Publications

Research Articles

Hamilton, V. E., H. H. Kaplan, H. C. Connolly, Jr., C. A. Goodrich, N. M. Abreu, and A. A. Simon, GRO 95577 (CR1) as a mineralogical analogue for asteroid (101955) Bennu, Icarus, 383, 2022.

Lauretta, D. S., and 58 others, including V. E. Hamilton, Spacecraft sample collection and subsurface excavation of asteroid (101955) Bennu, Science, 10.1126/science.abm1018, 2022.

Rozitis, B, A. J. Ryan, J. P. Emery, M. C. Nolan, S. F. Green, P. R. Christenen, V. E. Hamilton, M G. Daly, O. S. Barnouin, and D. S. Lauretta, High-resolution thermophysical analysis of the OSIRIS-REx sample site and three other regions of interest on Bennu, JGR-Planets, 127, e2021JE007153, 2022.

Young, J. M., T. D. Glotch, M. Yesiltas, V. E. Hamilton, L. B. Breitenfeld, H. A. Bechtel, S. N. Gilbert Corder, and Z. Yao, Nano-FTIR investigation of the CM chondrite Allan Hills 83100, JGR-Planets, 127, e2021JE007166, 2022.

Hamm, M., M. Grott, H. Senshu, J. Knollenberg, J. de Wiljes, V. E. Hamilton, and 16 others, Mid-infrared emissivity of partially dehydrated asteroid (162173) Ryugu shows strong signs of aqueous alteration, Nat. Comm., 13:364, 2022.

Ruff, S. W., V. E. Hamilton, A. D. Rogers, C. S. Edwards, and B. N. H. Horgan, Olivine and carbonate-rich bedrock in Gusev crater and the Nili Fossae region of Mars may be altered ignimbrite deposits, Icarus, 380, 114974, 2022.

Ruff, S. W. and V. E. Hamilton, A novel atmospheric removal technique for TES spectra applied to olivine and carbonate-rich bedrock in the Nili Fossae region, Mars, JGR-Planets, 126, e2021JE006822, 2021.

Hamilton, V. E., P. R. Christensen, H. H. Kaplan, C. W. Haberle, A. D. Rogers, T. D. Glotch, L. B. Breitenfeld, C. A. Goodrich, D. L. Schrader, T. J. McCoy, C. Lantz, R. D. Hanna, A. A. Simon, J. R. Brucato, B. E. Clark, and D. S. Lauretta, Evidence for limited compositional and particle size variation on asteroid (101955) Bennu from thermal infrared spectroscopy, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 650, A120, 2021.

DellaGiustina, D. N. and 36 others, including V. E. Hamilton, Exogenic basalt on asteroid (101955) Bennu, Nat. Astron., 5, 31-38, 2021.

Praet, A., M. A. Barucci, B. E. Clark, H. H. Kaplan, A. A. Simon, V. E. Hamilton, J. P. Emery, E. S. Howell, L. F. Lim, X.-D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, D. C. Reuter, F. Merlin, J. D. P. Deshapriya, S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann, G. Poggiali, S. Ferrone, J. R. Brucato, D. Takir, E. Cloutis, H. C. Connolly, Jr., M. Fulchignoni, and D. S. Lauretta, Hydrogen abundance estimation and distribution on (101955) Bennu, Icarus, 363, 114427, 2021.

Kaplan, H. H., A. A. Simon, V. E. Hamilton, M. S. Thompson, S. A. Sandford, M. A. Barucci, E. A. Cloutis, J. Brucato, D. C. Reuter, D. P. Glavin, B. E. Clark, J. P. Dworkin, H. Campins, J. P. Emery, S. Fornasier, X. D. Zou, and D. S. Lauretta, Composition of organics on asteroid (101955) Bennu, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 653, L1, 2021.

DellaGiustina, D. N. and 58 others, including V. E. Hamilton, Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu, Science, 10.1126/science.abc3660, 2020.

Barucci, M. A., P. H. Hasselmann, A. Praet, M. Fulchignoni, J. D. P. Deshapriya, S. Fornasier, F. Merlin, B. E. Clark, A. A. Simon, V. E. Hamilton, J. P. Emery, E. S. Howell, J. R. Brucato, E. A. Cloutis, X. D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, P. Michel, S. Ferrone, G. Poggiali, D. C. Reuter, D. N. DellaGiustina, and D. S. Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx spectral analysis of (101955) Bennu by multivariate statistics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 637, L4, 2020.

