Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, harbors a subsurface liquid water ocean; the prospect of this
ocean being habitable motivates further exploration of the moon with the upcoming NASA …

Asteroids and comets are the remnants of the swarm of planetesimals from which the
planets ultimately formed, and they retain records of processes that operated prior to and …

In this article, we summarize the work of the NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)
Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) group. The aim of this group is to assemble the scientific …

It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition ofSoils of the Past. In that time the
subject of paleopedology hasgrown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream …

Cometary comae are generally depleted in nitrogen. The main carriers for volatile nitrogen
in comets are NH3 and HCN. It is known that ammonia readily combines with many acids …

INTRODUCTION Carbonaceous asteroids formed early in Solar System history and
experienced varying degrees of aqueous (water-rock) and thermal alteration. Most models …

The surface elemental composition of dwarf planet Ceres constrains its regolith ice content,
aqueous alteration processes, and interior evolution. Using nuclear spectroscopy data …

On 6 March 2015, Dawn arrived at Ceres to find a dark, desiccated surface punctuated by
small, bright areas. Parts of Ceres' surface are heavily cratered, but the largest expected …

Organic compounds occur in some chondritic meteorites, and their signatures on solar
system bodies have been sought for decades. Spectral signatures of organics have not …

In this work we identify spectral similarities between asteroids and meteorites. Using spectral
features such as absorption bands and spectral curvature, we identify spectral matches …