The Open University

Professional biography

Within the Open University School of Physical Sciences I became Head of Research Discipline (rebranded as Research Area Lead in 2023) for Planetary & Space Sciences in 2020, and have been a postgradiate research tutor (PGRT) since 2019. I became Professor of Planetary Geosciences in November 2013. I was a Senior Lecturer in the Open University Department of Earth Sciences since 1994 (transferring to the Planetary & Space Sciences Division of the new Dept of Physical Sciences in August 2011), and before that was a Lecturer here. During 1999-2004 I was Director of Teaching and Geosciences Programme Director. I have also been Leader of the IAVCEI Commission on Remote Sensing, and in 2005 I was appointed to the PPARC Solar System Advisory Panel and the BepiColombo Oversight Committee.

In May 2006 I was appointed UK Lead Scientist on MIXS (Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer), which is the only UK Principal Investigator instrument on BepiColombo, the European Space Agency mission to Mercury to be launched in 2018. I became MIXS Lead Co-Investigator in 2014. I co-lead ESA's Mercury Surface and Composition Working Group. From March 2018 I led the geological mapping workpackage for a four year Horizon 2020 Planmap project, to improve European capabiliy in planetary geologic mapping.

My research interests centre on volcanology and geoscience in general on other planets. Previously I was active in the study of volcanic activity by means of remote sensing.

Research interests

Characterizing planetary surfaces, remote sensing of volcanic activity

I am UK Lead Co-Investigator on the Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer, and co-chair of ESA's Mercury Surface & Composition working group.

Teaching interests

Planetary science, volcanology, general geology.
I chair the level 2 Planetary Science module S283, and the level 1 short module Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis (S186) until it was sadly retired in 2020. I am Educator on the Open University/FutureLearn Moons MOOC.

I recently wrote for S309 'Earth Processes', S111 'Questions in science', and SXPS288 'Remote experiments in physics and space'.

Impact and engagement

For videos and other materials about Mercury that I (and others) prepared to help public understanding of Mercury, the BepiColombo mission to Mercury, and transits of Mercury across the Sun, see here.

Here are two videos of me lecturing about Mercury in 2015: a schools lecture and a Royal Astronomical Society public lecture.

I spoke about Mercury and the BepiColombo mission at TEDx London on 1 July 2018; the video can be seen here

My OU 'Inaugural lecture' about Mercury (12 Nov 2019) can be seen here.

My talk in the Geological Society's Year of Space series, delivered online on 3 March 2021, can be seen here.

My Twitter feed is https://twitter.com/daverothery

I have written several books, which you can find in my publications list. Here are some of the more recent ones.

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International links

Co-leader of ESA's Mercury Surface & Composition working group for the BepiColombo mission to Mercury.

Externally funded projects

Planetary Science Consolidated Grant 2020-2023

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Co-investigator	01 Apr 2020	31 Jul 2023	STFC Science & Technology Facilities Council
STFC Planetary Science Consolidated grant - details to be entered here.

PLANnetary MAPping

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Lead	01 Mar 2018	28 Feb 2021	EC (European Commission): FP (inc. Horizon Europe, H2020, ERC)
Improved procedures for making and presenting geological maps of planetary bodies targeted by space missions having European involvement.

Bridging funds for MIXS lead Co-Investigator

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Lead	01 Apr 2016	31 Mar 2017	STFC Science & Technology Facilities Council
BepiColombo is the European Space Agency's mission to Mercury, expected to begin orbiting the planet in 2024. It is a highly-capable pair of spacecraft, equipped with a UK-led X-ray imager (MIXS) that will give much-needed compositional data. MIXS has now been delivered to ESA, and this award fills a one-year gap between the end of my support from the UK Space Agency and the opportunity to secure longer-term support for my role on the BepoColombo team from STFC via my Department's next Consolidated Grant proposal.

STFC DTG 2015 - 2016 (2015 Intake)

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Co-investigator	01 Oct 2015	30 Sep 2020	STFC Science & Technology Facilities Council
STFC DTG Quota 2015-16 AMS record for students starting on or after 01/10/2015

Daphne Jackson fellowship for Anne Jay

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Lead	01 Oct 2014	30 Sep 2017	Daphne Jackson Trust
To understand the 3D architecture (how the volcanic units fit together) and hence the evolution of the largest volcanic landscapes on Earth: Continental Flood Basalt Provinces (CFBPs). The Deccan CFBP, India, will be the focus of the study; what is learned from the Deccan can be applied to other CFBPs. Dr Jay aims to understand both the Deccan as a whole, and also whether specific regions can tell us about eruption rates and volumes and from this their role in sudden climate change. To do this she will create a 3D map of the Deccan using ArcGIS and include published data and data that she collected during her PhD.

