Dr. Wajiha Iqbal

Dr. Wajiha Iqbal

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

T: +49 251 83-39075

  • CV

    Academic Education

    PhD Geosciences, Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Master’s Program – Geothermal Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
    Master’s Program-Geology, Albert Ludwig’s University, Freiburg, Germany
    Bachelors Program - Applied Geology/Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

    Positions

    Research Assistant, Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Teaching Assistant, Albert Ludwig’s University, Freiburg, Germany
    Internee, Schlumberger, Pakistan

  • Projects

  • Publications

    • Wueller, L; Iqbal, W; Hiesinger, H; Head III, J W. . ‘Geologic History of Deuteronilus Cavus in the Ismenius Lacus Region, Mars.’ Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 129, № 2: e2023JE008039. doi: 10.1029/2023JE008039.
    • Heyer, T; Iqbal, W; Oetting, A; Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert, C H; Schmedemann N. ‘Opencratertool – An Open Source Tool for Precise Crater Size-Frequency Measurements in QGIS.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Heyer, T; Hiesinger, H; Iqbal, W; Schmedemann, N. ‘The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (Muted): A Web Service for Processing Digital Terrain Models for Mars and the Moon.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Iqbal, W; van der Bogert, C H; Bickel, V T; Wueller, L; Hiesinger, H; Kring D A. ‘High Resolution Geomorphic Map of Malapert Massif.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Iqbal, W; Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert, C H; Heyer, T; Head III, J W. ‘New Geological Maps of Apollo 15 And Apollo 17 Landing Sites .’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Wueller, L; Iqbal, W; Frueh, T; van der Bogert, C H; Hiesinger, H. ‘Science Potential and Landing Conditions at Candidate Sites in the Amundsen Crater Region, Moon.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Oetting, A; Iqbal, W; Heyer, T; Schmedemann, N; Head III, J W; Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert, C H. ‘Lunar Multi-Ring Basins and Their Contribution to Lunar Production Functions.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Klingenberg, G S; Iqbal, W; Wueller, L; van der Bogert, C H; Hiesinger, H. ‘Comparative Study of Moretus and Tycho Craters: Insight Into Crater Degradation Processes.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Mickey, W; Head III, J W; Scott, D R; Boatwright, B; Rothschild, L; Maurer, C; Eppler, D; Creel, R; Martin, R; Fryd, D; Daniti, M; Wu, C; van der Bogert, C H; Hiesinger, H; Iqbal, W. ‘Hadley Max 500-Day Design Reference Mission (DRM) to the Apollo 15 Hadley-Apennine Region: (2. Science Goals And Objectives).’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Rüsch, O; Bahia, R S; Fawdon, P; Harish; Heyer, T; Iqbal, W; Marshal, R M; Oetting, A; Pasckert, J H; Patel, S. ‘Visual Perception During Human Photo-Geologic Mapping.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Kring, D A; Fagan, A L; Valentin, B T; Deutsch, A; Gaddis, L R; Gross, J; Hiesinger, H; Huning, T M; Hurtado Jr., J M; Iqbal, W; Joy, K H; Keszthelyi, L; Lemelin, M;Looper, C A; Martinez-Camacho, J; Osinski, G R; Peña-Asensio, E; Schmedemann , N; Matthew A. Siegler, M A; Tikoo, S M; van der Bogert, C H; Zacny, K. ‘Geological EVA Science Among Impact Craters and Permanently Shadowed Regions Near a Summit Ridge on Malapert Massif.’ contributed to the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Iqbal, W; Head, J W; van der Bogert, C H; Frueh, T; Henriksen, M; Bickel, V T; Kring D A; Hiesinger, H; Scott, D R; Heyer, T. . ‘Slopes along Apollo EVAs: Astronaut experience as input for future mission planning.’ Acta Astronautica 223: 184–196. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.07.006.
    • Wueller, L; Iqbal, W; Frueh, T; van der Bogert, C H; Hiesinger, H. . ‘Geologic History of the Amundsen Crater Region Near the Lunar South Pole: Basis for Future Exploration.’ The Planetary Science Journal 5, № 147. doi: 10.3847/PSJ/ad2c04.

