Geological investigations planned for the Europa Clipper mission will examine the
formation, evolution, and expression of geomorphic structures found on the surface …

The surface and internal structure of Ceres show evidence of a global process of aqueous
alteration, indicating the existence of an ocean in the past. However, it is not clear whether …

The aim of this chapter is to describe available evidence for the existence of relict ocean
worlds. The focus is on Ceres as a clear example of such a world as indicated by the results …

Inspired by the recent results of the Dawn mission, thermodynamic models of rock alteration
and brine evaporation have been used to help understand the conditions under which water …

The dwarf planet Ceres has been proven to be a world with an extraordinary diversity of
chemical species formed in aqueous environments. Dantu crater, being one of the largest …

Occator Crater on dwarf planet Ceres hosts the so-called faculae, several areas with
material 5 to 10 times the albedo of the average Ceres surface: Cerealia Facula, the …

Ceres, the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System, appears to be a relict ocean world.
Data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft provided evidence that global aqueous …

Impacts into icy bodies often generate near‐surface melt chambers and thermal
perturbations that soften the ice. We explore the post‐impact evolution of non‐penetrating …

Near-infrared spectra of Umbriel and the other classical Uranian moons exhibit 2.2 μm
absorption bands that could result from ammonia (NH 3) bearing species, possibly exposed …

Abstract The New Horizons spacecraft returned images and compositional data showing
that terrains on Pluto span a variety of ages, ranging from relatively ancient, heavily cratered …