Selected Publications
Co-authors under direct advisement: P=Post-doc; G= Graduate student; U= Undergraduate student
[43] DuP J., Minton D.A., BlevinsG A.M., Fassett C.I., Huang Y.H. (2025). Spectral Analysis of the Morphology of Fresh Lunar Craters II: Two-Dimensional Surface Elevations of the Continuous Ejecta, Wall, and Floor Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. In Review.
[42] Ćuk M., AnandG, K.P., Minton D.A. (2025). Two Possible Orbital Histories of Phobos. Planetary Science Journal. 6:89. doi: 10.3847/PSJ/adc1ba
[41] BlevinsG A.M., Minton D.A., Huang Y.H., DuP J., Tremblay, M.M., Fassett, C.I. (2025). Apollo Impact Melts Record a Rapidly Declining Impact Rate in the Late Imbrian. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 130, e2024JE008722. doi: 10.1029/2024JE008722
[40] Hirabayashi M, Fassett C.I., Costello E.S., Minton D.A., (2024). Crater Equilibrium State Characterization given Crater Production from a Single Power Law. Planetary Science Journal 5:250. doi: 10.3847/PSJ/ad8883
[39] DuP J., Minton D.A., BlevinsG A.M., Fassett C.I., Huang Y.H. (2024). Spectral Analysis of the Morphology of Fresh Lunar Craters I: Rim Crest, Floor, and Rim Flank Outlines. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 129:11, e2024JE008357. doi: 10.1029/2024JE008357
[38] Hayes C.W., Minton D.A., Kloos J.L., Moores J.E. (2024). Topography-enhanced ultra-cold trapping at the LCROSS impact site. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 129, e2023JE007925. doi: 10.1029/2023JE007925
[37] Huang Y.H., Riedel C., Soderblom J.M., Krein S.B., Orgel C., Conrad J.W., Hirabayashi M., and Minton D.A. (2024) Global lunar crater density using buffered non-sparseness correction. Planetary Science Journal 5, 155. doi: 10.3847/PSJ/ad4ceb
[36] Osinski G.R., Melosh H. J., Andrews-Hanna J., Baker D., Denevi B., Dhingra D., Ghent R., Hayne P.O., Hill P., James P.B., Jaret S., Johnson B.C., Kenkmann T., Kring D., Mahanti P., Minton D.A., Neish C.D., Neumann G., Plescia J., Potter R.W.K., Richardson J., Silber E.A., Soderblom J.M., Zanetti M. Zellner N.E.B. (2023). Lunar Impact Features and Processes. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 89(1), 339–371. doi: 10.2138/rmg.2023.89.08
[35] Ćuk M., Hamilton D.P., Minton D.A., Stewart S.T. (2023). Sesquinary Catastrophe for Close-in Moons with Dynamically Excited Orbits. Astrophysical Journal 957, 62. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/acf613
[34] WishardG C., PouplinG J.L.L., ElliottG J.R., SinghG D., AnandG K.P., Minton D.A. (2023). Swiftest: An N-body Integrator for Gravitational Systems. Journal of Open Source Software, 8, 5409. doi: 10.21105/joss.05409
[33] Fassett C.I., Beyer R.A., Deutsch A.N., Hirabayashi M., Leight C.J., Mahanti P., Nypaver C.A., Thomson B.J., Minton D.A. (2022). Topographic Diffusion Revisited: Small Crater Lifetime on the Moon and Implications for Volatile Exploration. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 127, e2022JE007510. doi: 10.1029/2022JE007510
[32] HuangP Y.H., Soderblom J.M., Minton D.A., Hirabayashi M., Melosh H.J. (2022). Bombardment history of the Moon constrained by crustal porosity. Nat. Geosci. 15(7) doi: 10.1038/s41561-022-00969-4
[31] Safrit T.K., Steckloff J.K., Bosh A.S., Nesvorný D., Walsh K., Brasser R., Minton D.A., (2021). The Formation of Bilobate Comet Shapes through Sublimative Torques. Planetary Science Journal 2, 14. doi: 10.3847/PSJ/abc9c8
[30] Ćuk M, Minton D.A., PouplinG J.L.L., WishardG C. (2020). Evidence for a Past Martian Ring from the Orbital Inclination of Deimos. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 896, L28. doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab974f
[29] Riedel C., Minton D.A., Michael G., Orgel C., van der Bogert C.H., Hiesinger H. (2020) Degradation of Small Simple and Large Complex Lunar Craters: Not a Simple Scale Dependence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125, e2019JE006273. doi: 10.1029/2019JE006273
[28] Richardson J.E., Steckloff J.K., Minton D.A. (2020) Impact-produced seismic shaking and regolith growth on asteroids 433 Eros, 2867 Šteins, and 25143 Itokawa. Icarus. 347, 113811. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113811
[27] Minton D.A., Fassett C.I., Hirabayashi M., HowlU B.A., Richardson J. (2019) The equilibrium size-frequency distribution of small craters reveals the effects of distal ejecta on lunar landscape morphology. Icarus, 326:63. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.02.021
[26] GravesG K.J., Minton D.A., Molaro J.L., Hirabayashi M. (2019). Resurfacing Asteroids from Thermally Induced Surface Degradation. Icarus, 322, 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.01.003
[25] HesselbrockG A.J., Minton D.A. (2019). Three Dynamical Evolution Regimes for Coupled Ring-satellite Systems and Implications for the Formation of the Uranian Satellite Miranda. The Astronomical Journal, 157(1), 30. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/aaf23a
[24] HuangG Y.H., Minton D.A., Zellner N.E.B., Hirabayashi M., Richardson J.E., Fassett C.I. (2018). No Change in the Recent Lunar Impact Flux Required Based on Modeling of Impact Glass Spherule Age Distributions. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(14), 6805. doi: 10.1029/2018GL077254