    • Heyer T.; Iqbal W.; Oetting A.; Hiesinger H.; van der Bogert C.H.; Schmedemann N. . ‘A comparative analysis of global lunar crater catalogs using OpenCraterTool – An open source tool to determine and compare crater size-frequency measurements.’ Planetary and Space Science 231: 105687. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2023.105687.
    • Iqbal, Wajiha; Harald, Hiesinger; van der Bogert, Carolyn; Heyer, Thomas. ‘Geology of Cone Crater for the Calibration of Lunar Chronology.’ contributed to the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference , Houston, .
    • Iqbal, Wajiha; Hieisnger, Harald; Borisov, Danil; van der Bogert, Carolyn; Head, James, W. . ‘Geological mapping and chronology of lunar landing sites: Apollo 14.’ Icarus 406. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115732.
    • Heyer T, Iqbal W, Oetting A, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C, Schmedemann N. ‘OpenCraterTool: Determining and comparing crater size-frequency measurements in QGIS.’ contributed to the DPS-EPSC 2023, San Antonio, .
    • Iqbal, W; Gebbing, T; Borisov, D; Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert, C. ‘New Geological Maps of the Apollo 14 and Apollo 16 Landing Sites.’ contributed to the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference , Houston, .
    • Haber, T; Iqbal, W; Liu, T; van der Bogert, C; Hiesinger, H; Černok, A; Becker, H; Scherer, E. E. ‘A tale of two impact basins – Are the formation ages of Serenitatis and Crisium preserved in anorthositic norites in Apollo samples 77017 and 67955?’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Padua, .
    • Iqbal, W; Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert, C; Heyer, T. ‘Cone Crater Geology and the Lunar Chronolgy Calibration.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Padua, .
    • Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert C H; Michael, G; Schmedemann, N; Iqbal, W; Robbins, S J; Ivanov, B; Williams, J P; Zanetti, M; Plescia, J; Ostrach, L R; Head, J W III. . ‘The Lunar Cratering Chronology.’ Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 89, № 1: 401–451. doi: 10.2138/rmg.2023.89.10.
    • Heyer T, Iqbal W, Oetting A, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C, Schmedemann N. ‘OpenCraterTool: An Open Source Tool to Determine and Compare Crater Size-Frequency Measurements.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Padua, .
    • Heyer T, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, Schmedemann N. ‘The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (MUTED): Developing a Web-Service to Automatically Detect Craters in Orbital Images.’ contributed to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .

    • Amrouche, Mohamed; Weber, Reenee C. ; Schmerr, Nicholas; Iqbal, Wajiha. . ‘Effects of Lunar Near-Surface Geology on Moonquakes Ground Motion Amplification.’ Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 127, № 9. doi: 10.1029/2022JE007396.
    • Iqbal, Wajiha; Liu, Tiantian; Haber, Thomas; van der Bogert, Carloyn; Scherer, Erik; Hiesinger, Harald. ‘What is the Source of Apollo 17 Sample 77017?’ contributed to the 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conferenc, Houston, .
    • Heyer T, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, Schmedemann N. ‘The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (MUTED): A Comprehensive Web-based Tool to Study Mars, Moon, and Mercury.’ contributed to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, .
    • Ruesch, Ottaviano; Marshal, Rachael M.; Iqbal, Wajiha; Pasckert, Jan Hendrik; van der Bogert, Carolyn H.; Patzek, Markus. . ‘Catastrophic rupture of lunar rocks: Implications for lunar rock size–frequency distributions.’ Icarus 387: 115200. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115200.

    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert CH. ‘Investigating a Potential Source of Young Ages at Apollo 15 Landing Site.’ contributed to the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, United States of America, .
    • Iqbal W. Hiesinger H. van der Bogert C. H. ‘Comprehensive Geological Mapping of Apollo 15 and Apollo17 Landing Sites and Their Implications.’ contributed to the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, virtual, .
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C H, Heyer T, Schmedemann N. ‘New Geological Studies and Crater Size-Frequency Distributions of Apollo Landing Sites and their Future Implications.’ contributed to the Europlanet Science Congress, virtual, .
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C H, and Head J W. ‘The Source of Young Ages at the Apollo 15 Landing SIte.’ contributed to the NASA Exploration Science Forum and European Lunar Symposium, virtual, .
    • Valencia S, Curran N, Flahaut J, Gross J, Mercer C M, Moriarty D P III, Neal C R, Petro N E, Prissel T C, Watkins R N, Iqbal W. . ‘High Priority Returned Lunar Samples.’ Bulletin of the AAS 53. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.32d89d24.

