Refereed Publications
Li, Qingsong, and Walter S. Kiefer, Mantle Convection and Magma Production on Present-day Mars: Effects of Temperature-dependent Rheology, Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L16203, doi:10.1029/2007GL030544, 2007 (5 pages). Abstract and text of paper.
O'Neill, C., A. Lenardic, A.M. Jellinek, and W.S. Kiefer, Melt Propagation and Volcanism in Mantle Convection Simulations, with Applications for Martian Volcanic and Atmospheric Evolution, J. Geophys. Res. 112, E07003, doi:10.1029/2006JE002799, 2007 (17 pages). Abstract and text of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Laura C. Swafford, Topographic Analysis of Devana Chasma, Venus: Implications for Rift System Segmentation and Propagation, J. Structural Geology, 28, 2144-2155, 2006. Abstract and text of paper.
Musselwhite, Donald S., Heather A. Dalton, Walter S. Kiefer, and Allan H. Treiman, Experimental Petrology of the Basaltic Shergottite Yamato 980459: Implications for the Thermal Structure of the Martian Mantle, Meteoritics Planetary Sci., 41, 1271-1290, 2006. Abstract and text of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., Buried Mass Anomalies Along the Hemispheric Dichotomy in Eastern Mars: Implications for the Origin and Evolution of the Dichotomy, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L22201, doi:10.1029/2005GL024260, 2005 (4 pages). Abstract and text of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., Gravity Evidence for an Extinct Magma Chamber Beneath Syrtis Major, Mars: A Look at the Magmatic Plumbing, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 222, 349-361, 2004. Abstract and text of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., Melting in the Martian Mantle: Shergottite Formation and Implications for Present-day Mantle Convection on Mars, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 38, 1815-1832, 2003. Abstract and text of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Kelly Peterson, Mantle and Crustal Structure in Phoebe Regio and Devana Chasma, Venus, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30 (1), 1005, doi:10.1029/2002GL015762, 2003 (4 pages). Abstract and text of paper, enlarged figures.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Louise H. Kellogg, Geoid Anomalies and Dynamic Topography from Time-dependent, Spherical Axisymmetric Mantle Convection, Phys. Earth Planet. Interiors, 106, 237-256, 1998. Abstract and text of paper, color figures.
Smrekar, Suzanne E., Walter S. Kiefer, and Ellen R. Stofan, Large Volcanic Rises on Venus, Venus II: Geology, Geophysics, Atmosphere, and Solar Wind Environment, edited by S.W. Bougher, D.M. Hunten, and R.J. Phillips, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 845-878, 1997. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., Bruce G. Bills, and R. Steven Nerem, An Inversion of Gravity and Topography for Mantle and Crustal Structure on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9239-9252, 1996. Abstract and text of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., Venus After Magellan: Where Do We Go From Here?, Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, 74, 2-4, Winter 1995. Text of article.
Kiefer, Walter S., Mantle Viscosity Stratification and Flow Geometry: Implications for Surface Motions on Earth and Venus, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 265-268, 1993. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Bradford H. Hager, Geoid Anomalies and Dynamic Topography from Convection in Cylindrical Geometry: Applications to Mantle Plumes on Earth and Venus, Geophysical Journal International, 108, 198-214, 1992. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Bradford H. Hager, Mantle Downwelling and Crustal Convergence: A Model for Ishtar Terra, Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 20,967-20,980, 1991. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Bradford H. Hager, A Mantle Plume Model for the Equatorial Highlands of Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 20,947-20,966, 1991. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., A Reexamination of the Spreading Center Hypothesis for Ovda and Thetis Regiones, Venus, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 1373-1376, 1990. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Bruce C. Murray, The Formation of Mercury's Smooth Plains, Icarus, 72, 477-491, 1987. Abstract and text of paper.
Bills, Bruce G., Walter S. Kiefer, and Robert L. Jones, Venus Gravity: A Harmonic Analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 10,335-10,351, 1987. Abstract of paper.
