Larry S. Crumpler, Ph. D.

Research Curator, Volcanology and Space Science

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Larry's current research is divided between two topics: 1) young volcanic terrains in both New Mexico and Arizona, specializing in the physical processes of volcanism, particularly the relatively unstudied volcanology of late Cenozoic basaltic volcanism in New Mexico; and 2) geology of the terrestrial planets with emphasis on planetary volcanism. His field work has focused on geologic mapping of in youthful volcanic terrains and the physical volcanology of lava flows. He has spear-headed several public education efforts in regional volcanism and local geology.

Larry has also participated in many NASA planetary missions over the years, including Viking, Pathfinder, and Mars Exploration Rover missions and Magellan synthetic aperture radar mapping missions to Venus. Currently he is a mission Science Team member on the Mars Exploration Rover ("MER") mission where he continues to play a leadership role in daily planning of Spirit's "natural history" exploration of the surface of Mars. Recently he was also selected as a Science Team Member on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter high-resolution camera ("HiRISE"). HiRISE is imaging the surface of Mars with resolutions of centimeters. He is also a collaborator on the Mars Odyssey orbiter Gamma Ray Spectrometer ("GRS") instrument.

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The Volcanoes of New Mexico

"New Mexico is a virtual outdoor museum of volcanic phenomena. My goal is to help everyone appreciate this and the fact that volcanoes are the single most important  natural history characteristic that really sets New Mexico apart from most of the other Southwestern states. Every major type of volcanic landform occurs in New Mexico, including some of the largest and youngest lava flows and calderas, maars, shield volcanoes and many other volcanic landforms. And an exotic rift valley and classic 'layer-cake' geology have been added for visual beauty as well. It is like another planet."

 

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Selected Recent Publications

2010

McEwen, Alfred S., Maria E. Banks, Nicole Baugh, Kris Becker, Aaron Boyd, James W. Bergstrom, Ross A. Beyer, Edward Bortolini, Nathan T. Bridges, Shane Byrne, Bradford Castalia, Frank C.Chuang, Larry S. Crumpler, Ingrid Daubara, Alix K. Davatzes, Donald G. Deardorff, Alaina DeJong, W. Alan Delamerei, Eldar NoeDobre, Colin M. Dundas, Eric M. Eliason, Yisrael Espinoza, Audrie Fennema, Kathryn E. Fishbaugh, Terry Forrester, Paul E. Geissler, John A. Grant,  Jennifer. Griffes, John P. Grotzinger, Virginia C. Gulick, Candice J. Hansen, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff,      RodneyHeyd, WindyL. Jaeger, Dean Jones, Bob Kanefsky, Laszlo Keszthelyi, RobertKing, Randolph L. Kirk, Kelly J. Kolb, Jeffrey Lasco, Alexandra Lefort, Richard Leis, Kevin W. Lewis, Sara Martinez-Alonsom, Sarah Mattson, Guy McArthur, Michael T. Mellon, Joanna M. Metz, Moses P. Milazzob, Ralph E. Millikene, Tahirih Motazedian, Chris H. Okubo, Albert Ortiz, Andrea J. Philippoff, Joseph Plassmann, Anjani Polit, Patrick S. Russell, Christian Schallera Mindi L. Searls, Timothy Spriggs, Steven W. Squyres, StevenTarr, Nicolas Thomas, Bradley J. Thomsone, Livio L. Tornabene, Charlie VanHouten, CirceVerba, Catherine M. Weitz, JamesJ . Wray, The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO’s Primary Science Phase (PSP). Icarus 205, 2–37, (2010).

2009

Tanaka, Kenneth L., James A. Skinner, Jr., L. S. Crumpler, James M. Dohm. Assessment of planetary geologic mapping techniques for Mars using  terrestrial analogues: The SP Mountain area of the San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona. Planetary and Space Science, 57, 510-532, 2009.

