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PRESS RELEASES

· SwRI press release (Feb. 2021) on a new Mars crater chronology;

· SwRI press release (Feb. 2020) on early collisions on Mars;

· SwRI press release (Dec. 2018) on carbon-rich Ceres;

· NASA press release (Dec. 2017) on impact delivery of metals to the early Earth;

· NASA press release (Sept. 2017) on impact-induced tectonism on early Earth;

· NASA press release (July 2016) on Ceres missing craters;

· NASA press release (June 2016) on Hadean Earth bombardment;

· NASA press release (Aug. 2014) on Hadean Earth bombardment;

· NASA press release (Apr. 2014) on regolith formation on asteroids;

· SwRI press release (July 2013) on the early bombardment of Mercury;

· NASA press release (Apr. 2013) on the Vestan & lunar cataclysms;

· NASA press release (Sept. 2012) on the Lunar Sawtooth Bombardment;

· NASA press release (Sept. 2012) on the colorful Vesta;

· NASA press release (Feb. 2012) on the early bombardment of the Moon;

· Hubble Space Telescope press release (2004) of asteroid trails.

MONOGRAPHS

2021

Colliding Worlds.
Marchi S.
Oxford University Press, 2021, ISBN: 9780198845409.

2004

Astri Erranti (Wandering Stars).
Marchi S.
Ed. Imprimitur. ISBN 88-87300-39-9. Padova, December 2004.

REFERRED PUBLICATIONS       h-index: 62 | i10-index: 174 (from my google scholar)

2023

Early bombardment of the moon: Connecting the lunar crater record to the terrestrial planet formation.
Nesvorný, D.; Roig, F. V.; Vokrouhlický, D.; Bottke, W. F.; Marchi, S.; Morbidelli, A.; Deienno, R.
Icarus 399, article id. 115545, 2023.

Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence.
Daly, R. T.; (52 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Nature 616, issue 7957, p443-447, 2023.

New insights into lunar terrain properties and their effect on derivation of absolute model ages using Apollo landing sites.
Kirchoff, M. R.; Marchi, S.
Icarus 391, id.115336, 2023.

Shape Models of Lucy Targets (3548) Eurybates and (21900) Orus from Disk-integrated Photometry.
Mottola, S.; Hellmich, S.; Buie, M. W.; Zangari, A. M.; Stephens, R. D.; Di Martino, M.; Proffe, G.; Marchi, S.; Olkin, C. B.; Levison, H. F.
The Planetary Science Journal Volume 4, Issue 1, id.18, 20 pp, 2023

2022

The Psyche Gravity Investigation.
Zuber, M. T.; Park, R. S.; Elkins-Tanton, L. T.; Bell, J. F.; Bruvold, K. N.; Bercovici, D.; Bills, B. G.; Binzel, R. P.; Jaumann, R.; Marchi, S.; Raymond, C. A.; Roatsch, T.; Wang, C. C.; Weiss, B. P.; Wenkert, D.; Wieczorek, M. A.
Space Science Reviews 218, id.57, 2022.

Formation of Lunar Basins from Impacts of Leftover Planetesimals.
Nesvorný, D.; Roig, F. V.; Vokrouhlický, D.; Bottke, W. F.; Marchi, S.; Morbidelli, A.; Deienno, R.
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 941, id.L9, 2022.

Momentum Enhancement from a 3 cm Diameter Aluminum Sphere Striking a Small Boulder Assembly at 5.4 km/s.
Walker, J. D.; Chocron, S.; Grosch, D. J.; Marchi, S.; Alexander, A. M.
The Planetary Science Journal 3, id.215, 2022.

Widespread impact-generated porosity in early planetary crusts.
Wiggins, S. E.; Johnson, B. C.; Collins, G. S.; Melosh, J. H.; Marchi, S.
Nature Communications 13, id.4817, 2022.

Benchmarking iSALE and CTH Shock Physics Codes to In Situ High-Velocity Impact Experiments Into Fe-Ni Targets.
Alexander, A. M.; Marchi, S.; Chocron, S.; Walker, J.
Earth and Space Science 9, id. e01992, 2022.

Determining the Relative Cratering Ages of Regions of Psyche's Surface.
Marchi, S. ; Asphaug, E.; Bell, J. F.; Bottke, W. F.; Jaumann, R.; Park, R. S.; Polanskey, C. A.; Prettyman, T. H.; Williams, D. A.; Binzel, R.; Oran, R.; Weiss, B.; Russell, C. T.
Space Science Reviews 218, id.24, 2022.

Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) Psyche.
Elkins-Tanton, L. T.; Asphaug, E.; Bell, J. F.; Bierson, C. J.; Bills, B. G.; Bottke, W. F.; Courville, S. W.; Dibb, S. D.; Jun, I.; Lawrence, D. J.; Marchi, S. ; et al.
Space Science Reviews 218, id.17, 2022.

The Psyche Topography and Geomorphology Investigation.
Jaumann, R.; Bell, J. F.; Polanskey, C. A.; Raymond, C. A.; Aspaugh, E.; Bercovici, D.; Bills, B. R.; Binzel, R.; Bottke, W.; Christoph, J. M.; Marchi, S.; Neesemann, A.; Otto, K.; Park, R. S.; Preusker, F.; Roatsch, T.; Williams, D. A.; Wieczorek, M. A.; Zuber, M. T.
Space Science Reviews 218, id.7, 2022.

Spectroscopic study of Ceres' collisional family candidates.
Tinaut-Ruano, F.; de Leon, J.; Tatsumi, E.; Rousseau, B.; Rizos, J. L.; Marchi, S.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 658, id.A64, 10 pp., 2022.

A young age of formation of Rheasilvia basin on Vesta from floor deformation patterns and crater counts.
Schenk, P. M.; Neesemann, A.; Marchi, S.; Otto, K.; Hoogenboom, T.; O'Brien, D. P.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Raymond, C. A.; Russell, C. T.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science 57, pp. 22-47, 2022.

