Student Information
Graduate StudentGeological Sciences
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Mohini Jodhpurkar is a PhD student with Jim Bell at Arizona State University and a student collaborator on the Perseverance science team. Growing up a Star Trek fan, she’s always thought being science officer on the Enterprise would be her dream job – so being involved with the mission feels like an exciting step towards that! She received her B.S. in Geology from the College of William and Mary, before spending a year as a researcher at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona. There, she worked on a variety of lunar and Martian projects, and is continuing work on those two bodies at ASU. In particular, she loves the idea of synthesizing orbital data with observations the rover makes on the ground to build a better understanding of deltaic processes across the Martian surface and learn more about the planet's geologic history! When not focusing on planetary research, Mohini loves spending her time reading and writing fantasy and science fiction, playing one of several instruments, and exploring the outdoors!
Jodhpurkar, M. J. & Bell, J. F., III. (2026). Morphology, composition, and depositional history of fan deposits on Mars based on mapping of representative examples. [Manuscript submitted for publication]
Jodhpurkar, M. J., Bell, J. F., III, Gupta, S., Horgan, B., Gwizd, S., Caravaca, G., & Randazzo, N. (2024). Mapping and characterizing the northern fan deposits in Jezero crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129, e2024JE008308. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008308
Bell, J. F., III, Maki, J. N., ... Jodhpurkar, M. J., ... et al. (2022). Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater. Science Advances, 8(47), eabo4856. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo4856 (93 authors)
Chojnacki, M., Fenton, L. K., Weintraub, A. R., Edgar, L. A., Jodhpurkar, M. J., & Edwards, C. S. (2020). Ancient Martian aeolian sand dune deposits recorded in the stratigraphy of Valles Marineris and implications for past climates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125, e2020JE006510. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006510