Personal profile：
Jian Chen, Ph. D. Major in Planetary Science, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai, China.
May, 2011 – Apr, 2013, I began my scientific research from Student Research Training Program of China, in which our team use photometry and spectroscopy of extrasolar planets to determine their physical and orbital parameters then discuss the formation and dynamical evolution of planetary systems.
I joined Planetary Science Group in Nov. 2013 and worked on remote sensing and geological investigations of lunar materials (chemistry, mineralogy and petrology), with the datasets from gamma-ray and X-ray spectroscopic payloads onboard Chang’e series missions, to understand surface processes such as impact history and magmatic evolution.
Besides, I’m also involved in Chinese digital geologic and lithologic mapping program of the Moon utilizing data from Chang’e series, M3, Kaguya and LRO missions, etc. These recent missions have greatly improved our recognitions of the Moon and should certainly revolutionize lunar geologic maps which have been changeless for almost 40 years since Apollo era.
My current research interests are planetary geochemical (e.g., Th, K, U, Fe, Al, Ca, Si, Ti, Mg) remote sensing spectroscopy, planetary samples/meteorites/analogs and landing site studies, etc.
Email/Phone：merchenj@sdu.edu.cn
Address (room number)：Room 412 (S)
Professional Title：PostDoc
Education and Projects：
2020/08 – 2020/09, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Visiting Member, Project: Lunar geologic mapping
2013/10 – 2023/07, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai. Project: Lunar Gamma ray and X ray remote sensing; Sample and remote sensing statistical studies of lunar mare basalts
2018/07 – 2018/10, Harvard University, Lab Associate, Project: Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd isotope analyses of lunar meteorite
2017/10 – 2018/11, Washington University in St. Louis, Joint Ph. D. Project: Petrological and geochemical studies of lunar meteorites
2010/09 – 2014/07, Shandong University, Weihai, Project: Exoplanets
Grants and Awards：
2016, COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists
Publications (2014-2023)：
1. Zhao, Z., Chen, J.*, Ling, Z.*, Lu, X. and Li, Z., 2023. Chronology, composition, and mineralogy of mare basalts in the junction of Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Imbrium, Mare Insularum, and Mare Vaporum. Icarus, 397, p.115531. (IF 3.645, JCR Q2)
2. Lu, X.#, Chen, J.#, Ling, Z., Liu, C., Fu, X., Qiao, L., Zhang, J., Cao, H., Liu, J., He, Z. and Xu, R., 2023. Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples. Nature Astronomy, 7(2), pp.142-151. (IF 15.647, JCR Q1)
3. Chen, J., Ling, Z., Liu, J., Chen, S., Ding, X., Chen, J., Cheng, W., Li, B., Zhang, J., Sun, L. and Liu, C., 2022. Digital and global lithologic mapping of the Moon at a 1: 2,500,000 scale. Science Bulletin, 67(20), pp.2050-2054. (IF 20.577, JCR Q1)
4. Chen, J., Ling, Z., Jolliff, B.L., Sun, L., Qiao, L., Liu, J., Fu, X., Zhang, J., Li, B., Liu, C. and Qi, X., 2022. Radiative Transfer Modeling of Chang’e-4 Spectroscopic Observations and Interpretation of the South Pole-Aitken Compositional Anomaly. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 931(2), p.L24. (IF 8.811, JCR Q1)
5. Chen, J., Ling, Z., Qiao, L., He, Z., Xu, R., Sun, L., Zhang, J., Li, B., Fu, X., Liu, C. and Qi, X., 2020. Mineralogy of Chang’e-4 landing site: Preliminary results of visible and near-infrared imaging spectrometer. Science China Information Sciences, 63, pp.1-12. (IF 3.304, JCR Q2)
6. Chen, J., Jolliff, B.L., Wang, A., Korotev, R.L., Wang, K., Carpenter, P.K., Chen, H., Ling, Z., Fu, X., Ni, Y. and Cao, H., 2019. Petrogenesis and shock metamorphism of basaltic lunar meteorites Northwest Africa 4734 and 10597. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 124(10), pp.2583-2598. (IF 3.969, JCR Q1)
7. Cao, H.#, Chen, J.#, Fu, X. and Ling, Z., 2020. Raman and infrared spectroscopic perspectives of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 4884. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 51(9), pp.1652-1666. (IF 2.000, JCR Q2)
8. Chen, J., Ling, Z., Li, B., Zhang, J., Sun, L. and Liu, J., 2016. Abundance and distribution of radioelements in lunar terranes: Results of Chang’E-1 gamma ray spectrometer data. Advances in Space Research, 57(3), pp.919-927. (IF 1.409, JCR Q3)
9. Chen, J., Ling, Z., Li, B., Sun, L., Zhang, J., Huang, Y., Wu, Z., Ni, Y. and Liu, J., 2017. Compositions and possible sources of lunar meteorite NWA 4884. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 91(s1), pp.269-270.
