Office
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Blessey Hall, Room 206
New Orleans, LA 70118
Education & Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Whitten's research interests include Planetary Science, Volcanism, Impact Cratering, Geomorphology, and Radar
More detailed descriptions of this work can be found at Dr. Whitten's research page
Recent Publications
Whitten, J.L., Campbell, B.A. (2018) Lateral continuity of layering in the Mars South Polar Layered Deposits from SHARAD sounding data, J. Geophys. Res., in press, doi:10.1029/2018JE005578.
Campbell, B., Weitz, C., Morgan, G., Whitten, J.L. (2018) Evidence for Impact Melt Sheets in Lunar Highland Smooth Plains and Implications for Polar Landing Sites, Icarus, in press, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.025.
Whitten, J.L., Campbell, B.A., Morgan, G.A. (2017) A subsurface depocenter in the South Polar Layered Deposits of Mars, Geophysical Research Letters 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL074069.
Campbell, B.A., Schroeder, D.M., Whitten, J.L. (2017) Mars radar clutter and surface roughness characteristics from MARSIS data, and inferences regarding Europa Sounder Flybys, Icarus 299, 22-30, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.07.011.
Suer, T.-A., Padovan, S., Whitten, J.L., Potter, R.W., Shkolyar, S., Cable, M., Walker, C.C., Szalay, J., Parker, C., Cumbers, J., Gentry, D., Harrison, T., Naidu, S., Trammel, H., Reimuller, J., Budney, C., Lowes, L.L. (2017) FIRE – Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters: A conceptual design for a New Frontiers mission to Io, Advances in Space Research 60, 10801100, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2017.05.019.
Campbell, B.A., Morgan, G.A., Whitten, J.L., Carter, L.M., Glaze, L.S., Campbell, D.B. (2017) Pyroclastic flow deposits on Venus as indicators of renewed plume activity, J. Geophys. Res. 122, doi:10.1002/2017JE005299.
Whitten, J.L., Campbell, B.A. (2016) Recent volcanic resurfacing of Venusian craters, Geology G3768-1, doi:10.1130/G37681.1. Cover Image, Geology July 2016.