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Member Since 2012
Faith Vilas
Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
Professional Experience
Planetary Science Institute
Senior Scientist
2011 - Present
Planetary Science Institute
Planetary Science Institute
Senior Scientist
National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs
Program Director
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Education
Doctorate
1984
Honors & Awards
Fred Whipple Award and Lecture
Received 2019
Dr. Faith Vilas is the 2019 recipient of the Whipple Award, the highest honor given by the Planetary Sciences section of AGU. During her more than 40 year career, Dr. Vilas has pioneered remote sensing of the solar system, pushing its capabilities th...
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Publications
C-Complex Asteroids: UV-Visible Spectral Characteristics and Implications for Space Weathering Effec...
Space weathering effects on the rocky S‐class asteroids are well understood. However, on the low‐albedo C‐complex asteroids, such...
December 18, 2019
Ceres: Sulfur deposits and graphitized carbon
September 14, 2016
Mineralogical indicators of Mercury's hollows composition in...
February 25, 2016
Characterization of the morphometry of impact craters hostin...
December 12, 2012
AGU Abstracts
UV-Vis-IR Reflectance Spectral Characteristics of the Samples Returned from the Hydrous Asteroid (162173) Ryugu
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES III
planetary sciences | 25 january 2024
Kana Amano, Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamuna, Eiichi ...
The JAXA spacecraft Hayabusa2 performed multi-band camera imaging (seven bands over ~380-950 nm in wavelength) and Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy of...
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UV-Visible Spectral Characteristics of Primitive Asteroids: Links to Hydration History?
ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVING OF SOLAR SYSTEM TARGETS POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Amanda R. Hendrix, Faith Vilas
UV-visible wavelength spectroscopy indicates tantalizing differences among the sub-classes of the primitive types of asteroids: the C-complex subclass...
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The EUV Reflectance Spectrum of Mercury’s Surface From Mariner 10
ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVING OF SOLAR SYSTEM TARGETS POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Faith Vilas, Deborah Domingue, Amanda R. Hendrix, ...
MESSENGER spectrophotometry and theoretical modeling suggest that carbon in the form of graphite is one source for the darkening component in the Low ...
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Volunteer History
2013 - 2013
Associate Editor
JGR Planets Section
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