David J. (Dave) Stevenson
Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Planetary Science, Emeritus
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1. Earth and Moon Formation
In our current understanding of the formation of the terrestrial planets, giant impacts play a central role and the formation of the Moon is a late stage consequence of a particularly large oblique impact. Following such a large impact, a molten silicate disk forms in Earth orbit, evolving quickly to form the Moon, perhaps on a timescale of 100 to 1000 years (Thompson and Stevenson, 1988) or perhaps even faster (Machida and Abe, 2004). This part of the evolution is not well understood (it cannot be modeled by planetesimal evolution). During this phase, the disk has a massive silicate vapor atmosphere that is continuously joined to the silicate atmosphere of the post-giant impact Earth. The goal of this work is to explain the geochemical characteristics of the Moon as the result of processes occurring immediately after the giant impact. This model has the potential to explain both the Earth-Moon similarities and differences.

Figure 1. Standard oxygen isotope plot showing the remarkable similarity of Earth & Moon compared to Mars Figure
Publications
Refereed Papers | Reviewed Articles | Miscellaneous
A. Papers in Refereed Journals
* A1. Clark, D.H. and D.J. Stevenson. A fast correlation method for studying drifting patterns associated with ionospheric irregularities. Australian J. Phys. 23, 947- 949, 1970.
* A2. Stevenson, D.J. Optical absorption in the alkali metals: Detailed calculations. Phys. Rev. B. 7, 2348-2358, 1973.
* A3. Stevenson, D.J. and N.W. Ashcroft. Conduction in fully ionized liquid metals. Phys. Rev. A. 9, 782-789, 1974.
* A4. Stevenson, David. Planetary magnetism. Icarus 22, 403-415, 1974.
* A5. Stevenson, D.J. Dynamo generation in Mercury. Nature 256, 634, 1975.
* A6. Stevenson, D.J. Does metallic ammonium exist? Nature 258, 222-223, 1975.
* A7. Stevenson, D.J. Thermodynamics and phase separation of dense fully ionized hydrogen- helium fluid mixtures. Phys. Rev. B. 12, 3999-4007, 1975.
* A8. Salpeter, E.E. and D.J. Stevenson. Heat transport in a stratified two-phase fluid. Phys. Fluids 19, 402-409, 1976.
* A9. Stevenson, D.J. Miscibility gaps in fully pressure-ionized binary alloys. Phys. Lett. 58A, 282-284, 1976.
* A10. Stevenson, D.J. Hydrogen in the Earth's core. Nature 268, 130, 1977.
* A11. Stevenson, D.J. and E.E. Salpeter. The phase diagram and transport properties for hydrogen-helium fluid planets. Astrophys. J. Supplement 35, 221-237, 1977.
* A12. Stevenson, D.J. and E.E. Salpeter. The dynamics and helium distribution in hydrogen-helium fluid planets. Astrophys. J. Supplement 35, 239-261, 1977.
* A13. Stevenson, D.J. A semitheory for semiconvection. Proc. Astron. Soc. Australia 3,
165-166, 1977.
* A14. Stevenson, D.J. Immiscibilities in cold, degenerate stars. Proc. Astron. Soc. Australia 3, 167-168, 1977.
* A15. Stevenson, D.J. and J.S. Turner. Angle of subduction. Nature 270, 334-336, 1977.
* A16. McElhinny, M.W., S.R. Taylor and D.J. Stevenson. Limits to the expansion of Earth, Moon, Mars and Mercury and to changes in the gravitational constant. Nature 271, 316-321, 1978.
* A17. Stevenson, D.J. Brown and Black Dwarfs: Their structure, evolution and contribution to the missing mass. Proc. Astron. Soc. Australia 3, 227-229, 1978.
* A18. Stevenson, David J. Turbulent thermal convection in the presence of rotation and a magnetic field: A heuristic theory. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dynamics 12, 139-169, 1979.
* A19. Stevenson, D.J. Semiconvection as the occasional breaking of weakly amplified internal waves. Monthly Notices R. Astron. Soc. 187, 127-144, 1979.
* A20. Stevenson, D.J. Solubility of helium in metallic hydrogen. J. Phys. F: Metal Phys. 9, 791-800, 1979.
* A21. Merrill, R.T., M.W. McElhinny, and D.J. Stevenson. Evidence for long term asymmetries in the Earth's magnetic field and possible implications for dynamo theories. Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 20, 75-82, 1979.
