Publications

Journal Articles

^GS denotes graduate student, ^UG denotes undergraduate student, and ^PD denotes postdoctoral researcher, bold indicates research group member

2022

Burr, D. M., S. Diniega, L.C. Quick, K. Gardner-Vandy, and F. Rivera-Hernandez (2022) Foundational women in planetary geomorphology: Some contributions in fluvial, aeolian, and (cryo)volcanic subdisciplines. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, doi:10.1002/esp.5465 .

Diniega, Serina; Barba, Nathan; Giersch, Louis; Jackson, Brian’ Soto, Alejandro; Banfield, Don; Day, Mackenzie; Doran, Gary; Dundas, Colin M.; Mischna, Michael; Rafkin, Scot; Smith, Isaac; Swann, Christy; Sullivan, Rob; Titus, Timothy; Walker, Ian; Widmer, Jacob; Burr, Devon; Mandrake, Lukas; Vriend, Nathalie; Williams, Kaj. (2022) It’s Time for Focused In Situ Studies of Planetary Surface-Atmosphere Interactions. IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), pp. 1-19, doi: 10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843357.

Burr, D. M., C. E. Viviano, T. I. Michaels, M. Chojnacki, and R. E. Jacobsen, An explosive volcanic origin identified for dark sand in Aeolis Dorsa, Mars. Geology, https://doi.org/10.1130/G49814.1 .

Diniega, S., D. M Burr, M. Chojnacki, M. G. A. Lapôtre, and C. Swann, 2022, Martian Dunes: A Crucial Record of Present and Past Mars Surface Environment and Aeolian Processes. In: Shroder, J.J.F. (Ed.), Treatise on Geomorphology, vol. 7. Elsevier, Academic Press, pp. 617–636. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00177-2.

Peel, S.E.^GS and D.M. Burr, 2022, Lack of evidence for paleolakes in the Aeolis Dorsa region, Mars; a mapping Investigation, Planetary and Space Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2022.105445.

Maue, A. D.^GS, J. S. Levy, D. M. Burr, P. R. Matulka, and E. Nathan, 2022, Sieved mass and shape data from simulated fluvial transport of icy clasts in the Titan Tumbler, Data in Brief, 40, 107815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.107815.

Maue, A. D.^GS, J. S. Levy, D. M. Burr, P. R. Matulka, and E. Nathan, 2022, Rapid rounding of icy clasts during simulated fluvial transport in the Titan Tumbler, Icarus, 375, 114831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114831.

2021

Burr, D. M., R. E. Jacobsen^PD, A. Lefort^PD, R. M. Borden^GS, and S. E. Peel^GS, 2021, Geologic map of the Aeolis Dorsa region, Mars: U. S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map SIM 3480, Scale: 1:500,000. https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3480.

Diniega, S., A. M. Bramson, B. Buratti, P. Buhler, D. M. Burr, and 13 other co-authors, 2021, Modern Mars’ geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity. Geomorphology, 380, 107627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107627.

Miller, J. W. S. P. D. Birch, A. G. Hayes, M. J. Malaska, R. M. C. Lopes, A. M. Schoenfeld, P. M. Corlies, D. M. Burr, and T. G. Farr, 2021, Channels on Titan and the Earth: Lessons from Planform Images in Low-Resolution SAR. Planetary Science Journal, 142. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ac0245.

2020

Burr, D. M., S. L. F. Sutton^PD, and E. V. Nield^GS, 2020, Wind Tunnel Threshold Speed Bundle, NASA Planetary Data System, doi: 10.17189/1518959. Available at  https://atmos.nmsu.edu/data_and_services/atmospheres_data/wt_threshold/wt_threshold.html.

Burr, D. M., S. L. F. Sutton^PD, J. P. Emery, E. V. Nield^GS, J. F Kok, J, K, Smith and N. T Bridges, 2020, A wind tunnel study of the effect of intermediate density ratio on saltation threshold. Aeolian Research 45, 100601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2020.100601.

Golder^GS, K. B., D. M. Burr, and S. A. Kattenhorn, 2020, Inferring emplacement sequences for the Cerberus region channelized lavas, Mars: Implications for magma sources. Icarus, 335, 113388, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113388.

