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John S. Lewis

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#2418

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#661

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Planetary Science

#8

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#8

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#6

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Astronomy

#676

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#1212

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#315

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John S. Lewis's Degrees

PhD Planetary Science University of Arizona
Masters Astronomy University of Arizona

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According to Wikipedia, John S. Lewis is a Professor Emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. His interests in the chemistry and formation of the Solar System and the economic development of space have made him a leading proponent of turning potentially hazardous near-Earth objects into attractive space resources.

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Advanced Technology Paths to Global Climate Stability: Energy for a Greenhouse Planet (2002) (1376)
Metal/silicate fractionation in the solar system (1972) (310)
Atmospheric and cloud structures of the Jovian planets (1973) (303)
Low temperature condensation from the solar nebula (1972) (297)
Satellites of the Outer Planets: Their Physical and Chemical Nature (1971) (254)
Physics And Chemistry Of The Solar System (1995) (248)
The composition and origin of the C, P, and D asteroids: Water as a tracer of thermal evolution in the outer belt (1990) (238)
The Temperature Gradient in the Solar Nebula (1974) (225)
The clouds of Jupiter and the NH3—H2O and NH3—H2S systems (1969) (217)
Book Review: The chemical evolution of the atmosphere and oceans. By Heinrich D. Holland. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, N.J., 1984. pp., pb 24.50, hb 75.00 (1985) (187)
Channels and valleys on Venus: Preliminary analysis of Magellan data (1992) (151)
Mining the sky : untold riches from the asteroids, comets, and planets (1996) (151)
Resources of near-Earth space (1993) (134)
Rheological properties of ammonia-water liquids and crystal-liquid slurries - Planetological applications (1991) (130)
Consequences of the presence of sulfur in the core of the earth (1971) (124)
Transition of Stratus into Fog along the California Coast: Observations and Modeling (2001) (113)
The Composition and Early Evolution of Earth (1993) (110)
The evolution of icy satellite interiors and surfaces (1978) (103)
Phosphine on Jupiter and Implications for the Great Red Spot (1975) (101)
Planets and their atmospheres : origin and evolution (1984) (99)
Venus: Atmospheric and lithospheric composition (1970) (97)
Mass-radius relationships in icy satellites (1979) (93)
Chemical structure of the deep atmosphere of Jupiter (1978) (90)
Chemistry of Primitive Solar Material (1976) (88)
Volatile element chemistry in the solar nebula: Na, K, F, Cl, Br, and P (1980) (87)
Chemical consequences of major impact events on Earth (1982) (85)
Observability of spectroscopically active compounds in the atmosphere of Jupiter (1969) (77)
Mining the Sky (1996) (73)
Structural and thermal models of icy Galilean satellites (1976) (65)
Cometary Water on Venus: Implications of stochastic impacts (1988) (61)
Primodial retention of carbon by the terrestrial planets (1979) (59)
Chemistry of the Planets (1973) (59)
Jupiter's Clouds: Structure and Composition (1970) (57)
Origin and composition of Mercury (1988) (50)
Satellites of the Outer Planets: Thermal Models (1971) (49)
Organic matter in the Saturn system (1984) (48)
Estimated impact shock production of N2 and organic compounds on early Titan (1987) (47)
Oxidation state of the atmosphere and crust of Venus from pioneer Venus results (1980) (47)
Numerical simulation of the final stages of terrestrial planet formation. (1980) (45)
Organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites. (1966) (45)
