Dr. Nils Müller
Postdoc | Planetare Geodynamik • Projekt Venus Emissivity Mapper Power System
Raum D-302
12249 Berlin
2023 - present
Postdoc at FU-Berlin, Institute of Geological Sciences, Department of Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing. Venus Emissivity Mapper instrument on the VERITAS mission: atmospheric radiative transfer modeling and management of power system development.
2018 - 2023
Postdoc at DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin. Department of Planetary Physics. Science lead for the HP³ radiometer: Operations planning. Data analysis. In-flight calibration. Data archiving.
2015 - 2018
Postdoc at Caltech / JPL. NASA Planetary Mission Data Analysis Program Proposal “Surface Emissivity on Venus” with PI Dr. Smrekar. Science operations planning and additional calibration of the InSight HP³ Radiometer. VERITAS mission proposal formulation.
2012 - 2015
Postdoc at DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin. Department of Planetary Physics. Science lead for the HP³ radiometer. Instrument science requirement formulation and verification, sensor procurement, operations and data analysis planning, testing support, and calibration.
2007 - 2012
Research for Dr. rer. nat. degree. DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin. Thesis advisor Prof. Dr. Spohn. Degree in Geosciences from WWU Münster. Thesis title: “The surface of Venus observed by VIRTIS on Venus Express at one micrometer wavelength”
2005 - 2007
Diploma thesis research, DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin. Thesis advisor Prof. Dr. Lange. Thesis title: “Retrieval of Venus Surface Properties from Near Infrared Imaging Spectrometry by VIRTIS on Venus Express”
2001 - 2007
Diploma in Geophysics, WWU Münster
The NASA VERITAS mission will acquire radar and near infrared imaging data from Venus orbit with the objective of improving our understanding of its geologic history. The near infrared imaging instrument VEM (Venus Emissivity Mapper) on VERITAS will contribute to this objective by mapping the surface composition and searching for volcanic activity. I am managing the FU-Berlin hardware contribution to that instrument, consisting of the power system, and furthermore work on atmospheric radiative transfer modeling to correct the VEM data for the effects of the atmosphere.
Gilmore M.S., Dyar M.D., Mueller N., Brossier J., Santos A.R., Ivanov M., Ghail R., Filiberto J., Helbert J. Mineralogy of the Venus Surface (2023), 219 (7), art. no. 52 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-023-00988-6
Herrick R.R., Bjonnes E.T., Carter L.M., Gerya T., Ghail R.C., Gillmann C., Gilmore M., Hensley S., Ivanov M.A., Izenberg N.R., Mueller N.T., O’Rourke J.G., Rolf T., Smrekar S.E., Weller M.B. Resurfacing History and Volcanic Activity of Venus (2023), 219 (4), art. no. 29 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-023-00966-y
Grott M., Piqueux S., Spohn T., Knollenberg J., Krause C., Marteau E., Hudson T.L., Forget F., Lange L., Müller N., Golombek M., Nagihara S., Morgan P., Murphy J.P., Siegler M., King S.D., Banfield D., Smrekar S.E., Banerdt W.B. Seasonal Variations of Soil Thermal Conductivity at the InSight Landing Site (2023), 50 (7), art. no. e2023GL102975 DOI: 10.1029/2023GL102975
Compaire N., Margerin L., Monnereau M., Garcia R.F., Lange L., Calvet M., Dahmen N.L., Stähler S.C., Mueller N., Grott M., Lognonné P., Spohn T., Banerdt W.B. Seasonal variations of subsurface seismic velocities monitored by the SEIS-InSight seismometer on Mars (2022), 229 (2), pp. 776 - 799 DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab499