2019

Peel^GS, S. E., D. M. Burr, and L. Tran, 2019, Formation of central pits in impact craters on Mars: A statistical investigation of proposed mechanisms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 124, 437–453. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005738.

2018

Dameron^GS, A.C. and D. M. Burr, 2018, Europan double ridge morphometry as a test for models formation, Icarus, 305, 25-249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.12.009.

Konsoer, K. M., J. LeRoy, D. M. Burr, G. Parker, R. E. Jacobsen^PD, and D. Turmel, 2018, Channel slope adjustment in reduced-gravity environments and implications for Martian channels, Geology, 46, 183-186, https://doi.org/10.1130/G39666.1.

Jacobsen^PD, R.E. and D. M. Burr, 2018, Errors in Martian Paleodischarges Skew Interpretations of Hydrologic History:  Case Study of the Aeolis Dorsa, Mars, with Insights from the Quinn River, NV, Icarus, 302, 407-417, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.11.014.

2017

Burr, D.M., 2017, Defining the topography of a planetary body, Science, 356 (6339), 708, 10.1126/science.aan2719.

Jacobsen^GS, R.E. and D. M. Burr, 2017, The Aeolis Dorsa, Mars, analyzed with insights from terrestrial analog deposits, encapsulate a history of decreasing hydrologic activity, Geosphere, v. 13, no. 6, https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01330.1.

Méndez-Harper^GS, J., G. McDonald^GS, J. Dufek, M. Malaska, D. Burr, A. Hayes, J McAdams, and J. Wray, 2017, The Electrified Sands of Titan.  Nature Geo. 10.1038/NGEO2921.

Cartwright^GS, R. J. and D. M. Burr, 2017, Using Synthetic Aperture Radar data of terrestrial analogs to test for alluvial fan formation mechanisms on Titan, Icarus, 284, 183-205, 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.11.013.

Xinting ^GS Y., S. M. Hörst, C. He, N. T. Bridges, D. M. Burr, J. A. Sebree, J. K. Smith, 2017, The effect of adsorbed liquid and material density on saltation threshold: insight from laboratory and wind tunnel experiment.  Icarus, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.06.034.

2016

Jacobsen^GS, R.E. and D. M. Burr, 2016, Greater contrast in Martian hydrological history from more accurate estimates of paleodischarge, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 10.1002/2016GL070535.

Beddingfield^GS, C. B., D. M. Burr, and L. Tran, 2016, Polygonal impact craters on Dione: Evidence for tectonic structures outside the Wispy Terrain, Icarus, 274, 163-194, 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.03.020.

2015

Beddingfield^GS, C. B., D. M. Burr, and W. M. Dunne, 2015, Shallow normal fault slopes on Saturnian icy satellites, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, 2053–2083, 10.1002/2015JE004852.

Burr, D. M., N. T. Bridges, J. K. Smith, J. R. Marshall, B. R. White, and D. W. Williams, 2015, The Titan Wind Tunnel: a new tool for investigating extraterrestrial aeolian environments.  Aeolian Res. 205-214, 10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.07.008.

Baker, V. R., C. Hamilton, D. M. Burr, V. Gulick, G. Komatsu, W. Luo, J.W. Rice, J.A.P. Rodriguez, 2015, Fluvial geomorphology of Earth-like planetary surfaces: a review. Geomorphology, 245, 149-182, 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.002.

Burr, D. M., A. D. Howard, 2015, Introduction to the special issue: Planetary geomorphology.  Geomorphology., 240, 1-7, 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.11.015.

Lefort, A., D. M. Burr, F. Nimmo and R. E. Jacobsen^GS, 2015, Channel slope reversal near the Martian dichotomy boundary: testing tectonic hypotheses.  Geomorphology, 240, 121-136, 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.09.028.

Matsubara,Y., A. D. Howard, D. M. Burr, R. M. E. Williams, W. E. Dietrich, and J. M. Moore, 2015, River meandering on Earth and Mars: A comparative study of Aeolis Dorsa meanders, Mars and possible terrestrial analogs of the Usuktuk River, AK, and the Quinn River, NV.  Geomorphology, 240, 102-120, 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.08.031.

