Timothy McCoy
Smithsonian Institution
Current Projects
- Project 2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar System — 2006 NAI
- Project 2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar System — 2005 NAI
- Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar System — 2004 NAI
- Astrobiotechnology — 2004 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
- Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
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Publications
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Blewett, D. T., Chabot, N. L., Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Head, J. W., Izenberg, N. R., … Hurwitz, D. M. (2011). Hollows on Mercury: MESSENGER Evidence for Geologically Recent Volatile-Related Activity. Science, 333(6051), 1856–1859. doi:10.1126/science.1211681
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Crumpler, L. S., Arvidson, R. E., Squyres, S. W., McCoy, T., Yingst, A., Ruff, S., … Hurowitz, J. (2011). Field reconnaissance geologic mapping of the Columbia Hills, Mars, based on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and MRO HiRISE observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116. doi:10.1029/2010je003749
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Evans, L. G., Peplowski, P. N., Rhodes, E. A., Lawrence, D. J., McCoy, T. J., Nittler, L. R., … Goldsten, J. O. (2012). Major-element abundances on the surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 117(E12), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2012je004178
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Lawrence, D. J., Feldman, W. C., Goldsten, J. O., McCoy, T. J., Blewett, D. T., Boynton, W. V., … Solomon, S. C. (2010). Identification and measurement of neutron-absorbing elements on Mercury’s surface. Icarus, 209(1), 195–209. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.005
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Nittler, L. R., Starr, R. D., Weider, S. Z., McCoy, T. J., Boynton, W. V., Ebel, D. S., … Sprague, A. L. (2011). The Major-Element Composition of Mercury’s Surface from MESSENGER X-ray Spectrometry. Science, 333(6051), 1847–1850. doi:10.1126/science.1211567
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Peplowski, P. N., Evans, L. G., Hauck, S. A., McCoy, T. J., Boynton, W. V., Gillis-Davis, J. J., … Stockstill-Cahill, K. R. (2011). Radioactive Elements on Mercury’s Surface from MESSENGER: Implications for the Planet’s Formation and Evolution. Science, 333(6051), 1850–1852. doi:10.1126/science.1211576
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Peplowski, P. N., Lawrence, D. J., Rhodes, E. A., Sprague, A. L., McCoy, T. J., Denevi, B. W., … Weider, S. Z. (2012). Variations in the abundances of potassium and thorium on the surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 117(E12), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2012je004141
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Rhodes, E. A., Evans, L. G., Nittler, L. R., Starr, R. D., Sprague, A. L., Lawrence, D. J., … Solomon, S. C. (2011). Analysis of MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer data from the Mercury flybys. Planetary and Space Science, 59(15), 1829–1841. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2011.07.018
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Weider, S. Z., Nittler, L. R., Starr, R. D., McCoy, T. J., Stockstill-Cahill, K. R., Byrne, P. K., … Solomon, S. C. (2012). Chemical heterogeneity on Mercury’s surface revealed by the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 117(E12), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2012je004153
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See Project - Blewett, D.T., Fontanella, N.R., Peel, S.E., Zhong, E.D., Pashai, P., Chabot, N.L., Denevi, B.W., Ernst, C.M., Izenberg, N.R., Murchie, S.L., Xiao, Z., Braden, S.E., Baker, D.M.H., Hurwitz, D.M., Head, J.W., McCoy, T.J., Nittler, L.R. & Solomon, S.C. (2011). Hollows on Mercury: Bright-haloed depressions imply recent endogenic activity. 2011 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif, abstract P43E-07. See Project
- Blewett, D.T., Robinson, M.S., Denevi, B.W., Sprague, A.L., Lawrence, D.J., McClintock, W.E., Holsclaw, G.M., Gillis-Davis, J.J., Domingue, D.L., Boynton, W.V., Feldman, W.C., Evans, L.G., Rhodes, E.A., McCoy, T.J., Nittler, L., Vilas, F., Izenberg, N.R., Murchie, S.L. & Solomon, S.C. (2009). Iron on the surface of Mercury: From contradiction to convergence? [Abstract]. Eos Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 90 (52) (Fall Meeting suppl.): abstract P23D-07 See Project
