Trent Hare
Trent Hare is a Cartographer at Astrogeology Science Center.
Research Interests
- 2005 to present. Lead for project development and management of cartographic and science research tasks for NASA science and exploration programs (e.g., Planetary Geology & Geophysics, Lunar Mapping & Modeling Project, Applied Information Systems Research, Mars Data Analysis). Includes scientific and cartographic problem definition and analysis, and development of efficient and effective Geographic Information System (GIS) projects for research and analysis of problems in planetary science. Develop and defend reimbursable project budgets to NASA annually and manage personnel to ensure project completion on time and within budget. Develop GIS on-line mapping web sites, tools, and tutorials to facilitate and enable planetary science research and mission support. Compile planetary datasets and publish with ArcMap Server and Open-Geospatial Consortium (OGC) interfaces. Lead technical support for Astrogeology’s Planetary Geologic Mapping coordination program for NASA.
- 2008 to present. Lead and Expert Consultant for development and implementation of a data visualization and analysis tool for space mission operations and scientific research. Created Mars Exploration Rover and Mars Science Laboratory GIS packages which allowed for landing-site analysis and selection. Created the Titan on-line map viewer and Titan Swath Viewer (TSV) in ArcView for the NASA Cassini mission to Saturn. Required research on mission science objectives and redesign of the ArcView user interface to allow a novice GIS user (Cassini science team members) to test different satellite targeting scenarios for mission operations.
- 1994 to present. Developer of analytical software for science and cartographic research. Routinely design and write software in C++, PERL, and Python for photogrammetric and remote sensing software (ISIS) and scientific research using a wide variety of space mission remote-sensing datasets. Frequently serve as expert consultant to research scientists and technical developers on technical research such as design and creation of 3 dimensional image display and analysis and topographic model importers a
Professional Experience
1994 - present, USGS Astrogeology Science Center
Cartographer/GIS/Manager/Supervisor specializing in supporting GIS-based analyses, data set interoperability, creation of geospatial tools, cartographic representations and metadata.
1989 - 1994, USGS Astrogeology Science Center
Engineering Technician through IT Specialist working on stereo compilation through image and GIS software production.
Education and Certifications
M.S.E, Computer Science; Northern Arizona University, 2011
B.S., Computer Mathematics; Northern Arizona University, 1993
Digital Photogrammetry Developer Course, Helava Assoc., Inc., 2015, 2004, 1997 (BAE Inc.)
ArcMap Server, Esri 2013, 2011, 2009, 2006
Arc/Info and Arc/Info Macro Language, Arizona Land Resources Info
Science and Products
Analysis of local slopes at the InSight landing site on Mars
The digital global geologic map of Mars: Chronostratigraphic ages, topographic and crater morphologic characteristics, and updated resurfacing history
Summary and abstracts of the Planetary Data Workshop, June 2012
Progress on archiving, delivering, and working with planetary data
Extraterrestrial GIS
New evidence for a magmatic influence on the origin of Valles Marineris, Mars
Strategic analysis for the MER Cape Verde approach
Claritas rise, Mars: Pre-Tharsis magmatism?
GRS evidence and the possibility of paleooceans on Mars
Ultrahigh resolution topographic mapping of Mars with MRO HiRISE stereo images: Meter-scale slopes of candidate Phoenix landing sites
Surface processes recorded by rocks and soils on Meridiani Planum, Mars: Microscopic Imager observations during Opportunity's first three extended missions
Surface albedo observations at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars
Science and Products
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Analysis of local slopes at the InSight landing site on Mars
To evaluate the topography of the surface within the InSight candidate landing ellipses, we generated Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) at lander scales and those appropriate for entry, descent, and landing simulations, along with orthoimages of both images in each stereopair, and adirectional slope images. These products were used to assess the distribution of slopes for each candidate ellipse and teAuthorsRobin L. Fergason, Randolph L. Kirk, Glen E. Cushing, Donna M. Galuszka, Matthew P. Golombek, Trent M. Hare, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Devin M Kipp, Bonnie L. ReddingThe digital global geologic map of Mars: Chronostratigraphic ages, topographic and crater morphologic characteristics, and updated resurfacing history
A new global geologic map of Mars has been completed in a digital, geographic information system (GIS) format using geospatially controlled altimetry and image data sets. The map reconstructs the geologic history of Mars, which includes many new findings collated in the quarter century since the previous, Viking-based global maps were published, as well as other discoveries that were made during tAuthorsKenneth L. Tanaka, S.J. Robbins, Corey M. Fortezzo, J.A. Skinner, Trent M. HareSummary and abstracts of the Planetary Data Workshop, June 2012
The recent boom in the volume of digital data returned by international planetary science missions continues to both delight and confound users of those data. In just the past decade, the Planetary Data System (PDS), NASA’s official archive of scientific results from U.S. planetary missions, has seen a nearly 50-fold increase in the amount of data and now serves nearly half a petabyte. In only a hAuthorsLisa R. Gaddis, Trent M. Hare, Ross BeyerProgress on archiving, delivering, and working with planetary data
Planetary Data: A Workshop for Users and Software Developers 2012; Flagstaff, Ariz., 25–29 June 2012 The recent boom in the volume of data returned by planetary science missions continues to delight and confound users. Recently the NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) has seen an approximately 50‐fold increase in the amount of archived data and now serves nearly half a petabyte. Within 5 years, this vAuthorsLisa R. Gaddis, Trent M. Hare, Ross BeyerExtraterrestrial GIS
No abstract available.AuthorsTrent M. Hare, Randolph L. Kirk, James A. Skinner, Kenneth L. TanakaNew evidence for a magmatic influence on the origin of Valles Marineris, Mars
In this paper, we show that the complex geological evolution of Valles Marineris, Mars, has been highly influenced by the manifestation of magmatism (e.g., possible plume activity). This is based on a diversity of evidence, reported here, for the central part, Melas Chasma, and nearby regions, including uplift, loss of huge volumes of material, flexure, volcanism, and possible hydrothermal and endAuthorsJ. M. Dohm, J.-P. Williams, R. C. Anderson, J. Ruiz, P.C. McGuire, G. Komatsu, A.F. Davila, J.C. Ferris, D. Schulze-Makuch, V.R. Baker, W. V. Boynton, A.G. Fairen, T.M. Hare, H. Miyamoto, K. L. Tanaka, S.J. WheelockStrategic analysis for the MER Cape Verde approach
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has recently completed a two year campaign studying Victoria Crater. The campaign culminated in a close approach of Cape Verde in order to acquire high resolution imagery of the exposed stratigraphy in the cliff face. The close approach to Cape Verde provided significant challenges for every subsystem of the rover as the rover needed to traverse difficult, unAuthorsDaniel Gaines, Paolo Belluta, Jennifer Herman, Pauline Hwang, Ryan Mukai, Dan Porter, Byron Jones, Eric Wood, John P. Grotzinger, Lauren A. Edgar, Alex Hayes, Trent M. Hare, Steve W. SquyresClaritas rise, Mars: Pre-Tharsis magmatism?