2021

Dark primitive asteroids account for a large share of K/Pg-scale impacts on the Earth.
Nesvorný, D.; Bottke, W. F.; Marchi, S.
Icarus 368, article id. 114621, 2021.

Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Instrumentation and Encounter Concept of Operations.
Olkin, C. B.; Levison, H. F.; Vincent, M.; Noll, K. S.; Andrews, J.; Gray, S.; Good, P.; Marchi, S.; et al.
The Planetary Science Journal 2, id.172, 10 pp., 2021.

Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Science Goals.
Levison, H. F.; Olkin, C. B.; Noll, K. S.; Marchi, S.; et al.
The Planetary Science Journal 2, id.171, 13 pp., 2021.

The Orbit and Density of the Jupiter Trojan Satellite System Eurybates-Queta.
Brown, M. E.; Levison, H. F.; Noll, K. S.; Binzel, R.; Buie, M. W.; Grundy, W.; Marchi, S.; Olkin, C. B.; Spencer, J.; Statler, T. S.; Weaver, H.
The Planetary Science Journal 2, id.170, 6 pp, 2021.

Replenishment of Near-Surface Water Ice by Impacts Into Ceres' Volatile-Rich Crust: Observations by Dawn's Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector.
Prettyman, T. H.; Yamashita, N.; Landis, M. E.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Schorghofer, N.; Pieters, C. M.; Sizemore, H. G.; Hiesinger, H.; Marchi, S.; McSween, H. Y.; Park, R. S.; Toplis, M. J.; Raymond, C. A.; Russell, C. T.
Geophysical Research Letters 48, id. e94223, 2021.

Compositional control on impact crater formation on mid-sized planetary bodies: Dawn at Ceres and Vesta, Cassini at Saturn.
Schenk, P.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Otto, K. A.; Marchi, S.; O'Brien, D.; Bland, M.; Hughson, K.; Schmidt, B.; Scully, J.; Buczkowski, D.; Krohn, K.; Hoogenboom, T.; Kramer, G.; Bray, V.; Neesemann, A.; Hiesinger, H.; Platz, T.; De Sanctis, M. C.; Schroeder, S.; Le Corre, L.; McFadden, L.; Sykes, M.; Raymond, C.; Russell, C. T.
Icarus 359,article id. 114343, 2021.

A New Martian Crater Chronology: Implications for Jezero Crater.
Marchi, S.
The Astronomical Journal 161, id.187, 2021.

Impact melting upon basin formation on early Mars.
Manske, L.; Marchi, S.; Plesa, A.-C.; Wünnemann, K.
Icarus 357, article id. 114128, 2021.

A re-assessment of the Kuiper belt size distribution for sub-kilometer objects, revealing collisional equilibrium at small sizes.
Morbidelli, A.; Nesvorny, D.; Bottke, W. F.; Marchi, S.
Icarus 356, article id. 114256, 2021.

Suggestion that recent (≤ 3 Ga) flux of kilometer and larger impactors in the Earth-Moon system has not been constant.
Kirchoff, M. R.; Marchi, S.; Bottke, W. F.; Chapman, C. R.; Enke, B.
Icarus 355, article id. 114110, 2021.

2020

Convex shape and rotation model of Lucy target (11351) Leucus from lightcurves and occultations.
Mottola, S.; Hellmich, S.; Buie, M.; Zangari, A. M.; Marchi, S.; Brown, M. E.; Levison, H.
The Planetary Science Journal 1, Issue 3, id.73, 14 pp., 2020.

Detection of a satellite of the Trojan asteroid (3548) Eurybates—A Lucy mission target.
Noll, K. S.; Brown, M. E.; Weaver, H. A.; Grundy, W. M.; Porter, S. B.; Buie, M. W.; Levison, H. F.; Olkin, C.; Spencer, J. R.; Marchi, S.; Statler, T. S.
The Planetary Science Journal 1, Issue 2, id.44, 6 pp., 2020.

Impact heat driven volatile redistribution at Occator crater on Ceres as a comparative planetary process.
Schenk, P.; Scully, J.; Buczkowski, D.; Sizemore, H.; Schmidt, B.; Pieters, C.; Neesemann, A.; O'Brien, D.; Marchi, S.; Williams, D.; Nathues, A.; De Sanctis, M.; Tosi, F.; Russell, C. T.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Raymond, C.
Nature Communications 11, article id. 3679, 2020.

Impact-driven mobilization of deep crustal brines on dwarf planet Ceres.
Raymond, C. A.; Ermakov, A. I.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Marchi, S.; Johnson, B. C.; Hesse, M. A.; Scully, J. E. C.; Buczkowski, D. L.; Sizemore, H. G.; Schenk, P. M.; Nathues, A.; Park, R. S.; Prettyman, T. H.; Quick, L. C.; Keane, J. T.; Rayman, M. D.; Russell, C. T.
Nature Astronomy 4, p. 741-747, 2020.

Interpreting the cratering histories of Bennu, Ryugu, and other spacecraft-explored asteroids.
Bottke, W. F.; Vokrouhlický, D.; Ballouz, R. -L.; Barnouin, O. S.; Connolly, H. C., Jr.; Elder, C.; Marchi, S.; McCoy, T. J.; Michel, P.; Nolan, M. C.; Rizk, B.; Scheeres, D. J.; Schwartz, S. R.; Walsh, K. J.; Lauretta, D. S.
The Astronomical Journal 160, Issue 1, id.14, 37 pp., 2020.

SIMBIO-SYS: scientific cameras and spectrometer for the BepiColombo mission.
Cremonese, G.; (50 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Space Science Reviews 216, Issue 5, article id.75, 2020.

The chaotic terrains of Mercury reveal a history of planetary volatile retention and loss in the innermost Solar System.
Rodriguez, J. A. P.; Leonard, G. J.; Kargel, J. S.; Domingue, D.; Berman, D. C.; Banks, M.; Zarroca, M.; Linares, R.; Marchi, S.; Baker, V. R.; Webster, K. D.; Sykes, M.
Scientific Reports 10, article id. 4737, 2020.

