Education
1998-2002: B.S., Geography, Shandong Normal University;
2002-2008: Ph.D., Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing (supervisor: Prof. Ouyang Ziyuan)
2005-2006: Exchange student, The University of Texas at San Antonio (co-supervisor: Dr. Xie Hongjie)
Professional Experience
2008-2011, Assistant Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
2011-2013, Associate Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
2013-2017, Associate Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
2017-2020, Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
2020-2022, Professor, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
2022-, Professor, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
2011-2012, Visiting Scholar, Purdue University (advisor: Prof. Jay Melosh)
2015, Visiting Scholar, The University of Texas at San Antonio (advisor: Prof. Xie Hongjie)

1. Planetary remote sensing
2. Planetary impact craters
3. Planetary surface dating

• 2015, Young Scientist of Lu Jiaxi Award , by K.C. Wang Education Foundation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1. Three dimensional numerical simulation and scientific analysis of lunar Orientale basin (NSFC, 2020-2023)
2. Formation mechanism of impact craters in terrestrial planets (B-type Strategic Priority Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2020-2024)

1. Yue, Z., Di, K., Wan, W., Liu, Z., Gou, S., Liu, B., Peng, M., Wang, Y., Jia, M., Liu, J., Ouyang, Z. Updated lunar cratering chronology model with the radiometric age of Chang'e-5 samples. Nature Astronomy, 2022, 6, 541–545.
2. Yue, Z., Shi, K., Michael, G., Di, K., Gou, S., Liu, J., Niu, S. Chronology of the basalt units surrounding Chang’e-4 landing area. Remote Sensing, 2022, 14, 49.
3. Yue, Z., Yang, M., Jia, M., Michael, G., Di, K., Gou, S., Liu, J. Refined model age for Orientale Basin derived from zonal crater dating of its ejecta, Icarus, 2020, 346, 113804.
4. Yue, Z., Di, K., Liu, Z., Michael, G., Jia, M., Xin, X., Liu, B., Peng, M., Liu, J. Lunar regolith thickness deduced from concentric craters in the CE-5 landing area. Icarus, 2019, 329, 46-54.
5. Yue, Z., Michael, G., Di, K., Liu, J. Global survey of lunar wrinkle ridge formation times. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2017, 447, 14-20.
6. Yue, Z., Di, K. Hydrocode simulation of the impact melt layer distribution underneath Xiuyan crater, China. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28, 180-186.
7. Yue, Z., Li, W., Di, K., Liu, Z., Liu, J. Global mapping and analysis of lunar wrinkle ridges. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2015, 120, 978-994.
8. Yue, Z., Hu, W., Liu, B., Liu, Y., Sun, X., Zhao, Q., Di, K. Quantitative analysis of the morphology of martian gullies and insights into their formation. Icarus, 2014, 243, 208-221.
9. Yue, Z., Johnson, B. C., Minton, D. A., Melosh, H. J., Di, K., Hu, W., Liu, Y. Projectile remnants in central peaks of lunar impact craters. Nature Geoscience, 2013, 6, 435-437.
10. Yue, Z., Xie, H., Di, K, Ouyang, Z. Mapping lunar olivine using Clementine spectral indices and chemical composition parameters. Acta Geologica Sinica (English edition), 2012, 86, 65-72.
11. Yue, Z., Liu, J., Wu, G. Automated detection of lunar craters based on object-oriented approach. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2008, 53, 3699-3704.
12. Yue, Z., Ouyang, Z., Li, H., Liu, J., Wu, G. The origin and geological significance of lunar ridges. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, 2007, 26, 418-424.
