H. Jay Melosh
H. Jay Melosh | |
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| Born | June 23, 1947 |
| Died | September 11, 2020 (aged 73) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Princeton Caltech |
| Known for | Impact Cratering Studies |
| Awards | Barringer Medal (1999) G K Gilbert Award |
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| Fields | Geophysics |
| Institutions | Purdue University |
| Website | eaps.purdue.edu/people/faculty-pages |
H. Jay Melosh (June 23, 1947 – September 11, 2020)microorganisms between the terrestrial planets (a process known as panspermia or transpermia[5]).
Melosh was a member of the
National Academy of Sciences in 2003.[6]
Career
H. Jay Melosh took his first faculty role at
SUNY Stonybrook as an associate professor of geophysics until 1982 when he left to join the University of Arizona as a faculty member in the planetary sciences,[7] where he continued work on impact cratering until 2009. In 2009, Dr. Melosh moved to the Purdue University Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences to study impact cratering, planetary science, and geophysics until his retirement.[7]
Awards and honors
- Asteroid 8216 Meloshis named in his honor.
- The American Geophysical Union 2008 Harry H. Hess Medal - for “outstanding achievements in research in the constitution and evolution of Earth and sister planets.”[8]
- In 2024 Melosh Crater was named after him in his honor. The crater is located near the Aram Chaos terrain in the equatorial region of Mars. The crater is almost 100 km in diameter and has a history of lava infilling and water flooding.[9][10]
Publications
- H. J. Melosh (1989). Impact cratering: A geologic process. Wikidata Q105670571.
- Planetary Surface Processes, ISBN 0-52-151418-5)
References
- ^ "H. Jay Melosh".
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Purdue University. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Swapping Rocks - Exchange of Surface Material Among the Planets". Australian Spaceguard Survey. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ U A News[usurped]
- ^ a b c "In memory of H. Jay Melosh: Department of Physics and Astronomy: Purdue University". www.physics.purdue.edu. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "2008 Harry H. Hess Medal Winner". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "A legacy etched in the red planet: Mars crater named for planetary expert Jay Melosh - Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences - Purdue University". www.eaps.purdue.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
External links
- Homepage of H. Jay Melosh Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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