A compositionally heterogeneous martian mantle due to late accretion.
Marchi, S.; Walker, R. J.; Canup, R. M.
Science Advances 6, no.7, eaay2338, 2020.

Observations, meteorites, and models: A pre-flight assessment of the composition and formation of (16) Psyche.
L.T. Elkins-Tanton; J.F. Bell III; H. Bercovici; B.Bills; R. Binzel; W.F. Bottke; S. Dibb; D.J. Lawrence; S. Marchi; T.J. McCoy; R. Oran; R.S. Park; P.N. Peplowski; C.A. Polanskey; T.H. Prettyman; C.T. Russell; L. Schaefer; B.P. Weiss; M.A. Wieczorek; D.A. Williams; M.T. Zuber.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, in press, 2020.

Hypervelocity impact experiments in iron-nickel ingots and iron meteorites: Implications for the NASA Psyche mission.
Marchi, S.; Durda, D. D.; Polanskey, C. A.; Asphaug, E.; Bottke, W. F.; Elkins-Tanton, L. T.; Garvie, L. A. J.; Ray, S.; Chocron, S.; and Williams, D. A.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 125, e2019JE005927, 2020.

An endogenic origin of cerean organics.
Bowling, T. J.; Johnson, B. C.; Marchi, S.; De Sanctis, M. C.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Raymond, C. A.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 534, article id. 116069, 2020.

Differentiation in impact melt sheets as a mechanism to produce evolved magmas on Mars.
Koeppel, A. H. D.; Black, B. A.; Marchi, S.
Icarus 335, article id. 113422, 2020.

2019

Laboratory impact experiments with decimeter-to meter-scale targets to measure momentum enhancement.
Durda, D. D.; Walker, J. D.; Chocron, S.; Housen, K. R.; Grosch, D. J.; Marchi, S.; Flynn, G. J.; Strait, M. M.
Planetary and Space Science 178, article id. 104694, 2019.

A Global Inventory of Ice-Related Morphological Features on Dwarf Planet Ceres: Implications for the Evolution and Current State of the Cryosphere.
Sizemore, H. G.; (19 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124, 1650-1689, 2019.

Ceres Crater Degradation Inferred From Concentric Fracturing.
Otto, K. A.; Marchi, S.; Trowbridge, A.; Melosh, H. J.; Sizemore, H. G
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124, 1188-1203, 2019.

Post-impact thermal structure and cooling timescales of Occator crater on asteroid 1 Ceres.
Bowling, T. J.; Ciesla, F. J.; Davison, T. M.; Scully, J. E. C.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Marchi, S.; Johnson, B. C.
Icarus 320, 110-118, 2019.

The various ages of Occator crater, Ceres: Results of a comprehensive synthesis approach.
Neesemann, A.; van Gasselt, S.; Schmedemann, N.; Marchi, S.; Walter, S. H. G.; Preusker, F.; Michael, G. G.; Kneissl, T.; Hiesinger, H.; Jaumann, R.; Roatsch, T.; Raymond, C. A.; Russell, C. T.
Icarus 320, 60-82, 2019.

An aqueously altered carbon-rich Ceres.
Marchi, S.; Raponi, A.; Prettyman, T. H.; De Sanctis, M. C.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Raymond, C. A.; Ammannito, E.; Bowling, T.; Ciarniello, M.; Kaplan, H.; Palomba, E.; Russell, C. T.; Vinogradoff, V.; Yamashita, N.
Nature Astronomy 3, 140-145, 2019.

Water Vapor Contribution to Ceres' Exosphere From Observed Surface Ice and Postulated Ice-Exposing Impacts.
Landis, M. E.; Byrne, S.; Combe, J. -Ph.; Marchi, S.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Sizemore, H. G.; Schörghofer, N.; Prettyman, T. H.; Hayne, P. O.; Raymond, C. A.; Russell, C. T.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124, 61-75, 2019.

Elemental composition and mineralogy of Vesta and Ceres: Distribution and origins of hydrogen-bearing species.
Prettyman, T. H.; Yamashita, N.; Ammannito, E.; Ehlmann, B. L.; McSween, H. Y.; Mittlefehldt, D. W.; Marchi, S.; Schörghofer, N.; Toplis, M. J.; Li, J. -Y.; Pieters, C. M.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Raymond, C. A.; Russell, C. T.
Icarus 318, 42-55, 2019.

2018

Heterogeneous delivery of silicate and metal to the Earth by large planetesimals.
Marchi, S.; Canup, R. M.; Walker, R. J.
Nature Geoscience 11, 77–81, 2018.

The geology of the occator quadrangle of dwarf planet Ceres: Floor-fractured craters and other geomorphic evidence of cryomagmatism.
Buczkowski, D. L.; (11 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Icarus 316, 128-139, 2018.

The geology of the Kerwan quadrangle of dwarf planet Ceres: Investigating Ceres' oldest, largest impact basin.
Williams, David A.; (16 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Icarus 316, 99-113, 2018.

Ceres' Ezinu quadrangle: a heavily cratered region with evidence for localized subsurface water ice and the context of Occator crater.
Scully, Jennifer E. C.; (11 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Icarus 316, 46-62, 2018.

Geology of Ceres' North Pole quadrangle with Dawn FC imaging data.
Ruesch, O.; (10 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Icarus 316, 14-27, 2018.

Light Curves of Lucy Targets: Leucus and Polymele.
Buie, M. W.; Zangari, A. M.; Marchi, S.; Levison, H. F.; Mottola, S.
The Astronomical Journal 155, article id. 245, 11 pp., 2018.

The timeline of the lunar bombardment: Revisited.
Morbidelli, A.; Nesvorny, D.; Laurenz, V.; Marchi, S.; Rubie, D. C.; Elkins-Tanton, L.; Wieczorek, M.; Jacobson, S.
Icarus 305, 262-276, 2018.