* A22. Stevenson, D.J. Applications of liquid state physics to the Earth's core. Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 22, 42-52, 1980.
* A23. Stevenson, D.J. A eutectic in carbon-oxygen white dwarfs? J. de Physique Colloque C2, 61-64, 1980.
* A24. Schubert, Gerald, David Stevenson and Patrick Cassen. Whole planet cooling and the radiogenic heat source contents of the Earth and Moon. J. Geophys. Res. 85, 2531-2538, 1980.
* A25. Stevenson, D.J. Saturn's luminosity and magnetism. Science 208, 746-748, 1980.
* A26. Stevenson, D.J. Lunar asymmetry and paleomagnetism. Nature 287, 520-521, 1980.
* A27. Schubert, G., D.J. Stevenson and K. Ellsworth. Internal structures of the Galilean satellites. Icarus 47, 46-59, 1981.
* A28. Stevenson, D.J. Models of the Earth's core. Science 214, 611-619, 1981.
* A29. Stevenson, D.J. Volcanism and igneous processes in small icy satellites. Nature 298, 142-144, 1982.
* A30. Stevenson, D.J. Reducing the nonaxisymmetry of a planetary dynamo and an application to Saturn. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 21, 113-127, 1982.
* A31. Stevenson, D.J. Formation of the giant planets. Planet. Sp. Sci. 30, 755-764, 1982.
* A32. Lunine, J.I. and D.J. Stevenson. Formation of the Galilean satellites in a gaseous nebula. Icarus 52, 14-39, 1982.
* A33. Stevenson, D.J. Anomalous bulk viscosity of two-phase fluids and implications for planetary interiors. J. Geophys. Res. 88, 2445-2453, 1983.
* A34. Stevenson, D.J., Spohn, T., and Schubert, G. Magnetism and thermal evolution of the terrestrial planets. Icarus 54, 466-489, 1983.
* A35. Friedson, A.J. and Stevenson, D.J. Viscosity of rock-ice mixtures and application to the evolution of icy satellites. Icarus 56, 1-14, 1983
* A36. Lunine, J.I., Stevenson, D.J. and Yung, Y.L. Ethane ocean on Titan. Science, 222, 1229-1230, 1983.
* A37. Stevenson, D.J. The energy flux number and three types of planetary dynamo. Astronomische Nachrichten, 305, 257-264, 1984.
* A38. Scott, D. R. and Stevenson, D.J. Magma Solitons. Geophys. Res. Lett., 11, 1161- 1164, 1984.
* A39. Lunine, J.I. and Stevenson, D.J. Thermodynamics of clathrate hydrate at low and high pressures with application to the outer solar system. Astrophys. J. Suppl., 58 493-531, 1985.
* A40. Lunine, J.I. and Stevenson, D.J. Physical state of volatiles on the surface of Triton. Nature 317, 238-240 1985.
* A41. Lunine, J.I. and Stevenson, D.J. Physics and Chemistry of Sulfur Lakes on Io. Icarus 64, 345-367, 1985.
* A42. Scott, D.R., Stevenson, D.J., and Whitehead, J.A. Observations of solitary waves in a deformable pipe. Nature 319, 759-761, 1986.
* A43. Stevenson, D.J. and Potter, B.E. Titan's latitudinal temperature distribution and seasonal cycle. Geophys. Res. Lett. 13, 93-96, 1986.
* A44. Ojakangas, G.W. and Stevenson, D.J. Episodic volcanism of tidally heated satellites with application to Io. Icarus 66, 341-358, 1986.
* A45. Scott, D.R. and Stevenson, D.J. Magma ascent by porous flow. J. Geophys. Res. 91, 9283-9296, 1986.
* A46. Stevenson, D.J. and Lunine, J.I. Mobilization of cryogenic ice in outer solar system satellites. Nature 323, 46-48, 1986.
* A47. Stevenson, D.J. On the role of surface tension in the migration of melts and fluids. Geophys. Res. Lett. 13, 1149-1152, 1986.
* A48. Kirk, R.L. and Stevenson, D.J. Thermal evolution of a differentiated Ganymede and implications for surface features. Icarus 69, 91-135, 1987.
* A49. Stevenson, D.J. Limits on lateral density and velocity variations in the Earth's outer core. Geophys, J. Roy. Astron. Soc. 88, 311-319, 1987.
