Seasonal and short timescale changes on the Martian surface: Multi-spacecraft perspectives

N Thomas, A Pommerol, E Hauber, G Portyankina… - Space Science …, 2025 - Springer
The continued operation of missions such as Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,
and the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has greatly enhanced our knowledge of seasonal …

Martian araneiforms: A review

LE Mc Keown, S Diniega, G Portyankina… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Araneiforms are enigmatic dendritic negative topography features native to Mars. Found
across a variety of substrates and exhibiting a range of scales, morphologies, and activity …

Single image super-resolution restoration of TGO CaSSIS colour images: Demonstration with perseverance rover landing site and Mars science targets

Y Tao, SJ Conway, JP Muller, ARD Putri, N Thomas… - Remote sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO)'s Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System
(CaSSIS) provides multi-spectral optical imagery at 4–5 m/pixel spatial resolution. Improving …

A Lab-scale Investigation of the Mars Kieffer Model

LE Mc Keown, MJ Poston, S Diniega… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The Kieffer model is a widely accepted explanation for seasonal modification of the Martian
surface by CO 2 ice sublimation and the formation of a" zoo" of intriguing surface features …

Seasonal southern circum-polar spots and araneiforms observed with the colour and stereo surface imaging system (CaSSIS)

C Cesar, A Pommerol, N Thomas, G Portyankina… - Planetary and Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
The southern polar area of Mars is home to various seasonal activity commonly explained
by the Kieffer model. During southern spring, the ice covering the polar area sublimates and …

The search for a signature of life on Mars: a biogeomorphological approach

D Corenblit, J Darrozes, F Julien, T Otto, E Roussel… - Astrobiology, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Geological evidence shows that life on Earth evolved in line with major concomitant
changes in Earth surface processes and landforms. Biogeomorphological characteristics …

Principal-plane BRDF of CO2 ice morphologies in controlled Mars polar conditions

JA Isen, IB Smith - Icarus, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Mars South Polar Residual Cap (SPRC) persists throughout the Southern
hemisphere's warmest months. During the colder seasons, carbon dioxide (CO 2) …