Nature, formation, and distribution of carbonates on Ceres.
Carrozzo, F. G.; De Sanctis, M. C.; Raponi, A.; Ammannito, E.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Ehlmann, B. L.; Marchi, S.; et al.
Science Advances 4, p. e1701645, 2018.

Catastrophic disruptions as the origin of bilobate comets.
Schwartz, S. R.; Michel, P.; Jutzi, M.; Marchi, S.; Zhang, Y.; Richardson, D. C.
Nature Astronomy 2, 379-382, 2018.

Ceres and the terrestrial planets impact cratering record.
Strom, R. G.; Marchi, S.; Malhotra, R.
Icarus 302, 104-108, 2018.

Direct thermal effects of the Hadean bombardment did not limit early subsurface habitability.
Grimm, R. E.; Marchi, S.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 485, p. 1-8, 2018.

Tensile strength of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko nucleus material from overhangs.
Attree, N.; (44 authors), Marchi, S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 611, id.A33, 12 pp., 2018.

Meter-scale thermal contraction crack polygons on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Auger, A.-T.; Groussin, O.; Jorda, L.; El-Maarry, M. R.; Bouley, S.; Séjourné, A.; Gaskell, R.; Capanna, C.; Davidsson, B.; Marchi, S.; and 41 coauthors.
Icarus 301, 173-188, 2017.

Morphological Indicators of a Mascon Beneath Ceres's Largest Crater, Kerwan.
Bland, M. T.; Ermakov, A. I.; Raymond, C. A.; Williams, D. A.; Bowling, T. J.; Preusker, F.; Park, R. S.; Marchi, S.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Fu, R. R.; Russell, C. T.
Geophysical Research Letters 45, 1297-1304, 2018.

2017

Evidence for the Interior Evolution of Ceres from Geologic Analysis of Fractures.
Scully, J. E. C.; Buczkowski, D. L.; Schmedemann, N.; Raymond, C. A.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; King, S. D.; Bland, M. T.; Ermakov, A. I.; O'Brien, D. P.; Marchi, S.; and 4 coauthors.
Geophysical Research Letters 44, 9564-9572, 2017.

Impact-driven subduction on the Hadean Earth.
O’Neill, C.; Marchi, S.; Zhang, S.; and Bottke W. F.
Nature Geoscience , DOI: 10.1038/NGEO3029, 2017.

The interior structure of Ceres as revealed by surface topography.
Fu, R. R.; Ermakov, A. I.; Marchi, S.; Castillo-Rogez, J. C.; Raymond, C. A.; Hager, B. H.; Zuber, M. T.; King, S. D.; Bland, M. T.; De Sanctis, M. C.; et al.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 476, 153-164, 2017.

Pitted terrains on (1) Ceres and implications for shallow subsurface volatile distribution.
Sizemore, H. G.; Platz, T.; Schorghofer, N.; Prettyman, T. H.; De Sanctis, M. C.; Crown, D. A.; Schmedemann, N.; Neesemann, A.; Kneissl, T.; Marchi, S.; et al.
Geophysical Research Letters 44, 6570-6578, 2017.

Revised constraints on absolute age limits for Mercury's Kuiperian and Mansurian stratigraphic systems.
Banks, M. E.; Xiao, Z.; Braden, S. E.; Barlow, N. G.; Chapman, C. R.; Fassett, C. I.; Marchi, S.
Journal of Geophysical Research 122, 1010-1020, 2017.

Late movement of basin-edge lobate scarps on Mercury.
Fegan, E. R.; Rothery, D. A.; Marchi, S.; Massironi, M.; Conway, S. J.; Anand, M.
Icarus 288, 226-234, 2017.

Geomorphological evidence for ground ice on dwarf planet Ceres.
Schmidt, B. E.; Hughson, K. H. G.; Chilton, H. T.; Scully, J. E. C.; Platz, T.; Nathues, A.; Sizemore, H.; Bland, M. T.; Byrne, S.; Marchi, S.; et al.
Nature Geoscience 10, 338-343, 2017.

Surface changes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko suggest a more active past.
El-Maarry, M. R.; (45 authors); Marchi, S.; et al.
Science 355, 1392-1395, 2017.

Localized aliphatic organic material on the surface of Ceres.
De Sanctis, M. C.; Ammannito, E.; McSween, H. Y.; Raponi, A.; Marchi, S.; Capaccioni, F.; Capria, M. T.; Carrozzo, F. G.; Ciarniello, M.; Fonte, S.; et al.
Science 355, 719-722, 2017.

Extensive water ice within Ceres’ aqueously altered regolith: Evidence from nuclear spectroscopy.
Prettyman, T. H.; Yamashita, N.; Toplis, M. J.; McSween, H. Y.; Schörghofer, N.; Marchi, S.; Feldman, W. C.; Castillo-Rogez, J.; Forni, O.; Lawrence, D. J.; et al.
Science 355, 55-59, 2017.

2016

Cratering on Ceres: Implications for its crust and evolution.
Hiesinger H.; Marchi S.; Schmedemann N.; Schenk P.; Pasckert J. H.; Neesemann A.; O'Brien D. P.; Kneissl T.; Ermakov A. I.; Fu R. R.; et al.
Science 353, id.aaf4758, 2016.

The geomorphology of Ceres.
Buczkowski D. L.; (11 authors); Marchi S.; et al.
Science 353, id.aaf4332, 2016.

Distribution of phyllosilicates on the surface of Ceres.
Ammannito E.; DeSanctis M. C.; Ciarniello M.; Frigeri A.; Carrozzo F. G.; Combe J.-Ph.; Ehlmann B. L.; Marchi S.; et al.
Science 353, id.aaf4279, 2016.

Dawn arrives at Ceres: Exploration of a small, volatile-rich world.
Russell C. T.; (11 authors); Marchi S.; et al.
Science 353, 1008-1010, 2016.