2008

Farrand, W.H, J. F. Bell III, J. R. Johnson, R. E. Arvidson, L. S. Crumpler, J. A. Hurowitz, and C. Schroder, Rock spectral classes observed by the Spirit Rover's Pancam on the Gusev Crater Plains and in the Columbia Hills. December, 2008. JGR-Planets, Vol. 113, E12S38, doi:10.1029/2008JE003237

Yingst, R.A., L. Crumpler, R. Li, W. Farrand, Morphology and texture of particles along the Spirit rover traverse from sol 450 to sol 745, J. Geophys. Res. 113, 2008.

Wang, Alian, J. F. Bell III, Ron Li,  J. R. Johnson, W. H. Farrand, E. A. Cloutis, R. E. Arvidson, L.Crumpler, S. W. Squyres, S. M. McLennan, K. E. Herkenhoff, S. W. Ruff, A. T. Light-Toned Salty Soils and Coexisting Si-rich Species  Discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in Columbia Hills. J. Geophys. Res. 113,2008.

McCoy, T. J.,  M. Sims,, M. E. Schmidt, L. Edwards, L. L. Tornabene, L. S. Crumpler, B. A. Cohen, L. A. Soderblom, D. L. Blaney, S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson,  J. W. Rice Jr., E. Treguier, C. d’Uston, J. A. Grant, H. Y. McSween Jr.,, M. P. Golombek, A. F. C. Haldemann, and P. A. de Souza Jr.. Structure, stratigraphy, and origin of Husband Hill, Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E06S03, doi:10.1029/2007JE003041, 2008.

S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, S. Ruff, R. Gellert, R.V. Morris, D. W. Ming, L. Crumpler, J.D. Farmer, D.J. Des Marais, A.Yen, S.M. McLennan, W. Calvin, J.F. Bell, III, B.C. Clark, A. Wang, T.J. McCoy, M.E. Schmidt, P.A. de Souza, Jr., Detection of Silica-Rich Deposits on Mars. Science, 320, 1063-1067, 2008.  

2007

Newsom, Horton E., L. S. Crumpler, Robert C. Reedy, Michael T. Petersen, Gary C. Newsom, L.G. Evans, G. J. taylor, J.M.Keller, D. M. Janes, W.V.Boynton, K.E.Kerry, and S.Karunatillake, Geochemistry of martian soil and bedrock in mantled and less mantled terrains with gamma ray data from Mars Odyssey. Jour. Geophys. Res., 112, Eo3S121, doi:10.10299/2006JE002680, 2007.

Squyres, S. W.,, O. Aharonson, B. C. Clark, B.A. Cohen, L. Crumpler, P.A. de Souza, W. H. Farrand, R. Gellert, J. Grant, J. P. Grotzinger, A. F. C. Haldemann, J.R. Johnson, G. Klingelhofer, K.W.Lewis, R. Li., T. McCoy, A.S.McEwen, H.Y. McSween, D.W. Ming, J.M. Moore, R.V.Morris, T.J.Parker, J.W.Rice Jr,., S.Ruff, M.Schmidt, C.Schroder, L.A.Soderblom, A. Yen, Pyroclastic activity at Home Plate in Gusev Crater. Science, 316, 738-742, 2007.

Crumpler, L. S.,  J.C. Aubele, and J.R. Zimbelman, Chapter 10; Volcanic features of New Mexico analogous to volcanic features on Mars. Mars Analogs, Cambridge University Press, M. Chapman editor, 2007.

2006

Golombek, M. P. , J. A. Grant, L. S. Crumpler, R. Greeley, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell III, C. M. Weitz, R. Sullivan,P. R. Christensen, L. A. Soderblom, and S. W. Squyres, (2006) Erosion rates at the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites and long-term climate change on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E12S10, doi:10.1029/2006JE002754.
Squyres, Steven W., Raymond E. Arvidson, Diana L. Blaney, Benton C. Clark, Larry Crumpler, William H. Farrand, Stephen Gorevan, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, Joel Hurowitz, Alastair Kusack, Harry Y. McSween, Douglas W. Ming, Richard V. Morris, Steven W. Ruff, Alian Wang, and Albert Yen, The Rocks of the Columbia Hills. J. Geophys Res., Special MER Issue, 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002562, 2006.