Spohn T., Hudson T.L., Marteau E., Golombek M., Grott M., Wippermann T., Ali K.S., Schmelzbach C., Kedar S., Hurst K., Trebi-Ollennu A., Ansan V., Garvin J., Knollenberg J., Müller N., Piqueux S., Lichtenheldt R., Krause C., Fantinati C., Brinkman N., Sollberger D., Delage P., Vrettos C., Reershemius S., Wisniewski L., Grygorczuk J., Robertsson J., Edme P., Andersson F., Krömer O., Lognonné P., Giardini D., Smrekar S.E., Banerdt W.B. The InSight HP3 Penetrator (Mole) on Mars: Soil Properties Derived from the Penetration Attempts and Related Activities
(2022), 218 (8), art. no. 72 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-022-00941-z
Warner, N.H., Golombek, M.P., Ansan, V., Marteau, E., Williams, N., Grant, J.A., Hauber, E., Weitz, C., Wilson, S., Piqueux, S., Mueller, N., Grott, M., Spohn, T., Pan, L., Schmelzbach, C., Daubar, I.J., Garvin, J., Charalambous, C., Baker, M., Banks, M. (2022) In Situ and Orbital Stratigraphic Characterization of the InSight Landing Site—A Type Example of a Regolith-Covered Lava Plain on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127 (4), art. no. e2022JE007232, DOI:10.1029/2022JE007232
Knapmeyer, M., Stähler, S.C., Daubar, I., Forget, F., Spiga, A., Pierron, T., van Driel, M., Banfield,D., Hauber, E., Grott, M., Mueller, N., Perrin, C., Jacob, A., Lucas, A., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B.,Newman, C., Panning, M.P., Weber, R.C., Calef, F.J., Böse, M., Ceylan, S., Charalambous, C., Clinton, J., Dahmen, N., Giardini, D., Horleston, A., Kawamura, T., Khan, A., Mainsant, G., Plasman,M., Lemmon, M., Lorenz, R., Pike, W.T., Scholz, J.-R., Lognonné, P., Banerdt, B. (2021). Seasonalseismic activity on Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 576, art. no. 117171. DOI:10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117171
Mueller, N., Piqueux, S., Lemmon, M., Maki, J., Lorenz, R.D., Grott, M., Spohn, T., Smrekar, S.E.,Knollenberg, J., Hudson, T.L., Krause, C., Millour, E., Forget, F., Golombek, M., Hagermann, A.,Attree, N., Siegler, M., Banerdt, W.B. (2021) Near Surface Properties of Martian Regolith Derived From InSight HP3-RAD Temperature Observations During Phobos Transits. Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (15), art. no. e2021GL093542, DOI: 10.1029/2021GL093542
Piqueux, S., Mueller, N., Grott, M., Siegler, M., Millour, E., Forget, F., Lemmon, M., Golombek, M., Williams, N., Grant, J., Warner, N., Ansan, V., Daubar, I., Knollenberg, J., Maki, J., Spiga, A., Banfield, D., Spohn, T., Smrekar, S., Banerdt, B. (2021) Soil Thermophysical Properties Near the InSight Lander Derived From 50 Sols of Radiometer Measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (8), art. no. e2021JE006859. DOI: 10.1029/2021JE006859
Grott, M., Spohn, T., Knollenberg, J., Krause, C., Hudson, T.L., Piqueux, S., Mueller, N., Golombek, M., Vrettos, C., Marteau, E., Nagihara, S., Morgan, P., Murphy, J.P., Siegler, M., King, S.D., Smrekar, S.E., Banerdt, W.B. (2021) Thermal Conductivity of the Martian Soil at the InSight Landing Site From HP3 Active Heating Experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (7), art. no. e2021JE006861, DOI: 10.1029/2021JE006861
Dyar, M.D., Helbert, J., Cooper, R.F., Sklute, E.C., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N.T., Kappel, D., Smrekar, S.E. (2021) Surface weathering on Venus: Constraints from kinetic, spectroscopic, and geochemical data. Icarus, 358, art. no. 114139, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114139
