Personnel Biographies

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Ken Edgett, Senior Staff Scientist

Ken Edgett’s research interests include Mars sedimentology, geology, and geomorphology, and sand dune studies on Earth. Edgett began working with Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) in February 1998. His main responsibilities during 1998–2006 centered on targeting and review of tens of thousands of images acquired by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC). Now he is involved in selecting targets for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) and he is the Principal Investigator for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) investigation. MSL will launch in 2009. In addition to his scientific work, Edgett founded and directed (1992–1998) the Mars K-12 Education Program at Arizona State University and (with co-author Peggy Wethered and illustrator Michael Chesworth) wrote a children’s book, Touchdown Mars! An ABC Adventure, published in May 2000. Edgett holds a Ph.D. (1994) in Geology from Arizona State University.