Claritas rise is a prominent ancient (Noachian) center of tectonism identified through investigation of comprehensive paleotectonic information of the western hemisphere of Mars. This center is interpreted to be the result of magmatic-driven activity, including uplift and associated tectonism, as well as possible hydrothermal activity. Coupled with its ancient stratigraphy, high density of impactAuthorsJ. M. Dohm, R. C. Anderson, J.-P. Williams, J. Ruiz, P.C. McGuire, D.L. Buczkowski, R. Wang, L. Scharenbroich, T.M. Hare, J.E.P. Connerney, V.R. Baker, S.J. Wheelock, J.C. Ferris, H. MiyamotoGRS evidence and the possibility of paleooceans on Mars
The Gamma Ray Spectrometer (Mars Odyssey spacecraft) has revealed elemental distributions of potassium (K), thorium (Th), and iron (Fe) on Mars that require fractionation of K (and possibly Th and Fe) consistent with aqueous activity. This includes weathering, evolution of soils, and transport, sorting, and deposition, as well as with the location of first-order geomorphological demarcations identAuthorsJ. M. Dohm, V.R. Baker, W. V. Boynton, A.G. Fairen, J.C. Ferris, M. Finch, R. Furfaro, T.M. Hare, D.M. Janes, J.S. Kargel, S. Karunatillake, J. Keller, K. Kerry, K.J. Kim, G. Komatsu, W.C. Mahaney, D. Schulze-Makuch, L. Marinangeli, G.G. Ori, J. Ruiz, S.J. WheelockUltrahigh resolution topographic mapping of Mars with MRO HiRISE stereo images: Meter-scale slopes of candidate Phoenix landing sites
The objectives of this paper are twofold: first, to report our estimates of the meter‐to‐decameter‐scale topography and slopes of candidate landing sites for the Phoenix mission, based on analysis of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) images with a typical pixel scale of 3 m and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) images at 0.3 mAuthorsRandolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Mark R. Rosiek, Jeffery A. Anderson, Brent A. Archinal, Kris J. Becker, D.A. Cook, Donna M. Galuszka, Paul E. Geissler, Trent M. Hare, I.M. Holmberg, Laszlo P. Keszthelyi, Bonnie L. Redding, W.A. Delamere, D. Gallagher, J.D. Chapel, Eric M. Eliason, R. King, Alfred S. McEwenSurface processes recorded by rocks and soils on Meridiani Planum, Mars: Microscopic Imager observations during Opportunity's first three extended missions
The Microscopic Imager (MI) on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has returned images of Mars with higher resolution than any previous camera system, allowing detailed petrographic and sedimentological studies of the rocks and soils at the Meridiani Planum landing site. Designed to simulate a geologist's hand lens, the MI is mounted on Opportunity's instrument arm and can resolve objects 0.1 mAuthorsKenneth E. Herkenhoff, John P. Grotzinger, Andrew H. Knoll, Scott M. McLennan, Catherine M. Weitz, Aileen Yingst, Robert Anderson, Brent A. Archinal, Raymond E. Arvidson, Janet M. Barrett, Kris J. Becker, James F. Bell, Charles Budney, Mary G. Chapman, Debbie Cook, Bethany L. Ehlmann, Brenda Franklin, Lisa R. Gaddis, Donna M. Galuszka, Patricia A. Garcia, Paul E. Geissler, Trent M. Hare, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Laszlo P. Keszthelyi, Randolph L. Kirk, Peter Lanagan, Ella M. Lee, Craig Leff, Justin N. Maki, Kevin F. Mullins, Timothy J. Parker, Bonnie L. Redding, Mark R. Rosiek, Michael H. Sims, Laurence A. Soderblom, Nicole Spanovich, Richard Springer, Steven W. Squyres, Daniel A. Stolper, Robert M. Sucharski, Tracie L. Sucharski, Robert Sullivan, James M. TorsonSurface albedo observations at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars
During the Mars Exploration Rover mission, the Pancam instrument has periodically acquired large-scale panoramic images with its broadband (739??338 nm) filter in order to estimate the Lambert bolometric albedo of the surface along each rover's traverse. In this work we present the full suite of such estimated albedo values measured to date by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers along their traverseAuthorsJ.F. Bell, M.S. Rice, J. R. Johnson, T.M. Hare - Software
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