tennessee: NASA and DOE student programs. Proc. ASEE Southeast Sect. Conf., ASEE2005-13245.
Liu, Y., L.A. Taylor, E. Hill, J. Park, and K. Kihm, 2005, Lunar agglutinitic glass simulants with nanophase iron. Proc. Int'l Lunar Conf. 2005, Toronto, CD-ROM, 8 pp.
Greeley R., B. H. Foing, H. Y. McSween, G. Neukum, P. Pinet, M. van Kan, S. C. Werner, D. A. Williams and T. E. Zegers (2005) Erosion by flowing martian lava: New insights for Hecates Tholus from Mars Express and MER data. J. Geophys. Res. 110, E5, E05008.
Stockstill K. R., H. Y. McSween and R. J. Bodnar (2005) Melt inclusions in augite of the Nakhla martian meteorite: Evidence for basaltic parental melt. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 40, 377-396.
Lentz R. C. F. and H. Y. McSween (2005) A textural examination of Yamato 980459 and Los Angeles shergottites using crystal size distribution analysis. Antarc. Met. Res. 18, 66-82.
Yen A. S. plus 35 coauthors, including H. Y. McSween (2005) An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils. Nature 436, 49-54.
Haskin L. A. plus 30 coauthors, including H. Y. McSween (2005) Water alteration of rocks and soils from the Spirit rover site, Gusev Crater, Mars. Nature 436, 66-69.
Christensen P. R., S. W. Ruff, R. Fergason, N. Gorelick, B. M. Jakosky, M. D. Lane, A. S. McEwen, H. Y. McSween, G. L. Mehall, K. Milam, J. E. Moersch, S. M. Pelkey, A. D. Rogers and M. B. Wyatt (2005) Mars Exploration Rover candidate landing sites as viewed by THEMIS. Icarus 176, 12-43.
Christensen P. R., H. Y. McSween, J. L. Bandfield, S. W. Ruff, A. D. Rogers, V. E. Hamilton, N. Gorelick, M. B. Wyatt, B. M. Jakosky, H. H. Kieffer, M. C. Malin, and J. E. Moersch (2005) Evidence for magmatic evolution and diversity on Mars from infrared observations. Nature 436, 504-509.
Slater-Reynolds V. and H. Y. McSween (2005) Peak metamorphic temperatures in type 6 ordinary chondrites: An evaluation of pyroxene and plagioclase geothermometry. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 40, 745-754.
Crumpler L. S. plus 30 coauthors, including H. Y. McSween (2005) MER geologic traverse science by the Spirit rover in the Gusev plains, Mars. Geology 33, 809-812, doi:10.1130/G216731.1.
Clark B. C. plus 23 coauthors, including H. Y. McSween (2005) Chemistry and mineralogy of outcrops at Meridiani Planum. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 240, 73-94, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.09.040.
McLennan S. M. plus 31 coauthors, including H. Y. McSween (2005) Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 240, 95-121, doi:10.1016/m.epsl.2005.09.041.
Hamilton V. E., H. Y. McSween, and B. Hapke (2005) Mineralogy of Martian atmospheric dust inferred from thermal emission spectra of aerosols. J. Geophys. Res. 110, E12006, doi:10.1029/2005JE002501.
King P. L. and H. Y. McSween (2005) Effects of H2O, pH, and oxidation state on the stability of Fe minerals on Mars. J. Geophys. Res. 110, E12S10, doi:10.1029/2005JE002482.
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2006 Publication List
Taylor, S.R., Taylor, G.J., and Taylor, L.A., 2006, The Moon: A Taylor perspective, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, available online doi:10.1016/j.gca.2006.06.262.
Anand, M., Taylor, L.A., Floss, C., Neal, C.R., Terada, K. and Tanikawa, S., 2006, Petrology and geochemistry of LaPaz Icefiled 02205: A new unique low-Ti mare-basalt meteorite, Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 70, 246-264
Day J.M.D., Taylor L.A., Floss C., Patchen A.D., Schnare D.W., Pearson D.G., 2006, Comparative petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of evolved, low-Ti lunar mare basalt meteorites from the La Paz icefield, Antarctica. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70, 1581-1600.
Day J.M.D., Floss C., Taylor L.A., Anand M., Patchen A.D., 2006, Evolved mare basalt magmatism, high Mg/Fe feldspathic crust, chondritic impactors, and the petrogenesis of lunar breccia meteorites Meteorite Hills 01210 and Pecora Escarpment 02007. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, available online doi:10.1016/j.gca.2006.05.001
Day J.M.D., Taylor L.A., Floss C., McSween H.Y. Jr., 2006, Petrology and chemistry of MIL 03346 and its significance in understanding the petrogenesis of nakhlites on Mars. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 41, 581-606.
Day, J.M.D., Pearson, D.G., and Taylor, L.A., 2006, Highly siderophile element constraints on accretion and differentiation of the Earth-Moon system, Science, accepted.
Spicuzza, M., Day, J., Taylor, L.A., and Vally, J.W., 2006, Oxygen isotope conatraints on the origin and differentiation of the Moon, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, available online doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.030
Naumov, V.I., Irick, D.K., Taylor, L.A., and, Parang, M, 2006, Senior Capstone Design Experiences at the University of Tennessee: NASA and DOE Student Programs, ASEE Southeast Section Conference Proceedings
Pieters, C., shkuratov, Y., Kaydash, V., Stankevich, D., and Taylor, L.A., 2006, Lunar soil characterization consortium analyses: Pyroxene and maturity estimates derived from Clemintine image data, ICARUS 184, 83-101.
Taylor, L.A., Hill, E., Liu, Y., Park, J., and Bruce, R.W., 2006, Microwave Processing Apollo Soil: Products for a Lunar Base, Earth & Space 2006, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., Proc., CD-Rom
Hill, E., Patchen, A., Deane, B., Liu. Y., Park, J., and Taylor, L.A., 2006, Lunar simulants as feedstocks for ISRU Processing: Mineralogy and chemistry., Earth & Space 2006, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., Proc., CD-Rom
Liu, Y., Park, J., Hill, E., Kihm, K., and Taylor, L.A., 2006, Morphology and physical characteristics of Apollo 17 dust particles, Earth & Space 2006, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., Proc., CD-Rom
Park, J., Liu, Y., Kihm, K., Hill, E., and Taylor, L.A., 2006, Submicron particle size distribution of Apollo 11 Lunar dust, Earth & Space 2006, Amer. Soc. Civil Engr., Proc., CD-Rom
Abbas, M.M., Tankosic, D., Craven, P.D., Hoover, R.B., Taylor, L.A., Spann, J.F., LeClair, A., and West, E.A., 2006, Charging of Lunar dust grains by photoeclectic emissions., Proc. Lunar Dust & ISRU Conf., 58-61.
Barlett, P.W., Basso, B., Cole, D., Gorevan, S., Kennedy, T., Baulsen, G., Taylor, L.A., Wilson, J., and Yachbes, I., 2006, Implementation study & technology development for a near earth object deflection mission using mass drivers., Proc. NEO Deflection & Threat Mitigation Working Group, 1-10.
McSween H. Y., L. A. Leshin and D. S. Lauretta (2006) Recent advances in meteoritics and cosmochemistry. In Meteorites and the Early Solar System II, eds. D. S. Lauretta, L. A. Leshin and H. Y. McSween, Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson, in press.
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