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Dr. Steven Banham is a Research Fellow in Planetary Surface Processes at the Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London. His work focuses on reconstructing ancient Martian environments using data from the Curiosity Rover, with a focus on sedimentological analysis of Gale Crater. He investigates grain-scale textures, sedimentary facies, and palaeocurrent data from instruments like MAHLI and MastCam to understand Martian sediment transport, depositional environments, and climate history. Affiliations include Climate and Health research streams.
Research highlights include studies of aeolian bedforms, fluvial-lacustrine interactions, and diagenetic processes in Gale Crater's layered sulfate unit. His recent work examines the Greenheugh Pediment's stratigraphy, sediment fans, and aeolian dune dynamics, contributing to Mars climate evolution models. Key collaborations involve NASA's Curiosity mission and the ExoMars project, with field trials in Earth analog environments like Iceland.
Publications span 2019–2025, emphasizing Martian sedimentology, aeolian processes, and mission-driven geoscience. His work bridges field observations, orbital data, and rover-based analysis to advance understanding of Mars' geological history and potential past habitability.
