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Dijun Guo is a leading planetary scientist whose work centers on lunar geology and the evolution of impact basins, with a particular focus on the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin—the largest and oldest known impact structure in the solar system. His most-cited paper, “Return to the Moon: New perspectives on lunar exploration” (2024, 68 citations), synthesizes recent findings to advocate for renewed human and robotic missions, highlighting how SPA basin studies can unlock secrets of the early Moon and Earth. In his earlier landmark work, “The Apollo peak-ring impact basin: Insights into the structure and evolution of the South Pole–Aitken basin” (2018, 48 citations), Guo provided critical structural and compositional analyses of the Apollo peak-ring, demonstrating how its formation reshaped the lunar crust and mantle. His research integrates remote sensing data with geophysical modeling, offering transformative insights into basin-forming processes and the Moon’s thermal history. Guo’s contributions have been instrumental in shaping NASA’s Artemis program priorities, and his work is widely cited by both planetary geologists and mission planners. With over 100 total citations, he is recognized as a rising authority in lunar science, bridging fundamental research with the next era of exploration.