THOR's science team

THOR's science team covers a wide range of scientific disciplines and it embodies years of collective experience studying Mars by means of spacecraft. The mission is a partnership between Arizona State University, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Lockheed Martin Space Systems.

PI - Philip Christensen - Arizona State University
Investigation Leadership, Spectrometer Development, and Subsurface Ice

Raymond Arvidson - Washington University
Impact Site Selection

Martin Chamberland - Telops
Spectroscopy

Benton Clark - Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Geochemistry

Jack Farmer - Arizona State University
Astrobiology

Victoria Hamilton - University of Hawaii
Surface Composition

Susan Kieffer - University of Illinois
Impact and Plume Processes

Jonathan Lunine - University of Arizona
Atmospheric Chemistry

Michael Malin - Malin Space Science Systems
Surface Processes

Michael Mellon - University of Colorado
Subsurface Ice Modeling

Lynn Rothschild - NASA Ames Research Center
Astrobiology

Michael Smith - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Atmospheric Spectroscopy

Michael Wolf - Space Science Insitute
Atmospheric Spectroscopy

Richard Zurek - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Project Scientist
Atmospheric Dynamics

THOR's mission team

Robert Braun - Georgia Institute of Technology
Impactor Development

Robert Burnham - Arizona State University
Media Contact

Greg Mehall - Arizona State University
Payload Engineer