Spiga, A., Murdoch, N., Lorenz, R., Forget, F., Newman, C., Rodriguez, S., Pla-Garcia, J., Moreiras, D.V., Banfield, D., Perrin, C., Mueller, N.T., Lemmon, M., Millour, E., Banerdt, W.B. (2021). A Study of Daytime Convective Vortices and Turbulence in the Martian Planetary Boundary Layer Based on Half-a-Year of InSight Atmospheric Measurements and Large-Eddy Simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (1), art. no. e2020JE006511, DOI: 10.1029/2020JE006511
Dyar, M.D., Helbert, J., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N.T., Kappel, D. (2020) Probing Venus Surface Iron Contents With Six-Band Visible Near-Infrared Spectroscopy From Orbit. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (23), art. no. e2020GL090497, DOI: 10.1029/2020GL090497
Golombek, M., Warner, N.H., Grant, J.A., Hauber, E., Ansan, V., Weitz, C.M., Williams, N., Charalambous, C., Wilson, S.A., DeMott, A., Kopp, M., Lethcoe-Wilson, H., Berger, L., Hausmann, R., Marteau, E., Vrettos, C., Trussell, A., Folkner, W., Le Maistre, S., Mueller, N., Grott, M., Spohn, T., Piqueux, S., Millour, E., Forget, F., Daubar, I., Murdoch, N., Lognonné, P., Perrin, C., Rodriguez, S., Pike, W.T., Parker, T., Maki, J., Abarca, H., Deen, R., Hall, J., Andres, P., Ruoff, N., Calef, F., Smrekar, S., Baker, M.M., Banks, M., Spiga, A., Banfield, D., Garvin, J., Newman, C.E., Banerdt, W.B. (2020) Geology of the InSight landing site on Mars. Nature Communications, 11 (1), art. no. 1014, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14679-1
Stähler, S.C., Widmer-Schnidrig, R., Scholz, J.-R., van Driel, M., Mittelholz, A., Hurst, K., Johnson, C.L., Lemmon, M.T., Lognonné, P., Lorenz, R.D., Mueller, N.T., Pou, L., Spiga, A., Banfield, D., Ceylan, S., Charalambous, C., Clinton, J., Giardini, D., Nimmo, F., Panning, M., Zürn, W., Banerdt, W.B. (2020) Geophysical Observations of Phobos Transits by InSight. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (19), art. no. e2020GL089099, DOI: 10.1029/2020GL089099
Viúdez-Moreiras, D., Newman, C.E., Forget, F., Lemmon, M., Banfield, D., Spiga, A., Lepinette, A., Rodriguez-Manfredi, J.A., Gómez-Elvira, J., Pla-García, J., Mueller, N., Grott, M. (2020). Effects of a Large Dust Storm in the Near-Surface Atmosphere as Measured by InSight in Elysium Planitia, Mars. Comparison With Contemporaneous Measurements by Mars Science Laboratory. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125 (9), art. no. e2020JE006493, DOI: 10.1029/2020JE006493
Brož, P., Krýza, O., Conway, S.J., Mueller, N.T., Hauber, E., Mazzini, A., Raack, J., Balme, M.R., Sylvest, M.E., Patel, M.R. (2020) Mud flow levitation on Mars: Insights from laboratory simulations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 545, art. no. 116406, DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116406
Mueller, N.T., Knollenberg, J., Grott, M., Kopp, E., Walter, I., Krause, C., Hudson, T., Spohn, T., Smrekar, S. (2020). Calibration of the HP3 Radiometer on InSight. Earth and Space Science, 7 (5), art. no. e2020EA001086, DOI: 10.1029/2020EA001086
Banerdt, W.B., Smrekar, S.E., Banfield, D., Giardini, D., Golombek, M., Johnson, C.L., Lognonné, P., Spiga, A., Spohn, T., Perrin, C., Stähler, S.C., Antonangeli, D., Asmar, S., Beghein, C., Bowles, N., Bozdag, E., Chi, P., Christensen, U., Clinton, J., Collins, G.S., Daubar, I., Dehant, V., Drilleau, M., Fillingim, M., Folkner, W., Garcia, R.F., Garvin, J., Grant, J., Grott, M., Grygorczuk, J., Hudson, T., Irving, J.C.E., Kargl, G., Kawamura, T., Kedar, S., King, S., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B., Knapmeyer, M., Lemmon, M., Lorenz, R., Maki, J.N., Margerin, L., McLennan, S.M., Michaut, C., Mimoun, D., Mittelholz, A., Mocquet, A., Morgan, P., Mueller, N.T., Murdoch, N., Nagihara, S., Newman, C., Nimmo, F., Panning, M., Pike, W.T., Plesa, A.-C., Rodriguez, S., Rodriguez-Manfredi, J.A., Russell, C.T., Schmerr, N., Siegler, M., Stanley, S., Stutzmann, E., Teanby, N., Tromp, J., van Driel, M., Warner, N., Weber, R., Wieczorek, M. (2020) Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars. Nature Geoscience, 13 (3), pp. 183-189. DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0544-y
