Research Articles

All published under the maiden name (Cheng)

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  1. Cheng, H. C. J., Klimczak, C., and Matsuyama, I. Reorientation and despinning on Vesta formed the Divalia Fossae. Science Advances, in revision.

  2. Cheng, H. C. J., Mrazek, J. †, and Klimczak, C. (2025) The Transition from Jointing to Faulting observed at the Koe’a Fault System, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2024JB030416. doi: 10.1029/2024JB030416 PDF version

  3. Cheng, H. C. J., and Klimczak, C. (2025) Tectonic patterns on Vesta and Ceres revealed by polygonal impact craters. Icarus, 433, 116528. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116528 PDF version

  4. Fernando, B. A., Charalambous. C., Schmerr, N., Wolf, J., Lewis, K., Sansom, E. K., Saliby, C., McCleary, M., Inman, J., LaPiedrre, J., Giannone, M. R., Pearson, K., Fleigle, M., Larmat, C., Karatekin, O., Hanson, E., Baliyan, S., Buttsworth, D., Cheng, H. C. J., Chinchalkar, N., Daly, L., Devillepoix, H. A. R., Gajani, A. M., Gerritzen. C. T., Harish, Hick, D. C., Johnson, R., Khan, S. Y., Lamm, S. N., Pesciotta, C., Rivlin, T., Rolland, L., Turner, A. R., and Zander, F. (2025) Array-based seismic measurements of OSIRIS-REx’s re-entry. Seismological Research Letters. doi: 10.1785/0220240339 PDF version

  5. Yazıcı, I. S., Cheng, H. C. J., Crane, K. T., and Klimczak, C. (2024) Fracture patterns on Mercury revealed by polygonal impact craters. Journal of MAPS, 20(1), 2308687. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2024.2308687 PDF version

  6. Cheng, H. C. J., and Klimczak, C. (2022). Structural relationships in and around the Rheasilvia basin on Vesta. Journal of Structural Geology, 161, 104677. doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104677 PDF version

  7. Cheng, H. C. J., and Klimczak, C. (2022). Large-scale troughs on Asteroid 4 Vesta accommodate opening-mode displacement. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127, e2021JE007130. doi: 10.1029/2021JE007130 PDF version

  8. Cheng, H. C. J., Klimczak, C., and Fassett, C. I. (2021). Age relationships of large-scale troughs and impact basins on Vesta. Icarus, 366, 114512. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114512 PDF version

White Paper Publication

  1. Klimczak, C., Beddingfield, C. B., Byrne, P. K., Cheng. H. C. J., Crane, K. T. and Annex. A. +28 signatories “Opportunities and Challenges for Structural Geology and Tectonics in the Planetary Sciences.” Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 white paper. 133; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 53, Issue 4, 133