Hamilton, V. E., C. A. Goodrich, A. H. Treiman, H. C. Connolly, Jr., M. E. Zolensky, and M. H. Shaddad, Meteoritic evidence for a Ceres-sized water-rich carbonaceous chondrite parent asteroid, Nat. Astron., 5, 350-355, 2020.

Hamilton, V. E., C. W. Haberle, and T. G. Mayerhofer, Effects of small crystallite size on the thermal infrared (vibrational) spectra of minerals, Am. Min., 105, 1756-1760, 2020.

Kaplan, H. H., D. S. Lauretta, A. A. Simon, V. E. Hamilton, and 25 others, Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) Bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history, Science, doi:10.1126/science.abc3557, 2020.

Simon, A. A., H. H. Kaplan, V. E. Hamilton, D. S. Lauretta, H. Campins, J. P. Emery, M. A. Barucci, D. N. DellaGiustina, D. C> Reuter, S. A. Sandford, D. R. Golish, L. F. Lim, A. Ryan, B. Rozitis, and C. A. Bennett, Widespread distribution of carbon-bearing materials on near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, Science, doi:10.1126/science.abc3522, 2020.

Lindgren, P., M. R. Lee, R. Sparkes, R. C. Greenwood, R. D. Hanna, I. A. Franci, A. J. King, C. Floyd, P.-E. Martin, V. E. Hamilton, and C. W. Haberle, Signatures of the post-hydration heating of highly aqueously altered CM carbonaceous chondrites and implications for interpreting asteroid sample returns, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 289, 69-92, 2020.

Hanna, R. D., V. E. Hamilton, C. W. Haberle, A. J. King, N. M. Abreu, and J. M. Friedrich, Distinguishing relative aqueous alteration and heating among CM chondrites with IR spectroscopy, Icarus, 346, 113760, 2020.

Hamilton, V. E., and 33 others, Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu, Nat. Astron., 3, 332-340, 2019.

Hamilton, V. E., P. R. Christensen, J. L. Bandfield, A. D. Rogers, C. S. Edwards, and S. W. Ruff, Chapter 24: Thermal infrared spectral analyses of Mars fron orbit using TES and THEMIS, in Remote Compositional Analysis: Techniques for Understanding Spectroscopy, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Planetary Surfaces (J. L. Bishop, J. F. Bell III, and J. E. Moersch, editors), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2020.

Goodrich, C. A. M. Zolensky, A. M. Fioretti, M. H. Shaddad, H. Downes, T. Hiroi, I. Kohl, E. Young, N. Kita, V. E. Hamilton, M. Riebe, H. Busemann, R. Macke, M. Fries, D. K. Ross, P. Jenniskens, The first samples from Almahata Sitta showing contacts between ureilitic and chondritic lithologies: Implications for the structure and composition of asteroid 2008 TC3, Meteor. Planet. Sci, 54, 2769-2813, 2019.

Filiberto, J., J. Gross, A. Udry, J. Trela, A. Wittmann, K. M. Cannon, S. Penniston-Dorland, R. Ash, V. E. Hamilton, A. L. Meado, P. Carpenter, B. Joliff, and E. C. Ferre, Shergottite Northwest Africa 6963: A pyroxene-cumulate Martian gabbro, JGR, 123, doi:10.1029/2018JE005635, 2018.

Christensen, P. R., V. E. Hamilton, et al., The OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES) instrument, Space Sci. Rev., 214:87, doi:10.1007/s11214-018-0513-6, 2018.

Lauretta, D. S. et al., OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu, Space Sci. Rev., doi:10.1007/s11214-017-0405-1, 2017.

Ruff, S. W., and V. E. Hamilton, Wishstone to Watchtower: Alteration of plagioclase-rich rocks in Gusev crater, Mars, Am. Min., 102, 235-251, doi:10.2138/am-2017-5618, 2017.

Hanna, R. D., V. E. Hamilton, and N. E. Putzig, Evidence for localized variations in olivine weathering on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 121, 1293-1320, doi:10.1002/2015JE004924, 2016.