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the Open University

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Co-investigator	01 Apr 2014	31 Mar 2017	STFC Science & Technology Facilities Council
The aim of our programme in Astronomy & Planetary Science at the Open University (APSOU) is to carryout detailed investigations of the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars and planets with a special emphasis on our own Solar System through a combination of observation, simulation, laboratory analysis and theoretical modelling. Our research is divided into two broad areas, reflecting the historical research strengths. This research programme is well-matched to both nationally- and internationally-agreed research imperatives. In its final report, A Science Vision for European Astronomy2, Astronet’s Science Working Group identified four broad areas of strategic importance; our research covers major topics within each of these areas. APSOU projects also map onto two of the four Science Challenges that form STFC’s Road Map3 for science (‘How did the universe begin and how is it evolving?’ and ‘How do stars and planetary systems develop and is life unique to our planet?’). The present APSOU programme comprises 20 projects (labelled A to T), of which 6 are for consideration by the Astronomy Observation (AO) panel, 1 for Astronomy Theory (AT), and 13 for the Planetary Studies (PL) panel. The AO projects cover the breadth of the 7 themes recognised as UK strengths in the report of STFC’s Astronomy Advisory Panel (AAP), whilst the 13 PL projects are directed towards answering questions raised in two of the three themes identified as UK strengths in the roadmap of STFC’s Solar System Advisory Panel (SSAP)4.

Publications

Journal articles

Planetary Geologic Maps: Essential Tools for Scientific Inquiry and Space Exploration (2024-10)
Luna, Jeannette Wolak; Iqbal, Wajiha; Bernhardt, Hannes; El Bilali, Hafida; Krasilnikov, Sergey; Krasilnikov, Alexander; van der Bogert, Carolyn; Pondrelli, Monica; Frigeri, Alessandro; Massironi, Matteo; Ivanov, Mikhail; Basilevsky, Alexander; Kumar, P. Senthil; Dhingra, Deepak; Ruj, Trishit; Xiao, Long; Ji, Jinzhu; Aharonson, Oded; Rothery, David; Hiesinger, Harald; Skinner, James A.; Head, James; Ernst, Richard and Osinski, Gordon
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129(10)

A hybrid geological map of Sibelius crater on Mercury, and its associated ejecta and impact melt deposits (2024-06)
Canale, Marc; Wright, Jack and Rothery, David A.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 541(1) (pp. 153-180)

Repeated and Long‐Lasting Fault Activation on Amazonian Mars as Demonstrated by Tectonically Induced Landslides (2024-05-16)
Woodley, S. Z.; Fawdon, P.; Balme, M. R. and Rothery, D. A.
Geophysical Research Letters, 51, Article e2023GL107757(9)

A Geostratigraphic Map of the Rachmaninoff Basin Area: Integrating Morphostratigraphic and Spectral Units on Mercury (2024-02-13)
Wright, Jack; Zambon, Francesca; Carli, Cristian; Altieri, Francesca; Pöhler, Claudia M.; Rothery, David A.; van der Bogert, Carolyn H.; Rossi, Angelo Pio; Massironi, Matteo; Balme, Matthew R. and Conway, Susan J.
Earth and Space Science, 11, Article e2023EA003258(2)

Widespread small grabens consistent with recent tectonism on Mercury (2023-10-02)
Man, Benjamin; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matthew R.; Conway, Susan J. and Wright, Jack
Nature Geoscience, 16(10) (pp. 856-862)

Geology of the Neruda quadrangle (H13), Mercury (2023-09-14)
Man, Benjamin; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matthew R.; Conway, Susan J.; Wright, Jack; Pegg, David L.; Lennox, Annie R. and Buoninfante, Salvatore
Journal of Maps, 19, Article 2256353(1)

Map of tectonic shortening structures in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, Mars (2023-08-28)
Woodley, Savana Z.; Fawdon, Peter; Balme, Matthew R. and Rothery, David A.
Journal of Maps, 19, Article 2251514(1)

Geology of the Derain quadrangle (H10), Mercury (2023)
Malliband, Christopher C.; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matthew R.; Conway, Susan J.; Pegg, David L. and Wright, Jack
Journal of Maps, 19, Article 2112774(1)

Spectral units analysis of quadrangle H05‐Hokusai on Mercury (2022-03-07)
Zambon, F.; Carli, C.; Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Altieri, F.; Massironi, M.; Capaccioni, F. and Cremonese, G.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127, Article e2021JE006918(3)

Mars: new insights and unresolved questions (2021-12)
Changela, Hitesh G.; Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; Antunes, Andre; Beaty, David; Bouw, Kristian; Bridges, John C.; Capova, Klara Anna; Cockell, Charles S.; Conley, Catharine A.; Dadachova, Ekaterina; Dallas, Tiffany D.; de Mey, Stefaan; Dong, Chuanfei; Ellery, Alex; Ferus, Martin; Foing, Bernard; Fu, Xiaohui; Fujita, Kazuhisa; Lin, Yangtin; Jheeta, Sohan; Hicks, Leon J.; Hu, Sen; Kereszturi, Akos; Krassakis, Alexandros; Liu, Yang; Oberst, Juergen; Michalski, Joe; Ranjith, P. M.; Rinaldi, Teresa; Rothery, David; Stavrakakis, Hector A.; Selbmann, Laura; Sinha, Rishitosh K.; Wang, Alian; Williford, Ken; Vaci, Zoltan; Vago, Jorge L.; Waltemathe, Michael and Hallsworth, John E.
International Journal of Astrobiology, 20(6) (pp. 394-426)

Explosive vent sites on mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications (2021-09-01)
Pegg, D. L.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
Icarus, 365, Article 114510

Planet Mercury: Volcanism in a theatre of global contraction, with examples from the Hokusai quadrangle (2021-09)
Wright, Jack; Byrne, Paul K. and Rothery, David A.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 417, Article 107300