The missing large impact craters on Ceres.
Marchi S.; Ermakov A. I.; Raymond C. A.; Fu R. R.; O’Brien D. P.; Bland M. T.; Ammannito E.; De Sanctis M. C.; Bowling T.; Schenk P.; Scully J. E. C.; Buczkowski D. L.; Williams D. A.; H. Hiesinger H.; Russell C.T.
Nature Communications 7, Article number: 12257, 2016.

Composition and structure of the shallow subsurface of Ceres revealed by crater morphology.
Bland M. T.; Raymond C. A.; Schenk P. M.; Fu R. R.; Kneissl T.; Pasckert J. H.; Hiesinger H.; Preusker F.; Park R. S.; Marchi S.; et al.
Nature Geoscience 9, 538–542, 2016.

Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres.
De Sanctis M. C.; Raponi A.; Ammannito E.; Ciarniello M.; Toplis M. J.; McSween H. Y.; Castillo-Rogez J. C.; Ehlmann B. L.; Carrozzo F. G.; Marchi S.; et al.
Nature 536, 54-57, 2016.

Global variations in regolith properties on asteroid Vesta from Dawn's low-altitude mapping orbit.
Denevi B. W.; (8 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science 51, 2366-2386, 2016.

The global shape, density and rotation of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from preperihelion Rosetta/OSIRIS observations.
Jorda L.; (14 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Icarus 277, 257-278, 2016.

Massive impact-induced release of carbon and sulfur gases in the early Earth's atmosphere.
Marchi S.; Black B. A.; Elkins-Tanton L. T.; Bottke W. F.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 449, 96-104, 2016.

Physical properties and dynamical relation of the circular depressions on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Ip W.-H.; (45 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 591, id.A132, 2016.

Footprints of a possible Ceres asteroid paleo-family.
Carruba V.; Nesvorný D.; Marchi S.; Aljbaae S.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 458, 1117-1126, 2016.

Possible interpretation of the precession of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Gutiérrez P. J.; (44 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 590, id.A46, 2016.

2015

Ammoniated phyllosilicates with a likely outer Solar System origin on (1) Ceres.
De Sanctis M. C.; Ammannito E.; Raponi A.; Marchi S.; McCord T. B.; McSween H. Y.; et al.
Nature 528, 241-244, 2015.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Constraints on its origin from OSIRIS observations.
Rickman H.; Marchi S.; A'Hearn M. F.; Barbieri C.; El-Maarry M. R.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 583, id.A44, 8 pp., 2015.

Size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Pajola M.; (50 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 583, id.A37, 17 pp., 2015.

Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Groussin O.; (36 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 583, id.A36, 4 pp. 2015.

Geomorphology of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations.
Auger A.-T.; (40 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 583, id.A35, 13 pp., 2015.

Gravitational slopes, geomorphology, and material strengths of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations.
Groussin O.; (40 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 583, id.A32, 12 pp., 2015.

Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images.
El-Maarry M. R.; (43 authors), Marchi S.; et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics 583, id.A26, 28 pp., 2015.

Fractures on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observed by Rosetta/OSIRIS.
El-Maarry M. R.; Thomas N.; Gracia-Berná A.; Marschall R.; Auger A.-T.; Groussin O.; Mottola S.; Pajola M.; Massironi M.; Marchi S.; and 43 coauthors.
Geophysical Research Letters 42, 5170-5178, 2015.

Detection of new olivine-rich locations on Vesta.
Palomba E.; Longobardo A.; De Sanctis M. C.; Zinzi A.; Ammannito E.; Marchi S.; Tosi F.; Zambon F.; Capria M. T.; Russell C. T.; C. Raymond; E. Cloutis.
Icarus 258, 120-134, 2015.

Large heterogeneities in comet 67P as revealed by active pits from sinkhole collapse.
Vincent J.-B.; (52 authors); Marchi S.; et al.
Nature 523, 63-66, 2015.

Dating the Moon-forming impact event with asteroidal meteorites.
Bottke W. F.; Vokrouhlicky D.; Marchi S.; Swindle T.; Scott E. R. D.; Weirich J. R.; Levison H.
Science 348, 321-323, 2015.

Craters on comets.
Vincent J.-B.; Oklay N.; Marchi S.; Hoefner S.; Sierks H.
Planetary and Space Science 107, 53-63, 2015.

The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Thomas N.; (41 authors); Marchi S.; et al.
Science 347, aaa0440 1-6, 2015.

On the nucleus structure and activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Sierks H; (45 authors); Marchi S.; et al.
Science 347, aaa1044 1-5, 2015.

Mineralogy of Marcia, the youngest large crater of Vesta: Character and distribution of pyroxenes and hydrated material.
De Sanctis M. C.; Frigeri A.; Ammannito E.; Tosi F.; Marchi S.; Zambon F.; Raymond C. A.; Russell C. T.
Icarus 248, 392-406, 2015.

2014

The chronostratigraphy of protoplanet Vesta.
Williams D. A.; Jaumann R.; McSween H. Y.; Marchi S.; Schmedemann N.; Raymond C. A.; Russell C. T.
Icarus 244, 158-165, 2014.

The geology of the Marcia quadrangle of asteroid Vesta: Assessing the effects of large, young craters.
Williams D. A.; (19 authors); Marchi S.; et al.
Icarus 244, 74-88, 2014.

Widespread mixing and burial of Earth's Hadean crust by asteroid impacts.
Marchi S.; Bottke W. F.; Elkins-Tanton L. T.; Bierhaus M.; Wuennemann K.; Morbidelli A.; Kring D. A.
Nature 511, 578-582, 2014.

Constraining the Cratering Chronology of Vesta.
O'Brien D. P.; Marchi S.; Morbidelli A.; Bottke W. F.; Schenk P. M.; Russell C. T.; Raymond C. A.
Planetary and Space Science 103, 131-142, 2014.