13. Shi, K., Yue, Z., Di, K., Liu, J., Dong, Z. The gardening process of lunar regolith by small impact craters: A case study in Chang’E-4 landing area. Icarus, 2022, 377, 114908. (Corresponding author)
14. Michael, G., Yue, Z., Gou, S., Di, K. Dating individual several-km lunar impact craters from the rim annulus in region of planned Chang'E-5 landing: Poisson age-likelihood calculation for a buffered crater counting area. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2021, 568, 117031. (Corresponding author)
15. Liu, J., Yue, Z., Di, K., Gou, S., Niu, S. A study about the temporal constraints on the Martian yardangs’ development in Medusae Fossae Formation. Remote Sensing, 2021, 13, 1316-1329. (Corresponding author)
16. Gou, S., Di, K., Yue, Z., Liu, Z., He, Z., Xu, R., Liu, B., Peng, M., Wan, W., Wang, Y., Liu, J. Forsteritic olivine and magnesium-rich orthopyroxene materials measured by Chang’e-4 rover. Icarus, 2020, 345, 113776. (Corresponding author)
17. Gou, S., Di, K., Yue, Z., Liu, Z., He, Z., Xu, R., Lin, H., Liu, B., Peng, M., Wan, W., Wang, Y., Liu, J. Lunar deep materials observed by Chang’e-4 rover. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019, 528, 115829. (Corresponding author)
18. Jia, M., Yue, Z., Di, K., Liu, B., Liu, J. A reanalysis of the relationship between the size of boulders and craters in lunar surface. Icarus, 2019, 331, 116-126. (Corresponding author)
19. Liu, Z., Yue, Z., Michael, G., Gou, S., Di, K., Sun, S., Liu, J. A global database and statistical analyses of (4) Vesta craters. Icarus, 2018, 311: 242-257. (Corresponding author)
20. Sun, S., Yue, Z., Di, K. Investigation of the depth and diameter relationship of subkilometer-diameter lunar craters. Icarus, 2018, 309, 61-68. (Corresponding author)
21. Di, K., Sun, S., Yue, Z., Liu, B. Lunar regolith thickness determination from 3D morphology of small fresh craters. Icarus, 2016, 267, 12-23. (Corresponding author)
22. Di, K., Li, W., Yue, Z., Sun, Y., Liu, Y. A machine learning approach to crater detection from topographic data. Advances in Space Research, 2014, 54, 2419-2429. (Corresponding author)
23. Bo, Z., Di, K., Liu, Z., Yue, Z., Liu, J., Shi, K. A catalogue of meter-scale impact craters in the Chang’e-5 landing area measured from centimeter-resolution descent imagery. Icarus, 2022, 378, 114943.
24. Niu, S., Zhang, F., Di, K., Gou, S., Yue, Z. Layered ejecta craters in the candidate landing areas of China's first Mars mission (Tianwen-1): Implications for subsurface volatile concentrations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2022, 127, e2021JE007089.
25. Li, H., Zhang, N., Yue, Z., Zhang, Y. Lunar cratering asymmetries with high orbital obliquity and inclination of the Moon. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2021, 21, 140.
26. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Bugiolacchi, R., Wan, W., Yang, M., Ye, L. Geologically old but freshly exposed rock fragments encountered by Yutu-2 rover. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2021, 126, e2020JE006565.
27. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Bugiolacchi, R., Zhu, M., Pinet, P., Cai, Z. Mare basalt flooding events surrounding Chang’e-4 landing site as revealed by Zhinyu crater ejecta. Icarus, 2021, 360, 114370.
28. Jia, M., Di, K., Yue, Z., Liu, B., Wan, W., Niu, S., Liu, J., Cheng, W., Lin, Y. Multi-scale morphologic investigation of craters in the Chang'e-4 landing area. Icarus, 2021, 355, 114164.
29. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Cai, Z., Liu, Z., Niu, S. Absolute model age of lunar Finsen crater and geologic implications. Icarus, 2021, 354, 114046.
30. Zhang, J., Zhou, B., Lin, Y., Zhu, M., Song, H., Dong, Z., Gao, Y., Di, K., Yang, W., Lin, H., Yang, J., Liu, E., Wang, L., Lin, Y., Li, C., Yue, Z., Yao, Z., Ouyang, Z. Lunar regolith and substructure at Chang'E-4 landing site in South Pole-Aitken basin. Nature Astronomy, 2021, 5, 25-30.
31. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Wang, J., Wan, W., Liu, Z., Liu, B., Peng, M., Wang, Y., He, Z., Xu, R. Impact melt breccia and surrounding regolith measured by Chang’e-4 rover. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020, 544, 116378.
32. Liu, J., Di, K., Gou, S., Yue, Z., Liu, B., Xiao, J., Liu, Z. Mapping and spatial statistical analysis of Mars Yardangs. Planetary and Space Science, 2020, 192, 105035.
33. Li, B., Zhang, J., Yue, Z., Yao, P., Li, C., Chen, S., Qiao, L., Fu, X., Ling, Z., Chen, J., Liu, S. Deriving terrain factors from high-resolution lunar images: A case study of the Mons Rümker Region. Geomorphology, 2020, 358, 107114.
34. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Wan, W., Liu, Z., Liu, B., Peng, M., Wang, Y., He, Z., Xu, R. In situ spectral measurements of space weathering by Chang’e-4 rover. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020, 535, 116117.
35. Di, K., Liu, Z., Wan, W., Peng, M., Liu, B., Wang, Y., Gou, S., Yue, Z. Geospatial technologies for Chang’e-3 and Chang’e-4 lunar rover missions. Geo-spatial Information Science, 2020, 23, 87-97.