A Fault Surface Exposed on Mercury (2021-07)
Pegg, D. L.; Rothery, D. A.; Conway, S. J. and Balme, M. R.
Planetary and Space Science, 201, Article 105223

On the asymmetry of Nathair Facula, Mercury (2021)
Rothery, David A.; Barraud, Océane; Besse, Sebastien; Carli, Cristian; Pegg, David; Wright, Jack and Zambon, Francesca
Icarus, 355, Article 114180

Asymmetric magnetic anomalies over young impact craters on Mercury (2021)
Galluzzi, V.; Oliveira, J. S.; Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A. and Hood, L. L.
Geophysical Research Letters, 48, Article e2020GL091767(5)

Geology of the Debussy quadrangle (H14), Mercury (2021)
Pegg, D. L.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R.; Conway, S. J.; Malliband, C. C. and Man, B.
Journal of Maps, 17(2) (pp. 718-729)

Modification of Caloris ejecta blocks by long-lived mass-wasting: A volatile-driven process? (2020-11-01)
Wright, Jack; Conway, Susan J.; Morino, Costanza; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matthew and Fassett, Caleb
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 549, Article 116519

An Integrated Geologic Map of the Rembrandt Basin, on Mercury, as a Starting Point for Stratigraphic Analysis (2020-10-01)
Semenzato, Andrea; Massironi, Matteo; Ferrari, Sabrina; Galluzzi, Valentina; Rothery, David; Pegg, David L.; Pozzobon, Riccardo and Marchi, Simone
Remote Sensing, 12, Article e3213(19)

Rationale for BepiColombo Studies of Mercury’s Surface and Composition (2020-06)
Rothery, David A.; Massironi, Matteo; Alemanno, Giulia; Barraud, Océane; Besse, Sebastien; Bott, Nicolas; Brunetto, Rosario; Bunce, Emma; Byrne, Paul; Capaccioni, Fabrizio; Capria, Maria Teresa; Carli, Cristian; Charlier, Bernard; Cornet, Thomas; Cremonese, Gabriele; D’Amore, Mario; De Sanctis, M. Cristina; Doressoundiram, Alain; Ferranti, Luigi; Filacchione, Gianrico; Galluzzi, Valentina; Giacomini, Lorenza; Grande, Manuel; Guzzetta, Laura G.; Helbert, Jörn; Heyner, Daniel; Hiesinger, Harald; Hussmann, Hauke; Hyodo, Ryuku; Kohout, Tomas; Kozyrev, Alexander; Litvak, Maxim; Lucchetti, Alice; Malakhov, Alexey; Malliband, Christopher; Mancinelli, Paolo; Martikainen, Julia; Martindale, Adrian; Maturilli, Alessandro; Milillo, Anna; Mitrofanov, Igor; Mokrousov, Maxim; Morlok, Andreas; Muinonen, Karri; Namur, Olivier; Owens, Alan; Nittler, Larry R.; Oliveira, Joana S.; Palumbo, Pasquale; Pajola, Maurizio; Pegg, David L.; Penttilä, Antti; Politi, Romolo; Quarati, Francesco; Re, Cristina; Sanin, Anton; Schulz, Rita; Stangarone, Claudia; Stojic, Aleksandra; Tretiyakov, Vladislav; Väisänen, Timo; Varatharajan, Indhu; Weber, Iris; Wright, Jack; Wurz, Peter and Zambon, Francesca
Space Science Reviews, 216, Article 66(4)

Investigating Mercury’s Environment with the Two-Spacecraft BepiColombo Mission (2020)
Milillo, A.; Fujimoto, M.; Murakami, G.; Benkhoff, J.; Zender, J.; Aizawa, S.; Dósa, M.; Griton, L.; Heyner, D.; Ho, G.; Imber, S. M.; Jia, X.; Karlsson, T.; Killen, R. M.; Laurenza, M.; Lindsay, S. T.; McKenna-Lawlor, S.; Mura, A.; Raines, J. M.; Rothery, D. A.; André, N.; Baumjohann, W.; Berezhnoy, A.; Bourdin, P. A.; Bunce, E. J.; Califano, F.; Deca, J.; de la Fuente, S.; Dong, C.; Grava, C.; Fatemi, S.; Henri, P.; Ivanovski, S. L.; Jackson, B. V.; James, M.; Kallio, E.; Kasaba, Y.; Kilpua, E.; Kobayashi, M.; Langlais, B.; Leblanc, F.; Lhotka, C.; Mangano, V.; Martindale, A.; Massetti, S.; Masters, A.; Morooka, M.; Narita, Y.; Oliveira, J. S.; Odstrcil, D.; Orsini, S.; Pelizzo, M. G.; Plainaki, C.; Plaschke, F.; Sahraoui, F.; Seki, K.; Slavin, J. A.; Vainio, R.; Wurz, P.; Barabash, S.; Carr, C. M.; Delcourt, D.; Glassmeier, K.-H.; Grande, M.; Hirahara, M.; Huovelin, J.; Korablev, O.; Kojima, H.; Lichtenegger, H.; Livi, S.; Matsuoka, A.; Moissl, R.; Moncuquet, M.; Muinonen, K.; Quèmerais, E.; Saito, Y.; Yagitani, S.; Yoshikawa, I. and Wahlund, J.-E.
Space Science Reviews, 216, Article 93(5)

