Marion Massé was a member of the group until fall 2013. She was then hired as postdoc for the ESA JUICE mission at University of Nantes, France. The information below has not been updated since fall 2013.

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• Research interests

• Spectroscopy of planetary ices: Analysis of planetary spectral data, comparison with experimental and terrestrial analogs.

• Evolution of Martian salts: Laboratory experiments of salt deliquescence, studies on ice/salts interaction on Mars and Earth.

• Palaeo-glaciology on Martian equator: Geomorphology, mineralogy and comparison with terrestrial analogs.

• Glacial morphology on the Martian caps: Geomorphology, characterization of ice rheology, comparison with physical and analogical models.

Keywords : Geomorphology, Spectroscopy, Glaciology, Geology, Planetology, GIS.

• Research experience

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• 2012-present : Postdoctoral researcher at “Instytut Nauk Geologicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk” (Wroclaw, Poland). Research topics: Present and past Martian cryosphere.

• 2011-2012 : Postdoctoral researcher at the “Lunar and Planetary Laboratory”, University of Arizona (Tucson, USA). Research topics: Mineralogical and experimental characterization of RSL (Recurrent Slope Lineae) on Mars.

• 2010-2011 : A.T.E.R. (post-doc with teaching duty) at Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique de Nantes, Université de Nantes, Nantes (France). Research topics: Present and past Martian cryosphere.

• 2007-2010 : PhD at the “Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique”, University of Nantes (France). Advisors: O. Bourgeois, S. Le Mouélic. Subject: Nature and origin of sulfate deposits in equatorial and polar regions of Mars. Morphological and mineralogical comparison of Aram Chaos and the North Polar Cap.

• 2007 (5 months) : Master 2^nd internship at the “Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique”, University of Nantes (France). Advisors: S. Le Mouélic, O. Bourgeois. Subject: Mineralogical composition, structure, morphology, and geological history of Aram Chaos crater fill on Mars derived from OMEGA Mars Express data.

• 2006 (3 months): Master 1^st internship at the “Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique”, University of Nantes (France). Advisor: S. Le Mouélic. Subject: Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of Viking, Pathfinder and MER landing sites, analysis of OMEGA/Mars Express data.
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• Teaching experience and public outrreach

• 2010-2011: A.T.E.R. (post-doc with teaching duty) in Earth Sciences (Glaciology, Tectonic, French geology, Cartography, field trips) (75 hours).

• 2007-2009: Assistant teacher in Earth Sciences (Geological mapping, Petrology, Programming language, Paleontology) (241 hours).

• 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010: Participation to national public scientific manifestations.

Organization tasks

• 2013 - 2014: Organizer of the Martian Cryosphere  workshop

• 2011: Co-convener of the « Active surface processes on Mars » session, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting, Nantes (france).

• 2010: Co-convener of the « Mars Polar Processes » session, AGU Fall Meeting, San francisco, USA.

Skills

Field experience:

• 2012 (2 weeks) Geomorphology of sakung features in Tatra Mountains (Poland).
• 2012 (3 weeks) Periglacial geomorphology, analysis of tunnel valleys by GPS measurements (Iceland).
• 2011 (3 days) Sedimentology and structural geology in southern Utah.
• 2009 (1 week) Arid zone geomorphology, playas, alluvial fans, fault scarps, paleolakes, shorelines (Death Valley, USA).
• 2009 (2 weeks) Glacial and periglacial morphology, analysis of dust composition in glaciers with a field spectroradiometer (Iceland).
• 2008 (1 week) Glacial and periglacial morphology (French Alps).
• 2007 (1 week) Structural analysis of an impact crater (Ries Crater, Germany).
• 2006 (1 week) Petrology and structural geology in a metamorphic environment (Massif Central).
• 2006 (1 week) Marine geophysics (Mediterranean Sea, France).
• 2005 (1 week) Geological mapping in a folded and faulted region (Pyrenean foreland, France).
• 2004-2005 (2 weeks) Sedimentology in the Mont Saint Michel Bay (France).
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Instrumental skills:

• Spectro-gonio-radiometer coupled with a climatic simulation chamber (SERAC).
• ASD FieldSpec 3 FR spectroradiometer.
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (Nicolet 5700).
• Liquid nitrogen cryostat (MicrostatN, Oxford Instruments).
• DRX / MEB.

Academic background

2010: PhD, University of Nantes (France), specialty: Planetology.

• 2007: Master in Earth Sciences, specialty: Planetary Geosciences, University of Nantes (France).

• 2005: Licence (bachelor degree) in Earth Sciences, University of Nantes (France).

Publications

• M. Massé, O. Bourgeois, S. Le Mouélic, C. Verpoorter, A. Spiga, L. Le Deit (2012), Regional distribution and origin of polar gypsum on Mars, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 317, p. 44-55.
• L. Le Deit, J. Flahaut, C. Quentin, E. Hauber, D. Mège, O. Bourgeois, J. Gurgurewicz, M. Massé, R. Jaumann (2012), Extensive surface pedogenic alteration of the Martian Noachian crust suggested by plateau phyllosilicates around Valles Marineris, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol.117, E00J05.

• L. Le Deit, O. Bourgeois, D. Mège, E. Hauber, S. Le Mouélic, M. Massé, R. Jaumann, J.-P. Bibring (2010), Morphology, stratigraphy, and mineralogical composition of a layered formation covering the plateaus around Valles Marineris, Mars : Implications for its geological history, Icarus, vol. 208, Issue 2, p. 684-703.

• M. Massé, O. Bourgeois, S. Le Mouélic, C. Verpoorter, L. Le Deit (2010), Martian circum-polar sulfate-rich deposits: sublimation tills derived from the North Polar Cap, Icarus, vol. 209, Issue 2, p. 434-451.

• M. Massé, S. Le Mouélic, O. Bourgeois, J.-P. Combe, L. Le Deit, C. Sotin, J.-P. Bibring, B. Gondet and Y. Langevin (2008), Mineralogical composition, structure, morphology, and geological history of Aram Chaos crater fill on Mars derived from OMEGA Mars Express data. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 113, doi: 10.1029/2008JE003131.

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