* A50. Lunine, J.I. and Stevenson, D.J. Clathrate and ammonia hydrates at high pressure: Application to the Origin of Methane on Titan. Icarus, 70, 61-77, 1987.
* A51. Kirk, R.L. and Stevenson, D.J. Hydromagnetic implications of zonal flows in the giant planets. Astrophys. J., 316, 836-846, 1987.
* A52. Stevenson, D.J. Mercury's magnetic field: A thermoelectric dynamo? In Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 82, 114-120, 1987.
* A53. Webb, E.K. and Stevenson, D.J. Subsidence of topography on Io. Icarus, 70, 348-353, 1987.
* A54. Crawford, G.D. and Stevenson, D.J. Gas-driven water volcanism and the resurfacing of Europa. Icarus 73, 66-79, 1988.
* A55. Stevenson, D.J. and Lunine, J.I. Rapid formation of Jupiter by diffusive redistribution of water vapor in the solar nebula. Icarus 75, 146-155, 1988.
* A56. Maher, K.A. and Stevenson, D.J. Impact frustration of the origin of life. Nature 331, 612-614, 1988.
* A57. Thompson, C. and Stevenson, D.J. Gravitational instability of two-phase disks and the origin of the moon. Astrophys. J. 333, 452-481, 1988.
* A58. Stevenson, D.J. and McNamara, S.C. Background heatflow of hotspot planets: Io and Venus. Geophys. Res. Lett. 15, 1455-1458, 1988.
* A59. Scott, D.R. and Stevenson, D.J. A self-consistent model of melting, magma migration and buoyancy-driven circulation beneath mid-ocean ridges. J. Geophys. Res. 94, 2973-2988, 1989.
* A60. Kirk, R.L. and Stevenson, D.J. The competition between thermal contraction and differentiation in the stress history of the Moon. J. Geophys. Res., 94, 12133-12144, 1989.
* A61. Ojakangas, G.W. and Stevenson, D.J. Thermal state of an ice shell on Europa. Icarus 81, 220-241, 1989.
* A62. Ojakangas, G.W. and Stevenson, D.J. Polar wander of a synchronously rotating satellite with application to Europa. Icarus, 81 242-270, 1989.
* A63. Stevenson, D.J. Spontaneous small-scale segregation in partial melts undergoing deformation. Geophys.Res.Lett. 16, 1067-1070, 1989.
* A64. Cynn, H-C., Boone, S., Koumvakalis, A., Nicol, M. and Stevenson, D.J. Phase diagram for ammonia-water mixtures at high pressures: Implications for icy satellites. Proc. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. XIX, 433-441, 1989.
* A65. Stevenson, D.J. Chemical heterogeneity and imperfect mixing in the solar nebula. Astrophys. J. 348, 730-737, 1990.
* A66. Eluszkiewicz, J. and Stevenson, D.J. Rheology of solid methane and nitrogen: An application to Triton. Geophys. Res. Lett. 17, 1753-1756, 1990.
* A67. Kohler, Monica D. and Stevenson, David J. Modeling core fluid motions and the drift of magnetic field patterns at the CMB by use of Topography obatained by seismic inversion. Geophys. Res. Lett. 17, 1473-1476, 1990.
* A68. Herrick, David L. and Stevenson, D.J. Extensional and compressional instabilities in icy satellite lithospheres. Icarus 85, 191-204, 1990.
* A69. Davies, Huw J. and Stevenson, D.J. Thermal model of Subduction Zone. J. Geophys. Res. 97, 2037-2070, 1992.[Correction: Davies, J. H., Thorton, A. and Stevenson, D. J. J. Geophys. Res. 99, 20059. 1994].
* A70. Solomatov, V. and Stevenson, D.J. Suspension in convective layers and style of differentiation of a terrestrial magma ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5375-5390, 1993.
* A71. Solomatov, V. and Stevenson, D.J. Non-fractional crystallization of a terrestrial magma ocean. J. Geophys. Res. 98, 5407-5418, 1993.
* A72. Solomatov, V. and Stevenson, D.J. Kinetics of crystal growth in a terrestrial magma ocean. J. Geophys. Res. 98, 5391-5406, 1993.
* A73. Tackley, P.J., Stevenson, D.J., Glatzmaier, G.A. and Schubert, G. Effects of an endothermic phase transition at 670 km depth on spherical mantle convection. Nature, 361, 699-704, 1993.
* A74. Solomatov, V. S., Olson. P. and Stevenson, D.J. Entrainment from a bed of particles by thermal convection. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 120 387-393, 1993.