The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer: Science Goals, Instrument Performance and Operations (2020)
Bunce, Emma J.; Martindale, Adrian; Lindsay, Simon; Muinonen, Karri; Rothery, David A.; Pearson, Jim; McDonnell, Ivor; Thomas, Chris; Thornhill, Julian; Tikkanen, Tuomo; Feldman, Charly; Huovelin, Juhani; Korpela, Seppo; Esko, Eero; Lehtolainen, Arto; Treis, Johannes; Majewski, Petra; Hilchenbach, Martin; Väisänen, Timo; Luttinen, Arto; Kohout, Tomas; Penttilä, Antti; Bridges, John; Joy, Katherine H.; Alcacera-Gil, Maria Angeles; Alibert, Guilhem; Anand, Mahesh; Bannister, Nigel; Barcelo-Garcia, Corinne; Bicknell, Chris; Blake, Oliver; Bland, Phil; Butcher, Gillian; Cheney, Andy; Christensen, Ulrich; Crawford, Tony; Crawford, Ian A.; Dennerl, Konrad; Dougherty, Michele; Drumm, Paul; Fairbend, Raymond; Genzer, Maria; Grande, Manuel; Hall, Graeme P.; Hodnett, Rosie; Houghton, Paul; Imber, Suzanne; Kallio, Esa; Lara, Maria Luisa; Balado Margeli, Ana; Mas-Hesse, Miguel J.; Maurice, Sylvestre; Milan, Steve; Millington-Hotze, Peter; Nenonen, Seppo; Nittler, Larry; Okada, Tatsuaki; Ormö, Jens; Perez-Mercader, Juan; Poyner, Richard; Robert, Eddy; Ross, Duncan; Pajas-Sanz, Miriam; Schyns, Emile; Seguy, Julien; Strüder, Lothar; Vaudon, Nathalie; Viceira-Martín, Jose; Williams, Hugo; Willingale, Dick and Yeoman, Tim
Space Science Reviews, 216(8) (p 126)

Volcanism on Mercury (2019-02-01)
Thomas, Rebecca J. and Rothery, David A.
Elements, 15(1) (pp. 27-32)

Geology of the Hokusai quadrangle (H05), Mercury (2019)
Wright, Jack; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew and Conway, Susan
Journal of Maps, 15(2) (pp. 509-520)

The Apparent Absence of Kilometer-Sized Pyroclastic Volcanoes on Mercury: Are We Looking Right? (2018-11-28)
Brož, P.; Čadek, O.; Wright, J. and Rothery, D. A.
Geophysical Research Letters, 45(22) (pp. 12171-12179)

Investigating Sources of Mercury's Crustal Magnetic Field: Further Mapping of MESSENGER Magnetometer Data (2018-10)
Hood, L. L.; Oliveira, J. S.; Galluzzi, V. and Rothery, D. A.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123(10) (pp. 2647-2666)

Constructional Volcanic Edifices on Mercury: Candidates and Hypotheses of Formation (2018-05-11)
Wright, Jack; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matthew R. and Conway, Susan J.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123(4) (pp. 952-971)

Late movement of basin-edge lobate scarps on Mercury (2017-05)
Fegan, E. R.; Rothery, D. A.; Marchi, S. and ,
Icarus, 288 (pp. 226-324)

Mercury’s Caloris basin: Continuity between the interior and exterior plains (2017-03-20)
Rothery, David A.; Mancinelli, Paolo; Guzzetta, Laura and Wright, Jack
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122(3) (pp. 560-576)

Mercury's low-reflectance material: Constraints from hollows (2016-10)
Thomas, Rebecca J.; Hynek, Brian M.; Rothery, David A. and Conway, Susan J.
Icarus, 277 (pp. 455-465)

Geology of the Victoria quadrangle (H02), Mercury (2016)
Galluzzi, V.; Guzzetta, L.; Ferranti, L.; Di Achille, G.; Rothery, D.A. and Palumbo, P.
Journal of Maps, 12(S1) (pp. 227-238)

Explosive volcanism in complex impact craters on Mercury and the Moon: influence of tectonic regime on depth of magmatic intrusion (2015-12-01)
Thomas, Rebecca J.; Rothery, David A.; Conway, Susan J. and Anand, Mahesh
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 431 (pp. 164-172)

The geological history of Nili Patera, Mars (2015-06-17)
Fawdon, P.; Skok, J. R.; Balme, M. R.; Vye-Brown, C. L.; Rothery, D. A. and Jordan, C. J.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120(5) (pp. 951-977)

A cone on Mercury: analysis of a residual central peak encircled by an explosive volcanic vent (2015-04)
Thomas, Rebecca J.; Lucchetti, Alice; Cremonese, Gabriele; Rothery, David A.; Massironi, Matteo; Re, Cristina; Conway, Susan J. and Anand, Mahesh
Planetary And Space Science, 108 (pp. 108-116)

Mechanisms of explosive volcanism on Mercury: implications from its global distribution and morphology (2014-10)
Thomas, Rebecca J.; Rothery, David A.; Conway, Susan J. and Anand, Mahesh
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 119(10) (pp. 2239-2254)

