Lynn Carter

PTYS/LPL Faculty

Kuiper 533A

520-626-1993

Lynn Carter (she/her)

Associate Professor, University Distinguished Scholar

Ph.D., 2005, Cornell University

Years with LPL: 2016 to present

Earth, Lunar Studies, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces, Titan & Outer Solar System, Radar Remote Sensing

Dr. Carter’s research interests include volcanism and impact cratering on the terrestrial planets and Moon, surface properties of asteroids and outer Solar System moons, planetary analog field studies, climate change, and the development of radar remote sensing techniques. She is currently the Science Team Lead for the NASA-provided VenSAR radar on the ESA EnVision mission to Venus.  She is also a team member on the RIMFAX radar on Mars2020/Perseverance, the Shadowcam camera on Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, the REASON radar on Europa Clipper, the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) radar on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Mini-RF radar on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. She also uses Earth-based telescopic radar data to study polarimetric synthetic aperture images of planets, the Moon and asteroids. She has previously used ground penetrating radar at multiple field sites including Kilauea lava flows and pyroclastics in Hawaii, Sunset crater and Meteor crater in Arizona, and permafrost sites near Bonanza Creek outside of Fairbanks Alaska. She is also part of a team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center developing a polarimetric digital beamforming radar system for planetary or Earth orbiter missions. This radar system was recently awarded First Runner Up for the NASA Government Invention of the Year Award.

View LPL Evening Lecture from October 4, 2017, An Underground Look at Mars Climate and Evolution

Current Grants

  • SESAR-LITE: Probing the Lunar Subsurface to Meet Artemis Science Goals, NASA Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation (DALI), PI

  • EnVision VenSAR Science Team Participation: Polarimetry and Interdisciplinary Science, NASA VenSAR Science Team, PI and Science Team Lead

  • Geophysical Exploration Of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System (GEODES), Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, Co-I (PI is Nicholas Schmerr, U. Maryland).

  • Investigating Possible Pyroclastic Deposits on Venus, NASA Solar System Workings (SSW), PI

  • Space Exploration Synthetic Aperture Radar (SESAR): A Digital Beamforming Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Subsurface Imaging, NASA Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration (MatISSE), PI

Current Spacecraft Involvement

Current Graduate Students

Former Postdocs

  • Ali Bramson
  • David Hollibaugh Baker
  • Catherine Neish

 

Complete publications list available from: NASA ADS Author Search: Lynn M. Carter

Recent refereed publications (NASA ADS): Years 2019 through 2023

Carter, Lynn M., Gilmore, Martha S., Ghail, Richard C., Byrne, Paul K., Smrekar, Suzanne E., Ganey, Terra M., & Izenberg, Noam 2023, Space Science Reviews. Sedimentary Processes on Venus

Voigt, J. R. C., Hamilton, C. W., Steinbrügge, G., Christoffersen, M. S., Nerozzi, S., Kerber, L., Holt, J. W.Carter, L. M. 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Revealing Elysium Planitia's young geologic history: Constraints on lava emplacement, areas, and volumes

Widemann, Thomas, Smrekar, Suzanne E., Garvin, James B., Straume-Lindner, Anne Grete, Ocampo, Adriana C., Schulte, Mitchell D., Voirin, Thomas, Hensley, Scott, Dyar, M. Darby, Whitten, Jennifer L., Nunes, Daniel C., Getty, Stephanie A., Arney, Giada N., Johnson, Natasha M., Kohler, Erika, Spohn, Tilman, O'Rourke, Joseph G., Wilson, Colin F., Way, Michael J., Ostberg, Colby, Westall, Frances, Höning, Dennis, Jacobson, Seth, Salvador, Arnaud, Avice, Guillaume, Breuer, Doris, Carter, Lynn, Gilmore, Martha S., Ghail, Richard, Helbert, Jörn, Byrne, Paul, Santos, Alison R., Herrick, Robert R., Izenberg, Noam, Marcq, Emmanuel, Rolf, Tobias, Weller, Matt, Gillmann, Cedric, Korablev, Oleg, Zelenyi, Lev, Zasova, Ludmila, Gorinov, Dmitry, Seth, Gaurav, Rao, C. V. Narasimha, & Desai, Nilesh 2023, Space Science Reviews. Correction to: Venus Evolution Through Time: Key Science Questions, Selected Mission Concepts and Future Investigations