Banfield, D., Spiga, A., Newman, C., Forget, F., Lemmon, M., Lorenz, R., Murdoch, N., ViudezMoreiras, D., Pla-Garcia, J., Garcia, R.F., Lognonné, P., Karatekin, Ö., Perrin, C., Martire, L., Teanby, N., Hove, B.V., Maki, J.N., Kenda, B., Mueller, N.T., Rodriguez, S., Kawamura, T., McClean, J.B., Stott, A.E., Charalambous, C., Millour, E., Johnson, C.L., Mittelholz, A., Määttänen, A., Lewis, S.R., Clinton, J., Stähler, S.C., Ceylan, S., Giardini, D., Warren, T., Pike, W.T., Daubar, I., Golombek, M., Rolland, L., Widmer-Schnidrig, R., Mimoun, D., Beucler, É., Jacob, A., Lucas, A., Baker, M., Ansan, V., Hurst, K., Mora-Sotomayor, L., Navarro, S., Torres, J., Lepinette, A., Molina, A., Marin-Jimenez, M., Gomez-Elvira, J., Peinado, V., Rodriguez-Manfredi, J.-A., Carcich, B.T., Sackett, S., Russell, C.T., Spohn, T., Smrekar, S.E., Banerdt, W.B.(2020) The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight. Nature Geoscience, 13(3), pp. 190-198. DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0534-0
Arnold, G.E., Haus, R., Mueller, N., Kappel, D., Shakun, A., Grigoriev, A., Ignatiev, N., Korablev, O. (2020) Martian surface-atmosphere properties obtained with the ExoMars infrared instrument TIRVIM and HP3 on InSight. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 11502, art. no. 1150207, DOI: 10.1117/12.2568071
Mueller, N.T., Smrekar, S.E., Tsang, C.C.C. (2020) Multispectral surface emissivity from VIRTIS on Venus Express. Icarus, 335, art. no. 113400, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113400 18.
Grott, M., Knollenberg, J., Hamm, M., Ogawa, K., Jaumann, R., Otto, K.A., Delbo, M., Michel, P., Biele, J., Neumann, W., Knapmeyer, M., Kührt, E., Senshu, H., Okada, T., Helbert, J., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N., Hagermann, A., Sakatani, N., Tanaka, S., Arai, T., Mottola, S., Tachibana, S., Pelivan, I., Drube, L., Vincent, J.-B., Yano, H., Pilorget, C., Matz, K.D., Schmitz, N., Koncz, A., Schröder, S.E., Trauthan, F., Schlotterer, M., Krause, C., Ho, T.-M., Moussi-Soffys, A. (2019) Low thermal conductivity boulder with high porosity identified on C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Nature Astronomy, 3 (11), pp. 971-976. DOI: 10.1038/s41550-019-0832-x
Spiga, A., Banfield, D., Teanby, N.A., Forget, F., Lucas, A., Kenda, B., Rodriguez Manfredi, J.A., Widmer-Schnidrig, R., Murdoch, N., Lemmon, M.T., Garcia, R.F., Martire, L., Karatekin, Ö., Le Maistre, S., Van Hove, B., Dehant, V., Lognonné, P., Mueller, N., Lorenz, R., Mimoun, D., Rodriguez, S., Beucler, É., Daubar, I., Golombek, M.P., Bertrand, T., Nishikawa, Y., Millour, E., Rolland, L., Brissaud, Q., Kawamura, T., Mocquet, A., Martin, R., Clinton, J., Stutzmann, É., Spohn, T., Smrekar, S., Banerdt, W.B. (2018) Atmospheric Science with InSight. Space Science Reviews, 214 (7), art. no. 109. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0543-0
Morgan, P., Grott, M., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B., Golombek, M., Delage, P., Lognonné, P., Piqueux, S., Daubar, I., Murdoch, N., Charalambous, C., Pike, W.T., Mueller, N., Hagermann, A., Siegler, M., Lichtenheldt, R., Teanby, N., Kedar, S. A (2018) Pre-Landing Assessment of Regolith Properties at the InSight Landing Site. Space Science Reviews, 214 (6), art. no. 104, DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0537-y
