Joseph Veverka
The James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences,
Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D. 1970 (Harvard University)
Campus Address:
312 Space Sciences Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: veverka at astro.cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-3507
Specialty Areas: Planetary Sciences
Research Projects: Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem, Deep Impact Project, Physical Studies of Planetary Rings and Satellite Surfaces., Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility at Cornell, Stardust NExt
Biography: Joseph Veverka's research focuses on the use of spacecraft imaging data to identify the important processes that have affected the evolution of small bodies in the solar system. He participated in the first spacecraft studies of the moons of Mars by Mariner 9 and in the first direct exploration of asteroids Gaspra and Ida by the Galileo spacecraft. Dr. Veverka was the team leader of the Imaging/Spectral Mapping investigation on NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid REndezvous (NEAR) mission, which carried out orbital investigations of asteroid 433 Eros and landed on its surface in February 2001. His studies have focused on the surface properties of comets and asteroids, eolian processes on Mars, and the connection between geologic processes and photometric properties on icy satellites. He was a member of the Deep Impact mission to comet Tempel 1 and is currently a member of the Cassini Imaging Team. Previously, Dr. Veverka was a member of the imaging investigations on NASA’s Mariner 9, Viking, Voyager, Galileo, and Mars Global Surveyor missions.
Selected Publications: -Veverka, J., P. Thomas, D. Simonelli, M. J. S. Belton, M. Carr, C. Chapman, M. E. Davies, R. Greenley, R. Greenberg, J. Head, K. Klaasen, T. V. Johnson, D. Morrison, and G. Neukum. "Discovery of Grooves on Gaspra." Icarus 107, 72_83 (1994).
-Veverka, J., M. Belton, K. Klaasen, and C. Chapman. "Galileo's Encounter with 951 Gaspra: Overview." Icarus 107, 2_17 (1994).
-Veverka, J., P. C. Thomas, P. Helfenstein, P. Lee, A. Harch, S. Calvo, C. Chapman, M. J. S. Belton, K. Klaasen, T. V. Johnson, and M. Davies. "Dactyl: Galileo Observations of Ida's Satellite." Icarus, Special Issue (1995).
-Hillier, J., J. Veverka, P. Helfenstein, and P. Lee. "Photometric Diversity of Terrains on Triton." Icarus 109, 296_312 (1994).
-Verbiscer, A., and J. Veverka. "A Photometric Study of Enceladus." Icarus 110, 155_164 (1994).
