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  PLANETARY PETROLOGY

Dr. Justin Filiberto

Planetary Petrologist

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About Me
personal pronouns: They/He

I am currently the branch chief for Astromaterials Research at NASA Johnson Space Center. I received my bachelors from the University of Miami in Marine Science and Geological Sciences in 2001 and my PhD from Stony Brook University (SUNY) in Geology in 2006. From there, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Lunar and Planetary Institute and Rice University before becoming a professor at Southern Illinois University. I was at SIU for 7 years before moving back to the Lunar and Planetary Institute as a senior scientist and manager for the geology and petrology group.

My research crosses multiple disciplines including experimental petrology, mineralogy, spectroscopy, astrobiology, and geochemistry and spans multiple planetary bodies – Mars, Venus, the Earth, and the Moon. In particular, my two main research topics investigate (1) planetary volatile budgets with implications for habitability, and (2) magma genesis conditions in planetary interiors.
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My book is now available at amazon and elsevier. 
RECENT NEWS
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"NASA's Davinci mission to take the plunge through massive atmosphere of Venus"
Venus Before the New Era of Discovery: Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin by Filiberto et al.
The Case for an Active Volcano on Venus a summary highlight of D'Incecco et al.'s recent paper about Idunn Mons volcano on Venus.
Young Volcanism on Venus: an Exploration Opportunity a summary highlight D'Incecco et al.'s recent paper about exploring young volcanoes on Venus.
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NASA selects two missions to Venus: Veritas and DAVINCI+, which I am a Co-Investigator on.
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