Long-lived explosive volcanism on Mercury (2014-09-04)
Thomas, Rebecca J.; Rothery, David A.; Conway, Susan J. and ,
Geophysical Research Letters, 41(17) (pp. 6084-6092)

Hollows on Mercury: materials and mechanisms involved in their formation (2014-02-28)
Thomas, Rebecca J.; Rothery, David A.; Conway, Susan J. and Anand, Mahesh
Icarus, 229 (pp. 221-235)

Prolonged eruptive history of a compound volcano on Mercury: volcanic and tectonic implications (2014-01-01)
Rothery, David A.; Thomas, Rebecca J. and Kerber, Laura
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 385 (pp. 59-67)

The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer: first results (2012-01)
Weider, S. Z.; Kellett, B. J.; Swinyard, B. M.; Crawford, I. A.; Joy, K. H.; Grande, M.; Howe, C. J.; Huovelin, J.; Narendranath, S.; Alha, L.; Anand, M.; Athiray, P. S.; Bhandari, N.; Carter, J. A.; Cook, A. C.; d’Uston, L. C.; Fernandes, V. A.; Gasnault, O.; Goswami, J. N.; Gow, J. P. D.; Holland, A. D.; Koschny, D.; Lawrence, D. J.; Maddison, B. J.; Maurice, S.; McKay, D. J.; Okada, T.; Pieters, C.; Rothery, D. A.; Russell, S. S.; Shrivastava, A.; Smith, D. R. and Wieczorek, M.
Planetary and Space Science, 60(1) (pp. 217-228)

Lunar X-ray fluorescence observations by the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS): results from the nearside southern highlands (2011-07)
Narendranath, S.; Athiray, P. S.; Sreekumar, P.; Kellett, B. J.; Alha, L.; Howe, C. J.; Joy, K. H.; Grande, M.; Huovelin, J.; Crawford, I. A.; Unnikrishnan, U.; Lalita, S.; Subramaniam, S.; Weider, S. Z.; Nittler, L. R.; Gasnault, O.; Rothery, D.; Fernandes, V. A.; Bhandari, N.; Goswami, J. N.; Wieczorek, M. A.; C1XS Science Team, ; Anand, Mahesh; Holland, Andrew and Gow, Jason
Icarus, 214(1) (pp. 53-66)

Beagle Rupes – evidence for a basal decollement of regional extent in Mercury's lithosphere (2010-09)
Rothery, D. A. and Massironi, M.
Icarus, 209(1) (pp. 256-261)

Mercury's surface and composition to be studied by BepiColombo (2010)
Rothery, David; Marinangeli, Lucia; Anand, Mahesh; Carpenter, James; Christensen, Ulrich; Crawford, Ian A.; De Sanctis, Maria Cristina; Epifani, Elena Mazzotta; Erard, Stéphane; Frigeri, Alessandro; Fraser, George; Hauber, Ernst; Helbert, Jörn; Hiesinger, Harald; Joy, Katherine; Langevin, Yves; Massironi, Matteo; Milillo, Anna; Mitrofanov, Igor; Muinonen, Karri; Näränen, Jyri; Pauselli, Cristina; Potts, Phil; Warell, Johan and Wurz, Peter
Planetary And Space Science, 58(1-2) (pp. 21-39)

The mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer (MIXS) on BepiColombo (2010)
Fraser, G. W.; Carpenter, J. D.; Rothery, D. A.; Pearson, J. F.; Martindale, A.; Huovelin, J.; Treis, J.; Anand, M.; Anttila, M.; Ashcroft, M.; Benkoff, J.; Bland, P.; Bowyer, A.; Bradley, A.; Bridges, J.; Brown, C.; Bulloch, C.; Bunce, E. J.; Christensen, U.; Evans, M.; Fairbend, R.; Feasey, M.; Giannini, F.; Hermann, S.; Hesse, M.; Hilchenbach, M.; Jorden, T.; Joy, K.; Kaipiainen, M.; Kitchingman, I.; Lechner, P.; Lutz, G.; Malkki, A.; Muinonen, K.; Näränen, J.; Portin, P.; Prydderch, M.; San Juan, J.; Sclater, E.; Schyns, E.; Stevenson, T. J.; Strüder, L.; Syrjasuo, M.; Talboys, D.; Thomas, P.; Whitford, C. and Whitehead, S.
Planetary and Space Science, 58(1-2) (pp. 79-95)

Constraints on Mercury’s surface composition from MESSENGER and ground-based spectroscopy (2010)
Warell, J.; Sprague, A.; Kozlowski, R.; Rothery, D. A.; Lewis, N.; Helbert, J. and Cloutis, E.
Icarus, 209(1) (pp. 138-163)

The C1XS X-Ray Spectrometer on Chandrayaan-1 (2009-06)
Grande, M.; Maddison, B. J.; Howe, C. J.; Kellett, B. J.; Sreekumar, P.; Huovelin, J.; Crawford, I. A.; Duston, C. L.; Smith, D.; Anand, M.; Bhandari, N.; Cook, A.; Fernandes, V.; Foing, B.; Gasnaut, O.; Goswami, J. N.; Holland, A.; Joy, K. H.; Kochney, D.; Lawrence, D.; Maurice, S.; Okada, T.; Narendranath, S.; Pieters, C.; Rothery, D.; Russell, S. S.; Shrivastava, A.; Swinyard, B.; Wilding, M. and Wieczorek, M.
Planetary and Space Science, 57(7) (pp. 717-724)