Io: Geochemistry of sulfur (1982) (42)
Venus: Chemical Weathering of Igneous Rocks and Buffering of Atmospheric Composition (1982) (39)
The Chemistry of the Solar System (1973) (39)
Vertical distribution of disequilibrium species in Jupiter's troposphere (1984) (37)
Uranus atmosphere - Structure and composition. (1973) (36)
Chemistry of the outer solar system (1973) (36)
Volatile element influx on Venus from cometary impacts (1974) (34)
Geochemistry of the volatile elements on Venus (1969) (34)
Solar nebula origin for volatile gases in Halley's comet☆ (1990) (31)
Composition and Structure of the Clouds of Venus (1968) (28)
Isotopic composition of sulfur and sulfate produced by oxidation of FeS (1968) (27)
Lightning on jupiter: rate, energetics, and effects. (1980) (26)
Vertical Distribution of Water in the Atmosphere of Venus: A Simple Thermochemical Explanation (1990) (25)
Lightning synthesis of organic compounds on Jupiter (1980) (25)
Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Comet And Asteroid Bombardment (1996) (24)
The Next Giant Leap: Human Exploration and Utilization of Near-Earth Objects (2002) (23)
Pool Boiling on Modified Surfaces Using R-123 (2014) (23)
Deuterium fractionation in the presolar nebula: Kinetic limitations on surface catalysis (1987) (21)
Iron and the formation of astrophysical dust grains (1979) (21)
Space Resources: Breaking the Bonds of Earth (1987) (21)
Mass-radius relationships and constraints on the composition of Pluto. II (1979) (19)
Comments on a paper by V.M. Oversby and A.E. Ringwood (Earth Planet. Sci. Letters 14 (1972) 345–347) (1973) (18)
A possible origin for sulfates and sulfur in meteorites (1967) (18)
Heat transfer predictions from mass transfer measurements around a single cylinder in cross flow (1971) (16)
A model for close encounters in the planetary problem (1978) (14)
Refractive Index of Aqueous HCl Solutions and the Composition of the Venus Clouds (1971) (14)
Equilibrium and disequilibrium chemistry of adiabatic, solar-composition planetary atmospheres (1976) (13)
Thermodynamics of selected trace elements in the Jovian atmosphere (1979) (13)
Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth: Computer Modeling (1999) (13)
Near-Earth Asteroid Sample Return (2002) (12)
Ammonia in the Atmosphere of Venus (1974) (12)
Response of Lilium longiflorum to ancymidol bulb-dips (1980) (12)
MASS TRANSFER AND KINETICS OF THE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF SIC ONTO FIBERS (1998) (11)
A Heat-Mass Transfer Analogy Applied to Fully Developed Turbulent Flow in an Annulus (1971) (11)
Carbonaceous chondrites and the origin of life (1993) (11)
Limitations to Growth of Microorganisms on Uranus, Neptune, and Titan (1977) (10)
Polyhedral Borane Free Radicals1 (1966) (10)
Venus: Halide Cloud Condensation and Volatile Element Inventories (1982) (9)
Composition of the Venus cloud tops in light of recent spectroscopic data. (1972) (9)
Building characteristics into a shaped charge to achieve unique performance requirements (1995) (8)
Carbonyl Extraction of Lunar and Asteroidal Metals (1988) (8)
Venus: Surface Temperature Variations (1971) (8)
Asteroid Mining 101: Wealth for the New Space Economy (2014) (8)
Books-Received - Thermodynamics of Chaotic Systems - an Introduction (1993) (7)
Worlds Without End: The Exploration of Planets Known and Unknown (1968) (7)
Chemistry and photochemistry of the atmosphere of Jupiter. (1971) (7)
Platinum apples of the asteroids (1994) (7)
Single-Phase Laminar Flow Heat Transfer From Confined Electron Beam Enhanced Surfaces (2015) (6)
Lightcraft flight handbook : LTI-20 (2009) (6)
Hydrogeologic Characterization Using a Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey At Fort Ord, California (1993) (6)
Construction materials for an SPS constellation in highly eccentric earth orbit (1991) (6)
Near‐Earth asteroids and the history of planetary formation (1991) (5)
Hazards Due to Comets and Asteroids. Edited by Tom Gehrels, Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1994 (1996) (5)
