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Steven Weldon Squyres (born January 9, 1956) is an American geologist and planetary scientist. He was the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Ph.D. Steve Squyres is best known for his key role as principal Investigator for the science payload on the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
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Steve Squyres' research focuses on the robotic exploration of planetary surfaces, the history of water on Mars, geophysics and tectonics of icy satellites, tectonics of Venus, planetary gamma-ray and x-ray spectroscopy. Research for which he is best known includes study of the history and distribution of water on Mars and of the possible existence ...
Mars Science Laboratory APXS, Mars Science Laboratory SAM, Mars Science Laboratory DAN, Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Investigation for the 2001 Mars Surveyor Mission, Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) Investigation, MER: Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem, High Resolution Imaging Science Exp...
Hillier, J., and S. W. Squyres. "Thermal Stress Tectonics on the Satellites of Saturn and Uranus." J. Geophys. Res. 96, 15665-15674 (1991).Squyres, S. W., D. G. Jankowski, G. E. McGill, M. Simons, and S. C. Solomon. "Plains Tectonism on Venus: The Deformation Belts of Lavinia Planitia." J. Geophys. Res. 97, 13579-13600 (1992).Squyres, S. W., and L. G. Evans. "Effects of Material Mixing on Planetary Gamma-ray Spectroscopy." J. Geophys. Res. 97, 14701-14715 (1992).Jankowski, D. G., and S. W. Squyres. "Softened" Impact Craters on Mars: Implications for Ground Ice and the Structure of the Martian Megaregolith." Icarus 106, 365-379 (1993).Learn about Steve Squyres' research on planetary surfaces, water history on Mars, and Europa ocean. He is the PI of the Mars Exploration Rover Project and a co-investigator on several other missions.
Oct 26, 2022 · Steve Squyres, the principal investigator of the Opportunity mission, could have switched to Saturn. But learning about water on Mars kept him going for 30 years.
Jul 3, 2018 · Listen to Steve Squyres, a Cornell University scientist, share the amazing discoveries of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars. Learn how they survived beyond their 90-day mission, what they found on the Red Planet, and why they are still operating today.
Sep 12, 2019 · Steve Squyres ’78, Ph.D. ’81, the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, who has taught astronomy, conducted research and chaperoned two Mars rovers on their 300 million-mile journey to Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, will retire from Cornell Sept. 22.
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After he graduated, Squyres spent five years at NASA's Ames Research Center before returning to his alma mater to become a professor of astronomy. His enthusiasm for studying new worlds has involved him in a multitude of interesting NASA exploration projects over the last three decades.