* A75. Tanimoto, T. and Stevenson, D.J. Seismic constraints on a model of partial melts under ridge axes. J. Geophys. Res. 99 4549-4558, 1994.
* A76. Solomatov, V. and Stevenson, D. J. Can sharp seismic discontinuities be caused by non-equilibrium phase transitions? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 125 267-279, 1994.
* A77. Tackley, P., Stevenson, D. J., Glatzmaier, G. A. and Schubert, G. Effects of Multiple Phase Transitions in a 3-D Spherical Model of Convection in the Earth's mantle. J. Geophys. Res. 99 15877-15901, 1994.
* A78. Takata, T. and Stevenson, D.J. Despin mechanism for protogiant planets. Icarus 123 404-421, 1996.
* A79. Kemp, David V. and Stevenson, David J. A Tensile, Flexural model for the Initiation of subduction. Geophys. J. Int., 125 73-94, 1996.
* A80. Showman, A. P., Stevenson, D. J. and Malhotra, R. Coupled orbital and thermal evolution of Ganymede. Icarus, 129 367-383, 1997.
* A81. Khurana, K. K., Kivelson, M. G., Stevenson, D. J. , Schubert, G., Russell, C. T., Walker, R. J., and Polanskey, C. Induced magnetic fields as evidence for subsurface oceans in Europa and Callisto. Nature 395, 777-780, 1998.
* A82. Kivelson, M.G., Khurana, K.K., Stevenson, D.J., Bennett, L., Joy, S., Russell, C.T., Walker, R.J., Zimmer, C., and Polanskey, C. Europa and Callisto: Induced or intrinsic fields in a periodically varying plasma environment. J. Geophys. Res. 104 4609-4625, 1999.
* A83. Stevenson, D. J. Life-sustaining Planets in Interstellar Space? Nature 400 p 32 (July 1), 1999.
* A84. Nimmo, F. and Stevenson, D. J. The influence of early plate tectonics on the thermal evolution and magnetic field of Mars. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11969-11979, May 25, 2000.
* A85. Weizman, A., Stevenson, D. J., Prialnik, D. and Podolak, M. Modeling the volcanism on Mars. Icarus 150 195-205, 2001.
* A86. Nimmo, F. and Stevenson, D. J. Estimates of Martian crustal thickness from viscous relaxation of topography. J. Geophys. Res. 106, 5085-5098 , 2001.
* A87. Stevenson, David J. Mission to Earth's Core -A Modest Proposal. Nature, 423, 239-240, 2003.
* A88. Kanda, R. V. S., and D. J. Stevenson (2006), Suction mechanism for iron entrainment into the lower mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L02310, doi:10.1029/2005GL025009.
* A89. Tsai, V. and Stevenson, D.J. (2006) Theoretical constraints on true polar wander. Submitted.
* A90. Liu, J-j, Goldreich, P. and Stevenson, D. J. (2006)Ohmic Dissipation Constraint on Deep-seated Zonal Winds in Jupiter and Saturn. Submitted.
B. Review Articles, Conference Proceedings
* B1. Stevenson, D.J. Planetary magnetism. AIP Conf. Proc. USA 24, 781-784, 1975.
* B2. Stevenson, D.J. and E.E. Salpeter. Interior models of Jupiter. In Jupiter: Studies of the Interior, Atmosphere, Magnetosphere and Satellites, T. Gehrels, ed., (Univ. Arizona Press), p. 85-112, 1976.
* B3. Stevenson, D.J. The outer planets and their satellites. In The Origin of the Solar System, S.F. Dermott, ed., (John Wiley), p. 395-431, 1978.
* B4. Stevenson, D.J. and J.S. Turner. Fluid models of mantle convection. Chapter 8 in The Earth, Its Origin, Evolution and Structure, M.W. McElhinny (ed.), Academic Press, p. 227-263, 1979.
* B5. Stevenson, D.J. The condensed matter physics of planetary interiors. (invited review paper for the CNRS Int'l Colloq. Physics of Dense Matter: Europhysics Conf. Dense Plasmas, Paris, Sept. 17-22, 1979). J. de Physique Colloque C2, 53-59, 1980.
* B6. Schubert, G., K. Ellsworth and D.J. Stevenson. Ice in the interiors of Ganymede and Callisto. Proc. 3rd Colloq. Planetary Water, 36-40, 1980.