Yingst, A. R., K. Cropper, S. gupta, L. C. Kah, R. M. E. Williams, J. Blank, F. Calef III, V. E. Hamilton, K. Lewis, M. McBride, N. Bridges, J. Martinez-Frias, H. Newsom, Characteristics of pebble and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from sol 100 to 750: Terrain types, potential sources, and transport mechanisms,Icarus, 280 72-92, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.03.001, 2016.

Rogers, A. D., and V. E. Hamilton, Compositional provinces of Mars from statistical analyses of TES, GRS, OMEGA and CRISM data, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 62–91, doi:10.1002/2014JE004690, 2015.

Lauretta, D.S., A. E. Bartels, M. A. Barucci, E. B. Bierhaus, R. P. Binzel, W. F. Bottke, H. Campins, S. R. Chesley, B. C. Clark, B, E. Clark, E. A. Cloutis, H. C. Connolly, M. K. Crombie, M. Delbo, J. P. Dworkin, J. P. Emery, D. P. Glavin, V. E. Hamilton, C. W. Hergenrother, C. L. Johnson, L. P. Keller, P. Michel, M. C. Nolan, S. A. Sandford, D. J. Scheeres, A. A. Simon, B. M. Sutter, D. Vokrouhlicky, and K. J. Walsh, The OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) Bennu: Constraints on its physical, geological, and dynamical nature from astronomical observations, MAPS, doi:10.1111/maps.12353, 2014.

Arvidson, R. E., P. Belluta, F. Calef, A. A. Fraeman, J. B. Garvin, O. Gasnault, J. A. Grant, J. P. Grotzinger, V. E. Hamilton, M. Heverly, K. A. Iagnemma, J. R. Johnson, N. Lanza, S. Le Mouelic, N. Mangold, D. W. Ming, M. Mehta, R. V. Morris, H. E. Newsom, N. Renno, D. Rubin, J. Schieber, R. Sletten, N. T. Stein, F. Thuillier, A. R. Vasavada, J. Vizcaino, and R. C. Wiens, Terrain physical properties derived from orbital data and the first 360 sols of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover observations in Gale Crater, J. Geophys. Res., 119,1322-1344, doi:10.1002/2013JE004605, 2014.

Martinez, G. M., N. Renno, E. Fischer, C. S. Borlina, B. Hallet, M. de la Torre Juarez, A. R. Vasavada, M. Ramos, V. E. Hamilton, J. Gomez-Elvira, and R. M. Haberle, Surface energy budget and thermal inertia at Gale Crater: Calculations from ground-based measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 119,1822-1838, doi:10.1002/2014JE004618, 2014.

Hamilton, V. E., A. R. Vasavada, E. Sebastian, M. de la Torre Juarez, M. Ramos, C. Armiens, R. E. Arvidson, I. Carrasco, P. R. Christensen, M. A. De Pablo, W. Goetz, J. Gomez-Elvira, M. T. Lemmon, M. B. Madsen, F. J. Martin-Torres, J. Martinez-Frias, A. Molina, M. C. Palucis, S. C. R. Rafkin, M. I. Richardson, R. A. Yingst, and M.-P. Zorzano, Observations and Preliminary Science Results from the First 100 Sols of MSL REMS Ground Temperature Sensor Measurements at Gale Crater, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 745-770, doi:10.1002/2013JE004520, 2014.

Yingst, R. A., L. C. Kah, M. Palucis, R. M. E. Williams, J. Garvin, J. C. Bridges, N. Bridges, R. G. Deen, J. Farmer, O. Gasnault, W. Goetz, V. E. Hamilton, V. Hipkin, J. K. Jensen, P. L. King, A. Koefoed, S. P. Le Mouélic, M. B. Madsen, N. Mangold, J. Martinez-Frias, S. Maurice, E. M. McCartney, H. Newsom, O. Pariser, V. H. Sautter, R. C. Wiens, Characteristics of pebble- and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest, J. Geophys. Res., 118, doi:0.1002/2013JE004435, 2361-2380, 2013.

Osterloo, M. M., Hamilton, V. E., and F. S. Anderson, A laboratory study of the effects of roughness on the thermal infrared spectra of rock surfaces, Icarus, 220, 404-426, 2012.

Hamilton, V. E., and S. W. Ruff, Distribution and characteristics of Adirondack-class basalt as observed by Mini-TES in Gusev crater, Mars and possible volcanic sources, Icarus, 218, 917-949, 2012.

