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Peer-Reviewed Articles
101. Huang Shaoxiong and Sears D. W. G.
(1996) Metal-silicate
fractionation in the surface dust layers of accreting planetesimals: Implications for the formation of chondrites
and the nature of asteroid surfaces.
J. Geophys. Res. - Planets 101, 29,373 - 29,385.
113. Akridge
D. G. and Sears D. W. G. (1998) Regolith
and megaregolith formation of H-chondrites: Thermal constraints on the parent body. Icarus 132, 185-195.
116. Sears D. W. G. and Akridge D. G.
(1998) Nebula or parent body
alteration of chondritic material:
neither or both? Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 33, 1157-1167
120 Akridge D. G. and Sears D. W. G. (1999) The gravitational and aerodynamic
sorting of meteoritic chondrules and metal: Experimental results with implications for chondritic
meteorites. J. Geophys. Res.
(Planets) 104, 11853-11864.
146. Kracher, Alfred; Sears, Derek W. G.
(2005) Space weathering and the
low sulfur abundance of Eros.
Icarus, Volume 174, Issue 1, p. 36-45.
Abstracts
and Extended Abstracts
A128. Huang
S., Sears D.W.G. and Benoit P.H. (1994)
Formation of chondrules in a thick dynamic regolith. Meteoritics 29, 475.
A129. Huang
S., Sears D.W.G. and Benoit P.H. (1994)
Formation of chondrites in a thick dynamic regolith. Meteoritics 29, 531
A135. Huang
S., Sears D.W.G. and Benoit P.H. (1995)
Gas flow and fluidization in a thick dynamic regolith: a new mechanism
for the formation of chondritic meteorites. Lunar Planet. Sci. XXVI, 639-640.
A156 Sears D. W. G. and Akridge G. D. (1997) Asteroid compositions and surface processes: Some possible
new implications from meteorite studies.
Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 29, 972
A164. Sears
D. W. G. (1998) Endogenous surface
processes on asteroids, comets and meteorite parent bodies. Lunar Planet. Sci. XXIX,
CD-ROM # 1203.
A201. Kareev M.S., Sears D.W.G., Benoit P.H., Thompson J.,
Jansma P., and Mattioli G. (2002) Laboratory simulation experiments and the
ponds on asteroid 433 Eros. 33rd
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, Abstract #1610, Lunar and
Planetary Institute (CD-ROM).
A207 Sears D.W.G., Jansma P., Mattioli G., Kareev
M.S., and Benoit P.H. (2002) Simulation of the formation of regolith ponds on
asteroids. European Geophysical
Union Conference
A209. Kracher, A. and Sears, D. W. G. (2003) Simulating sulfur loss from asteroid
surfaces as a result of space weathering.
EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly.
Geophys. Res. Abs. 5, Abstract # P1340. (CD-ROM).
A210. Kracher, A.; Sears, D. W. G., Benoit, P. H.; Meier, A.
J. (2003) Eros Sulfur Deficiency:
A Closer Look at Meteorite Comparisons.
. 34th Lunar and Planetary
Science Conference, Houston, TX, Abstract #1023, Lunar and Planetary Institute
(CD-ROM).
A212. Benoit, P. H.; Hagedorn, N. L.; Kracher, A.; Sears, D.
W. G.; White, J. (2003) Grain Size
and Density Separation on Asteroids: Comparison of Seismic Shaking and
Fluidization. 34th Lunar and
Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, Abstract #1033, Lunar and Planetary
Institute (CD-ROM).
A217. Kareev, M. S.; Sears, D. W. G.; Benoit, P. H.; Atabaev,
B. G. (2003) The Importance of
Solar Wind in the Production of "Space Weathering" Features on the
Moon and on Asteroids. 34th Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, Abstract #1110, Lunar and
Planetary Institute (CD-ROM).
A228. Franzen, M. A.; Kracher, A.; Sears, D. W. G.; Cassidy,
W.; Hapke, B. W. (2005) Space
Weathering: A Proposed Laboratory Approach to Explaining the Sulfur Depletion
on Eros. 36th Annual Lunar and
Planetary Science Conference, March 14-18, 2005, in League City, Texas,
abstract no.1461
A230. Franzen, M. A.; Sears, D. W. G.; Hapke, B.; Kracher, A.
(2005) Space Weathering on
Asteroids: A Mechanism for Sulfur Depletion on Eros? American Astronomical
Society, DPS meeting #37, #15.09
A232. Haseltine, J. D.; Franzen, M. A.; Sears, D. W. G.
(2005) Fluidization from
Continuous Outgassing as a Cause of Ponded Craters and Particle Sorting on 433
Eros. American Astronomical
Society, DPS meeting #37, #15.10
A236. Venechuk, E. M.; Franzen, M. A.; Sears, D. W. G. (2005) Radiation Resistance of a Silicone Polymer Grease Based Regolith Collector for the HERA Near-Earth Asteroid Sample Return Mission. 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 14-18, 2005, in League City, Texas, abstract no.1492
A239. Franzen, M. A.; Haseltine, J. D.; Kramb,
J.; Ostrowski, D. R.; Sears, D. W. G. (2006) Fluidization as a Potential Mechanism for Formation of Polar
Surface Features on Asteroid Itokowa.
37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2006,
League City, Texas, abstract no.1022
A240. Haseltine, J. D.; Franzen, M. A.; Sears,
D. W. G. (2006) Fluidization from
Continuous Outgassing as a Cause of Geological Structures on 433 Eros. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, March 13-17, 2006, League City, Texas, abstract no.1103