DrStevenBanham

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Research Associate

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s.banham CV

Location

Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

Summary

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Recent publication:

A Rock Record of Complex Aeolian Bedforms in a Hesperian Desert Landscape: The Stimson Formation as Exposed in the Murray Buttes, Gale Crater, Mars

Steven G. Banham, Sanjeev Gupta, David M. Rubin, Kenneth S. Edgett, Robert Barnes, Jason Van Beek, Jessica A. Watkins, Lauren A. Edgar, Christopher M. Fedo, Rebecca M. Williams, Kathryn M. Stack, John P. Grotzinger, Kevin Lewis, Ryan C. Ewing, Mackenzie Day, Ashwin R. Vasavada

First published: 30 March 2021 JGR-Planets | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006554

Stimson formation unconformity

Research Outline

My research is on the Sedimentological reconstruction of ancient habitable environments on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp, Gale Crater, Mars, using data collected by the Curiosity Rover.

Current investigation involves analysis of grain-scale textures, sedimentary facies, architectural elements, and palaeocurrent data collected from the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) and the MastCam instruments. This information can then be used to reconstruct the ancient martian landscape, and better understand sediment transport processes, depositional envirionments, and the regional climate.

Curiosity Rover

Publications

Journals

Banham SG, Gupta S, Rubin DM, et al.Banham SG, Gupta S, Rubin DM, Edgett KS, Barnes R, Van Beek J, Watkins JA, Edgar LA, Fedo CM, Williams RM, Stack KM, Grotzinger JP, Lewis K, Ewing RC, Day M, Vasavada AR close, 2021, A Rock Record of Complex Aeolian Bedforms in a Hesperian Desert Landscape: The Stimson Formation as Exposed in the Murray Buttes, Gale Crater, Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research-planets, Vol:126, ISSN:2169-9097

Fraeman AA, Edgar LA, Rampe EB, et al.Fraeman AA, Edgar LA, Rampe EB, Thompson LM, Frydenvang J, Fedo CM, Catalano JG, Dietrich WE, Gabriel TSJ, Vasavada AR, Grotzinger JP, L'Haridon J, Mangold N, Sun VZ, House CH, Bryk AB, Hardgrove C, Czarnecki S, Stack KM, Morris RV, Arvidson RE, Banham SG, Bennett KA, Bridges JC, Edwards CS, Fischer WW, Fox VK, Gupta S, Horgan BHN, Jacob SR, Johnson JR, Johnson SS, Rubin DM, Salvatore MR, Schwenzer SP, Siebach KL, Stein NT, Turner SMR, Wellington DF, Wiens RC, Williams AJ, David G, Wong GM close, 2020, Evidence for a diagenetic origin of vera rubin ridge, gale crater, Mars: summary and synthesis of curiosity's exploration campaign, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Vol:125, ISSN:2169-9097, Pages:1-34

Edgett KS, Banham SG, Bennett KA, et al.Edgett KS, Banham SG, Bennett KA, Edgar LA, Edwards CS, Fairén AG, Fedo CM, Fey DM, Garvin JB, Grotzinger JP, Gupta S, Henderson MJ, House CH, Mangold N, McLennan SM, Newsom HE, Rowland SK, Siebach KL, Thompson L, VanBommel SJ, Wiens RC, Williams RME, Yingst RA close, 2020, Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars, Geosphere, Vol:16, ISSN:1553-040X

Davis JM, Banham SG, Grindrod PM, et al.Davis JM, Banham SG, Grindrod PM, Boazman SJ, Balme MR, Bristow CS close, 2020, Morphology, Development, and Sediment Dynamics of Elongating Linear Dunes on Mars, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol:47, ISSN:0094-8276

Bedford CC, Schwenzer SP, Bridges JC, et al.Bedford CC, Schwenzer SP, Bridges JC, Banham S, Wiens RC, Gasnault O, Rampe B, Frydenvang J, Gasda PJ close, 2020, Geochemical variation in the Stimson formation of Gale crater: Provenance, mineral sorting, and a comparison with modern Martian dunes, Icarus, Vol:341, ISSN:0019-1035

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