Spohn, T., Grott, M., Smrekar, S.E., Knollenberg, J., Hudson, T.L., Krause, C., Mueller, N., Jänchen, J., Börner, A., Wippermann, T., Krömer, O., Lichtenheldt, R., Wisniewski, L., Grygorczuk, J., Fittock, M., Rheershemius, S., Spröwitz, T., Kopp, E., Walter, I., Plesa, A.C., Breuer, D., Morgan, P., Banerdt, W.B. (2018) The Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) for the InSight Mission Space Science Reviews, 214 (5), art. no. 96, DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0531-4
Golombek, M., Grott, M., Kargl, G., Andrade, J., Marshall, J., Warner, N., Teanby, N.A., Ansan, V., Hauber, E., Voigt, J., Lichtenheldt, R., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B., Daubar, I.J., Kipp, D., Mueller, N., Lognonné, P., Schmelzbach, C., Banfield, D., Trebi-Ollennu, A., Maki, J., Kedar, S., Mimoun, D., Murdoch, N., Piqueux, S., Delage, P., Pike, W.T., Charalambous, C., Lorenz, R., Fayon, L., Lucas, A., Rodriguez, S., Morgan, P., Spiga, A., Panning, M., Spohn, T., Smrekar, S., Gudkova, T., Garcia, R., Giardini, D., Christensen, U., Nicollier, T., Sollberger, D., Robertsson, J., Ali, K., Kenda, B., Banerdt, W.B. (2018) Geology and Physical Properties Investigations by the InSight Lander. Space Science Reviews, 214 (5), art. no. 84, DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0512-7
Helbert, J., Dyar, D., Walter, I., Wendler, D., Widemann, T., Marcq, E., Guignan, G., Ferrari, S., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N., Kappel, D., Jaenchen, J., D'Amore, M., Boerner, A., Tsang, C., Arnold, G.E., Smrekar, S. (2018) The Venus Emissivity Mapper (VEM) - Obtaining global mineralogy of Venus from orbit. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10765, art. no. 107650D, . DOI: 10.1117/12.2320112
Morgan, P., Smrekar, S.E., Lorenz, R., Grott, M., Kroemer, O., Mueller, N. (2017) Potential Effects of Surface Temperature Variations and Disturbances and Thermal Convection on the Mars InSight HP3 Heat-Flow Determination. Space Science Reviews, 211 (1-4), pp. 277-313. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-017-0388-y
Siegler, M.A., Smrekar, S.E., Grott, M., Piqueux, S., Mueller, N., Williams, J.-P., Plesa, A.-C., Spohn, T. (2017) The InSight Mars Lander and Its Effect on the Subsurface Thermal Environment. Space Science Reviews, 211 (1-4), pp. 259-275. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-017-0331-2
Grott, M., Knollenberg, J., Borgs, B., Hänschke, F., Kessler, E., Helbert, J., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N. (2017) The MASCOT Radiometer MARA for the Hayabusa 2 Mission. Space Science Reviews, 208 (1-4), pp. 413-431. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-016-0272-1
Mueller, N.T., Smrekar, S., Helbert, J., Stofan, E., Piccioni, G., Drossart, P. (2017) Search for active lava flows with VIRTIS on Venus Express. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122 (5), pp. 1021-1045. DOI: 10.1002/2016JE005211
D'Incecco, P., Mueller, N., Helbert, J., D'Amore, M. (2017) Idunn Mons on Venus: Location and extent of recently active lava flows. Planetary and Space Science, 136, pp. 25-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2016.12.002
Helbert, J., Walter, I., Wendler, D., Widemann, T., Marcq, E., Guignan, G., Ferrari, S., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N., Kappel, D., Jaenchen, J., D'Amore, M., Boerner, A., Dyar, D., Arnold, G.E., Smrekar, S. (2017) The Venus Emissivity Mapper concept. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10403, art. no. 104030J, DOI: 10.1117/12.2275666
