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I
am a planetary scientist who studies landscapes on extraterrestrial worlds in
our solar system. I use wide varieties of remote sensing data (spectral,
imaging, topographic) from space missions which is sometimes augmented with field and
laboratory studies. I
am actively working on the
Moon, Mars, Mercury and
Enceladus (a satellite of
Saturn) on aspects related to composition and surface morphology. These are
key attributes to decipher the geological history of these bodies. I
have been part of Chandrayaan-1
and Chandrayaan-2 missions
in various capacities including: o as
scientist at Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad o science
team member of Moon
Mineralogy Mapper (M3)
payload from NASA/JPL/Brown University. Apart
from academic research, I have interest in science
communication and outreach, photography,
recycling waste in innovative ways and creative
writing. I
am always looking for collaborations at various levels. Please
feel free to reach out if
you are: o a
student looking for short/long term projects o a
scientist who has an interesting planetary science-related idea o a
media person who would like to help popularize planetary science or need
inputs for an article in this domain o business
house looking to support exciting research Recent Publications
(Google Scholar
Citations) 1.
Sodha, G., & D.
Dhingra (2025) Mg‐spinel distribution in South Pole‐Aitken
(SPA) basin: Spatial distribution, geologic context and spectral
characterization. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130,
e2024JE008809. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008809 [Published Sep. 2025] 2.
Sodha G. and D.
Dhingra (2025) Novel geological framework to understand the origin
and diversity of orthopyroxene, olivine, spinel (OOS) lithologies on the
Moon, Scientific Reports, 15, 2426, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86248-9 3.
Luna J., W. Iqbal, H.
Bernhardt, H. El Bilali, S. Krasilnikov, A. Krasilnikov, C. van der Bogert,
M. Pondrelli, A. Frigeri, M. Massironi,
Mikhail Ivanov, A. Basilevsky, P. Senthil Kumar, D.
Dhingra, T. Ruj, L. Xiao, J. Ji, O.
Aharonson, D. Rothery, H. Hiesinger, J. Skinner,
Jr., J. Head, Richard Ernst and Gordon Osinski (2024) Planetary Geologic
Maps: Essential Tools for Scientific Inquiry and Space Exploration, AGU
Commentary, JGR Planets, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008442 4.
Ghosh S., I. Sharma
and D. Dhingra (2024) Modelling
granular size-segregation on small bodies due to impact-induced seismic
shaking. Proc. Royal Society A, 48020230715, http://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2023.0715 5.
Ruj
T., G. Komatsu, K. Kawai, H. Okuda, Z. Xiao and D.
Dhingra (2022) Recent boulder falls within the Finsen crater on
the lunar far side: An assessment of the possible triggering rationale, Icarus,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114904 6.
Bhuva K., P. Patadiya, H. Julsana, S.
Purohit, M. Bhatt, D. Dhingra
and U. Mall (2021) A machine learning framework for data filtering: A case
study on Chandrayaan-1 SIR-2 Data, 2021 IEEE International India
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS),
2021, pp. 483-487, https://doi.org/10.1109/InGARSS51564.2021.9792117 7.
Ghosh S., I. Sharma
and D. Dhingra (2021) Granular
segregation on the rubble-pile asteroid Itokawa, Powders and Grains 2021, EPJ
Web of Conferences 249, 03042, https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124903042 8.
Dhingra D.
(2018) The New Moon: Major Advances in Lunar Science enabled by compositional
remote sensing from recent missions (Invited Review), Geosciences, 8(12),
498; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8120498 Science
Communication Articles / Blogs / Podcasts o Dhingra D. (2023) Aaj Hum Sabke Liye Chaand Kuch Aur Hi Hai (Hindi article explaining the relevance of
successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon for common man) o Getting up, close and personal with the Moon – The Chandrayaan Story, 24th Lunar Marathon, On the Moon again
(international online event) (2021) o Dhingra D. (2016) Capturing the rhythm of space: Insights from 47th
DPS meeting o Dhingra D. (2015) Crumpled Time, Field Photograph selected for AGU Eos
Magazine o Dhingra D. (2015) Preparing for the journey to the
Moon, Mars and beyond [1, 2] o Dhingra D. (2015) Fountains of water vapor and ice o Dhingra D. (2014) Lunar polar volatile puzzle o Dhingra D. (2014) Fireworks in the Earth's sky sent from the Moon:
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