[23] ElliottU J.R., HuangG Y.H., Minton D, Freed A. (2018). The length of lunar crater rays explained using secondary crater scaling. Icarus, 312, 231. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.04.015
[22] HirabayashiP M., HowlG B.A., Fassett C.I., Soderblom J.M., Minton D.A., Melosh H.J. (2018). The Role of Breccia Lenses in Regolith Generation From the Formation of Small, Simple Craters: Application to the Apollo 15 Landing Site. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123(2), 527. doi: 10.1002/2017JE005377
[21] GravesG K.J., Minton D.A., HirabayashiP M, DeMeo F, Carry B. (2018). Resurfacing asteroids from YORP spin-up and failure. Icarus, 304, 162–171. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.08.025
[20] HuangG Y.H., Minton D.A., HirabayashiP M., ElliottU J.R., Richardson J.E., Fassett C.I., Zellner N.E.B. (2017). Heterogeneous impact transport on the Moon. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122(6), 1158. doi: 10.1002/2016JE005160
[19] Fassett C.I., Crowley M.C., Leight C., Dyar M.D., Minton D.A., HirabayashiP M., Thompson B.J., Watters, W.A. (2017). Evidence for rapid topographic evolution and crater degradation on Mercury from simple crater morphometry. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(11), 5326. doi: 10.1002/2017GL073769
[18] HesselbrockG A.J., Minton D.A. (2017). An ongoing satellite–ring cycle of Mars and the origins of Phobos and Deimos. Nature Geoscience, 10(4), 266–269. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2916
[17] HirabayashiP M., Minton D.A., Fassett C.I. (2017). An analytical model of crater count equilibrium. Icarus, 289, 134. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.032
[16] Johnson B.C., Collins G.S., Minton D.A., Bowling T.J., Simonson B.M., Zuber M.T. (2016). Spherule layers, crater scaling laws, and the population of ancient terrestrial impactors. Icarus, 271, 350. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.02.023
[15] Johnson B.C., Walsh K.J., Minton D.A., Krot A.N., Levison H.F. (2016). Timing of the formation and migration of giant planets as constrained by CB chondrites. Science Advances, 2(12), e1601658–e1601658. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1601658
[14] Morbidelli A., Walsh K.J., O'Brien D.P., Minton D.A., Bottke, W.F. (2015). The Dynamical Evolution of the Asteroid Belt. In Asteroids IV (pp. 493–507). University of Arizona Press. Tucson. doi: 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch026
[13] Steckloff J.K., Johnson B.C., Bowling T.J., Melosh H.J., Minton D.A., Lisse C.M., Battams K. (2015). Dynamic sublimation pressure and the catastrophic breakup of Comet ISON. Icarus, 258, 430–437. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.06.032
[12] Minton D.A., Richardson J.E., Fassett C.I. (2015). Re-examining the main asteroid belt as the primary source of ancient lunar craters. Icarus, 247(0), 172. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.10.018
[11] Johnson B.C., Minton D.A., Melosh H.J., Zuber M.T. (2015). Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules. Nature, 517(7), 339–341. doi: 10.1038/nature14105
[10] Minton D.A., Levison H.F. (2014). Planetesimal-driven migration of terrestrial planet embryos. Icarus, 232(0), 118–132. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.01.001
[9] Fassett C.I., Minton D.A. (2013). Impact bombardment of the terrestrial planets and the early history of the Solar System. Nat. Geosci., 6(7), 520. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1841
[8] Yue Z., Johnson B.C., Minton D.A., Melosh H.J., Di K., Hu W., Liu Y. (2013). Projectile remnants in central peaks of lunar impact craters. Nature Geoscience, 6(6), 435. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1828
[7] Bottke W.F., Vokrouhlický D., Minton D.A., Nesvorný D., Morbidelli A., Brasser R., Simonson B., Levison H.F. (2012). An Archaean heavy bombardment from a destabilized extension of the asteroid belt. Nature, 485(7396), 78. doi: 10.1038/nature10967
[6] Minton D.A., Malhotra R. (2011). Secular Resonance Sweeping of the Main Asteroid Belt During Planet Migration. Astrophysical Journal, 732(1), 53–64. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/732/1/53
[5] Minton D.A., Malhotra R. (2010). Dynamical erosion of the asteroid belt and implications for large impacts in the inner Solar System. Icarus, 207(2), 744–757. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.008
[4] Minton D.A., Malhotra R. (2009). A record of planet migration in the main asteroid belt. Nature, 457(7233), 1109–1111. doi: 10.1038/nature07778
[3] Malhotra R., Minton D.A. (2008). Prospects for the Habitability of OGLE-2006-BLG-109L. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 683(1), L67–L70. doi: 10.1086/591419
[2] Minton D.A. (2008). The topographic limits of gravitationally bound, rotating sand piles. Icarus, 195(2), 698–704. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.02.009
[1] Minton D.A., Malhotra R. (2007). Assessing the Massive Young Sun Hypothesis to Solve the Warm Young Earth Puzzle. Astrophysical Journal, 660(2), 1700–1706. doi: 10.1086/514331