Burr, D. M., N. T. Bridges, J. R. Marshall, J. K. Smith, B. R. White, and J. P. Emery, 2015, Higher-than-predicted saltation thresholds on Titan.  Nature 517, 60-66, 10.1038/nature14088.

Beddingfield^GS, C.B., D. M. Burr, and J. P. Emery, 2015, Fault geometries on Uranus’ satellite Miranda: Implications for internal structure and heat flow.  Icarus 247, 35-52, 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.09.048.

2014

Morgan^GS, A. M., Howard, A. D., Hobley, D. E. J., Moore, J. M., Dietrich, W. E., Williams, R. M. E., Burr, D. M., Grant, J. A., Wilson^GS, S. A., and Matsubara^GS, Y., 2014, Sedimentology and climatic environment of alluvial fans in the martian Saheki crater and a comparison with terrestrial fans in the Atacama Desert.  Icarus 229, 131-156, 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.11.007.

Chojnacki^GS, M., D. M. Burr, J. E. Moersch and J. J. Wray, 2014, Valles Marineris dune sediment provenance and pathways.  Icarus 232, 187-219, 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.01.011.

Chojnacki^GS, M., D. M. Burr and J. E. Moersch, 2014, Valles Marineris dune fields as compared with other Martian populations: diversity of dune compositions, morphologies, and thermophysical properties.  Icarus 230, 96-142, 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.08.018.

2013

Burr, D. M., S. A. Drummond^GS, R. Cartwright^GS, B .A. Black^GS, and J. T. Perron, 2013, Morphology of fluvial networks on Titan: evidence for structural control.  Icarus 226, 742-759 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.06.016.

Williams, R. M. E., R. P. Irwin, D. M. Burr, T. Harrison, and P. McClelland, 2013, Variability in martian sinuous ridge form: Case study of Aeolis Serpens in the Aeolis Dorsa, Mars, and insight from the Mirackina paleoriver, South Australia.  Icarus 225, 308-324, 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.03.016.

Fenton, L. K., R. K. Hayward, B. H. N. Horgan, R. M. Rubin, T. N. Titus, M. A. Bishop, D. M. Burr, M. Chojnacki^GS, C. L. Dinwiddie, L. Kerber, A. LeGall, T. I. Michaels, L. D.V.Neakrase, C. E. Newman, D. Tirsch, H. Yizhaq, and J.R. Zimbelman 2013, Summary of the Third International Planetary Dunes Workshop: Remote Sensing and Image Analysis of Planetary Dunes, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, June 12–15, 2012.  Aeolian Research 8, 29-38, 10.1016/j.aeolia.2012.10.006.

Burr, D. M., J. T. Perron, M. P. Lamb, R. P. Irwin, G. C. Collins, A. D. Howard, L. S. Sklar, J. M. Moore, M. Ádámkovics, V. R. Baker, S. A. Drummond^GS, and B. A. Black^GS, 2013, Fluvial features on Titan: insights from morphology and modeling.  Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., doi: 10.1130/B30612.1.

2012

Black^GS, B. A., Perron, J. T., Burr, D. M., and Drummond^GS, S. A, 2012, Estimating erosional exhumation on Titan from drainage network morphology. J. Geophys. Res., 117, E08006, 10.1029/2012JE004085.

Lefort, A.PD, D.M. Burr, R.A. Beyer, and A.D. Howard, 2012, Inverted fluvial features in the Aeolis–Zephyria Plana, Western Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars: evidence for post-formation modification.  J. Geophys. Res.-Planets, 117, E03007, 10.1029/2011JE004008.

Barnes, J. W., L. Lemke, R. Foch, C. P. McKay, R. A. Beyer, J. Radebaugh, D. H. Atkinson, R. D. Lorenz, S. Le Mouélic, S. Rodriguez, J. Gundlach, F. Giannini, S. Bain, F. M. Flasar,  T. Hurford, C. M. Anderson, J. Merrison, M. Ádámkovics, S. A. Kattenhorn,  J. Mitchell, D. M. Burr, A..Colaprete, E. Schaller, A. J. Friedson, K.S. Edgett, A. Coradini, A. Adriani, K. M. Sayanagi,  M. J. Malaska, D. Morabito, K. Reh, 2012, AVIATR – Aerial Vehicle for In-Situ and Airborne Titan Reconnaissance, A Titan Airplane Mission Concept, Exp. Astron., 10.1007/s10686-011-9275-9.

