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Dr. Thomas Heyer

Current affiliations

Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)

0000-0002-6344-2514

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Remote Sensing (Multi- and hyperspectral image analysis, Radar)
Geology of terrestrial planets

Academic Education
2015 - 2021	PhD, Institute of Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
2013 - 2014	Study abroad at Reitaku University, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
2010 - 2013	Master of Science (Geoinformatics; focus Remote Sensing and GIS) Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
2007 - 2010	Bachelor of Science (Geography; focus Remote Sensing and GIS) Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
Work Experience
since 2015	Research Scientist, Institute of Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
2010 - 2011	Research Assistant (Radar Remote Sensing) Department of Earth Observation, Institute of Geography, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Publications

Relationships between lobate debris aprons and lineated valley fill on Mars: Evidence for an extensive Amazonian valley glacial landsystem in Mamers Valles Wueller, L.; Head, J.W.; Jawin, E.R.; Heyer, T.; Hiesiger, H.; van der Bogert, C.H. (2025) In: Icarus, 426 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Slopes of lunar crater size‐frequency distributions on exterior impact melt deposits of young craters Oetting, A.; Iqbal, W.; Schmedemann, N.; Michael, G.; Hiesinger, H.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Heyer, T.; (2025) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hermean complex craters seen in a new light – First results from MERTIS MSB#5 Pasckert J.H., Schmedemann N., Morlok A., Reitze M.P., Heyer T., Bauch K.E., Weber I., D’Amore M., Tenthoff M., Wohlfahrt K., Wöhler C., Barraud O., Helbert J., Maturilli A., Adeli S., Hiesinger H. (2025) In: 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, United States. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025 Type of Publication: Abstract in digital collection (conference)
Opencratertool – An Open Source Tool for Precise Crater Size-Frequency Measurements in QGIS Heyer, T; Iqbal, W; Oetting, A; Hiesinger, H; van der Bogert, C H; Schmedemann N. (2024) In: 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, United States. LPI:1007. Type of Publication: Abstract in digital collection (conference)
The Multi-Temporal Database of Planetary Image Data (Muted): A Web Service for Processing Digital Terrain Models for Mars and the Moon. Heyer, T; Hiesinger, H; Iqbal, W; Schmedemann, N. (2024) In: 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, United States. LPI:1008. Type of Publication: Abstract in digital collection (conference)

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Projects

Verbundvorhaben BepiColombo MERTIS: Inbetriebnahme und Observation; Teilvorhaben Universität Münster Duration: 01/04/2025 - 31/12/2029 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in other joint projects
Die multi-temporale High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) Bilddatenbank - Weiterentwicklung basierend auf Anfragen des HRSC PI, des HRSC Teams und der… (HRSC III) Duration: 01/06/2015 - 31/05/2018 \| 2nd Funding period Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project