Small crater populations on Vesta.
Marchi S.; Bottke W. F.; O'Brien D. P.; Schenk P.; Mottola S.; De Sanctis M. C.; Kring D. A.; Williams D. A.; Raymond C. A.; Russell C. T.
Planetary and Space Science 103, 96-103, 2013.

Crater depth-to-diameter distribution and surface properties of (4) Vesta.
Vincent J.-B., Schenk P.; Nathues A.; Sierks H.; Hoffmann M.; Gaskell R. W.; Marchi S.; O'Brien D. P.; Sykes M.; Russell C. T.; et al.
Planetary and Space Science 103, 57-65, 2014.

Lobate and flow-like features on asteroid Vesta.
Williams D. A.; O'Brien D. P.; Schenk P. M.; Denevi B. W.; Carsenty U.; Marchi S.; Scully J. E. C.; Jaumann R.; De Sanctis M. C.; Palomba E.; et al.
Planetary and Space Science 103, 24-35, 2014.

Small fresh impact craters on asteroid 4 Vesta: A compositional and geological fingerprint.
Stephan K.; Jaumann R.; De Sanctis M. C.; Tosi F.; Ammannito E.; Krohn K.; Zambon F.; Marchi S.; Ruesch O.; Matz K.-D.; et al.
Journal of Geophysical Research 119, 771-797, 2014.

Thermal fatigue as the origin of regolith on small asteroids.
Delbo M.; Libourel G.; Wilkerson J.; Murdoch N.; Michel P.; Ramesh K. T.; Ganino C.; Verati C.; Marchi S.
Nature 508, 233-236, 2014.

2013

Olivine in an unexpected location on Vesta's surface.
Ammannito E.; de Sanctis M. C.; Palomba E.; Longobardo A.; Mittlefehldt D. W.; McSween H. Y.; Marchi S.; et al.
Nature 504, 122-125, 2013.

Vestan lithologies mapped by the visual and infrared spectrometer on Dawn.
Ammannito E.; De Sanctis M. C.; Capaccioni F.; Capria T. M.; Carraro, F.; Combe J.-P.; Fonte S.; Frigeri A.; Joy S. P.; Longobardo A.; Magni G.; Marchi S., et al.
Meteoritics and Planetary Science 48, 2185-2198, 2013.

Vesta's mineralogical composition as revealed by the visible and infrared spectrometer on Dawn.
De Sanctis M. C.; Ammannito E.; Capria M. T.; Capaccioni F.; Combe J.-P.; Frigeri A.; Longobardo A.; Magni G.; Marchi S., et al.
Meteoritics and Planetary Science 48, 2166-2184, 2013.

Dawn completes its mission at 4 Vesta.
Russell C. T., (10 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Meteoritics and Planetary Science 48, 2076-2089, 2013.

Vesta, vestoids, and the HED meteorites: Interconnections and differences based on Dawn Framing Camera observations.
Buratti B. J., (11 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Journal of Geophysical Research 118, 1991-2003, 2013.

Antipodal terrains created by the Rheasilvia basin forming impact on asteroid 4 Vesta.
Bowling T. J.; Johnson B. C.; Melosh H. J.; Ivanov B. A.; O'Brien D. P.; Gaskell R.; Marchi S.
Journal of Geophysical Research 118, 1821-1834, 2013.

Global resurfacing of Mercury 4.0–4.1 billion years ago by heavy bombardment and volcanism.
Marchi S.; Chapman C. R.; Fassett C. I.; Head J. W.; Bottke W. F. & Strom R. G.
Nature 499, 59-61, 2013.

Ages of large lunar impact craters and implications for bombardment during the Moon's middle age.
Kirchoff M. R.; Chapman C. R.; Marchi S.; Curtis K. M.; Enke, B.; Bottke, W. F.
Icarus 225, 325-341, 2013.

High Velocity Collisions from the Lunar Cataclysm Recorded in Asteroidal Meteorites.
Marchi S., W.F. Bottke, B.A. Cohen, K. Wuennemann, D.A. Kring, H.Y. McSween, M.C. De Sanctis, D.P. O'Brien, P. Schenk, C.A. Raymond, C.T. Russell.
Nature Geoscience 6, 303–307, 2013.

2012

Space weathering on Vesta.
Pieters C., Ammannito, E.; Blewett, D. T.; Denevi, B. W., de Sanctis, M. C., Gaffey, M. J., Le Corre, L., Li, J.-Y., Marchi S., et al.
Nature 491, 79, 2012.

Pitted terrain on Vesta and implications for the presence of volatiles.
Denevi B.W., Blewett, D. T., Buczkowski, D. L., Capaccioni, F., Capria, M. T., De Sanctis, M. C., Garry, W. B., Gaskell, R. W., Le Corre, L., Li, J.-Y., Marchi S., et al.
Science 338, 246, 2012.

The onset of the lunar cataclysm as recorded in its ancient crater populations.
Marchi S., Bottke W.F., Kring D.A, Morbidelli A.
E&PSL 325, 27, 2012.

The lunar “sawtooth” early bombardment.
Morbidelli M., Marchi S., Bottke W.F., Kring D.A.
E&PSL 355, 144, 2012.

Detection of widespread hydrated material on Vesta by VIR imaging spectrometer on board the Dawn mission.
De Sanctis M.C., Combe, J.-Ph., Ammannito, E., Palomba, E., Longobardo, A., McCord, T. B., Marchi S., et al.
ApJ 758, 36, 2012.

The violent collisional history of asteroids 4 Vesta.
Marchi S., McSween, H. Y., O'Brien, D. P., Schenk, P., De Sanctis, M. C., Gaskell, R., Jaumann, R., Mottola, S., Preusker, F., Raymond, C. A., Roatsch, T.; Russell, C.T.
Science 336, 690, 2012.

The geologically recent impact basins at Vesta's south pole.
Schenk P., O'Brien D., Marchi S., et al.
Science 336, 694, 2012.

