Recent Publications
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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