Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dennis Reiss

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dennis Reiss

Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, room 159c
48149 Münster

T: +49 251 83-39068
F: +49 251 83-36301

  • Research Foci

    • Recent surface processes on Mars - gullies and dust devils
    • Climate change on Mars
    • Fluvial, sedimentological and periglacial processes on Mars
    • Terrestrial Mars-Analogues: Fiel work in cold- and warm-deserts on Earth (e.g. Svalbard, Sahara, Atacama) in in combination with remote sensing data sets
  • CV

    Academic Education

    Habilitation in Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
    Dr. rer. nat., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
    Diplom, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

    Positions

    Akademischer Oberrat am Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Akademischer Rat am Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Planetenforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Berlin-Adlershof
    Doktorand am Institut für Planetenforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Berlin-Adlershof
  • Publications

    • , , , , , and . “Seasonal Formation Rates of Martian Slope Streaks.Icarus, 323: 7686. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.01.010.

    • , , , , , , and . “The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (MUTED): A Web-Based Tool for Studying Dynamic Mars.Planetary Space and Science, 159: 5665. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2018.04.015.
    • , , , , , , and . . “The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (MUTED): A web-based tool for studying dynamic Mars.Planetary and Space Science, 159: 5665.
    • , , , , and . . “Periglacial complexes and the deductive evidence of "wet"-flows at the Hale impact-crater, Mars.Geological Society London, Special Publications, 467 doi: 10.1144/SP467.7.
    • , , , , , , , and . . “Debris flows and water tracks in northern Victoria Land, continental East Antarctica: a new terrestrial analogue site for gullies and recurrent slope lineae on Mars.Geological Society London, Special Publications, 467 doi: 10.1144/SP467.12.

    Books (Edited Collections)
    • Reiss, D, Lorenz, RD, Balme, M, Neakrase, LD, Rossi, AP, Spiga, A, and Zarnecki, Jeds. . Space Sciences Series of ISSI, Vol.59, Dust Devils, Düsseldorf: Springer VDI Verlag.
    Research Articles (Journals)
    • , , , , and . . “Topography of the Deuteronilus contact on Mars: Evidence for an ancient water/mud ocean and long-wavelength topographic readjustments.Planetary and Space Science, 144: 4970. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2017.05.012.
    • , , , , and . . “Debris flow recurrence periods and multi-temporal observations of colluvial fan evolution in Central Spitsbergen (Svalbard).Geomorphology, 296: 132141. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.08.049.
    • , , , , and . Forthcoming. “Periglacial complexes and the deductive evidence of "wet"-flows at the Hale impact-crater, Mars Martian Gullies and their Earth Analogues.Geological Society of London Special Publication, 2017
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Grid-based mapping: a method for rapidly determining the spatial distributions of small features over very large areas.Planetary and Space Science, 2017: 4961.
    • , , , , and . . “In situ sampling of relative dust devil particle loads and their vertical grain size distributions.Astrobiology, 2016

    • , , , and . . “The honeycomb terrain on the Hellas basin floor, Mars: A case for salt or ice diapirism.Journal of Geophysical Research, 121 doi: 10.1002/2016JE005007.
    • , and . . “Dust Devil Track Survey at Elysium Planitia, Mars: Implications for the InSight landing sites.Icarus, 266: 315330.
    • , , , , , and . . “Photogeologic mapping and the geologic history of the Hellas basin floor, Mars.Icarus, 264: 407442. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.09.031.
    • , , , , , , and . . “Editorial: Topical Volume on Dust Devils.Space Science Reviews, 203: 14. doi: 10.1007/s11214-016-0314-8.
    • , , , , , , , and . . “Dust Devil Tracks.Space Science Reviews, 203: 143181. doi: 10.1007/s11214-016-0308-6.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Dust Devil Sediment Transport: From Lab to Field to Global Impact.Space Science Reviews, 203: 377426. doi: 10.1007/s11214-016-0261-4.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . “The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) of Mars Express and its Approach to Science Analysis and Mapping for Mars and its Satellites.Planetary and Space Science, 126: 93138.
    • , , , , , and . . “Orbital Observations of Dust Lofted by Daytime Convective Turbulence.Space Science Reviews, 203: 89142. doi: 10.1007/s11214-016-0243-6.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “History and Applications of Dust Devil Studies.Space Science Reviews, 203: 537. doi: 10.1007/s11214-016-0239-2.
    • , , , , , and . . “The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (MUTED): A Database to Support the Identification of Surface Changes and Short-Lived Surface Processes.Planetary and Space Science (PSS), 125: 4361. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2016.03.002.

