Session 2

Simone Marchi

Simone Marchi is the Deputy Project Investigator for NASA’s Lucy mission. His research interests span from asteroids to terrestrial planets. In particular:

• Formation of terrestrial planets and the Moon;
• Geology of asteroids and terrestrial planets;
• Spectroscopy & dynamics of minor bodies;
• Meteorites.

He is most active in the field of terrestrial planets and asteroids collisional evolution. Their rocky surfaces are sort of "snapshots" of the bombardment history of the inner solar system. One may say that early processes in the solar system that are no longer observable are locked into cratered terrains. By studying these battered surfaces one may gain insights on the magnitude and frequency of early collisions in the inner solar system, including our own Earth.

Simone is also involved in several other space missions. In particular, he is:

• Co-Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission;
• Co-Investigator of the stereo camera SIMBIOSYS for ESA BepiColombo;
• Co-Investigator of the JANUS Science Team for ESA JUICE;
• Co-Investigator of the NASA Dawn mission;
• Associate Scientist of OSIRIS and VIRTIS on board ESA Rosetta;
• External collaborator of NASA MESSENGER Geology Discipline Group.

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