Grant, J. A., R.Arvidson, L.S. Crumpler, M.P. Golombek, B. Hahn, A.F.C. Haldemann, R. Li, L.A. Soderblom, S. W. Squyres, S. P. Wright, and W. A. Watters, Crater Gradation in Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars. J. Geophys Res., Special MER Issue, 111, E02S08, doi:10.1029/2005JE002465, 2006.
Golombek, M. P. , L. S. Crumpler, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, N. A. Cabrol, T. J. Parker, J. W. Rice Jr., J. G. Ward, R. E. Arvidson, J. E. Moersch, R. L. Fergason, P. R. Christensen, A. Castaño, R. Castaño, A. F. C. Haldemann, R. Li, J. F. Bell III and S. W. Squyres, Geology of the Gusev cratered plains from the Spirit rover transverse, J. Geophys. Res, 111, E02S07, doi:10.1029/2005JE002503, 2006.

2005

Arvidson, R.E. , S.W. Squyres, R.C. Anderson, J.F. Bell III, J. Brückner, N.A. Cabrol, W.M. Calvin, M.H. Carr, P.R. Christensen, B.C. Clark, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais,  C. d’Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W.H. Farrand, W. Folkner, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J.A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, E. Guinness, B.C. Hahn, L. Haskin, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Hurowitz, S. Hviid,  J.R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, A.H. Knoll, G. Landis, C. Leff, M. Lemmon, R. Li, M.B. Madsen, M.C. Malin, S.M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. Moersch, R.V. Morris, T. Parker, J. W. Rice Jr., L. Richter, R. Rieder, D.S. Rodionov, C. Schröder , M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith,  L.A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, S.D. Thompson, N.J. Tosca, A. Wang, H. Wänke, J. Ward, T. Wdowiak, M.Wolff, A. Yen., Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing Site to the Methuselah Outcrop in the Columbia Hills. J. Geophys. Res., Special MER Issue, 111, E02S01,doi:10.1029/2005JE002499, 2005.

Li, Rongxing , Brent A. Archinal, Raymond E. Arvidson, Jim Bell, Philip Christensen, Larry Crumpler, David J. Des Marais, Kaichang Di, Tom Duxbury, Matt Golombek, John Grant, Ronald Greeley, Joe Guinn, Andrew Johnson, Randolph L. Kirk, Mark Maimone, Larry H. Matthies, Mike Malin, Tim Parker, Mike Sims, Shane Thompson, Steven W. Squyres, Larry A. Soderblom, Rover Localization and Topographic Mapping at the Landing site of Gusev Crater, Mars. J. Geophys Res., Special MER Issue, 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002483, 2005.

Li , Rongxing, Steven W. Squyres, Raymond E. Arvidson, Jim Bell, Yang  Cheng, Larry Crumpler, David J. Des Marais, Kaichang Di, Todd A. Ely,  Matt Golombek , Eric Graat, John Grant, Joe Guinn, Andrew Johnson, Ron  Greeley, Randolph L. Kirk, Mark Maimone, Larry H. Matthies, Mike Malin,  Tim Parker, Mike Sims, Larry A. Soderblom, Shane Thompson, Jue Wang,  Patrick Whelley, and Fengliang Xu, Initial Results of Rover Localization and Topographic Mapping for  the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover Mission. Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 71, 1129-1142, 2005.