Vesta's shape and morphology.
Jaumann R., (18 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Science 336,687, 2012.

Spectroscopic characterization of mineralogy and its diversity across Vesta.
De Sanctis M.C., (11 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Science 336, 697, 2012.

Collisional evolution and reddening of asteroid surfaces – I. The problem of conflicting time-scales and the role of size-dependent effects.
Marchi S., Paolicchi, P., Richardson, D. C.
MNRAS 421, 2, 2012.

The cratering history of asteroid (21) Lutetia.
Marchi S., Massironi, M., Vincent, J.-B., Morbidelli, A., Mottola, S., Marzari, F., Küppers, M., Besse, S., Thomas, N., Barbieri, C., Naletto G., Sierks H.
PSS 66, 87, 2012.

Physical properties of craters on asteroid (21) Lutetia.
Vincent J.-B., Besse, S., Marchi S., Sierks, H., Massironi, M.
PSS 66, 79, 2012.

Boulders on Lutetia.
Kueppers M., Moissl, R,; Vincent, J.-B.; Besse, S.; Hviid, S.F.; Carry, B.; Grieger, B.; Sierks, H.; Keller, H.U., Marchi S..
PSS 66, 71, 2012.

The geomorphology of (21) Lutetia: Results from the OSIRIS imaging system onboard ESA's Rosetta spacecraft
Thomas N., (11 authors), Marchi S., et al.
PSS 66, 96, 2012.

Geological map and stratigraphy of asteroid (21) Lutetia.
Massironi M., Marchi S., et al.
PSS 66, 125, 2012.

Possible evidence for partial differentiation of asteroid Lutetia from Rosetta.
B. Weiss, (5 authors), Marchi S., et al.
PSS 66, 137, 2012.

On the origin of the Almahatta Sitta meteorite and 2008 TC3 asteroid.
Gayon-Markt, J., Delbo, M., Morbidelli, A., Marchi S.
MNRAS 424, 508, 2012.

The activity of main belt comets.
M.T. Capria, Marchi S., de Sanctis, M.C., Coradini, A., Ammannito, E.
A&A 537, 71, 2012.

Photometric observations of comet 81P/Wild during the 2010 perihelion passage.
Bertini I., Barbieri, C., Ho, T.-M., Lazzarin, M., Cremonese, G., Küppers, M., Magrin, S., Marchi S.
A&A 541, 159, 2012.

Identification and Physical Properties of Craters on Asteroid (2867) Steins.
Besse S., Lamy, P., Jorda, L., Marchi S., Barbieri, C.
Icarus 221, 1119, 2012.

2011

Images of asteroids 21 Lutetia: A remnant planetesimal from the early solar system.
Sierks H., (38 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Science 334, 487, 2011.

Spectral and mineralogical characterization of inner main belt V-type asteroids.
De Sanctis M.C., Migliorini, A., Luzia Jasmin, F., Lazzaro, D., Filacchione, G., Marchi, S., Ammannito, E., Capria, M. T.
A&A 533, 77, 2011.

Collisional evolution of near-Earth asteroids and refreshing of the space weathering effects.
Dell'Oro A., Marchi S., Paolicchi, P.
MNRAS 416, 26L, 2011.

The effects of the target material properties and layering on the crater chronology: The case of Raditladi and Rachmaninoff basins on Mercury.
Marchi S., Massironi, M., Cremonese, G., Martellato, E., Giacomini, L., Prockter, L.
PSS 59, 1968, 2011.

2010

A collision in 2009 as the origin of the debris trail of asteroid P/2010A2.
Snodgrass C., (16 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Nature 467, 814, 2010.

On the puzzle of space weathering alteration of basaltic asteroids.
Marchi S., De Sanctis M.C., Lazzarin M., Magrin S.
ApJ 721L, 172, 2010.

Benefits of the proposed Magia mission for lunar geology.
Massironi M., Giacomini, L., Ferrari, S., Martellato, E., Cremonese, G., Marchi, S., Coradini, A.
EM&P 107, 267, 2010.

Evidence from young volcanism on Mercury from the third Messenger flyby.
Prockter L.M., (10 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Science 329, 668, 2010.

The cratering history of asteroid (2867) Steins.
Marchi S., Barbieri C., Kueppers M., Marzari F., Davidsson B., Keller H.U., Besse S., Lamy P., Mottola S., Massironi M., Cremonese G.
PSS 58, 1116, 2010.

Search for Steins' surface inhomogeneities from OSIRIS Rosetta images.
Leyrat C., (7 authors), Marchi S., et al.
PSS 58, 1097, 2010.

Rotational variation of the spectral slope of (21) Lutetia, the second asteroid target of ESA Rosetta mission.
Lazzarin M., Magrin S., Marchi S., et al.
MNRAS 408, 1433, 2010.

Inhomogeneities on the surface of 21 Lutetia, the asteroid target of the Rosetta mission. Ground-based results before the Rosetta fly-by.
Perna D., (6 authors), Marchi S., et al.
A&A 513L,4, 2010.

E-type asteroid (2867) Steins as imaged by OSIRIS on board Rosetta.
Keller H.U., (40 authors), Marchi S., et al.
Science 327, 190, 2010.

2009

Mercury’s geochronology revised by applying Model Production Function to Mariner 10 data: Geological implications.
Massironi M., Cremonese G., Marchi S., Martellato M., Mottola M., Wagner R. J.
Geophys. Res. Lett. 36, L21204, 2009.

Iqueye, a single photon counting photometer applied to the ESO New Technology Telescope.
Naletto G., (16 authors), Marchi S., et al.
A&A 508, 531, 2009.

Heating of Near-Earth Objects and Meteoroids due to close approaches to the Sun.
Marchi S., Delbo' M., Morbidelli A., Paolicchi P., Lazzarin M.
MNRAS, 1333, 2009.