- Denevi, B.W., Robinson, M.S., Blewett, D.T., Domingue, D.L., Head, J.W., McCoy, T.J., McNutt, R.L., Murchie, S.L. & Solomon, S.C. (2009). MESSENGER global color observations: Implications for the composition and evolution of Mercury’s crust [Abstract]. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. See Project
- Denevi, B.W., Robinson, M.S., Solomon, S.C., Murchie, S.L., Blewett , D.T., Domingue, D.L., McCoy, T.J., Ernst, C.M., Head III, J.W., Watters, T.R. & Chabot, N.L. (2009). A global perspective from MESSENGER and Mariner 10 on the composition and evolution of Mercury’s crust. Programme with Abstracts, The Surface Composition of Mercury from Ultraviolet-Visible-Infrared Spectroscopy: State of the Art and Future Strategies. Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy. See Project
- Denevi, B.W., Robinson, M.S., Solomon, S.C., Murchie, S.L., Blewett, D.T., Domingue, D.L., McCoy, T.J., Ernst, C.M., Head, J.W., Watters, T.R. & Chabot, N.L. (2009). MESSENGER multispectral observations of Mercury [Abstract]. Eos Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 90 (52) (Fall Meeting suppl.): abstract P23D-03 See Project
- Evans, L.G., Peplowski, P.N., Hauck, S.A., McCoy, T.J., Boynton, W.V., Ebel, D.S., Goldsten, J.O., Hamara, D.K., Lawrence, D.J., McNutt, R.L., Rhodes, E.A., Nittler, L.R., Sprague, A.L., Solomon, S.C. & Starr, R.D. (2011). MESSENGER measurements of radioactive elements on Mercury: Implications for the planet’s formation and evolution. 2011 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif, abstract P43E-05. See Project
- Evans, L.G., Peplowski, P.N., Hauck, S.A., McCoy, T.J., Boynton, W.V., Goldsten, J.O., Hamara, D.K., Rhodes, E.A., Sprague, A.L. & Solomon, S.C. (2011). Radioactive elements measured on Mercury by MESSENGER: Implications for the planet’s formation and evolution. Abstracts with Programs, 43 (5), paper 142-4, p. 357, Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colo. (CD-ROM). See Project
- Nittler, L.R., Weider, S.Z., Starr, R.D., McCoy, T.J., Ebel, D.S., Lawrence, D.J., McNutt, R.L., Schlemm, C.E., Solomon, S.C. & Sprague, S.L. (2011). Major elements on Mercury’s surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry. Abstracts with Programs, 43 (5), paper 142-3, p. 357, Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colo. (CD-ROM). See Project
- Peplowski, P.N., Hamara, D.K., Evans, L.G., McCoy, T.J., Boynton, W.V., Lawrence, D.J., Nittler, L.R., Rhodes, E.A., Solomon, S.C. & Sprague, A.L. (2011). Potassium and thorium on the surface of Mercury: Early results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting Abstracts and Program, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-1170. See Project
- Starr, R.D., Weider, S.Z., Nittler, L.R., Boynton, W.V., Evans, L.G., O Goldsten, J., McCoy, T.J., McNutt, R.L., Schlemm, C.E., Solomon, S.C. & Sprague, A.L. (2011). Mercury’s surface composition: Early results from the MESSENGER X-Ray Spectrometer. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting Abstracts and Program, abstract EPSC-DPS2011-863. See Project
- Stockstill-Cahill, K.R., McCoy, T.J., Nittler, L.R. & Weider, S.Z. (2012). Magnesium-rich compositions on Mercury: Implications for magmatism from petrologic modeling. Lunar Planet. Sci., 43, abstract 2107. See Project
- Vaughan, W.M., Helbert, J., Blewett, D.T., Head, J.W., Murchie, S.L., Gwinner, K., McCoy, T.J. & Solomon, S.C. (2012). Hollow-forming layers in impact craters on Mercury: Massive sulfide or chloride deposits formed by impact melt differentiation?,. Lunar Planet. Sci., 43, abstract 1187. See Project
- Weider, S.Z., Nittler, L.R., Starr, R.D., Byrne, P.K., Hamara, D.K., McCoy, T.J. & Solomon, S.C. (2012). Compositional heterogeneity on Mercury’s surface revealed by MESSENGER’s X-Ray Spectrometer. Lunar Planet. Sci., 43, abstract 1472. See Project
- Weider, S.Z., Nittler, L.R., Starr, R.D., Evans, L.G., McCoy, T.J. & Solomon, S.C. (2012). The iron content of Mercury’s surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry. 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Cairns, Australia, abstract 5347, http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2012/. See Project
- Weider, S.Z., Nittler, L.R., Starr, R.D., McCoy, T.J., Boynton, W.V., Ebel, D.S., Ernst, C.M., Evans, L.G., Goldsten, J.O., Hamara, D.K., Lawrence, D.J., McNutt, R.L., Schlemm, C.E., Solomon, S.C. & Sprague, A.L. (2011). Major-element composition of Mercury’s surface from MESSENGER X-ray spectrometry. 2011 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, Calif, abstract P43E-04. See Project
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Email:
mccoy.tim@nmnh.si.edu