Carle M. Pieters

Carle M. Pieters
EducationB.A. (1966) in Math Education; B.S. (1971), M.S. (1972), and Ph.D. (1977) in Planetary Science
Alma materAntioch College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary science
Institutions
ThesisCharacterization and distribution of lunar mare basalt types using remote sensing techniques (1977)
Doctoral advisorThomas 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.