Lujendra Ojha (b. 1990 Nepali: लुजेन्द्र ओझा) is an American[1] planetary scientist. He, as an undergraduate under the direction of planetary geologist Alfred McEwen, discovered compelling evidence that water on Mars includes current, seasonal, surface liquid brine flows.[2][3] He is current an assistant professor of planetary science at Rutgers University.[4][5] He has also played in a heavy metal band, Gorkha.[5][6][7]
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^Lujendra Ojha; Wilhelm, M. B.; Murchie, S. L.; McEwen, A. S.; Wray, J. J.; Hanley, J.; Massé, M.; Chojnacki (2015). "Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars" (PDF). Nature Geoscience. 8 (8): 829–832. Bibcode:2015NatGe...8..829O. doi:10.1038/ngeo2546. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
^Kirby, Runyon; Ojha, Lujendra (August 18, 2014). "Recurring Slope Lineae". Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. pp. 1–6. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_352-1. ISBN 978-1-4614-9213-9.
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^Eric Mack (September 28, 2015). "Meet the Nepalese-American death metal guitarist who just found water on Mars". CNET. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
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LujendraOjha (b. 1990 Nepali: लुजेन्द्र ओझा) is an American planetary scientist. He, as an undergraduate under the direction of planetary geologist Alfred...
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Reconnaissance Orbiter. While using the HiRISE camera in 2011, UA alumnus LujendraOjha and his team discovered proof of liquid water on the surface of Mars—a...
Medusa Fossae formation on Mars". European Space Agency. 29 March 2005. LujendraOjha; Kevin Lewis; Suniti Karunatillake; Mariek Schmidt (July 20, 2018)....
National Academy of Inventors and US National Academy of Engineering LujendraOjha, assistant professor of planetary sciences. Stephen Bronner, professor...
not occur until October 2033. 28 September NASA scientists, including LujendraOjha et al., report evidence, for the first time, supporting the presence...
Theoretical Chemistry: suppl. 3. K, Rb, Cs, Fr. Longmans, Green and Company. Ojha, Lujendra; Wilhelm, Mary Beth; Murchie, Scott L.; McEwen, Alfred S.; Wray, James...
sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes Colin M. Dundas, Ali M. Bramson, LujendraOjha, James J. Wray, Michael T. Mellon, Shane Byrne, Alfred S. McEwen, Nathaniel...
sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes Colin M. Dundas, Ali M. Bramson, LujendraOjha, James J. Wray, Michael T. Mellon, Shane Byrne, Alfred S. McEwen, Nathaniel...
Outflow channels Planetary protection Water on Mars Kirby, Runyon; Ojha, Lujendra (August 18, 2014). "Recurring Slope Lineae". Encyclopedia of Planetary...
sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes Colin M. Dundas, Ali M. Bramson, LujendraOjha, James J. Wray, Michael T. Mellon, Shane Byrne, Alfred S. McEwen, Nathaniel...
(1): 53–58. doi:10.1038/ngeo2014. ISSN 1752-0894. McEwen, Alfred S.; Ojha, Lujendra; Dundas, Colin M.; et al. (2011). "Seasonal Flows on Warm Martian Slopes"...
Water Flowing on Mars". New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2015. Ojha, Lujendra; Wilhelm, Mary Beth; Murchie, scortt L.; McEwen, Alfred S.; Wray, James...
from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2015. McEwen A, Lujendra O, Dundas C, et al. (5 August 2011). "Seasonal Flows on Warm Martian Slopes"...
Today, Boosting Odds for Life". Space.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015. Ojha, Lujendra; Wilhelm, Mary Beth; Murchie, Scott L.; McEwen, Alfred S.; et al. (28...
Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. McEwen, Alfred S.; Ojha, Lujendra; Dundas, Colin M.; Mattson, Sarah S.; Byrne, Shane; Wray, James J.;...
Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019. Ojha, Lujendra; Lewis, Kevin; Karunatillake, Suniti; Schmidt, Mariek (20 July 2018)...