Plesa, A.-C., Grott, M., Lemmon, M.T., Mueller, N., Piqueux, S., Siegler, M.A., Smrekar, S.E., Spohn, T. (2016) Interannual perturbations of the Martian surface heat flow by atmospheric dust opacity variations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 121 (10), pp. 2166-2175. DOI: 10.1002/2016JE005127
Stofan, E.R., Smrekar, S.E., Mueller, N., Helbert, J. (2016) Themis Regio, Venus: Evidence for recent (?) volcanism from VIRTIS data. Icarus, 271, pp. 375-386. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.01.034
Helbert, J., Wendler, D., Walter, I., Widemann, T., Marcq, E., Guignan, G., Ferrari, S., Maturilli, A., Mueller, N., Kappel, D., Jaenchen, J., D'Amore, M., Boerner, A., Dyar, D., Arnold, G.E., Smrekar, S. (2016) The Venus Emissivity Mapper (VEM) concept. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9973, art. no. 99730R, DOI: 10.1117/12.2237568
Kopp, E., Mueller, N., Grott, M., Walter, I., Knollenberg, J., Hanschke, F., Kessler, E., Meyer, H.-G. (2016) HP3-RAD: A compact radiometer design with on-site calibration for in-situ exploration. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9973, art. no. 99730T, DOI: 10.1117/12.2236190
Gilmore, M.S., Mueller, N., Helbert, J. (2015) VIRTIS emissivity of Alpha Regio, Venus, with implications for tessera composition. Icarus, 254, pp. 350-361. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.008
Smrekar, S., Stofan E., Mueller, N. (2014). Chapter 15 - Venus: Surface and Interior, In Encyclopedia of the Solar System (Third Edition), edited by Tilman Spohn, Doris Breuer and Torrence V. Johnson, Elsevier, Boston, 2014, Pages 323-341, ISBN 9780124158450, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12- 415845-0.00015-3.
Helbert, J., Mueller, N., Maturilli, A., Nadalini, R., Smrekar, S., D'Incecco, P., D'Amore, M. (2013) Observing the surface of Venus after VIRTIS on VEX - New concepts and laboratory work. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8867, art. no. 88670C. DOI: 10.1117/12.2025582
Mueller, N.T., Helbert, J., Erard, S., Piccioni, G., Drossart, P. (2012) Rotation period of Venus estimated from Venus Express VIRTIS images and Magellan altimetry. Icarus, 217 (2), pp. 474-483. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.09.026
Smrekar, S.E., Stofan, E.R., Mueller, N., Treiman, A., Elkins-Tanton, L., Helbert, J., Piccioni, G., Drossart, P. (2010) Recent hotspot volcanism on Venus from VIRTIS emissivity data. Science, 328 (5978), pp. 605-608. DOI: 10.1126/science.1186785
Mueller, N., Helbert, J., Hashimoto, G.L., Tsang, C.C.C., Erard, S., Piccioni, G., Drossart, P. (2009) Venus surface thermal emission at 1 μm in VIRTIS imaging observations: Evidence for variation of crust and mantle differentiation conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 114 (5), pp. E00B17. DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003118
Helbert, J., Mueller, N., Kostama, P., Marinangeli, L., Piccioni, G., Drossart, P. (2008) Surface brightness variations seen by VIRTIS on Venus Express and implications for the evolution of the Lada Terra region, Venus. Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (11), art. no. L11201, DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033609
Selected conference contributionsAdeli, S., Domac, A., Mueller, N., Nunes, D., Garland, S. P., Helbert, J., Dyar, M. D., Hauber, E., Alemanno, G., Younis, M., Gilmore, M., Hensley, S., & Smrekar, S. E. (2023), Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, as an Analog Site for Venus; Remote Sensing Investigation and Planned Field Work to Support the VERITAS Mission, LPI Contributions, 2806, 2693.