* B7. Stevenson, D.J. Interiors of the giant planets. Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 10, 257- 295, 1982.
* B8. Stevenson, D.J. Planetary magnetic fields. Reports on Progress in Physics 46, 555-620, 1983.
* B9. Walker, J.C.G., C. Klein, D.J. Stevenson and M.R. Walter. Environmental evolution of the Archean early protoerozoic Earth. Ch. 11 of Origin and Evolution of the Earth's Earliest Biosphere: An Interdisciplinary Study, J.W. Schopf , ed. (Princeton University Press), pp. 260-290, 1983.
* B10. Stevenson, D.J. The nature of the Earth prior to the oldest known rock record (the Hadean Earth). Ch. 2 of Origin and Evolution of the Earth's Earliest Biosphere: An Interdisciplinary Study, J.W. Schopf , ed. (Princeton University Press), pp. 32- 40, 1983.
* B11. Stevenson, D.J. Condensed matter physics of planets: puzzles, progress and predictions. Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 22, 357-368 (publ. Elsevier), 1984.
* B12. Stevenson, D.J. Interior and Surface of Titan. Part of Titan Chapter by Hunten et al., in Saturn, T. Gehrels, ed., Un. Arizona Press, pp. 743-759, 1984.
* B13. Hubbard, W.B. and Stevenson, D.J. Interior structure of Saturn. In Saturn, ed. T. Gehrels, Un. Arizona Press, pp. 47-87, 1984.
* B14. Stevenson, D.J. Composition, structure and evolution of Uranian and Neptunian satellites. In Uranus and Neptune, NASA Conf. Publ. 2330, pp. 405-423, 1984.
* B15. Stevenson, D.J. High pressure physics and chemistry in giant planets and their satellites. J. de Physique Colloque, C8 97-103, 1984.
* B16. Stevenson, D.J. Cosmochemistry and structure of the giant planets and their satellites. Icarus 62, 4-15, 1985.
* B17. Lunine, J.I. and Stevenson, D.J. Evolution of Titan's coupled Ocean-Atmosphere system and interaction of ocean with bedrock. Proceedings NATO Conference Ices in the Solar System, eds. J. Klinger et al., pp. 741-757, 1985.
* B18. Stevenson, D.J. Origin, evolution and structure of the giant planets. In The Solar System, ed., M. Kivelson, Rubey Colloquium Series, Vol. 4, Prentice-Hall Publ., pp. 254-274, 1986.
* B19. Stevenson, D.J., Harris, A.W. and Lunine, J.I. Origins of planetary satellites. In Satellites, ed. J. Burns, Un. Arizona Press, pp. 39-88, 1986.
* B20. Stevenson, D.J. High mass planets and low mass stars. In Astrophysics of Brown Dwarfs, ed. M. Kafatos, R. Harrington and S. Maran, Cambridge Un. Press, pp. 218-232, 1986.
* B21. Stevenson, D.J. Origin of the Moon: The Collision Hypothesis. Ann. Rev. Earth Planet.Sci. 15, 271-315, 1987.
* B22. Stevenson, D.J. and Scott, D.R. Melt migration in deformable media. In Structure and Dynamics of Partially Solidified Systems. NATO ASI Series, ed. D. Loper, pp.401-416, 1987.
* B23. Stevenson, D.J. The role of high pressure experiment and theory in our understanding of gaseous and icy planets. Shock Waves in Condensed Matter. Ed. S.C. Schmidt, N.C. Holmes; Elsevier, pp. 51-54, 1988.
* B24. Schubert, G., Ross, M.N., Stevenson, D.J., and Spohn, T. Mercury's thermal history and the generation of its magnetic field. In Mercury, ed. C. Chapman et al., University of Arizona Press, Tucson, pp. 429-460, 1988.
* B25. Stevenson, D.J. Formation and early evolution of the Earth. In Mantle Convection, ed. W.R. Peltier, Gordon & Breach, pp. 817-873, 1989.
* B26. Stevenson, D.J. Implications of the giant planets for the formation and evolution of Planetary Systems. In Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems, ed. H. Weaver, Cambridge Un. Press, pp. 75-90, 1989.
* B27. Stevenson, D.J. Fluid dynamics of core formation. In Origin of the Earth, ed. H.E. Newsom, J.H. Jones, Oxford Un. Press, pp. 231-249, 1990.
* B28. Stevenson, D.J. and Scott, D.R. Mechanics of fluid-rock systems. Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. 23, 305-339, 1991.
