Mark Croom
Education
Research
NASA (ret. 2019)
Publications
Croom, M.~A., Churchill, C.~W., Wakker, B., Kacprzak, G.~G., Nielsen, N.~M.\ 2026.\ Circumgalactic CIV Absorption Found Only Within 30 Degrees of the Minor Axis of Present-Epoch Galaxies.\ arXiv e-prints. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2608.07752
Li, L. and 30 colleagues 2026.\ SN 2024gy: Multiepoch Spectroscopic Features Suggestive of Delayed Detonation in a Type Ia Supernova.\ The Astrophysical Journal 996. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ae1ba0
Saunders, W.~R. and 35 colleagues 2025.\ Preliminary Uranus Atmospheric Results from the 2025 Stellar Occultation Campaign.\ AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
Hasan, F. and 9 colleagues 2022.\ VizieR Online Data Catalog: Evolution of C$^{IV}$ absorbers. I. Absorber properties (Hasan+,.\ VizieR Online Data Catalog 190. doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.19040044
Hasan, F. and 6 colleagues 2022.\ Evolution of C IV Absorbers. II. Where Does C IV Live?.\ The Astrophysical Journal 924. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac308c
Hasan, F. and 9 colleagues 2020.\ Evolution of C IV Absorbers. I. The Cosmic Incidence.\ The Astrophysical Journal 904. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abbe0b
Buie, M.~W. and 28 colleagues 2015.\ Size and Shape from Stellar Occultation Observations of the Double Jupiter Trojan Patroclus and Menoetius.\ The Astronomical Journal 149. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/3/113
Buie, M.~W. and 25 colleagues 2014.\ Shape and Size of Patroclus and Menoetius from a Stellar Occultation.\ AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts \#46.
Levine, J.~S., Croom, M.~A., Wright, H.~S., Killough, B.~D., Edwards, W.~C.\ 2012.\ The Aerial Regional-Scale Environmental Surveyor (ARES): New Mars Science to Reduce Human Risk and Prepare for the Human Exploration.\ Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration 1679.
Braun, R., Croom, M., Levine, J., Spencer, D., Wright, H.\ 2006.\ Design of the ARES Mars Airplane and Mission Architecture.\ Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 43, 1026–1034. doi:10.2514/1.17956
Braun, R.~D., Wright, H.~S., Croom, M.~A., Levine, J.~S., Spencer, D.~A.\ 2004.\ The Mars airplane: a credible science platform.\ 2004 IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings (IEEE Cat. No.04TH8720) 1. doi:10.1109/AERO.2004.1367623
Dunham, D.~W., Croom, M., Melvin, R., Seykora, E.\ 1983.\ Occultation of 14 PISCIUM by (51) NEMAUSA.\ International Astronomical Union Circular 3869.
Meetings Attended
- 231st AAS
- Oases in the Cosmic Desert: Understanding the Structure of the Circumgalactic Medium; Feb 21 - 24, 2023; Tempe, Arizona
Teaching and Outreach Activities
Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Christopher Newport University 2014-2019