Volatile accretion history of the terrestrial planets and dynamic implications

F Albarede - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Accretion left the terrestrial planets depleted in volatile components. Here I examine
evidence for the hypothesis that the Moon and the Earth were essentially dry immediately …

Venus evolution through time: key science questions, selected mission concepts and future investigations

T Widemann, SE Smrekar, JB Garvin… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution
through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts …

[BOOK][B] Atmospheric evolution on inhabited and lifeless worlds

DC Catling, JF Kasting - 2017 - books.google.com
As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need
comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well …

The Venusian lower atmosphere haze as a depot for desiccated microbial life: a proposed life cycle for persistence of the Venusian aerial biosphere

S Seager, JJ Petkowski, P Gao, W Bains, NC Bryan… - Astrobiology, 2021 - liebertpub.com
We revisit the hypothesis that there is life in the venusian clouds to propose a life cycle that
resolves the conundrum of how life can persist aloft for hundreds of millions to billions of …

The habitability of Venus

F Westall, D Höning, G Avice, D Gentry, T Gerya… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
Venus today is inhospitable at the surface, its average temperature of 750 K being
incompatible to the existence of life as we know it. However, the potential for past surface …

Why an intrinsic magnetic field does not protect a planet against atmospheric escape

H Gunell, R Maggiolo, H Nilsson, GS Wieser… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
The presence or absence of a magnetic field determines the nature of how a planet interacts
with the solar wind and what paths are available for atmospheric escape. Magnetospheres …

Solar wind interaction and impact on the Venus atmosphere

Y Futaana, G Stenberg Wieser, S Barabash… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
Venus has intrigued planetary scientists for decades because of its huge contrasts to Earth,
in spite of its nickname of “Earth's Twin”. Its invisible upper atmosphere and space …

The Long-Term Evolution of the Atmosphere of Venus: Processes and Feedback Mechanisms: Interior-Exterior Exchanges

C Gillmann, MJ Way, G Avice, D Breuer… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
This work reviews the long-term evolution of the atmosphere of Venus, and modulation of its
composition by interior/exterior cycling. The formation and evolution of Venus's atmosphere …

Ion energization and escape on Mars and Venus

E Dubinin, M Fraenz, A Fedorov, R Lundin… - The plasma environment …, 2012 - Springer
Mars and Venus do not have a global magnetic field and as a result solar wind interacts
directly with their ionospheres and upper atmospheres. Neutral atoms ionized by solar UV …

Do intrinsic magnetic fields protect planetary atmospheres from stellar winds? lessons from ion measurements at Mars, Venus, and Earth

R Ramstad, S Barabash - Space Science Reviews, 2021 - Springer
The accumulation of detailed ion flux measurements from long-lived spacecraft orbiting the
solar system's terrestrial planets have enabled recent studies to estimate the rate of solar …