Joel S. Levine

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rdf:langString Joel S. Levine

rdf:langString Joel S. Levine

rdf:langString Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

rdf:langString A headshot of Joel S. Levine at NASA

rdf:langString A NASA portrait of Levine

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rdf:langString Original research on: Mars, The Early Atmosphere and Evolution of the Atmosphere of Earth and Mars, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biomass Burning, and Global Climate Change. Planning for the return of humans to the Moon, and for the planned Human Exploration of Mars Assisted the National Archives in the Preservation of the Charters of Freedom Member of NASA's Chilean Trapped Miner Support Team

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rdf:langString Joel S. Levine (born 1942) is an American planetary scientist, author, and research professor in applied science at the College of William & Mary, specializing in the atmospheres of the Moon, Earth, and Mars. He has worked as a senior research scientist at NASA, developing scientific models of the evolution of the Earth's early atmosphere, as well as creating models of the Martian atmosphere for use during the Viking 1 and 2 Mars Orbiter and Lander Missions, and was principal investigator and chief scientist of the proposed ARES Mars Airplane Mission. He also formed and led the "Charters of Freedom Research Team," a group of 12 NASA scientists who worked with the National Archive and Records Administration (NARA) to preserve the United States Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights when small white spots began appearing on the documents in 1988. Levine's past work also includes assisting in the design of the rescue vehicle that saved 33 Chilean miners in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, as well as original research on the feasibility of the "nuclear winter" hypothesis, and the effects of uncontrolled fires on global warming. Levine is married to , a former NASA scientist who studied the psychological effects of astronauts spending long time periods in space, and has a daughter and grandson.