2011

Chojnacki^GS, M., D. M. Burr, J. E. Moersch and T. I. Michaels, 2011, Orbital observations of contemporary dune activity in Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars.  J. Geophys. Res., 116, E00F19, 10.1029/2010JE003675.

Burr, D. M., 2011, Sedimentology in a reduced-gravity environment: Submarine analogs for streamlined forms on Mars.  Geology, July 2011, v. 39, no. 7, p. 703–704; 10.1130/focus072011.1. INVITED.

Emery, J.P., D. M. Burr, and D. P Cruikshank, 2011, Near-infrared spectroscopy of Trojan asteroids: evidence for two compositional groups. Astronomical J. 141: 25 (18 pp), 10.1088/0004-6256/141/1/25.

2010

Burr, D. M., R. M. E. Williams, K. D. Wendell^UG, M. Chojnacki^GS, and J. P. Emery, 2010, Inverted fluvial features in the Aeolis/Zephyria Plana region, Mars: Formation mechanism and initial paleodischarge estimates, J. Geophys. Res., 115, E07011, 10.1029/2009JE003496.

Chojnacki^GS, M., J. E. Moersch, and D. M. Burr, 2010, Climbing and falling dunes in Valles Marineris, Mars.  Geophys. Res. Lett. 37, L08201, doi: 10.1029/2009GL042263.

Burr, D. M., 2010, Palaeoflood-generating mechanisms on Earth, Mars, and Titan. Global and Planetary Change, 70, 5–13 (Special Issue, J. Woodward, P. Brewer, M. Macklin and S. Tooth, eds) 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.11.003.

2009

Burr, D. M., R. E. Jacobsen^UG, D. L. Roth^UG, C. B. Phillips, K. L. Mitchell, and D. Viola^UG, 2009, Fluvial network analysis on Titan: evidence for subsurface structures and west-to-east wind flow, southwestern Xanadu, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L22203, doi: 10.1029/2009GL040909.

Burr, D. M., M-T. Enga^UG, R. M. E. Williams, J. R. Zimbelman, A. D. Howard, and T. A. Brennand, 2009, Pervasive aqueous paleoflow features near the equator, Mars.  Icarus, 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.10.014.

Burr, D. M., K. L. Tanaka, and K. Yoshikawa, 2009, Pingos on Earth and Mars: morphology and distribution.  Planet. Space Sci. 10.1016/j.pss.2008.11.003.

Burr, D. M., B. C. Bruno, P. D. Lanagan, L. S. Glaze, W. L. Jaeger, R. J. Soare, J.-M. Wan Bun Tseung^UG, J. A. Skinner, S. M. Baloga, 2009, Mesoscale raised rim depression (MRRDs) on Earth: A review of the characteristics, processes, and spatial distributions of analogs for Mars.  Planetary and Space Science, 10.1016/j.pss.2008.11.011.

Burr, D. M., L. Wilson, and A. S. Bargery^GS, 2009, Floods from Fossae: a review of Amazonian-aged extensional tectonic megaflood channels on Mars.  In Megaflooding on Earth and Mars, D. M. Burr, V. R. Baker and P. A. Carling (eds), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. pp. 194-208.

Carling, P. A., D. M. Burr, T. F. Johnsen, and T. A. Brennand, 2009, A review of open-channel megaflood depositional landforms on Earth and Mars.  In Megaflooding on Earth and Mars, D. M. Burr, V. R. Baker and P. A. Carling (eds), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. pp. 33-49.

Wilson, L., A. S. Bargery^GS and D. M. Burr, 2009, Dynamics of fluid flow in Martian outflow channels. In Megaflooding on Earth and Mars, D. M. Burr, V. R. Baker and P. A. Carling (eds), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. pp. 290-311.

For conference abstracts or earlier publications, please contact us directly at Devon.Burr@nau.edu.