Nunes, D. C., Smrekar, S. E., Hensley, S., Adeli, S., Andrews-Hanna, J., Buczkowski, D., Campbell, B., Dyar, M. D., Gilmore, M., Helbert, J., Herrick, R., Horn, R., Jozwiak, L., Keller, M., Leeb, D., Mazarico, E., Mueller, N., Pedersen, G. B. M., Schulte, M., Stock, J., Whitten, J. L., & Zebker, H. (2023), Seeking Venus on Earth: The VERITAS/DLR Analog Field Campaign, LPI Contributions, 2806, 2319.
Smrekar, S. E., Hensley, S., Dyar, M. D., Whitten, J., Nunes, D., Helbert, J., Iess, L., Mazerico, E., Andrew-Hanna, J., Breuer, D., Buckowski, D., Campbell, B., Davaille, A., DiAchille, G., Fassett, C., Gilmore, M., Herrick, R., Jozwiak, L., Kataria, T., Konopliv, A., Mastrogiuseppe, M., Mueller, N., Raguso, M., Stock, J., Stofan, E., Widemann, T., & Zebker, H. (2023), VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy): A Selected Discovery Mission, LPI Contributions, 2806, 1198.
Smrekar, S. E., Hensley, S., Dyar, M. D., Whitten, J., Nunes, D., Helbert, J., Iess, L., Mazarico, E., Andrews-Hanna, J., Breuer, D., Buczkowski, D., Campbell, B., Davaille, A., DiAchille, G., Fassett, C. I., Gilmore, M., Herrick, R., Jozwiak, L., Kataria, T., Konopliv, A., Mastrogiuseppe, M., Mueller, N., Raguso, M., Stock, J., Stofan, E., Widemann, T., & Zebker, H. (2023), VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy: Surface Science Objectives, LPI Contributions, 2807, 8014.
Helbert, J., Dyar, M. D., Vandaele, A. C., Marcq, E., Mueller, N., Alemanno, G., Maturilli, A., Widemann, T., & Smrekar, S. (2022). The Venus Surface Emissivity Mapper on the NASA VERITAS Mission and the VenSpec Suite on the ESA EnVision Mission. 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2678, 2071
Smrekar, S. E., Hensley, S., Dyar, M. D., Whitten, J., Nunes, D., Helbert, J., Iess, L., Mazerico, E., Andrew-Hanna, J., Breuer, D., Buckowski, D., Campbell, B., Davaille, A., DiAchille, G., Fassett, C., Gilmore, M., Herrick, R., Jozwiak, L., Kataria, T., Konopliv, A., Mastrogiuseppe, M., Mueller, N., Raguso, M., Stock, J., Stofan, E., Tsang, C., Whitten, J., Widemann, T., & Zebker, H. (2022). VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy): A Selected Discovery Mission. 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2678, 1122
Mueller, N., Kulkarni, S., Lebonnois, S., Stam, D., Tsang, C., Helbert, J., & Smrekar, S. (2021). Venus Surface and Deep Atmosphere Temperature from Near Infrared Imaging. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2021, P35H-2226
Kulkarni, S., Mueller, N., Stam, D., & Lebonnois, S. (2021). Near-IR Investigation of the Thermal Structure of Venusian Deep Atmosphere. European Planetary Science Congress, EPSC2021-730, doi:10.5194/epsc2021-730.
Smrekar, S., Andrews-Hanna, J., Breuer, D., Byrne, P., Buczkowski, D., Campbell, B., Davaille, A., Dyar, D., Di Achille, G., Fassett, C., Gilmore, M., Grimm, R., Helbert, J., Hensley, S., Herrick, R., Iess, L., Jozwiak, L., Katiaria, T., Mastrogiuseppe, M., Mazarico, E., Mueller, N., Nunes, D., O'Rourke, J., McGovern, P., Raguso, M., Stock, J., Tsang, C., Widemann, T., Whitten, J., Widemann, T., & Zebker, H. (2021). Habitability, Geodynamics, and the Case for Venus. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53, 160, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.93ec4fee.
Helbert, J., Dyar, M. D., Kappel, D., Maturilli, A., & Mueller, N. (2021). Importance of Orbital Spectroscopy on Venus. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53, 066, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.62e629cb.