Statistical Analysis of Micrometeoroids Flux on Mercury.
Borin P., Cremonese G., Marzari F., Bruno M., Marchi S.
A&A 503, 259, 2009.

On the various origin of close-in extrasolar planets.
Marchi S., Ortolani S., Nagasawa M., Ida S.
MNRAS 394L, 93, 2009.

A New Chronology for the Moon and Mercury.
Marchi S., Mottola S., Cremonese G., Massironi M., Martellato E.
AJ 137, 4936, 2009.

Collisional timing of asteroids space weathering: A first approach.
Paolicchi P., Marchi S., Lazzarin M., Magrin S.
PSS 57, 216, 2009.

New visible spectra and mineralogical assessment of (21) Lutetia, a target of Rosetta mission.
Lazzarin M., Marchi S., Moroz L., Magrin S.
A&A 498, 307, 2009

AquEYE a single photon counting photometer for astronomy.
Barbieri C., (12 authors), Marchi S., et al.
JMO 56, 261, 2009.

2008

Unveiling exoplanet families.
Marchi S., Ortolani S.
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 249, 123, 2008.

2007

Neutral sodium atoms release from the surfaces of the Moon and Mercury induced by meteoroid impacts.
Bruno, M., Cremonese, G., Marchi S.
PSS 55, 1494, 2007.

Extrasolar planets taxonomy: a new statistical approach.
Marchi S.
ApJ 666, 475, 2007.

Towards a general model of space weathering of S–complex asteroids and ordinary chondrites.
Paolicchi P., Marchi S., Nesvorny D., Magrin S., Lazzarin M.
A&A 464, 1139, 2007.

Space weathering of asteroids: similarities and discrepancies between Main Belt asteroids and NEOs.
Marchi S., Paolicchi, P., Lazzarin, M., & Magrin, S.
Proceedings of IAU Symposium 236, Edited by G.B. Valsecchi and D. Vokrouhlicky. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Space weathering and tidal effects among near-Earth objects.
Marchi S., Paolicchi, P., Nesvorny, D., Magrin, S., & Lazzarin, M.
Proceedings of IAU Symposium 236, Edited by G.B. Valsecchi and D. Vokrouhlicky. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

2006

Modeling asteroid surfaces from observations and irradiation experiments: The case of 832 Karin.
Brunetto, R., Vernazza, P., Marchi, S., Birlan, M., Fulchignoni, M., Orofino, V., & Strazzulla, G.
Icarus 184, 327, 2006.

Space Weathering in the Main Asteroid Belt: The Big Picture.
Lazzarin M., Marchi S., Moroz L. V., Brunetto R., Magrin S., Paolicchi P., Strazzulla, G.
ApJ 647, L179, 2006.

A spectral slope vs. perihelion distance correlation for planet–crossing asteroids.
Marchi S., S. Magrin, D. Nesvorny, P. Paolicchi, M. Lazzarin.
MNRAS 368, L39, 2006.

Neutral sodium release from the surface of the Moon induced by meteoroid impacts.
Bruno M., Cremonese, G., Marchi S.
MNRAS 367, 1067, 2006.

A general spectral slope-exposure relation for S-type Main Belt and near-Earth asteroids.
Marchi S., Paolicchi P., Lazzarin M., Magrin S.
AJ 131, 1138, 2006.

2005

Space weathering of near-Earth and main belt silicate-rich asteroids: observations and ion irradiation experiments.
Marchi S., Brunetto R., Magrin S., Lazzarin S., Gandolfi D.
A&A 443, 769, 2005.

Spectroscopic Investigation of Near-Earth Objects (SINEO) at Telescopio Nazionale Galileo.
Lazzarin M., Marchi S., Magrin S., Licandro J.
MNRAS 359, 1575, 2005.

Sodium emission from the surface of Mercury induced by meteoroid impacts.
G. Cremonese, M. Bruno, V. Mangano, S. Marchi, A. Milillo.
Icarus 177, 122, 2005.

Flux of meteoroid impacts on Mercury.
Marchi S., Morbidelli A., Cremonese G.
A&A 431, 1123, 2005.

New V-type asteroids in near–Earth space.
Marchi S., Lazzarin M., Paolicchi P., and Magrin S.
Icarus 175, 170, 2005.

2004

Visible spectral properties of asteroid 21 Lutetia, target of Rosetta Mission.
Lazzarin, M.; Marchi S.; Magrin, S.; Barbieri, C.
A&A 425, L25, 2004.

Trails of solar system minor bodies on WFC/ACS images.
Marchi, S.; Momany, Y.; Bedin, L.
New Astronomy 9, 679, 2004.

Search for Trojan of outer planets.
Barbieri C., Marchi S., et al.
PSS 53, 643, 2004.

An R-type asteroid within near-Earth objects?
Marchi S., Lazzarin M., and Magrin S.
A&A 420, L5, 2004.

Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Near-Earth Objects at ESO: First results.
Lazzarin M., Marchi S., Barucci M.A., Di Martino M., Barbieri C.
Icarus 169, 373, 2004.

A 0.4-2.5 μm spectroscopic investigation of Triton’s two faces.
Marchi S., Barbieri C., Lazzarin M. Corsini E. M. and Owen T.
Icarus 168, 367, 2004.

Mass transfer in the satellite system of Neptune: implications for Triton’s crater asymmetry.
Marchi S., Barbieri C., Lazzarin M.
PSS 52, 671, 2004.

2003

Visible spectroscopy of the two largest known trans–Neptunian objects: Ixion and Quaoar.
Marchi S., Lazzarin M., Magrin S., Barbieri C.
A&A 408, L17, 2003.

Hyperion–Iapetus: Collisional relationships.
Marchi S., Barbieri C., Dell’Oro A., and Paolicchi P.
A&A 381, 1059, 2002.

2001

Collisional process and transfer of mass among planetary satellites.
Marchi S., Dell’Oro A., Paolicchi P., and Barbieri C.
A&A 374, 1135, 2001.


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