* B29. Stevenson, D.J. Giant planets and their satellites: What are the relationships between their properties and how they formed. Proceedings of NAS-USSRAS Workshop on Planetary Sciences, Moscow, ed. T.M. Donahue, National Academy Press, pp. 163-173, 1991.
* B30. Stevenson, D.J. The search for brown dwarfs. Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophysics 29, 163-193, 1991.
* B31. Podolak, M., Hubbard, W.B. and Stevenson, D.J. Models of Uranus' interior and magnetic field. Uranus, ed. J. Bergstrahl and M. Matthews, Un. Arizona Press, pp.29-61, 1991.
* B32. Stevenson, D.J. Interior of Titan, Proceedings Symposium on Titan, publ. European Space Agency (Noordwijk, Netherlands) pp. 29-33, 1992.
* B33. Tackley, P. and Stevenson, D.J. A mechanism for spontaneous self-perpetuating volcanism on the terrestrial planets. NATO ASI: Flow and Creep in the Solar System, ed. D.B. Stone and S.K. Runcorn, pp. 307-321, 1993.
* B34. Kedar, S., Anderson, D.L. and Stevenson, D.J. Relationship between hotspots and mantle structure: Correlation with whole mantle seismic tomography. NATO ASI: Flow and Creep in the Solar System, ed. D.B. Stone and S.K. Runcorn, pp. 249-259, 1993.
* B35. Stevenson, D. J. Physico-chemical Processes in Planetary Evolution. Phil . Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A. 349, 171-179 , 1994.
* B36. Lissauer, J., Pollack, J.B., Wetherill, G.W. and Stevenson, D.J. Formation of the Neptune system. In Neptune, Un. Arizona Space Science Series, pp 37-108, 1995.
* B37. Hubbard, W.B., Podolak, M. and Stevenson, D.J. The interior of Neptune. In Neptune, Un. Arizona Space Science Series, pp 109-138, 1995.
* B38. Stevenson, D. J. States of Matter in Massive Planets. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 10, 11227-11234, 1998.
* B39. Pritchard, M. S. and Stevenson, D. J. Thermal constraints on the Origin of the Moon. Origin of the Earth and Moon (Eds. R. Canup and K. Righter), Un. Arizona Press, pp179-196, 2000.
* B40. Stevenson, David J. Mars Core and Magnetism. Nature 412, 214-219, 2001.
* B41. Stevenson, Introduction to Planetary Interiors. In "High Pressure Phenomena," Volume 147, International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, Edited by: G.L. Chiarotti , M. Bernasconi , L. Ulivi and R.J. Hemley . IOS Press, Amsterdam, 587-606, 2002.
* B42. Stevenson, David J. Planetary magnetic fields. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 208, 1-11, 2003.
* B43. Stevenson, David J. Styles of Mantle Convection and their Influence on Planetary Evolution. Comptes Rendues de L'Academie des Sciences, 335, 99-111, 2003.
* B44. Kono, Masaru and Stevenson, David J. Dynamo Processes and Magnetic Field of the Earth and Planets. J. Seismo. Soc. Japan 56 311-325, 2003. [In Japanese].
* B45. Stevenson, D. J. Formation of Giant Planets. The Search for other Worlds, Fourteenth Astrophysics conference, ed. S. S. Holt and D. Deming, publ. American Institute of Physics (N. Y.) Conference Proceedings No .713, pp 133-141, 2004.
* B46. Guillot, T., Stevenson, D. J. Hubbard, W. B. and Saumon, D. The Interior of Jupiter. Chapter 3 in Jupiter (ed. F. Bagenal et al), Cambridge University Press, 2004.
C. Miscellaneous (Popular Articles, book reviews, commentaries)
* C1. Stevenson, D.J. Induced suction and lithospheric plate pull. In Matters Arising, Nature 274, 346, 1978.
* C2. Stevenson, D.J. Review of Magnetic field generation in electrically conducting fluids, by H.K. Moffatt, Cambridge University Press, London/New York, 1978, x+343 pp. Icarus 37, 358-359, 1979 .
* C3. Stevenson, David J. Review of The Saturn system, Donald M. Hunten and David Morrison (ed.), NASA Conf. Publ. 2068, NASA, Washington, DC, vi+420 pp, 1978. EOS 60, 774, 1979 .
