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Laura Schaefer

Associate Editor, JGR: Planets

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Are There Metal Volcanoes on Asteroids?

by Laura Schaefer 18 September 202516 September 2025

Upcoming NASA observations may reveal whether ferrovolcanism shaped 16 Psyche’s metallic surface and hidden interior.

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“Earth Cousins” Are New Targets for Planetary Materials Research

by E. Kite, L. Kreidberg, Laura Schaefer, R. Caracas and M. Hirschmann 10 June 202128 January 2022

“Cousin” worlds—slightly bigger or slightly hotter than Earth—can help us understand planetary habitability, but we need more lab and numerical experiments to make the most of this opportunity.

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