ESSC-ESF position paper - science-driven scenario for space exploration: report from the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) (2009-03-24)
Worms, Jean-Claude; Lammer, Helmut; Barucci, Antonella; Beebe, Reta; Bibring, Jean-Pierre; Blamont, Jacques; Blanc, Michel; Bonnet, Roger; Brucato, John R.; Chassefière, Eric; Coradini, Angioletta; Crawford, Ian; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Falcke, Heino; Gerzer, Rupert; Grady, Monica; Grande, Manuel; Haerendel, Gerhard; Horneck, Gerda; Koch, Bernhard; Lobanov, Andreï; Lopez-Moreno, José J.; Marco, Roberto; Norsk, Peter; Rothery, Dave; Swings, Jean-Pierre; Tropea, Cam; Ulamec, Stephan; Westall, Frances and Zarnecki, John
Astrobiology, 9(1) (pp. 23-41)

LunarEX: a proposal to cosmic vision (2009-03)
Smith, A.; Crawford, I. A.; Gowen, R. A.; Ball, A. J.; Barber, S. J.; Church, P.; Coates, A. J.; Gao, Y.; Griffiths, A. D.; Hagermann, A.; Joy, K. H.; Phipps, A.; Pike, W. T.; Scott, R.; Sheridan, S.; Sweeting, M.; Talboys, D.; Tong, V.; Wells, N.; Biele, J.; Chela-Flores, J.; Dabrowski, B.; Flannagan, J.; Grande, M.; Grygorczuk, J.; Kargl, G.; Khavroshkin, O. B.; Klingelhoefer, G.; Knapmeyer, M.; Marczewski, W.; McKenna-Lawlor, S.; Richter, L.; Rothery, D. A.; Seweryn, K.; Ulamec, S.; Wawrzaszek, R.; Wieczorek, M.; Wright, I. P. and Sims, M.
Experimental Astronomy, 23(3) (pp. 711-740)

The scientific rationale for the C1XS X-ray spectrometer on India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission to the moon (2009)
Crawford, I. A.; Joy, K. H.; Kellett, B. J.; Grande, M.; Anand, M.; Bhandari, N.; Cook, A. C.; d’Uston, L.; Fernandes, V. A.; Gasnault, O.; Goswami, J.; Howe, C. J.; Huovelin, J.; Koschny, D.; Lawrence, D. J.; Maddison, B. J.; Maurice, S.; Narendranath, S.; Pieters, C.; Okada, T.; Rothery, D. A.; Russell, S. S.; Sreekumar, P.; Swinyard, B.; Wieczorek, M. and Wilding, M.
Planetary and Space Science, 57(7) (pp. 725-734)

Correlations between SO2 flux, seismicity, and outgassing activity at the open vent of Villarrica volcano, Chile (2008)
Palma, José Luis; Calder, Eliza S.; Basualto, Daniel; Blake, Stephen and Rothery, David A.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 113(B10) (B10201)

Impact vesiculation – a new trigger for volcanic bubble growth and degassing (2007-11-05)
Rothery, D. A.; Sumner, J. M.; Spieler, O. and Dingwell, D. B.
eEarth Discuss, 2(4) (pp. 151-167)

Strombolian explosive styles and source conditions: insights from thermal (FLIR) video (2007-06)
Patrick, Matthew R.; Harris, Andrew J. L.; Ripepe, Maurizio; Dehn, Jonathan; Rothery, David A. and Calvari, Sonia
Bulletin of Volcanology, 69(7) (pp. 769-784)

Analysis of volcanic activity patterns using MODIS thermal alerts (2005-07)
Rothery, Dave A.; Coppola, Diego and Saunders, Charlotte
Bulletin of Volcanology, 67(6) (pp. 539-556)

Selection of the landing site in Isidis Planitia of Mars probe Beagle 2 (2003-12)
Bridges, J.C.; Seabrook, A.M.; Rothery, D.A.; Kim, J.R.; Pillinger, C.T.; Sims, M.R.; Golombek, M.P.; Duxbury, T.; Head, J.W.; Haldemann, A.F.C.; Mitchell, K.L.; Muller, J.-P.; Lewis, S.R.; Moncrieff, C.; Wright, I.P.; Grady, M.M. and Morley, J.G.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 108(E1) (p 5001)

MODIS thermal alerts in Britain and the North Sea during the first half of 2001 (2003-02-20)
Rothery, D.A.; Thorne, M.T. and Flynn, L.
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(4) (pp. 817-826)

Gravity changes and passive SO2 degassing at the Masaya caldera complex, Nicaragua (2003)
Williams-Jones, Glyn; Rymer, Hazel and Rothery, David A.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 123(1-2) (pp. 137-160)

Documenting surface magmatic activity at Mount Etna using ATSR remote sensing (2001-10)
Rothery, D.; Coltelli, M.; Pirie, D.; Wooster, M.J. and Wright, R.
Bulletin of Volcanology, 63(6) (pp. 387-397)

Authored books

Moons: A Very Short Introduction (2015-11-26)
Rothery, David A.
Very Short Introducutions
ISBN : 9780198735274 | Publisher : Oxford University Press

