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Dr Matthew Sylvest

Project Officer (Hvi Laboratory)

Professional Services

matthew.sylvest@open.ac.uk

Biography

Publications

Book Chapter

CO2 sublimation in Martian gullies: laboratory experiments at varied slope angle and regolith grain sizes (2019)

Journal Article

Small amounts of dissolved salts increase the mobility of mud flows on Mars and other extraterrestrial bodies (2025)

Performance assessment of an innovative light and compact dust shield for DISC onboard Comet Interceptor/ESA space probes (2025)

A light dust shield, including aerogel, for DISC instrument on board ESA's Comet Interceptor mission: numerical simulations and Ballistic Limit Equation (2025)

The Dynamics of CO2 ‐Driven Granular Flows in Gullies on Mars (2024)

How, when and where current mass flows in Martian gullies are driven by CO 2 sublimation (2024)

Experimental study of sediment transport processes by liquid water and brine under Martian pressure (2023)

DISC - the Dust Impact Sensor and Counter on-board Comet Interceptor: characterization of the dust coma of a dynamically new comet (2023)

Volumetric Changes of Mud on Mars: Evidence From Laboratory Simulations (2023)

The formation of araneiforms by carbon dioxide venting and vigorous sublimation dynamics under martian atmospheric pressure (2021)

Mud flow levitation on Mars: Insights from laboratory simulations (2020)

Experimental evidence for lava-like mud flows under Martian surface conditions (2020)

Presentation / Conference

The Open University Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory: An All-Axis Aeroballistic Range Facility (2023)

A Dedicated Simulation Chain for Hypervelocity Impacts Effect on Disc, Impact Sensor of the Comet Interceptor/ Esa Mission (2022)