Martin, Emily S.
Research Physical Scientist
0000-0002-7676-5195
Martin, Emily S.
Research Physical Scientist
I focus on planetary tectonics of the icy satellites of the outer solar system and our Moon. I use planetary geological mapping techniques to make detailed observations of planetary surfaces to understand more about the geological evolution of planetary bodies. In the case of icy satellites I am interested in what makes an ocean world and understanding the habitable potential of that place.
Geographic Focus
Background And Education
Awards And Honors
- Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, conferred by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards, 2018
Research And Grants
Co-principal Investigator On
Investigator On
- A Pilot Study to Assess the Variance in Enceladus's Eruptive Activity Across the South Polar Tiger Stripes awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Shared Services Center 2019 -
- Creating a Global Geologic Map of Saturn's Moon Dione awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Shared Services Center 2019 -
- Geologic Map of Miranda awarded by Planetary Science Institute 2019 -
- Developing geo map of Triton awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Martin, Emily S., Patthoff, D. A., Ferguson, S. N., Whitten, Jennifer L., Kay, J. P., and Gao, A. 2025. "The Distribution of Linear Virgae Across the Saturnian Moons." Geophysical Research Letters, 52, (6). https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111151. 2025
- Stern, Jennifer C., Graham, Heather, Burcar, Bradley, Martin, Emily S., Noell, Aaron Craig, Hand, Kevin Peter, Bowman, Jeff, Doran, Peter Terence, Edgcomb, Virginia P., Holden, James F., Howells, Alta E., Malaska, Michael James, Nunn, Brook Leanne, Radebaugh, Jani, Rodriguez, Laura, Borges, Schuyler Rae, Bower, Dina, Courville, Samuel W., Diaz, Melisa, Hockman, Benjamin, Huber, Julie A., Lawrence, Justin D., Vick-Majors, Trista, Nixon, Conor A., Spear, John R. et al. 2024. "A Comprehensive Framework for Assessing Terrestrial Analogue Field Sites for Ocean Worlds." Preprint, https://doi.org/10.22541/au.173083435.54133409/v1. 2024
- Rhoden, Alyssa Rose, Ferguson, Sierra N., Bottke, William, Castillo-Rogez, Julie, Martin, Emily, Bland, Michael, Kirchoff, Michelle, Zannoni, Marco, Rambaux, Nicolas, and Salmon, Julien. 2024. "Geologic Constraints on the Formation and Evolution of Saturn’s Mid-Sized Moons." Space Science Reviews, 220, (5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-024-01084-z. 2024
- Martin, Emily S., Whitten, Jennifer L., Kattenhorn, Simon A., Collins, Geoffrey C., Southworth, Ben S., Wiser, Lindsey S., and Prindle, Shannen. 2023. "Measurements of regolith thicknesses on Enceladus: Uncovering the record of plume activity." Icarus, 392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115369. 2023
- Martin, Emily S. and Watters, Thomas R. 2022. "Displacement-length scaling relations of nearside graben: Evidence of restricted normal faults on the Moon." Icarus, 388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115215. 2022
- Whitten, Jennifer L. and Martin, Emily S. 2019. "Icelandic Pit Chains as Planetary Analogs: Using Morphologic Measurements of Pit Chains to Determine Regolith Thickness." Journal of Geophysical Research. E. Planets, 124, (11) 2983–2999. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006099. 2019
- Martin, Emily S. and Patthoff, D. A. 2018. "Mysterious linear features across Saturn's moon Dione." Geophysical Research Letters, 45, (20) 10978–10986. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079819. 2018
- Martin, Emily S., Kattenhorn, Simon A., Collins, Geoffrey C., Michaud, Robert L., Pappalardo, Robert T., and Wyrick, Danielle Y. 2017. "Pit chains on Enceladus signal the recent tectonic dissection of the ancient cratered terrains." Icarus, 294 209–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.03.014. 2017
- Martin, Emily S. 2016. "The distribution and characterization of strike-slip faults on Enceladus: Strike-slip faults on Enceladus." Geophysical Research Letters, 43, (6) 2456–2464. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL067805. 2016
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Blog Posting
- Martin, Emily. 2015. "Inside Look: Celebrating New Horizons With the Mission Team." AIRSPACE BLOG: Behind the Scenes at the National Air and Space Museum 2015
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Conference Paper
- Nahm, A. L., Johnson, M. B., Hauber, E., Watters, Thomas R., and Martin, E. S. 2018. "New global map and classification of large-scale extensional structures on the Moon." from 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018. 2018
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Dataset
- Martin, Emily S. and Watters, Thomas R. 2022. [Dataset] Displacement-Length Scaling Relations of Nearside Graben: Evidence of Restricted Normal Faults on the Moon. Distributed by National Air and Space Museum. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.16832725.V1. 2022
- Martin, Emily S. and Watters, Thomas R. 2020. [Dataset] Dataset: Topography of nearside mare graben: Implications for dike-induced or passive extension formation. Distributed by The Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.25573/DATA.11878032.V1. 2020
Contact
Location
- National Air & Space Museum Academic Department