McSween,H. Y., M. B Wyatt, R. Gellert, J. F. Bell III, R. V. Morris, K. E. Herkenhoff, L. S. Crumpler, K. A. Milam, K. R. Stockstill, L. Tornabene, R. E. Arvidson, P. Bartlett, D. Blaney, N. A. Cabrol, P. R.  Christensen, B. C. Clark, J. A. Crisp, D. J. Des Marais, T. Economou, J. D. Farmer, W. Farrand, A. Ghosh, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, R. Greeley, V. E. Hamilton, J. R. Johnson, B. L. Joliff, G. Klingelhoefer, A. T. Knudson, S. McLennan, D. Ming, J. E. Moersch, R. Rieder, S. W. Ruff, C. Schroeder, P. A. de Souza Jr., S. W. Squyres, H. Wänke, A. Wang, A. Yen, J. Zipfel, Characterization and petrologic interpretation of olivine-rich basalts at Gusev Crater, Mars. J. Geophys Res., Special MER Issue, 111, E02S10, doi:10.1029/2005JE002477, 2005.

Wang, Alian , Randy L. Korotev, Bradley L. Jolliff, Larry A. Haskin, Larry Crumpler, William H. Farrand, Ken E. Herkenhoff, Paulo de Souza Jr., Alastair G. Kusack, Joel A. Hurowitz, Nicholas J.Tosca,  Evidence of Phyllosilicates in Wooly Patch, an Altered Rock Encountered at West Spur, Columbia Hills, by the Spirit Rover in Gusev Crater, Mars. J. Geophys. Res., Special MER Issue, 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002516, 2005.

Wang, Alian, L. A. Haskin, S. W. Squyres, B. L. Jolliff, L. Crumpler, R. Gellert, C. Schröder, K. Herkenhoff, J. Hurowitz, N. J. Tosca, W. H. Farrand, Robert Anderson, A.  T. Knudson, Sulfate Deposition in Subsurface Regolith  in Gusev Crater, Mars. J. Geophys. Res., Special MER Issue, 111, doi:10.1029/2005JE002513, 2005.

Crumpler, L. S., S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell, III, D. Blaney, N. A. Cabrol, P. R. Christensen, D. J. DesMarais, J. D. Farmer, R. Fergason, M. P. Golombek, F. D. Grant, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, B. Hahn, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A. Hurowitz,  G. A. Landis, R. Li, J. Maki, H. Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. E. Moersch, M. C. Payne, J. W. Rice, L. Richter, S. W. Ruff, M. Sims, S. D. Thompson,  N. Tosca, A. Wang, P. Whelley, S. P. Wright, and M. B. Wyatt, MER Geologic Traverse Science by the Spirit Rover in the Plains of Gusev Crater, Mars. Geology,  33, 808-812,  2005.
Haskin, L. A., Wang, A., McSween, H.Y., McLennan, S.M., Cabrol, N.A., Crumpler, L.S., Jolliff, B.L., Yen, A., Clark, B.C., Des Mara's, D.J., Squyres, S.W., Arvidson, R.E., Ming, D., Morris, R.D., Tosca, N.J., Hurowitz, J.A., Gellert, R., Klingelhöfer, G., Bell, III, J.F., Herkenhoff, K., Christensen, P.R., Ruff, S., Blaney, D., Farmer, J.D., Grant, J., Greeley, R., Grin, E.A., Landis, G., Rice, J., Richter, L., Schröder, C., Soderblom, L.A., de Souza, P., 2004, Water Alteration of Rocks and Soils from the Spirit Rover Site, Gusev Crater, Mars. Nature, 436, 66-69, 2005.
Golombek, M.P., R.E.Arvidson, J.F.Bell III, P.R. Christensen,, J.A.Crisp, L.S.Crumpler, B.L. Ehlmann, R. L. Fergason, J.A.Grant, R.Greeley, A.F.C.Haldemann, D.M.Kass, T.J.Parker, J.T.Schofield, S.W. Squyres, and R.W. Zurek, Assessment of Mars Exploration Rover landing site predictions. Nature, 436, 44-48, 2005.
Gilmore M.S., G.C. Collins, L.S. Crumpler, J.A. Cutts, A.V. deCharon, J.W. Head, III , K.T. Nock, M. Parry, R.A. Yingst, Investigation of  the application of aerobot technology at Venus. Acta. Astonautica, 56, 477-494, 2005.