Widemann, Thomas, Smrekar, Suzanne E., Garvin, James B., Straume-Lindner, Anne Grete, Ocampo, Adriana C., Schulte, Mitchell D., Voirin, Thomas, Hensley, Scott, Dyar, M. Darby, Whitten, Jennifer L., Nunes, Daniel C., Getty, Stephanie A., Arney, Giada N., Johnson, Natasha M., Kohler, Erika, Spohn, Tilman, O'Rourke, Joseph G., Wilson, Colin F., Way, Michael J., Ostberg, Colby, Westall, Frances, Höning, Dennis, Jacobson, Seth, Salvador, Arnaud, Avice, Guillaume, Breuer, Doris, Carter, Lynn, Gilmore, Martha S., Ghail, Richard, Helbert, Jörn, Byrne, Paul, Santos, Alison R., Herrick, Robert R., Izenberg, Noam, Marcq, Emmanuel, Rolf, Tobias, Weller, Matt, Gillmann, Cedric, Korablev, Oleg, Zelenyi, Lev, Zasova, Ludmila, Gorinov, Dmitry, Seth, Gaurav, Rao, C. V. Narasimha, & Desai, Nilesh 2023, Space Science Reviews. Venus Evolution Through Time: Key Science Questions, Selected Mission Concepts and Future Investigations

Baker, David M. H. & Carter, Lynn M. 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets). Ice Content of Mantling Materials in Deuteronilus Mensae, Mars

Herrick, Robert R., Bjonnes, Evan T., Carter, Lynn M., Gerya, Taras, Ghail, Richard C., Gillmann, Cédric, Gilmore, Martha, Hensley, Scott, Ivanov, Mikhail A., Izenberg, Noam R., Mueller, Nils T., O'Rourke, Joseph G., Rolf, Tobias, Smrekar, Suzanne E., & Weller, Matthew B. 2023, Space Science Reviews. Resurfacing History and Volcanic Activity of Venus

Bramson, A. M., Carter, L. M., Patterson, G. W., Sori, M. M., Morgan, G. A., Jozwiak, L. M., Nypaver, C. A., & Cahill, J. T. S. 2022, The Planetary Science Journal. Burial Depths of Extensive Shallow Cryptomaria in the Lunar Schiller-Schickard Region

Ganesh, Indujaa, Carter, Lynn M., & Henz, Triana N. 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets). Radar Backscatter and Emissivity Models of Proposed Pyroclastic Density Current Deposits on Venus

Häggström, I., Carter, L. M., Fuchs, T. J., & Kesner, A. L. 2022, Journal of Instrumentation. Depth resolved pencil beam radiography using AI - a proof of principle study

Shoemaker, E. S., Carter, L. M., Garry, W. B., Morgan, G. A., & Plaut, J. J. 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets). New Insights Into Subsurface Stratigraphy Northwest of Ascraeus Mons, Mars, Using the SHARAD and MARSIS Radar Sounders

Ganesh, Indujaa, McGuire, Luke A., & Carter, Lynn M. 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets). Modeling the Dynamics of Dense Pyroclastic Flows on Venus: Insights Into Pyroclastic Eruptions

Hamran, Svein-Erik, Paige, David A., Amundsen, Hans E. F., Berger, Tor, Brovoll, Sverre, Carter, Lynn, Damsgârd, Leif, Dypvik, Henning, Eide, Jo, Eide, Sigurd, Ghent, Rebecca, Helleren, Øystein, Kohler, Jack, Mellon, Mike, Nunes, Daniel C., Plettemeier, Dirk, Rowe, Kathryn, Russell, Patrick, & Øyan, Mats Jørgen 2020, Space Science Reviews. Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Experiment—RIMFAX

Smith, Isaac B., Hayne, Paul O., Byrne, Shane, Becerra, Patricio, Kahre, Melinda, Calvin, Wendy, Hvidberg, Christine, Milkovich, Sarah, Buhler, Peter, Landis, Margaret, Horgan, Briony, Kleinböhl, Armin, Perry, Matthew R., Obbard, Rachel, Stern, Jennifer, Piqueux, Sylvain, Thomas, Nicolas, Zacny, Kris, Carter, Lynn, Edgar, Lauren, Emmett, Jeremy, Navarro, Thomas, Hanley, Jennifer, Koutnik, Michelle, Putzig, Nathaniel, Henderson, Bryana L., Holt, John W., Ehlmann, Bethany, Parra, Sergio, Lalich, Daniel, Hansen, Candice, Hecht, Michael, Banfield, Don, Herkenhoff, Ken, Paige, David A., Skidmore, Mark, Staehle, Robert L., & Siegler, Matthew 2020, Planetary and Space Science. The Holy Grail: A road map for unlocking the climate record stored within Mars' polar layered deposits

Ganesh, Indujaa, Carter, Lynn M., & Smith, Isaac B. 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. SHARAD mapping of Arsia Mons caldera

Campbell, Bruce A., Campbell, Donald B., Carter, Lynn M., Chandler, John F., Giorgini, Jon D., Margot, Jean-Luc, Morgan, Gareth A., Nolan, Michael C., Perillat, Phillip J., & Whitten, Jennifer L. 2019, Icarus. The mean rotation rate of Venus from 29 years of Earth-based radar observations

Baker, David M. H. & Carter, Lynn M. 2019, Icarus. Probing supraglacial debris on Mars 1: Sources, thickness, and stratigraphy

Baker, David M. H. & Carter, Lynn M. 2019, Icarus. Probing supraglacial debris on Mars 2: Crater morphology

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