ACTIVE LAYER AND SUPRAPERMAFROST GROUNDWATER STUDIES, SCHEFFERVILLE, QUEBEC (1976) (5)
Figure of Merit for Asteroid Regolith Simulants (2017) (5)
Systematic Collection and Analysis of Meteoritic Materials from Meteor Crater, Arizona (1996) (5)
Hot-atom synthesis of organic compounds on Jupiter (1979) (5)
Results of the 2015 Workshop on Asteroid Simulants (2017) (4)
Simulating the Surface Morphology of a Carbonaceous Chondrite Asteroid (2017) (4)
Geochemistry of Venus and the Interpretation of the Radar Data (1970) (4)
Analytical results, geochemical signatures, and sample locality map of lode gold, placer gold, and heavy-mineral concentrates from the Koyukuk- Chandalar mining district, Alaska (1986) (4)
NASA Space Engineering Research Center for utilization of local planetary resources (1991) (3)
Developing Carbonaceous Chondrite Asteroid Simulants (2018) (3)
Mass Drivers for Planetary Defense (2004) (3)
FLOW RATE PREDICTIONS FOR A THERMOSYPHON LOOP (1990) (3)
CCVI.—Low temperature oxidation of hydrocarbons (3)
Asteroid Exploration and Exploitation (2006) (3)
Loss of Volatiles from Mars as the Result of Energetic Impacts (1985) (3)
The 3-mum Hydrated Silicate Signature on C Class Asteroids: Implications for Origins of Outer Belt Objects (1988) (3)
Extraterrestrial resource utilization for economy in space missions (1990) (3)
THE EFFECT OF LOCAL FUEL CONCENTRATION ON REHEAT JET PIPE VIBRATIONS (1968) (3)
Gravity observations along a PASSCAL seismic line in west-central Nevada (1987) (3)
Ice Clouds on Venus (1970) (3)
Transient processes in a closed vessel due to injection of hot liquid sprays (2001) (2)
CCLXXXVI.—Low-temperature oxidation. Part III. The lag in ignition of some hydrocarbons (2)
Non-terrestrial resources of economic importance to earth (1991) (2)
A Proposed International Legal Regime for the Era of Private Commercial Utilization of Space (2005) (2)
Origin and evolution of planetary atmospheres (1992) (2)
Composition and Petrogenesis of Venusian Channel-Forming Lavas (1991) (2)
Chemistry of the Solar Nebula (1991) (2)
The magnesium sulfate-water system at pressures to 4 kilobars (1991) (2)
Pre-S observations at station SLK, NW of Long Valley caldera, California, and their relation to possible magma bodies (1989) (2)
Fertilizer Technology, Development of a One-Step Process for Production of Granular Triple Superphosphate (1958) (2)
Calcium Metaphosphate in Fertilizers, Utilization of Calcium Metaphosphate in Production of Granular Fertilizers (1957) (2)
Mid-IR Reflectance of Low Albedo Surface Analogs (1986) (1)
Trace Element Thermochemistry in the Jovian Atmosphere (1978) (1)
Fluidized Impact Ejecta and Associated Impact Melt Channels on Venus (1991) (1)
XI.—Low-temperature oxidation. Part II. The ignition of some hydrocarbons in oxygen (1)
Observational Evidence for Solar Wind Induction Heating of Low Albedo Asteroids (1988) (1)
Mid-IR Reflectance Spectra of Carbonaceous Chondrites: Applications to Low-Albedo Asteroids (1989) (1)
Near-Earth Asteroid Sample Return - A Community Panel Report for the NRC Decadal Study. (2001) (1)
Photochemistry of Phosphine in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn (1975) (1)
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION FOR ASTEROID MINING PROJECTS (2014) (1)
A study of transient processes in a closed vessel due to injection of hot liquid sprays (2004) (1)
Shock-produced hydrocarbons in Titan's atmosphere. (1985) (1)
III – General Description of the Solar System (1995) (1)
NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COMBINED CONVECTION BETWEEN UNIFORMLY HEATED VERTICAL PARALLEL PLATES (1984) (1)
Compositional measurements by outer planet entry probe (1974) (0)
The Evolution of Io. (1979) (0)
Erice International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies, 17th Workshop: The Collision of an Asteroid or Comet with the Earth Held in Erice, Italy on 28 April-4 May 1993 (1993) (0)
Chemical Diversity and Abundances across the Solar System (2007) (0)
Chemistry of solar material. [for primitive solar nebula (1975) (0)
Effects of cometary impacts on atmospheric mass and composition (1981) (0)
