Jillian Knorr
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Jillian Knorr is a pioneering planetary scientist and engineer whose work centers on the development of in-situ resource utilization and subsurface exploration technologies for the Moon and other planetary bodies. Her primary research areas include robotic drilling, pneumatic excavation of regolith, and thermal property measurements of extraterrestrial soils. Knorr’s most notable contribution is her leadership in the Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity (LISTER) project, which represents the first robotically deployed subsurface thermal probe capable of actively excavating lunar regolith and conducting scientific measurements at multiple depths. Deployed in Mare Crisium on Blue Ghost Mission 1, LISTER marks a transformative step in understanding the Moon’s thermal and geological history. Her work has garnered significant attention, with her 2025 paper on LISTER’s pneumatic excavation system already accumulating 4 citations shortly after publication, reflecting the high impact and timeliness of her research. Knorr’s achievements underscore her role at the forefront of lunar exploration, bridging engineering innovation with fundamental planetary science to enable future human and robotic missions.
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