Dr. David Minton

Planetary Systems and Surfaces

Selected Publications

Safrit, T.K., Steckloff, J.K., Bosh, A.S., Nesvorny, D., Walsh, K., Brasser, R., Minton, D.A., (2021). The Formation of Bilobate Comet Shapes through Sublimative Torques. Planet. Sci. J. 2, 14. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab974f

Ćuk, M., Minton, D. A., PouplinG, J. L. L., WishardG, C. A., (2020). Evidence for a Past Martian Ring from the Orbital Inclination of Deimos. ApjL, 896, L28. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab974f Preprint. Paper. PDF.

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  Paper. PDF.

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.

Minton, D. A., Fassett, C. I., Hirabayashi M., HowlU, B. A., Richardson, J. E. (2019) The equilibrium size-frequency distribution of small craters reveals the effects of distal ejecta on lunar landscape morphology. Icarus, 326:63–87. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.02.021 Preprint. PDF

GravesG, K. J., Minton, D.A., Molaro, J. L., and Hirabayashi, M. (2019) Resurfacing asteroids from thermally induced surface degradation. Icarus, 322:1–12. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.01.003 PDF.

HesselbrockG, A. J. and D. A. Minton (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) p30. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aaf23a Preprint PDF 

HuangG, Y. H. Minton, D. A., N. E. B. Zellner, M. Hirabayashi, J. E. Richardson, and C. I. Fassett. (2018). No Change in the Recent Lunar Impact Flux Required Based on Modeling of Impact Glass Spherule Age Distributions. Geophysical Research Letters. 218 (2) 906–6813. doi:10.1029/2018GL077254 PDF

ElliottU,G, J. R., HuangG, Y. H., Minton, D. A. Freed, A. M. (2018). The Length of Lunar Crater Rays Explained Using Secondary Crater Scaling. Icarus, 312:231-246. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.04.015 PDF

HirabayashiP, M., HowlU, 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, 527–543. doi:10.1002/2017JE005377 PDF.

GravesG, K. J., Minton, D.A., HirabayashiP, M., DeMeo, F. E., Carry, B. (2018) Resurfacing asteroids from YORP spin-up and failure. Icarus. 304:162–171.  doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.08.025  PDF.

HuangG, Y. H., Minton, D.A., HirabayashiP, M., ElliottU,G, J. .R. Richardson, J.E., Fassett, C.I., and Zellner, N.E.B. (2017) Heterogeneous impact transport on the Moon. Journal of Geophysical Research. 122, 1158–1180. doi:10.1002/2016JE005160 PDF.

Fassett, C. I., M. Crowley, C., Leight, C., Dyar, M. D.,  Minton, D. A., HirabayashiP, M., Thomson, B. J., and Watters, W. A. (2017), Evidence for rapid topographic evolution and crater degradation on Mercury from simple crater morphometry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 5326–5335, doi:10.1002/2017GL073769.

HesselbrockG, A. J. and 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

HirabayashiP, M., Minton, D.A., and Fassett, C.I. (2017) An analytical model of crater count equilibrium. Icarus, 289:134-143. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.032. PDF.

Johnson, B.C.,  Collins, G.S. Minton, D.A., Bowling, T. Simonson, B.M. and Zuber, M.T. (2016) Spherule Layers, Crater Scaling Laws, and the Population of Ancient Terrestrial Impactors. Icarus, 271:350-359. PDF.

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. PDF.

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. PDF.

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. PDF.

Steckloff, J. K., Johnson, B.C., Bowling, T., Melosh, H. J., Minton, D.A., Lisse, C. M. and Battams, K. (2015). Dynamic sublimation pressure and the catastrophic breakup of Comet ISON. Icarus, 258:430–437. PDF.

Minton, D.A., Richardson, J.E, and Fassett, C.I. (2015) Re-examining the main asteroid belt as the primary source of lunar highlands craters. Icarus, 247 (0):172-190. PDF.

Johnson, B. C., Minton, D. A.,  Melosh, H. J., Zuber, M. (2015) Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules. Nature, 517:339-341. PDF.

Minton, D. A. and Levison, H. (2014) Planetesimal-driven migration of terrestrial planet embryos. Icarus, 232 (0):118-132. PDF.

Fassett, C. and Minton, D. A (2013) Impact Bombardment of the Terrestrial Planets and the Early History of the Solar System. Nature Geoscience, 6 (7):520-5. PDF.

Yue Z., Johnson, B. C., Minton, D.A., Melosh, H.J., Di, K., Hu, W., and Liu, Y. (2013) Projectile remnants in central peaks of lunar impact craters. Nature Geoscience, 5 (6):435-437. PDF.

Bottke, W. F., Vokrouhlický, D., Minton, D. A.,  Nesvorný, D., Morbidelli, A., Brasser, R.,  Simonson, B., and Levison, H. (2012) An Archean Heavy Bombardment From a Destabilized Extension of the Asteroid Belt. Nature, 485 (7396):78-81. PDF. Supplementary Information.

Minton, D. A. and Malhotra, R. (2011) Secular resonance sweeping of the main asteroid belt during planet migration. ApJ, 732:53. PDF.

Minton, D. A. and Malhotra, R. (2010) Dynamical erosion of the asteroid belt. Icarus, 207:744-757. PDF.

Minton, D. A. (2009) Dynamical history of the asteroid belt and implications for terrestrial planet bombardment. Ph.D. Dissertation. The University of Arizona. PDF.

Minton, D. A. and Malhotra, R.  (2009) A record of planet migration in the main asteroid belt. Nature, 457:1109-1111. PDF.

Malhotra, R. and Minton, D. A. (2008) Prospects for the Habitability of OGLE-2006-BLG-109L. ApJ, 683:L67-L70. PDF.

Minton, D. A. (2008) The topographic limits of gravitationally bound, rotating sand piles. Icarus, 195:698-704. PDF.

Minton, D. A. and Malhotra. R (2007) Assessing the massive young Sun hypothesis to solve the warm young Earth puzzle. ApJ, 660:1700-1706. PDF.

 

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U=Acted as undergraduate advisor

G=Acted as graduate advisor

P=Acted postdoc adviso