    Research Articles (Journals)
    • , , , and . . “Evidence for large reservoirs of water/mud in Utopia and Acidalia Planitiae on Mars.Icarus, 248: 383391. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.11.013.
    • , and . . “Solar panel clearing events, dust devil tracks, and in-situ vortex detections on Mars.Icarus, 248: 162164.
    • , , , , , , , , and . . “Quantifying Geological Processes on Mars - Results of the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express.Planetary and Space Science (PSS), 112: 5397. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.11.029.
    • , , , , , and . . “Present-day Seasonal Gully Activity in a South Polar Pit (Sisyphi Cavi) on Mars.Icarus, 251: 226243.
    Research Article (Book Contributions)
    • , , and . . “Water on the Terrestrial Planets.” in Treatise on Geophysics 10, Planets and Moons, Vol.10 of Treatise on Geophysics, edited by T Spohn.

    • , , and . . “Dust deflation by dust devils on Mars derived from optical depth measurements using the shadow method in HiRISE images.Planetary and Space Science, 93-94: 5464.
    • , , , , and . . “Evidence for very recent melt-water and debris flow activity in gullies in a young mid-latitude crater on Mars.Icarus, 235: 3754.
    • , , , , , and . . “Landscape Formation at the Deuteronilus Contact in Southern Isidis Planitia, Mars: Implications for an Isidis Sea?Icarus, 242: 329351. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.08.015.
    • , and . . “Mud volcanism and morphology of impact craters in Utopia Planitia on Mars: Evidence for the ancient ocean.Icarus, 228: 121140. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.09.018.
    • , , and . . “The horizontal motion of dust devils on Mars derived from CRISM and CTX / HiRISE observations.Icarus, 227: 820. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.08.028.
    • , , , , and . . “Water and Martian Habitability: Results of an integrative study of water related processes on Mars in context with an interdisciplinary Helmholtz research alliance "Planetary Evolution and Life".Planetary and Space Sciences (PSS), 98: 128145. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.02.013.

    • , , , , and . . “Putative eskers and new insights into glacio-fluvial depositional settings in southern Argyre Planitia, Mars.Planetary and Space Science, 85: 261278. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.06.022.
    • , , and . . “Formation of cycloidal dust devil tracks by redeposition of coarse sands in southern Peru: Implications for Mars.Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 383: 715.
    • , , , , , , , and . . “Asynchronous formation of Hesperian and Amazonian-aged deltas on Mars and implications for climate.Journal of Geophysical Research, 118: 15291544. doi: 10.1002/jgre.20107.

    • , , and . . “Gullies and their relationships to the dust-ice mantle in the northwestern Argyre Basin, Mars.Icarus, 219 (1): 129141.
    • , , and . “Rheologies and ages of lava flows on Elysium Mons, Mars.Icarus, 219 (1): 443457. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.03.014.
    • , , , , and . “Surface age of the ice-dust mantle deposit in Malea Planum, Mars.Planetary and Space Science, 60: 199206.
    • , , , , , and . “Major episodes of geologic history of Isidis Planitia on Mars.Icarus, 218: 2446. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.11.029.
    • , , , and . . “Periglacial mass-wasting landforms on Mars suggestive of transient liquid water in the recent past: Insights from solifluction lobes on Svalbard.Icarus, 218: 489505.
    • , , , , , , , , , , and . “Compositional investigation of the proposed chloride-bearing materials on Mars using near-infrared orbital data from OMEGA/MEx.Journal of Geophysical Research, 117 (E00J13) doi: 10.1029/2012JE004108.
    • , , , , , , , and . . “Valleys, Paleolakes and Possible Shorelines at the Libya Montes / Isidis Boundary: Implications for the Hydrologic Evolution of Mars.Icarus, 2012 (219): 393413. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.03.012.

    • , , , , and . . “Dust ejection from planetary bodies by temperature gradients: Laboratory experiments.Icarus, 212: 935940.
    • , , and . “Bright dust devil tracks on Earth: Implications for their formation on Mars.Icarus, 211: 917920.
    • , , , , and . . “The Stratigraphy of the Amenthes Region, Mars: Time limits for the Formation of Fluvial, Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms.Icarus, 215 (1): 128152. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.06.041.
    • , and . . “Multitemporal observations of identical active dust devils on Mars with the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) and Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC).Icarus, 215
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “Terrestrial gullies and debris-flow tracks on Svalbard as planetary analogs for Mars.Geological Society of America Special Paper, 483: 165175.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . “Periglacial landscapes on Svalbard: Terrestrial analogs for cold-climate landforms on Mars.Geological Society of America Special Paper, 483: 177201.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , and . “Landscape evolution in Martian mid-latitude regions: Insights from analogous periglacial landforms in Svalbard.Geological Society London, Special Publications, 356: 111131.

