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Brenda Jo Franklin

Education

BS in Geology, California State University Northridge (1986)
MS in Geology, California State University Los Angeles (1995)

Research Interests

Characterization of jointing and polygon formation and the relation to volume deflation over time, specifically on Meridiani Planum, Mars, and globally on Venus
Stratigraphy and history of Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater, Mars
Martian dichotomy boundary mapping, geomorphology and characterization
Identification and characterization of terrestrial analogs for geomorphic features encountered in mapping Martian northern plains (current focus on Bonneville platform, southwest Utah)

Projects

MER - Mars Exploration Rovers
NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers, launched toward Mars on June 10 and July 7, 2003, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars.

Professional Experience

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1986 - present)

Member of the Technical Staff (1986 - present)
Mars Exploration Rover Science (MER) Athena Team Collaborator invited (2005 - present)
Tactical Activity Planner/Sequence Integration Engineer (2008)
MER Flight Operations - Microscopic Imager, Navigation Cameras, Hazard Cameras Payload Uplink Lead on both rovers (2004 - present)
MER Science Operations - Science Activity Planner (2005 - present)
- Remote Science Operations Coordinator (2004 - present)
Technology Affiliates Liaison, Commercial Technology Program (2000 - 2004)
Flight Operations coordinator, Deep Space 2, Mars Polar Lander (1998)
IT Security Rep for Division 32 (1998 - 2006)

Selected Publications

Herkenhoff et al., 2006. Overview of the Microscopic Imager Investigation during Spirit's first 450 Sols in Gusev Crater. Jnl Geophysical Research, III, E02S04, doi:10.1029/2005JE002574
Greeley et al., 2006. Active Dust Devils in Gusev Crater, Mars: Observations from the Mars Exploration Rover, SPIRIT. (in review, Jnl Geophysical Research)
Smrekar, S.E., Moreels, P., and Franklin, B. J., 2002, Characterization and origin of polygonal fractures on Venus, Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets. 107 (E11), doi 10.1029/2001JE001808
Anderson, R.C., Dohm, J. M., Golombek, M. P., Haldemann, A. F., Franklin, B. J., Tanaka, K. L. Lias, J., and Peer, B., in review, Primary centers and secondary concentrations of tectonic activity through time in the western hemisphere of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets. 106 (E9): 20563-20585 Sep 25, 2001.
Golombek, M.P., Tanaka, K.L. and Franklin, B.J., 1996, Extension across Tempe Terra, Mars, from measurements of fault scarp widths and deformed craters. Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, v. 101: (E11) p. 26119-26130
Golombek, M. P., Plescia, J. B. and Franklin B. J., 1991, Faulting and folding in the formation of planetary wrinkle ridges. Proceedings of Lunar and Planetary Science, Vol. 21, p. 679-693
Dixon, T. H., Ivins, E. R. and Franklin, B. J., 1989, Topographic and volcanic asymmetry around the Red Sea: Constraints on rift models, Tectonics, v. 8, p 1193-1216

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