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Publications related to Cratermaker
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Below is a list of publications and presentations related to the Cratermaker project. You can view them online or download the PDFs for offline reading.

- Du, J., Minton, D.A., Blevins, A.M., Fassett, C.I., and Huang, Y.-H. (2024) Spectral Analysis of the Morphology of Fresh Lunar Craters I: Rim Crest, Floor, and Rim Flank Outlines. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 129, e2024JE008357. `Paper <https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008357>`__.
- Minton, D.A. (2024) Cratermaker: A Modern Python-Based Cratered Terrain Evolution Model. LPSC 55 #2462. `Abstract <https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2024/pdf/2462.pdf>`__.  `Poster <https://www.datadepot.rcac.purdue.edu/daminton/cratermaker/docs/Minton_LPSC2024-Cratermaker.pdf>`__.
- Du, J., Minton, D.A., Blevins, A.M., Fassett, C.I., and Huang, Y.-H. (2025) Topographic Spectral Analysis of Two-dimensional Surface Elevations of the Continuous Ejecta, Wall, and floor of Fresh Lunar Craters. LPSC 56 #1201. `Abstract <https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/1201.pdf>`__. `Poster <https://www.datadepot.rcac.purdue.edu/daminton/cratermaker/docs/LPSC2025_CraterPSD_Du.pdf>`__.
- Du, J., Minton, D.A., Blevins, A.M., Fassett, C.I., Huang, Y.-H., (2025) Spectral Analysis of the Morphology of Fresh Lunar Craters II: Two-Dimensional Surface Elevations of the Continuous Ejecta, Wall, and Floor. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 130, e2024JE008890. `Paper <https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008890>`__.
- Valadez, D.D., Minton, D.A., Blevins, A.M. (2026) Modeling the Degradation of Craters on the Lunar Surface. LPSC 57 #1980. `Abstract <https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/1980.pdf>`__.
- Minton, D.A. , Blevins, A.M., Valadez, D.D., Norman, E.S., Du, J., and Minton, L.A. (2026) Cratermaker: A Feature-Rich and User-Friendly Tool for Modeling Cratered Surfaces. LPSC 57 #1701. `Abstract <https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/1701.pdf>`__. `Poster <https://www.datadepot.rcac.purdue.edu/daminton/cratermaker/docs/Minton_LPSC2026-Cratermaker.pdf>`__.