    • , , , , and . “The Western Libya Montes Valley System on Mars: Evidence for episodic and multi-genetic erosion events during the Martian history.Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 294 (3-4): 272290.
    • , , , and . “Distribution and orientation of northern-hemisphere gullies on Mars from the evaluation of HRSC and MOC-NA data.Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 294 (3-4): 357367.
    • , , , and . “Evidence for present day gully activity on the Russell crater dune field, Mars.Geophysical Research Letters, 37 (6) doi: 10.1029/2009GL042192.
    • , , , , and . “First in‐situ analysis of dust devil tracks on Earth and their comparison with tracks on Mars.Geophysical Research Letters, 37 (14) doi: 10.1029/2010GL044016.
    • , , , , , , , and . “Thermokarst in Siberian ice‐rich permafrost: Comparison to asymmetric scalloped depressions on Mars.Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 doi: 10.1029/2010JE003640.
    • , , , , and . . “Distribution and evolution of scalloped terrain in the southern hemisphere, Mars.Icarus, 206 (2): 691706.
    • , , , and . “Morphologic, stratigraphic and morphometric investigations of valley networks in eastern Libya Montes, Mars: Implications for the Noachian/Hesperian climate change.Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 294: 291305. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.08.008.

    • , , , , , , , , , and . “Sedimentary deposits in Xanthe Terra: Implications for the ancient climate on Mars.Planetary and Space Science, 57 (8-9): 944957.
    • , , , and . “Regional differences in gully occurrence on Mars: A comparison between the Hale and Bond craters.Planetary and Space Science, 57: 958974.

    • , , and . . “Greenhouse and thermophoretic effects in dust layers: The missing link for lifting of dust on Mars.Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (10) doi: 10.1029/2008GL033799.

    Research Articles (Journals)
    • , , , , , , , , , and . “Evidence for enhanced hydration on the northern flank of Olympus Mons, Mars.Icarus, 192 (2): 361377.
    • , , and . . “Evidence for late Hesperian lacustrine activity in Shalbatana Vallis, Mars.Journal of Geophysical Research, 112 (E7) doi: 10.1029/2006JE002858.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . “The high-resolution stereo camera (HRSC) experiment on Mars Express: Instrument aspects and experiment conduct from interplanetary cruise through the nominal mission.Planetary and Space Science, 55 (7-8): 928952.
    • , , , , , and . . “Deposition and degradation of a volatile-rich layer in Utopia Planitia and implications for climate history on Mars.Journal of Geophysical Research, 112 (E6) doi: 10.1029/2006JE002869.
    Research Article (Book Contributions)
    • , , and . . “Water on the Terrestrial Planets.” in Treatise on Geophysics 10, Planets and Moons, Vol.10 of Treatise on Geophysics, edited by T Spohn.

    • , , , , , , and . . “A steep fan at Coprates Catena, Valles Marineris, Mars, as seen by HRSC data.Geophysical Research Letters, 333 (7): L07204. doi: 10.1029/2005GL025435.
    • , , , , , , and . . “Geological evolution of the Tyras Vallis paleolacustrine system, Mars.Journal of Geophysical Research, 111 (E4) doi: 10.1029/2005JE002561.
    • , , , , , , and . . “Ages of rampart craters in equatorial regions on Mars: Implications for the past and present distribution of ground ice.Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 41 (10): 14371452.

    • , , , and . “Limits on the burial depth of glacial ice deposits on the flanks of Hecates Tholus, Mars.Geophysical Research Letters, 32 (17) doi: 10.1029/2005GL023712.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . “Interior channels in Martian valleys: Constraints on fluvial erosion by measurements of the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera.Geophysical Research Letters, 32 (16) doi: 10.1029/2005GL023415.
    • , , , , and . “Small rampart craters in an equatorial region on Mars: Implications for near-surface water or ice.Geophysical Research Letters, 32 (10) doi: 10.1029/2005GL022758.
    • , , , and . “Seasonal variations of polygonal thermal contraction crack patterns in a south polar trough, Mars.Journal of Geophysical Research, 110 (E8) doi: 10.1029/2004JE002385.

    • , , , and . “Absolute dune ages and implications for the time of formation of gullies in Nirgal Vallis, Mars.Journal of Geophysical Research, 109 (E6) doi: 10.1029/2004JE002251.

    • , and . “Recent debris flows on Mars: Seasonal observations of the Russell Crater dune field.Geophysical Research Letters, 30 (6) doi: 10.1029/2002GL016704.