Mikhail (Misha) Zolotov

Research Professor at the

School of Earth and Space Exploration Arizona State University

 

Research interests: behavior of volatiles (water, S, C, H, N, and halogens) and oxidation-reduction processes in atmospheres and lithospheres of Mars and Venus, on Mercury, dwarf planet Ceres, Galilean satellites of Jupiter, icy satellites of Saturn, aqueously processed parent bodies of chondritic meteorites (asteroids) and in the solar accretion disc.

 

Methods: Theoretical physical-chemical analysis, computer modeling, interpretation of spacecraft and telescopic data

 

Solar system objects

Solar system processes

·         Jupiter's icy satellite Europa

·         Icy satellites of Saturn

·         Venus

·         Mars and martian meteorites

·         Solar nebula and parent bodies of chondrites

·         Jupiter's satellite Io

·         Water-rock interactions

·         Gas-mineral interactions

·         Volcanic degassing

·         Inorganic-organic interactions and astrobiology

 

News and recent achievements

Publications

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Phone: (480) 965-4739

Fax:  (480) 965-8102

E-mail:  zolotov@asu.edu

Office: Bateman Physical Science Building (PSF688)

Dr. Mikhail Zolotov

School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, USA

 

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