Helbert, J., Mueller, N., Dyar, M. D., Maturilli, A., Smrekar, S. E., & Hensley, S. (2021). Mapping Venus from Orbit: Opportunities and Challenges of Near Infrared Emissivity Mapping. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1899
Arnold, G. E., Haus, R., Mueller, N. T., Kappel, D., Shakun, A., Grigoriev, A., Ignatiev, N., & Korablev, O. (2020). Martian surface-atmosphere properties obtained with ExoMars infrared instrument TIRVIM and HP³ on InSight. Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXVIII, 11502, 1150207, doi:10.1117/12.2568071.
Mueller, N. T., Tsang, C., Lebonnois, S., & Smrekar, S. (2018). Venus near surface temperature. European Planetary Science Congress, EPSC2018-950
Mueller, N. T., Tsang, C., Lebonnois, S., & Smrekar, S. (2018). Regional Venus Surface Temperature Variations in Models and Infrared Observations. 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2400
Widemann, T., Marcq, E., Tsang, C., Mueller, N., Kappel, D., Helbert, J., & Dyar, M. D. (2018). The Venus Emissivity Mapper — Investigating the Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics of Venus' Polar Region. 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2386
Mueller, N. T., Tsang, C., Nunes, D. C., Helbert, J., Dyar, M. D., & Smrekar, S. E. (2017). Near Infrared Multispectral Mapping of Venus Supports the Hypothesis that Tessera Plateau Material was Formed in the Presence of Surface Water. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017, P53A-2645
Smrekar, S. E., Davaille, A., Mueller, N. T., Dyar, M. D., Helbert, J., & Barnes, H. (2017). Subduction on Venus and Implications for Volatile Cycling, Early Earth and Exoplanets. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017, P52A-07
Mueller, N. T., Tsang, C. C. C., Smrekar, S., Helbert, J., & Dyar, M. D. (2017). Derivation of Thermal Emission from VIRTIS on Venus Express 1000-1400 nm Spectra. 48th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2200
Marcq, E., Mueller, N., Tsang, C., Kappel, D., Widemann, T., Helbert, J., & Smrekar, S. (2016). Atmosperic Science with VEM on board Veritas. AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #48, 48, 216.10
Mueller, N., Tsang, C., Smrekar, S., Helbert, J., & Dyar, M. D. (2016). Venus Atmosphere Variability as Error Source for Surface Emissivity. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2260
Mueller, N. (2015). Visibility of Active Lava Flows from Venus Orbit. European Planetary Science Congress, EPSC2015-897
Mueller, N. T., Maturilli, A., Helbert, J., & Elkins-Tanton, L. T. (2013). Igneous Rock Emissivity Measurements at High Temperatures in Support of Thermal Modeling and Infrared Imaging of Venus' Canali and Lava Flows. 44th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1932
Mueller, N. T., Helbert, J., Stofan, E. R., Smrekar, S. E., Piccioni, G., & Drossart, P. (2012). Search for active lava flows with VIRTIS on Venus Express. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2012, P24B-02
Müller, N. T., & Helbert, J. (2009). Near infrared imaging of the surface of Venus and implications for crustal composition. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 7186
Mueller, N., Helbert, J., Hashimoto, G. L., Tsang, C. C. C., Erard, S., Piccioni, G., Drossart, P., & Virtis-Vex Team (2009). Venus Surface Thermal Emission Observed by VIRTIS on Venus Express. Venus Geochemistry: Progress, Prospects, and New Missions, 1470, 45
Smrekar, S. E., Stofan, E. R., Mueller, N., & Helbert, J. (2008). Possible recent volcanoes and coronae on Venus: Emissivity anomalies, lithospheric thickness, and resurfacing. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2008, P22A-03
Mueller, N., Helbert, J., Hashimoto, G. L., Tsang, C. C. C., Erard, S., Piccioni, G., & Drossart, P. (2008). Correlations between Venus nightside near infrared emissions measured by VIRTIS/Venus Express and Magellan radar data. European Planetary Science Congress 2008, 421