Osterloo, M. M., F. S. Anderson, V. E. Hamilton, and B. M. Hynek, The geologic context of proposed chloride-bearing materials on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 115, E10012, doi:10.1029/2010JE003613, 2010.

Madden, A. S., V. E. Hamilton, M. E. Elwood Madden, P. R. Larson, and M. A. Miller, Low-temperature mechanism for formation of coarse crystalline hematite through nanoparticle aggregation, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 298, 377-384, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.1008.1014, 2010.

Minitti, M. E., and Hamilton, V. E., A search for basaltic-to-intermediate glasses on Mars: Assessing Martian crustal mineralogy, Icarus, 210, 135-149, 2010.

Hamilton, V. E., Thermal infrared (vibrational) spectroscopy of Mg-Fe olivines: A review and applications to determining the composition of planetary surfaces (Invited Review), Chemie der Erde, 70, doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2009.12.005, 2010.
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Newsom, H. E., N. L. Lanza, A. M. Ollila, S. M. Wiseman, T. L. Roush, G. A. Marzo, L. L. Tornabene, C. H. Okubo, M. M. Osterloo, V. E. Hamilton, and L. S. Crumpler, Inverted channel deposits on the floor of Miyamoto crater, Mars, Icarus, 205, 64-72, 2010.

McDowell, M. L. and Hamilton, V.E., Seeking phyllosilicates in thermal infrared data: A laboratory and Martian data case study, J. Geophys. Res., 114, E06007, doi:10.1029JE003317, 2009.

Hamilton, V.E., R.V. Morris, J.E. Gruener, and S.A. Mertzman, Visible, near infrared, and middle infrared spectroscopy of altered basaltic tephras: Spectral signatures of phyllosilicates, sulfates, and other aqueous alteration products with application to the mineralogy of the Columbia Hills of Gusev crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E12S43, doi:10.1029JE003049, 2008.

Edwards, C.S., P.R. Christensen, and V.E. Hamilton, Evidence for extensive olivine-rich basalt bedrock outcrops in Ganges and Eos Chasma, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E11003, doi:10.1029JE003091, 2008.

Osterloo, M.M., V.E. Hamilton, J.L. Bandfield, T.D. Glotch, A.M. Baldridge, P.R. Christense, L.L. Tornabene, and F.S. Anderson, Chloride-bearing materials in the southern highlands of Mars, Science, 319, 1651-1654, doi:10.1126/science.1150680, 2008.

Tornabene, L., J. Moersch, H.Y. McSween Jr., V. Hamilton, J. Piatek, and P. Christensen, Surface and crater-exposed lithologic units of the Isidis Basin as mapped by co-analysis of THEMIS and TES derived data products, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E10001, doi:10.1029/2007JE002988, 2008.

Koeppen, W.C. and V.E. Hamilton, The global distribution, composition, and abundance of olivine on the surface of Mars from thermal infrared data, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2007JE002984, E05001, 2008.

Stockstill-Cahill, K.R., F.S. Anderson, and V.E. Hamilton, A study of low-albedo deposits within Amazonis Planitia craters: Evidence for locally derived ultramafic to mafic materials, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E07008, doi:10.1029/2007JE003036, 2008.

McDowell, M.L. and V.E. Hamilton, Geologic characteristics of relatively high thermal inertia intracrater deposits in southwestern Margaritifer Terra, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E12001, doi:10.1029/2007JE002925, E120001, 2007.

Stopar, J.D., G.J. Taylor, V.E. Hamilton, and L. Browning, Kinetic model of olivine dissolution and extent of aqueous alteration on Mars, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 70, 6136-6152, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2006.1007.1039, 2006.

Schneider, R.D. and V.E. Hamilton, Evidence for locally derived, ultramafic intracrater materials in Amazonis Planitia, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E09007, doi:10.1029/2005JE002611, 2006.

McSween, H.Y., and 41 others (incl. V.E. Hamilton), Characterization and petrologic interpretation of olivine-rich basalts at Gusev Crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E02S10, doi:10.1029/2005JE002477, 2006.

Hamilton, V.E., H.Y. McSween, Jr., and B. Hapke, Mineralogy of Martian atmospheric dust inferred from thermal infrared spectra of aerosols, J. Geophys. Res.,110, E12006, doi:10.1029/2005JE002501, 2005.
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Koeppen, W.C., and V.E. Hamilton, Discrimination of glass and phyllosilicate minerals in thermal infrared data, J. Geophys. Res., 110, E08006, doi:10.1029/2005JE002474, 2005.

