Carle M. Pieters
Carle M. Pieters | |
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| Education | B.A. (1966) in Math Education; B.S. (1971), M.S. (1972), and Ph.D. (1977) in Planetary Science |
| Alma mater | Antioch College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Planetary science |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Characterization and distribution of lunar mare basalt types using remote sensing techniques (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas B. McCord |
| Doctoral students | |
Carle McGetchin Pieters (born 1943) is an American planetary scientist. Pieters has published more than 150 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and was co-author of the book Remote Geochemical Analyses: Elemental and Mineralogical Composition along with Peter Englert. Her general research efforts include planetary exploration and evolution of planetary surfaces with an emphasis on remote compositional analyses.