* C4. Stevenson, D.J. Review of Interiors of the Planets, A.H. Cook (Cambridge University Press, 1980). Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 18, 328-330, 1981.
* C5. Stevenson, D.J. Onions or plum puddings? Engineering and Science 66, 16-21, 1983.
* C6. Stevenson, D.J. Review of Satellites of Jupiter, David Morrison (ed). EOS 64, 507- 508, 1983.
* C7. Stevenson, D.J. No clear consensus on planetary origins. Geotimes 29, 15-16, 1984.
* C8. Stevenson, D.J. Physics and chemistry of planets debated. Geotimes 29, 18- 19,1984.
* C9. Stevenson, D.J. Review of Planets and their atmospheres by J.S. Lewis and R.G. Prinn. Icarus, 60 720-721, 1984.
* C10. Stevenson, D.J. Melt migration in the Earth. Nature 317, 767-768, 1985.
* C11. Stevenson, D.J. Comparative Planetology (Meeting Report). EOS 67, 163, 1986.
* C12. Stevenson, D.J. An ocean in Uranus? The Planetary Report 6, 16, 1986.
* C13. Stevenson, D.J. Book review of Origin of the Moon, Eds. Hartmann, Phillips and Taylor, Lunar Planet. Inst., Science 234, 1016-1017, 1986.
* C14. Stevenson, D.J. Greenhouses and magma oceans. Nature 335, 587-588, 1988.
* C15. Stevenson, D.J. Review of The Structure of the Planets by John Elder. Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 53, 183-184, 1988.
* C16. Stevenson, D.J. Looking ahead to Neptune. Sky and Telescope 77, 481-483, 1989.
* C17. Stevenson, D.J. Hydrogen: molecules, metal or plasma? Physics World 2, 17, 1989.
* C18. Stevenson, D.J. Review of Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Atmospheres. In Science 245, 1402-1403, 1989.
* C19. Stevenson, D.J. Stalking the magma ocean. Nature 355, 301, 1992
* C20. Stevenson, D.J. An Insiders View (Review of Deep Interior of the Earth by J.A. Jacobs.) Nature 356, 396, 1992.
* C21. Stevenson, D. J. Origin of the Moon.Text of Invited lecture (privately published), Sackler Institute, Tel Aviv University, 1993.
* C22. Stevenson, D. J. Mantle Geophysics: Weakening under stress. Nature 372 129-130, 1994.
* C23. Stevenson, D. J. Light from tungsten on core construction. Nature 378 763-764, 1995.
* C24. Stevenson, D. J. The subtle taste of Jupiter. Nature 379 495-496, 1996.
* C25. Stevenson, D. J. When Galileo met Ganymede. Nature 384 511-512, 1996.
* C26. Stevenson D. J. The earth's mantle - Composition, structure, and evolution, Science 281 1462-1463, 1998.
* C27 Stevenson, D. J. An ocean in Callisto? The Planetary Report 19 no 3 (May-June), 7-11, 1999.
* C28 Stevenson, David J. Planetary Science: A Space Odyssey. Science 287 997-1005, 2000.
* C29 Stevenson, David. Europa's ocean - the Case Strengthens. Science 289 1305-1307, 2000.
* C30. Stevenson, David J. Jupiter and its Moons. Science 294 71-72, 2001.
* C31. Stevenson, David J. Planetary Oceans, Sky and Telescope, pp38-44, November, 2002.
* C32. Stevenson, David J. Insightful Storytelling on Geodynamics. [Review of The Dynamic Structure of the Deep Earth by S-I. Karato, Princteon University Press, 2003], Science 301 1674, 2003.
* C33. Stevenson, David J. Planetary Diversity. Physics Today pp43-48, April, 2004.
* C34. Stevenson, David. Inside History in Depth. Nature 428 476-477, 2004.
* C35. Stevenson, David J. Book Review: Exploring mercury: The Iron Planet, Robert G. Strom and Ann L. Sprague, Springer Praxis Books, EOS 85, 192, May 2004.
* C36. Stevenson, David J. Volcanoes on Quaoar? Nature 432 681-682, December 2004.
* C37 Stevenson, David J. Tsunamis and Earthquakes: What Physics is interesting? Physics Today, June 2005, pp10-11.
* C38 Stevenson, David J. A new spin on Saturn. Nature 441, 34-35, 2006.
Instructor: Stevenson
Instructor: Stevenson
Instructor: Stevenson
Instructor: Stevenson
Instructor: Stevenson
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