Organic Molecules and Carbonaceous Chondrites (1983) (0)
Chemistry of solar material (2011) (0)
Natural Resources in Space: New Resources Made Available by Space Technology (2020) (0)
Deuterium Fractionation in the Pre-Solar Nebula: The Role of Surface Catalysis (1984) (0)
Coproduction of volatiles and metals from extraterrestrial materials (2013) (0)
Design of Fordoche nitrogen rejection plant (1988) (0)
Analytical results and sample locality map of winter moose pellet samples from the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska (1985) (0)
Analytical results and sample locality maps of stream-sediment, heavy-mineral-concentrate, pebble, and rock samples from the Wiseman Quadrangle, Alaska (1984) (0)
Planetary moons: satellites. (1987) (0)
Beta-Alumina Fiber Matrix Interfacial Coatings (1997) (0)
The Origin and Evolution of Uranus and Neptune (1984) (0)
Small Body Science via Swarms of Nano-Satellites (2015) (0)
Chemistry of primitive solar material. [nebular hypothesis of planetary systems formation (1976) (0)
Abundances in planetary atmospheres (2008) (0)
Mapping the Planets: A Reader's Guide to the Cosmos (1997) (0)
Origin of the planets and satellites (1973) (0)
Book-Review - Planets and Their Atmospheres - Origin and Evolution (1985) (0)
Upper Devonian deposystems of Catskill delta, West Virginia (1984) (0)
Chemical equilibria in the earth: W. S. Broecker and V. M. Oversby. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971. 304 pp. Price $16.50 (1972) (0)
Assessment of Stress Distribution in a Buttress Type Connection for Polyethylene Autoclave Reactor (2013) (0)
Io: Geochemistry and Geophysics of Sulfur. (1979) (0)
Planetary geochemistry. (1980) (0)
In Situ Prospecting Science as Applied to Solar System Small Bodies (2014) (0)
TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION IN DIFFICULT GROUND CONDITIONS (1984) (0)
Development of a Plenum Chamber Burner System for an Advanced VTOL Engine (1987) (0)
VI – Pluto and the Icy Satellites of the Outer Planets (1995) (0)
- jP N 9-243 9 Coproduc ; tion of Volatiles and Metals from Extraterrestrial Materials (0)
The Scale of Creation in Space and Time (2014) (0)
Lithostratigraphy and Chronostratigraphy of Catskill-Pocono Delta, Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian, Northern West Virginia: ABSTRACT (1985) (0)
XII – Future Prospects (1995) (0)
Planetary Geochemistry: Origin of the Earth and Moon . A. E. Ringwood. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1979. xiv, 296 pp., illus. $24.80. (1980) (0)
IV – The Sun and the Solar Nebula (1995) (0)
Space Resources, Occurrence and Uses (2003) (0)
II – Astronomical Perspective (1995) (0)
Solar System, General (2003) (0)
Venus and Earth: another dynamical connection? (1998) (0)
Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of Catskill Deltaic Sequence, Northern West Virginia: ABSTRACT (1984) (0)
X – The Terrestrial Planets: Mars, Venus, and Earth (1995) (0)
VIII – Meteorites and Asteroids (1995) (0)
Enstatite chondrites and achondrites as asteroidal resources (1991) (0)
The Origin of the Solar System (1990) (0)
XI – Planets and Life about Other Stars (1995) (0)
Selected Papers From the Third Micro and Nano Flows Conference (2014) (0)
VII – Comets and Meteors (1995) (0)
V – The Major Planets (1995) (0)
Planetary Moons: Satellites . Joseph A. Burns and Mildred Shapley Matthews, Eds. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1986. xii, 1021 pp., illus. $55. Space Science Series. Based on a conference, Ithaca, NY, July 1983. (1987) (0)
Planetary Resources for Extraterrestrial Technology (1995) (0)
Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres Contract Nagw-340 L (1982) (0)
Extraction of volatiles and metals from extraterrestrial ores (1989) (0)
Jovian Phosphorus Chemistry (1975) (0)
IX – The Airless Rocky Bodies: Io, Phobos, Deimos, the Moon, and Mercury (1995) (0)
Space and its Mineral Resources (2021) (0)
Upper Devonian Catskill Delta of West Virginia: ABSTRACT (1984) (0)

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