10. Chen, J., Ling, Z., Li, B., Sun, L., Zhang, J. and Liu, J., 2016. The distribution of lunar iron revealed by Chang’E-2 gamma ray spectrometer (in Chinese). Scientia Sinica-Physica Mechanica Astronomica, 46(2), pp.53-60.
11. Cao, H., Chen, J., Fu, X., Xin, Y., Qi, X., Shi, E. and Ling, Z., 2022. Raman spectroscopic and geochemical studies of primary and secondary minerals in Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 10720. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 53(3), pp.420-434.
12. Qiao, L., Chen, J., Xu, L., Wan, S., Cao, H., Li, B. and Ling, Z., 2021. Geology of the Chang'e-5 landing site: Constraints on the sources of samples returned from a young nearside mare. Icarus, 364, p.114480.
13. Cao, H., Chen, J. and Ling, Z., 2019. Laboratory synthesis and spectroscopic studies of hydrated Al-sulfates relevant to Mars. Icarus, 333, pp.283-293.
14. Liu, C., Liu, L., Chen, J., Cao, H., Qu, H., Qiao, L., Zhang, J., Qi, X., Lu, X., Xu, R. and Wang, Z., 2022. Mafic mineralogy assemblages at the Chang’e-4 landing site: A combined laboratory and lunar in situ spectroscopic study. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 658, p.A67.
15. Cao, H., Wang, C., Chen, J., Che, X., Fu, X., Shi, Y., Liu, D., Ling, Z., Qiao, L., Lu, X. and Qi, X., 2022. A Raman Spectroscopic and Microimage Analysis Perspective of the Chang'e‐5 Lunar Samples. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(13), p.e2022GL099282.
16. Cao, H., Ling, Z., Chen, J., Fu, X. and Zou, Y., 2021. Petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry of a new lunar magnesian feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11460. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 56(10), pp.1857-1889.
17. Fu, X., Cao, H., Chen, J., Hou, X., Ling, Z., Xu, L., Zou, Y., Tang, C. and Hsu, W., 2021. Petrology and geochemistry of lunar feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11111: Insights into the lithology of the lunar farside highlands. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 56(10), pp.1829-1856.
18. Qi, X., Ling, Z., Liu, P., Chen, J. and Cao, H., 2023. Quantitative Mineralogy of Planetary Silicate Ternary Mixtures using Raman Spectroscopy. Earth & Space Science, 10(5), p.e2023EA002825.
19. Fu, Y., Wang, H., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Shi, Q., Yue, C., Lin, H., Guo, R., Tian, A., Xiao, C. and Shang, W., 2023. Possible Formation Mechanism of Lunar Hematite. Magnetochemistry, 9(2), p.43.
20. Xin, Y., Cao, H., Liu, C., Chen, J., Liu, P., Lu, Y. and Ling, Z., 2022. A systematic spectroscopic study of laboratory synthesized manganese oxides relevant to Mars. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 53(3), pp.340-355.
21. Qiao, L., Head, J.W., Wilson, L., Chen, J. and Ling, Z., 2021. Mare domes in Mare Tranquillitatis: Identification, characterization, and implications for their origin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126(9), p.e2021JE006888.
22. Qi, X., Ling, Z., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Cao, H., Liu, C., Qiao, L., Fu, X., He, Z., Xu, R. and Liu, J., 2020. Photometric normalization of chang’e-4 visible and near-infrared imaging spectrometer datasets: A combined study of in-situ and laboratory spectral measurements. Remote Sensing, 12(19), p.3211.
23. Li, B., Ling, Z., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Ni, Y. and Liu, C., 2018. Displacement-length ratios and contractional strains of lunar wrinkle ridges in Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatis. Journal of Structural Geology, 109, pp.27-37.
24. Li, B., Ling, Z., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Liu, C. and Bi, X., 2018. Geological mapping of lunar highland crater Lalande: Topographic configuration, morphology and cratering process. Planetary and Space Science, 151, pp.85-96.
25. Liu, C., Ling, Z., Cao, F. and Chen, J., 2017. Comparative Raman and visible near‐infrared spectroscopic studies of jarosite endmember mixtures and solid solutions relevant to Mars. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 48(11), pp.1676-1684.
26. Li, B., Ling, Z., Zhang, J. and Chen, J., 2017. Rock size-frequency distributions analysis at lunar landing sites based on remote sensing and in-situ imagery. Planetary and Space Science, 146, pp.30-39.
27. Li, B., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Chen, J. and Ling, Z., 2016. Lunar textural analysis based on WAC-derived kilometer-scale roughness and entropy maps. Planetary and Space Science, 125, pp.62-71.
28. Li, B., Ling, Z., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Wu, Z., Ni, Y. and Zhao, H., 2015. Texture descriptions of lunar surface derived from LOLA data: Kilometer-scale roughness and entropy maps. Planetary and Space Science, 117, pp.303-311.
