Future space experiment platforms for astrobiology and astrochemistry research

A Elsaesser, DJ Burr, P Mabey, RG Urso, D Billi… - npj …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Space experiments are a technically challenging but a scientifically important part
of astrobiology and astrochemistry research. The International Space Station (ISS) is an …

Life on the edge: bioprospecting extremophiles for astrobiology

J Schultz, A dos Santos, N Patel, AS Rosado - Journal of the Indian …, 2023 - Springer
Discovering exoplanets and satellites in habitable zones within and beyond our solar
system has sparked intrigue in planetary setting varieties that could support life. Based on …

Science goals and objectives for the Dragonfly Titan rotorcraft relocatable lander

JW Barnes, EP Turtle, MG Trainer… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan in the mid-
2030s. Dragonfly's science themes include investigation of Titan's prebiotic chemistry …

Role of acetylene in the chemical evolution of carbon complexity

EO Pentsak, MS Murga… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Acetylene, among the multitude of organic molecules discovered in space, plays a distinct
role in the genesis of organic matter. Characterized by its unique balance of stability and …

Laser desorption mass spectrometry at Saturn's moon Titan

A Grubisic, MG Trainer, X Li, WB Brinckerhoff… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan to investigate
the prebiotic chemistry, habitability, and potential presence of chemical biosignatures on …

Measurements of Titan's Stratospheric Winds during the 2009 Equinox with the eSMA

S Light, M Gurwell, A Thelen… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Saturn's moon Titan possesses stratospheric zonal winds that places it among a sparse
class of planetary bodies known to have superrotation in their atmospheres. Few …

Modeling the formation of Menrva impact crater on Titan: Implications for habitability

AP Crósta, EA Silber, RMC Lopes, BC Johnson… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
Titan is unique in the solar system: it is an ocean world, an icy world, an organic world, and
has a dense atmosphere. It is a geologically active world as well, with ongoing exogenic …

ADEPT Drag Modulation Aerocapture: Applications for Future Titan Exploration

AP Girija - arxiv preprint arxiv:2306.10412, 2023 - arxiv.org
The Cassini-Huygens mission has transformed our understanding of Titan from a hazy
veiled moon to a place surprisingly like the Earth, with terrestrial physical processes such as …

Planetary landings with terrain sensing and hazard avoidance: A review

RD Lorenz - Advances in Space Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The site selection and certification processes for planetary landers equipped with hazard
avoidance capability are reviewed. The prior (large-scale)'landability'of the target areas …

[HTML][HTML] Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal reagent for in situ chiral analyses of organic molecules on Titan with the Dragonfly mass spectrometer space instrument …

D Boulesteix, A Buch, J Samson, C Freissinet… - … of Chromatography A, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Thanks to the Cassini-Huygens space mission between 2004 and 2017, a lot was
learned about Titan, the biggest satellite of Saturn, and its intriguing atmosphere, surface …