Planet Mercury - from Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World (2015)
Rothery, David
ISBN : 978-3-319-12116-1 | Publisher : Springer | Published : Cham

Planets: A Very Short Introduction (2010-11)
Rothery, David A.
Very Short Introductions
ISBN : 978-0-19-957350-9 | Publisher : Oxford University Press | Published : Oxford

Geology: the Key Ideas (4th ed.) (2010-08-27)
Rothery, David
Teach Yourself
ISBN : 9781444103120 | Publisher : Hodder Headline | Published : Abingdon

Geological Field Techniques (2010)
Coe, Angela L.; Argles, Thomas; Rothery, David and Spicer, Robert
ISBN : 978-1-4443-3061-8 | Publisher : Wiley Blackwell in association with the OU | Published : Chichester

Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis (2010)
Rothery, David A.
Teach Yourself
ISBN : 9781444103113 | Publisher : Teach Yourself | Published : London

Teach Yourself Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis (2007-06-29)
Rothery, D. A.
Teach Yourself General
ISBN : 9780340942413 | Publisher : Hodder Education | Published : London, UK

Teach Yourself Geology (2003-08)
Rothery, David A.
Teach Yourself
ISBN : 340867531 | Publisher : Hodder Education | Published : London, UK

Teach Yourself Planets (2003)
Rothery, David A.
ISBN : 340867604 | Publisher : Hodder Headline | Published : London, UK

Remote sensing (1989)
Leinders, Jef; Drury, Stephen and Rothery, David
ISBN : 9035806549 | Publisher : The Open University of the Netherlands

Book chapters

Remote sensing of active lava (2023)
Rothery, David A. and Pieri, David C.
In: Kilburn, Christopher R. J. and Luongo, Giuseppe eds. Active Lavas: Monitoring and Modelling (pp. 203-232)
ISBN : 9781032350707 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon, Oxon

The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano – combined analyses of thermal satellite data and reduced displacement (2010)
van Manen, Saskia M.; Dehn, Jonathan; West, Michael E.; Blake, Stephen and Rothery, David A.
In: Power, John A.; Coombs, Michelle L. and Freymueller, Jeffrey T. eds. The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska. USGS Professional Paper (1769) (pp. 553-567)
Publisher : US Geological Survey | Published : Reston, VA, USA

Conference items

Mapping and Dip Measurements of Tectonic Shortening Structures in Western Arabia Terra, Mars (2023)
Woodley, Savana Z.; Fawdon, Peter; Balme, Matthew and Rothery, David
In : 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (13-17 Mar 2023, Houston, Texas)

Timing Of Tectonic Shortening In Western Arabia Terra And Implications For The Exomars 2022 Rover Landing Site (2022)
Woodley, Savana Z.; Fawdon, Peter; Balme, Matthew and Rothery, David
In : 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (7-11 Mar 2022, Houston, TX)

Volcanology Targets for Future Exploration at Mercury (2021-01-22)
Rothery, David; Man, Ben; Malliband, Chris; Pegg, David and Wright, Jack
In : Annual Meeting of the Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) (3-5 Feb 2021, Virtual)

Extensional Landforms as Evidence for Recent Large-Scale Compressional Tectonism? (2021-01-22)
Man, Ben; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew; Wright, Jack and Conway, Susan
In : Annual Meeting of the Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) (3-5 Feb 2021, Virtual)

On the asymmetry of Nathair Facula (2020-09-21)
Rothery, David; Barraud, Océane; Besse, Sebastien; Carli, Cristian; Pegg, David; Wright, Jack and Zambon, Francesca
In : Europlanet Science Congress 2020 (21 Sep - 9 Oct 2020, Virtual)

Geological mapping of Mawrth Vallis, Mars, by PLANMAP (2020-09-21)
Wright, Jack; Balme, Matthew; Davis, Joel; Fawdon, Peter and Rothery, David
In : Europlanet Science Congress 2020 (21 Sep - 9 Oct 2020, Virtual)

Investigating the Neruda-Paramour thrust system, Mercury (2020-09-21)
Man, Ben; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew; Conway, Susan and Wright, Jack
In : Europlanet Science Congress 2020 (21 Sep - 9 Oct 2020, Virtual)

Geologic Map of the Hokusai Quadrangle (H05) of Mercury (2020-07-09)
Wright, Jack; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew and Conway, Susan
In : 2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (23 Jul 2020, Virtual)

Geologic mapping of Mawrth Vallis, Mars (2020-07-09)
Wright, Jack; Balme, Matthew; Davis, Joel; Fawdon, Peter and Rothery, David
In : 2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (23 Jul 2020, Virtual)

European Co-ordinated Quadrangle Mapping of Mercury (2020-07-09)
Rothery, David; Galluzzi, Valentina and Wright, Jack
In : 2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (23 Jul 2020, Virtual)

Geological mapping of the Neruda Quadrangle (H13) of Mercury (2020-07-09)
Man, Ben; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew; Conway, Susan and Wright, Jack
In : 2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (23 Jul 2020, Virtual)

Geological Mapping of the Neruda Quadrangle (H13), Mercury (2020-03)
Man, Benjamin; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matt R.; Conway, Susan J. and Wright, Jack
In : EGU General Assembly 2020: Sharing Geoscience Online (4-8 May 2020, Online)