29. Liu, C., Ling, Z., Wu, Z., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Fu, X., Qiao, L., Liu, P., Li, B., Zhang, L. and Xin, Y., 2022. Aqueous alteration of the Vastitas Borealis Formation at the Tianwen-1 landing site. Communications Earth & Environment, 3(1), p.280.
30. Fu, X., Yin, C., Jolliff, B.L., Zhang, J., Chen, J., Ling, Z., Zhang, F., Liu, Y. and Zou, Y., 2022. Understanding the mineralogy and geochemistry of Chang'E-5 soil and implications for its geological significances. Icarus, 388, p.115254.
31. Qiao, L., Xu, L., Yang, Y., Xie, M., Chen, J., Fang, K. and Ling, Z., 2021. Cratering Records in the Chang'e‐5 Mare Unit: Filling the “Age Gap” of the Lunar Crater Chronology and Preparation for Its Recalibration. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(22), p.e2021GL095132.
32. Sun, L., Ling, Z., Zhang, J., Li, B., Chen, J., Wu, Z. and Liu, J., 2016. Lunar iron and optical maturity mapping: Results from partial least squares modeling of Chang'E-1 IIM data. Icarus, 280, pp.183-198.
33. Li, B., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Ling, Z., Chen, J., Wu, Z. and Ni, Y., 2016. The relative and absolute age determination of rilles in southwest Aristarchus region. Planetary and Space Science, 124, pp.84-93.
34. Qiao, L., Hess, M., Xu, L., Wöhler, C., Head, J. W., Chen, J., Wang, Y., Bugiolacchi, R., Xiao, A., Zhang, F. and Ling, Z. 2023. Extensive lunar surface disturbance at the Chang'e-5 mission landing site: Implications for future lunar base design and construction. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, p.e2022JE007730.
35. Lu, X., Cao, H., Ling, Z., Fu, X., Qiao, L. and Chen, J., 2021. Geomorphology, Mineralogy, and Geochronology of Mare Basalts and Non-Mare Materials around the Lunar Crisium Basin. Remote Sensing, 13(23), p.4828.
36. Li, B., Yue, Z., Zhang, J., Fu, X., Ling, Z., Chen, S., Chen, J. and Yao, P., 2019. High‐resolution terrain analysis for Lander safety landing and rover path planning based on lunar reconnaissance Orbiter narrow angle camera images: A case study of China's Chang'e‐4 Probe. Earth and Space Science, 6(3), pp.398-410.
37. Lu, T., Zhu, K., Chen, S., Liu, J., Ling, Z., Ding, X., Han, K., Chen, J., Cheng, W., Lei, D., Mu, Y., Li, A., Chen, J. and Ouyang, Z., 2022. The 1: 2,500,000-scale global tectonic map of the Moon. Science Bulletin, 67(19), pp.1962-1966.
38. Ji, J., Guo, D., Liu, J., Chen, S., Ling, Z., Ding, X., Han, K., Chen, J., Cheng, W., Zhu, K., Liu, J., Wang, J., Chen, J. and Ouyang, Z., 2022. The 1: 2,500,000-scale geologic map of the global Moon. Science Bulletin, 67(15), pp.1544-1548.
39. Ling, Z., Jolliff, B.L., Wang, A., Li, C., Liu, J., Zhang, J., Li, B., Sun, L., Chen, J., Xiao, L. and Liu, J., 2015. Correlated compositional and mineralogical investigations at the Chang′ e-3 landing site. Nature Communications, 6(1), p.8880.
40. Li, B., Zhang, J., Yue, Z., Yao, P., Li, C., Chen, S., Qiao, L., Fu, X., Ling, Z., Chen, J. and Liu, S., 2020. Deriving terrain factors from high-resolution lunar images: A case study of the Mons Rümker Region. Geomorphology, 358, p.107114.
41. Wang, H.Z., Xiao, C., Shi, Q.Q., Guo, R.L., Yue, C., Xie, L.H., Zhang, J., Zhang, A.B., Wieser, M., Saito, Y., Nishino, M.N., Nowada, M., Zong, Q.G., Degeling, A.W., Tian, A.M., Fu, S.Y., Zhang, H., Chen, J., Zhang, T.X., Liu, J., Han, C.Y., Shang, W.S. and Bai, S.C., 2021. Energetic neutral atom distribution on the lunar surface and its relationship with solar wind conditions. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 922(2), p.L41.
42. Wang, H.Z., Zhang, J., Shi, Q.Q., Saito, Y., Degeling, A.W., Rae, I.J., Zong, Q.G., Wei, Y., Liu, J., Guo, R.L., Yao, Z.H., Tian, A.M., Fu, X.H., Liu, J.Z., Ling, Z.C., Fu, S.Y., Sun, W.J., Bai, S.C., Chen, J., Yao, S.T., Zhang, H., Liu, W.L., Xia, L.D., Feng, Y.Y. and Pu, Z.Y., 2021. Earth wind as a possible exogenous source of lunar surface hydration. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 907(2), p.L32.