Kiefer, Walter S., Mark A. Richards, Bradford H. Hager, and Bruce G. Bills, A Dynamic Model of Venus's Gravity Field, Geophys. Res. Lett., 13, 14-17, 1986. Abstract and text of paper.
Shepherd, Robert A., Walter S. Kiefer, and W.R.M. Graham, Characterization of the Circle Cliffs Tar Sands: 1. Application of the FTIR Technique to Mineral Matter, Fuel, 65, 1261-1264, 1986. Abstract and text of paper.
Walker, David, and Walter S. Kiefer, Xenolith Digestion in Large Magma Bodies, Proc. Lunar and Planetary Sci. Conf. 15, J. Geophys. Res. (supplement), 90, C585-C590, 1985. Abstract of paper.
Recent Conference Abstracts
Kiefer, Walter S., Exploring Early Tharsis: Gravity Observations of Radiating Dike Swarms in the Thaumasia Region of Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 39, abstract 1671, 2008.
Kiefer, Walter S., Shaopeng Huang, Clive Neal, and Mark Wieczorek, The Thermal Structure and Evolution of the Moon: Apollo Heat Flow Results, Unresolved Questions, and Future Measurement Objectives, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 39, abstract 1683, 2008.
Li, Qingsong, and Walter S. Kiefer, Mantle Convection and Magma Production on Mars: The Effect of a Dense Layer at the Base of the Mantle, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 39, abstract 2023, 2008.
Kaplan, Michael S., Walter S. Kiefer, and Herbert V. Frey, Gravity Models of Large Impact Structures on Ancient Mars: Implications for Impact Processes and Crater Modification, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 39, abstract 1688, 2008.
Kiefer, Walter S., Gravity Constraints on the Structure of the Marius Hills Volcanic Complex on the Moon, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, abstract P44A-03, 2007.
Li, Qingsong, and Walter S. Kiefer, The Effects of Water on Mantle Convection and Magma Production on Mars, Workshop on Water in Planetary Basalts, abstract 2011, 2007.
Education Publications
Nelson, Becky, Katy Buckaloo, Stephanie Shipp, Walter S. Kiefer, and Tomasz Stepinski, Exploring Mars: Inside and Out, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2007.
Kiefer, Walter S., Robert R. Herrick, Allan H. Treiman, and Pamela B. Thompson, Exploring the Solar System: A Science Enrichment Course for Gifted Elementary School Students, pp. 130-132 in Proceedings of the NASA Office of Space Science Education and Public Outreach Conference, eds. Carolyn Narasimhan, Bernhard Beck-Winchatz, Isabel Hawkins, and Cassandra Runyon, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Volume CS-319, 2004.
Kiefer, Walter S., and Kin Leung, Image Processing Experiments for the Classroom, pp. 318-320 in Proceedings of the NASA Office of Space Science Education and Public Outreach Conference, eds. Carolyn Narasimhan, Bernhard Beck-Winchatz, Isabel Hawkins, and Cassandra Runyon, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Volume CS-319, 2004.
Treiman, Allan, and Walter Kiefer, Exploring Mars Educational Brief, NASA Publication EB-2003-06-120-HQ (8 pages, 2003). On-line version of 1999 edition.
Kiefer, Walter S., Impact Craters in the Solar System, Space Science Reference Guide, Second Edition, on CD-ROM, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2003.
Kiefer, Walter S., Europa and Titan: Oceans in the Outer Solar System?, Space Science Reference Guide, Second Edition, on CD-ROM, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2003.
Kiefer, Walter S., Allan H. Treiman, and Stephen M. Clifford, The Red Planet: A Survey of Mars, 40 slides and caption book, Lunar and Planetary Institute, First Edition, 1995, Second Edition, 1997.
Walter S. Kiefer,
kiefer@lpi.usra.edu
Last updated March 24, 2008.