36. Liu, Z., Di, K., Li, J., Xie, J., Cui, X., Xi, L., Wan, W., Peng, M., Liu, B., Wang, Y., Gou, S., Yue, Z., Yu, T., Li, L., Wang, J., Liu, C., Xin, X., Jia, M., Bo, Z., Liu, J., Wang, R., Niu, S., Zhang, K., You, Y., Liu, B., Liu, J. Landing site topographic mapping and rover localization for Chang’e-4 mission. Science China Information Sciences, 2020, 63, 170-181.
37. Jia, M., Yue, Z., Di, K., Liu, B., Liu, J., Michael, G. A catalogue of impact craters larger than 200 m and surface age analysis in the Chang’e-5 landing area. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020, 541, 116272.
38. Xin, X., Liu, B., Di, K., Yue, Z., Gou, S. Geometric quality assessment of Chang’e-2 global DEM product. Remote Sensing, 2020, 12, 526-546.
39. Di, K., Zhu, M., Yue, Z., Lin, Y., Wan, W., Liu, Z., Gou, S., Liu, B., Peng, M., Wang, Y., Niu, S., Zhang, J., Li, J., Xie, J., Xi, L., Yang, J., Xue, B. Topographic evolution of Von Kármán crater revealed by the Lunar Rover Yutu-2. Geophysical Research Letters, 2019, 46, 12764-12770.
40. Di, K., Jia, M., Xin, X., Wang, J., Liu, B., Li, J., Xie, J., Liu, Z., Peng, M., Yue, Z., Liu, J., Chen, R., Zhang, C. High-resolution large-area digital orthophoto map generation using LROC NAC images. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 2019, 85, 481-491.
41. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Xu, Y. Comparative study between rivers in Tarim Basin in northwest China and Evros Vallis on Mars. Icarus, 2019, 328, 127-140.
42. Li, B., Yue, Z., Zhang, J., Fu, X., Ling, Z., Chen, S., Chen, J., Yao, P. High-resolution terrain analysis for lander safety landing and rover path planning based on lunar reconnaissance orbiter narrow angle camera images: A case study of China's Chang’e‐4 probe. Earth and Space Science, 2019, 6, 398-410.
43. Dang, Y. N., Xiao, L., Xu, Y., Zhang, F., Huang, J., Wang, J., Zhao, J. N., Komatsu, G., Yue, Z. The polygonal surface structures in the Dalangtan Playa, Qaidam Basin, NW China: Controlling factors for their formation and implications for analogous Martian landforms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2018, 123, 1910-1933.
44. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Liu, Z. A global catalogue of Ceres impact craters ≥1 km and preliminary analysis. Icarus, 2017, 302, 296-307.
45. Xin, X., Di, K., Wang, Y., Wan, W., Yue, Z. Automated detection of new impact sites on Martian surface from HiRISE images. Advances in Space Research, 2017, 60, 1557-1569.
46. Xin, X., Liu, B., Di, K., Zhu, Z., Zhao, Z., Liu, J., Yue, Z., Zhang, G. Monitoring urban expansion using time series of night time light data a case study in Wuhan China. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017, 6, 1-19.
47. Di, K., Xu, B., Peng, M., Yue, Z., Liu, Z., Wan, W., Li, L., Zhou, J. Rock size-frequency distribution analysis at the Chang’E-3 landing site. Planetary and Space Science, 2016, 20, 103-112.
48. Li, W., Di, K., Yue, Z., Liu, Y., Sun, S. Automated Detection of Martian Gullies from HiRISE Imagery. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 2015, 81, 913-920.
49. Li, L., Yue, Z., Di, K., Peng, M. Observations of Martian layered ejecta craters and constraints on their formation mechanisms. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2015, 50, 508-522.
50. Gou, S., Yue, Z., Di, K., Wang, J. Mineral abundances and different levels of alteration around Mawrth Vallis, Mars. Geosciences Frontiers, 2014, 6,741-758.
51. Di, K., Yue, Z., Liu, Z., Wang, S. Automated rock detection and shape analysis from Mars rover imagery and 3D point cloud data. Journal of Earth Science, 2012, 24, 125-135.
52. Di, K., Liu, Z., Yue, Z. Mars rover localization based on feature matching between ground and orbital imagery. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 2011, 77, 781-791.
53. Li, Y., Liu, J., Zou, Y., Ouyang, Z., Zheng, Y., Yue, Z. Two lunar mare soil simulants. Acta Geologica Sinica (English edition), 2011, 85, 1016-1021.
54. Li, Y., Liu, J., Yue, Z. NAO-1: Lunar highland soil simulant developed in China. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2009, 22, 53-57.
55. Xie, H., Guan, H., Zhu, M., Thueson, M., Ackley, S. F., Yue, Z. A conceptual model for explanation of albedo changes in Martian craters. Planetary and Space Science, 2008, 56, 887-894.