Geological mapping of Mawrth Vallis, Mars: First look (2020)
Wright, Jack; Balme, Matthew; Davis, J. M.; Fawdon, Peter and Rothery, David
In : 2nd British Planetary Sciences Conference (13-15 Jan 2020, Oxford) (pp. 130-130)

The asymmetry of Nathair Facula: A volcanologic mystery on Mercury (2020)
Rothery, D.; Pegg, D.; Wright, J. and Zambon, F.
In : 2nd British Planetary Sciences Conference (13-15 Jan 2020, Oxford) (p 107)

Explosive Vents on Mercury: Commonplace Multiple Eruptions and Their Implications (2019)
Pegg, David; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew and Conway, Susan
In : 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2019 (18-22 Mar 2019, Houston, TX)

1:3M Geological Mapping of the Derain (H-10) Quadrangle of Mercury (2018-05)
Malliband, C. C.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science 2018 (1-3 May 2018, Columbia, MD, USA)

Small smooth units (‘young’ lavas?) abutting lobate scarps on Mercury (2018-05)
Malliband, C. C.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science 2018 (1-3 May 2018, Columbia, MD, USA)

Potential Identification of sublimation-driven downslope mass movement on Mercury (2018-05)
Malliband, C. C.; Conway, S. J.; Rothery, D. A. and Balme, M. R.
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet (1-3 May 2018, Columbia, Maryland, USA)

Geological Mapping of the Debussy Quadrangle (H-14) Preliminary Results (2018-04)
Pegg, D. L.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet (1-3 May 2018, USRA Headquarters, 7178 Columbia Gateway Dr, Columbia, MD 21046)

Candidate constructional volcanic edifices on Mercury (2018-03-09)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet (1-3 May 2018, Columbia, Maryland, USA)

Geological mapping of the Hokusai (H05) quadrangle of Mercury: Status update (2018-03-09)
Wright, Jack; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew and Conway, Susan
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet (1-3 May 2018, Columbia, Maryland, USA)

Post-deposition (and ongoing?) modification of Caloris ejecta blocks (2018-03-09)
Wright, Jack; Conway, Susan; Rothery, David and Balme, Matthew
In : Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet (1-3 May 2018, Columbia, Maryland, USA)

Geological mapping of the Hokusai (H05) quadrangle of Mercury: Status update (2018-02-02)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (19-23 Mar 2018, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA)

Spatial distribution and morphometric measurements of circum-Caloris knobs on Mercury: Application of novel shadow measurements (2018-02-02)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (19-23 Mar 2018, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA)

Geological Mapping of the Debussy Quadrangle (H-14) - Preliminary Results (2017-12-06)
Pegg, David; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew and Conway, Susan
In : 15th Early Career Planetary Forum Scientists' Meeting (6 Dec 2017, University of Glasgow)

Preliminary Results of 1:3 Million Geological Mapping of the Mercury Quadrangle H-10 (Derain) (2017-03)
Malliband, C. C.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas)

Late-stage effusive volcanism on Mercury: Evidence from Mansurian impact basins (2017-03)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas)

Volcanic shields on Mercury identified at last? (2017-03)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas)

Geological mapping of the Hokusai (H05) quadrangle of Mercury (2017-03)
Rothery, D. A.; Wright, J.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas)

Volcanic shields on Mercury identified at last? (2017-01-20)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : UKPF 14th Annual Early Career Planetary Scientists' Meeting (23 Jan 2017, University of Manchester)

Preliminary findings from geological mapping of the Hokusai (H5) quadrangle of Mercury (2016-02-05)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A.; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (21-25 Mar 2016, Houston, Texas)

Preliminary observations of Rustaveli basin, Mercury (2016-02-05)
Wright, J.; Rothery, D. A..; Balme, M. R. and Conway, S. J.
In : 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016) (21/03/2016-25/03/2016, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas)

Evolving magmas, explosive eruptions and hydrothermal deposits at Nili Patea Caldera, Syrtis Major, Mars (2015-03)
Fawdon, P.; Skok, J. R.; Balme, M. R.; Vye-Brown, C.; Rothery, D. A. and Jordan, C. J.
In : 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (19-23 Mar 2012, Houston, TX)

Moons: a MOOC and open education resource with games and a microscope (2014)
Kelley, S. P.; Rothery, D. A. and Schwenzer, S. P.
In : 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (17-21 Mar 2014, The Woodlands, TX, USA)

Morphologies associated with small impact crater clusters in the Western Elysium Planitia region of Mars (2011)
Balme, Matthew; Gallagher, Colman; Hartman, William and Rothery, David
In : European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 (3-8 Apr 2011, Vienna, Austria)

Revised target co-ordinates for the Beagle 2 lander (2003)
Bridges, J.; Seabrook, A. M.; Rothery, D. A.; Pillinger, C. T.; Sims, M. R. and Wright, I. P.
In : 34th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (17-21 Mar 2003, Houston, Texas, USA)

Other

The ubiquity and significance of extensional grabens on Mercury’s lobate scarps (2021-12-23)
Man, Benjamin; Rothery, David; Balme, Matthew; Conway, Susan and Wright, Jack
ESS Open Archive, USA.

Volcanism on Mercury (2018-06)
Rothery, David A.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Planetary Science

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