    • Cairns K, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W. ‘Geologic Maps of Pit Craters in Noachis Terra, Mars.’ contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA., .
    • Poehler C M, Ivanov M A, van der Bogert C H, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, Pasckert J H, Wright J, Head J W. ‘Geological Context for the Lunar South Pole: A Map of the South Pole-Aitken Basin Region.’ contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .
    • Gebbing T, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, van der Bogert C H. . ‘Crater Size-Frequency Distributions at the North Ray and South Ray Craters.’ Contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA.
    • Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C H, Iqbal W, Gebbing T. ‘The Lunar Chronology: A Status Report.’ contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C H. ‘New Geological Map and Absolute Model Ages for the Apollo 15 Landing Site.’ contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .
    • Iqbal W, van der Bogert C H, Hiesinger H. ‘New Geological Maps of the Apollo Landing sites: Tools for Advancing Lunar Science and Exploration.’ contributed to the 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, virtual, .
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert CH, Borisov D, Gebbing T. ‘New geological maps of the Apollo landing sites.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, virtual, . doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5095224.
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, and van der Bogert C. H. ‘New geological maps and crater size-frequency distribution measurements of the Apollo 15 landing site.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Virtual, . doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5095240.
    • Hiesinger H , van der Bogert C. H , Iqbal W , Gebbing T. ‘A Fresh Look at an Old Function: The Lunar Chronology.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, virtual, .
    • Gebbing T, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, and van der Bogert C. H. ‘Crater Size-frequency Distributions of North Ray and South Ray Craters Near the Apollo 16 Landing Site.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, virtual, .
    • Poehler CM, Ivanov MA, van der Bogert CH, Hiesinger H, Pasckert JH, Iqbal W, Wright J, Head J.W. ‘A new map of the South Pole-Aitken Basin including the South Pole.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Virtual, . doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5095260.
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert CH. . ‘Geological mapping and chronology of lunar landing sites: Apollo 12.’ Icarus 2020: 113991. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113991.

    • Poehler CM, Iqbal W, van der Bogert CH, Hiesinger H, Lewang AM, Rueckert C, Pasckert JH, Ivanov MA, Massironi M, Team PLANMAP. ‘Geological mapping of large basins on the terrestrial planets in the scope of PLANMAP.’ contributed to the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, .
    • Gebbing T, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, van der Bogert CH. ‘New crater size-frequency distribution measurements of the Apollo 16 landing site.’ contributed to the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .
    • van der Bogert CH, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, Clark JD, Robinson MS, Jolliff BL, Hahn Jr TM, Watters TR, Banks ME. ‘Timing of Recent Events near the Apollo 17 Landing Site.’ contributed to the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, .
    • Iqbal W, van der Bogert CH, Hiesinger H. ‘New geological maps and crater size-frequency distribution measurements of the Apollo 17 landing site.’ contributed to the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .
    • van der Bogert C H, Hiesinger H. J., Iqbal, Clark J D, Robinson M S, Jolliff B L, Hahn T M Jr, Watters T R, Banks M E, Schmitt H H. ‘Complex Copernican Geology at the Apollo 17 Landing Site.’ contributed to the GeoMünster, Münster, .
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert C H,. ‘Ages of the geological events around the Apollo 17 landing site.’ contributed to the GeoMünster, Münster, Germany, .
    • van der Bogert C H, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, Clark J D, Robinson, M S, Jolliff B L, Hahn T M Jr, Watters T R, Banks M E, and Schmitt H H. ‘Recent Events at the Apollo 17 Landing Site: Ages of the Lee Lincoln Scarp, Light Mantle Deposit and Tycho Crater.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Manchester,, .
    • Poehler CM, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, van der Bogert CH, and Ivanov MA. ‘Geological mapping of the South Pole Aitken Basin: A progress report.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Manchester, UK, . doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5094455.
    • Iqbal W, van der Bogert C H, Hiesinger H. ‘Geological mapping and absolute model ages around the Apollo 17 landing site.’ contributed to the European Lunar Symposium, Manchester, UK, .
    • Iqbal W, Hiesinger H, van der Bogert CH. . ‘Geological mapping and chronology of lunar landing sites: Apollo 11.’ Icarus 333: 528–547. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.06.020.

    • Borisov D, Hiesinger H, Iqbal W, Scherer EE, Haber T, van der Bogert CH. ‘An interdisciplinary re-investigation of the Apollo 14 landing site - Pb-Pb chronology of the impact melt rock 14310 and new crater size-frequency distribution measurements.’ contributed to the 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA, .