Cory M. Hughes
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Also affiliated: Western Washington University (2016–2025); The University of Texas at Austin (2016–2019)
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Cory M. Hughes' research focuses on the geological analysis of planetary bodies, particularly Mars, and terrestrial analogs. His work investigates sedimentary structures and depositional environments, contributing to our understanding of planetary surface processes and potential past habitability. Hughes has published on the stratigraphy and paleohydrology of delta channel deposits in Jezero Crater, Mars, and the photogeologic mapping of the Perseverance rover's field site. He also studies exhumed river-channel belts and aeolian dune architectures on Earth, using these terrestrial formations as analogs for Martian geological features. His research explores the preservation of autogenic processes and allogenic forcings in sandstone formations and the influence of antecedent aeolian dunes on carbonate and evaporite facies. Hughes's publications also address fluvial depositional systems as analogs for an early, wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, 37 total publications, and 444 total citations.
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- h-index: 8
- Publications: 37
- Citations: 445
Selected Publications
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Stratigraphic Evidence of Backwater Morphodynamics and Lowland River Deltas in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars (2025)
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Ancient Channel-Mouth Bifurcation Angles on Earth and Mars (2024)
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CRISM ROIs for Eberswalde Clay Origin Analysis (2023)
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Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars (2023)
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Sources of Clay‐Rich Sediment in Eberswalde Crater, Mars With Implications for Biopreservation Potential (2023)
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Spectral Diversity of Rocks and Soils in Mastcam Observations Along the Curiosity Rover's Traverse in Gale Crater, Mars (2022)
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Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara (2022)
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- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars
- Spectral Diversity of Rocks and Soils in Mastcam Observations Along the Curiosity Rover's Traverse in Gale Crater, Mars
- Sources of Clay‐Rich Sediment in Eberswalde Crater, Mars With Implications for Biopreservation Potential
- Sources of Clay‐Rich Sediment in Eberswalde Crater, Mars With Implications for Biopreservation Potential
- Stratigraphic Evidence of Backwater Morphodynamics and Lowland River Deltas in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars
- Ancient Channel-Mouth Bifurcation Angles on Earth and Mars
- Stratigraphic Evidence of Backwater Morphodynamics and Lowland River Deltas in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
- Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara
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