Christensen, P.R., H.Y. McSween Jr., J.L. Bandfield, S.W. Ruff, A.D. Rogers, V.E. Hamilton, N. Gorelick, M.B. Wyatt, B.M. Jakosky, H.H. Kieffer, M.C. Malin, J.E. Moersch, Evidence for igneous diversity and magmatic evolution on Mars from infrared spectral observations, Nature, 436, 504-509, 2005.

Hamilton, V.E. and P.R. Christensen, Evidence for extensive, olivine-rich bedrock on Mars, Geology, 33, 433-436, 2005.
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Christensen, P.R., M.B. Wyatt, T.D. Glotch, A.D. Rogers, S. Anwar, R.E. Arvidson, J.L. Bandfield, D.L. Blaney, C. Budney, W.M. Calvin, A. Fallacaro, R.L. Fergason, N. Gorelick, T. Graff, V.E. Hamilton, A.G. Hayes, J.R. Johnson, A.T. Knudson, H.Y. McSween Jr., G.L. Mehall, L.K. Mehall, J.E. Moersch, R.V. Morris, M.D. Smith, S.W. Squyres, S.W. Ruff, and M.J. Wolff, Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES experiment on the Opportunity rover, Science, 306, 1733-1739, 2004.

Christensen, P. R., S. W. Ruff, R. L. Fergason, A. T. Knudson, S. Anwar, R. E. Arvidson, J. L. Bandfield, D. L. Blaney, C. Budney, W. M. Calvin, T. D. Glotch, M. P. Golombek, N. Gorelick, T. G. Graff, V. E. Hamilton, A. Hayes, J. R. Johnson, H. Y. McSween, Jr., G. L. Mehall, L. K. Mehall, J. E. Moersch, R. V. Morris, A. D. Rogers, M. D. Smith, S. W. Squyres, M. J. Wolff, and M. B. Wyatt, Initial results from the Mini-TES experiment in Gusev crater from the Spirit rover, Science, 305, 837-842, 2004.

Bandfield, J. L., V. E. Hamilton, P. R. Christensen, and H. Y. McSween, Jr., Identification of quartzofeldspathic materials on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E10, doi:10.1029/2004JE002290, 2004.

Milam, K. A., H. Y. McSween, Jr., V. E. Hamilton, J. E. Moersch, and P. R. Christensen, Accuracy of plagioclase compositions from laboratory and Mars spacecraft thermal emission spectra, J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi: 10.1029/2003JE002097, 2004.

Hamilton, V. E., P. R. Christensen, H. Y. McSween, Jr., and J. L. Bandfield, Searching for the source regions of Martian meteorites using MGS TES: Integrating Martian meteorites into the global distribution of volcanic materials on Mars, Meteor. Planet. Sci., 38, 871-886, 2003.
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Hamilton, V. E. and M. E. Minitti, Are oxidized shergottite-like basalts an alternative to "andesite" on Mars?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1915, doi:10.1029/2003GL017839, 2003.
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Hamilton, V. E., Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of titanium- enriched pyroxenes, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 5095, doi: 10.1029/2003JE002052, 2003.
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Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, J. F. Bell, III, N. Gorelick, V. E. Hamilton, A. Ivanov, B. M. Jakosky, H. H. Kieffer, M. D. Lane, M. C. Malin, T. McConnochie, A. S. McEwen, H. Y. McSween, Jr., G. L. Mehall, J. E. Moersch, K. H. Nealson, J. W. Rice, Jr., M. I. Richardson, S. W. Ruff, M. D. Smith, T. N. Titus, and M. B. Wyatt, Morphology and Composition of the Surface of Mars: Mars Odyssey THEMIS Results, Science, 300, 2056-2061, doi:10.1126/science.1080885, 2003.

Hamilton, V. E., P. R. Christensen, and J. L. Bandfield, Volcanism or aqueous alteration on Mars? (Communication Arising), Nature, 421, 711-712; doi:10.1038/421711b, 2003.
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Hamilton, V. E., M. B. Wyatt, H. Y. McSween Jr., and P. R. Christensen, Analysis of terrestrial and Martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy: II. Application to Martian surface spectra from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14,733-14,746, 2001.
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Wyatt, M.B., V. E. Hamilton, H. Y. McSween Jr., P. R. Christensen, and L. A. Taylor, Analysis of terrestrial and Martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy: I. Determination of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification strategies, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14,711-14,732, 2001.

Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, V. E. Hamilton, S. W. Ruff, H. H. Kieffer, T. N. Titus, M. C. Malin, R. V. Morris, M. D. Lane, R. N. Clark, B. M. Jakosky, M. T. Mellon, J. C. Pearl, B. J. Conrath, M. D. Smith, R. T. Clancy, R. O. Kuzmin, T. Roush, G. L. Mehall, N. Gorelick, K. Bender, K. Murray, S. Dason, E. Greene, S. Silverman, and M. Greenfield, The Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results, J. Geophys. Res., 106 23,823-23,871, 2001.

Hamilton, V. E., Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of the pyroxene mineral series, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9701-9716, 2000.
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Hamilton, V. E., and P. R. Christensen, Determining the modal mineralogy of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks using thermal emission spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9717-9733, 2000.
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Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, M. D. Smith, V. E. Hamilton, and R. N. Clark, Identification of a basaltic component on the Martian surface from Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9609-9621, 2000.

Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, R. N. Clark, K. S. Edgett, V. E. Hamilton, T. Hoefen, H. H. Kieffer, R. O. Kuzmin, M. D. Lane, M. C. Malin, R. V. Morris, J. C. Pearl, R. Pearson, T. L. Roush, S. W. Ruff, and M. D. Smith, Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near-surface water, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9623-9642, 2000.

Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, V. E. Hamilton, D. A. Howard, M. D. Lane, J. L. Piatek, S. W. Ruff, and W. L. Stefanov, A thermal emission spectral library of rock-forming minerals, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9735-9739, 2000.

Allen, C., Albert, F., Combie, J., Jolliff, B., Kuebler, K., Wang, A., Hamilton, V., Lindstrom, D., Morris, R., Mittlefehldt, D., Morris, P., Murray, R., Nyquist, L., Simpson, P., and Symes, S., Effects of sterilizing doses of gamma radiation on Mars analog rocks and minerals, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 27,043-27,066, 1999.

Hamilton, V. E., P. R. Christensen, and H. Y. McSween, Jr., Determination of Martian meteorite lithologies and mineralogies using vibrational spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 25,593-25,603, 1997.
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Stofan, E. R., V. E. Hamilton, D. L. Janes and S. E. Smrekar, Coronae on Venus: Morphology and Origin, in Venus II, S. W. Bougher, D. M. Hunten, and R. J. Phillips, eds., University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1997.

Edgett, K. E., B. J. Butler, J. R. Zimbleman, and V. E. Hamilton, Geologic context of the Mars radar "Stealth" region in southwestern Tharsis, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 21545-21568, 1997.

Hamilton, V. E., and E. R. Stofan, The geomorphology and evolution of Hecate Chasma, Venus, Icarus,121, 171-194, 1996.
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Selected Abstracts

Hamilton, V. E., N. M. Abreu, P. A. Bland, H. C. Connolly, Jr., R. D. Hanna, D. S. Lauretta, and D. L. Schrader, Spectral classification of ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites II: Parameters and comparison to independent measures, Abstract #1753, in Lunar and Planet. Sci., XLIX, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 2018.

Hamilton, V. E. Spectral classification of ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites I: Data collection and processing, Abstract #1759, in Lunar and Planet. Sci., XLIX, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 2018. E-poster

Hamilton, V. E. N. M. Abreu, and H. C. Connolly, Jr., Insights into parent body alteration from the distribution of water and hydroxyl in carbonaceous chondrites, Abstract, Meteor. Planet. Sci., 52, S1, 2017.

Hamilton, V. E. and A. R. Santos, Thermal infrared spectra of clasts in the Martian polymict breccia Northwest Africa 7034 and comparison to Martian surface spectra, Abstract #1930, in Lunar and Planet. Sci., XLVIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 2017.

Hamilton, V. E. and H. C. Connolly, Jr., In situ microspectroscopy of a Type B CAI in Allende: Mineral identification in petrographic context, Abstract #2239, in Lunar and Planet. Sci., XLIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 2012.

Hamilton, V. E., Detailed investigation of a globally unique, orthopyroxene-rich deposit in Eos Chasma, Mars, Eos Trans. AGU, 85, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract #P11A-0959, 2004.

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