The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission
The MAVEN spacecraft launched in November 2013, arrived at Mars in September 2014,
and completed commissioning and began its one-Earth-year primary science mission in …
and completed commissioning and began its one-Earth-year primary science mission in …
Exoplanet biosignatures: a review of remotely detectable signs of life
In the coming years and decades, advanced space-and ground-based observatories will
allow an unprecedented opportunity to probe the atmospheres and surfaces of potentially …
allow an unprecedented opportunity to probe the atmospheres and surfaces of potentially …
Habitable zones around main-sequence stars: dependence on planetary mass
The ongoing discoveries of extra-solar planets are unveiling a wide range of terrestrial mass
(size) planets around their host stars. In this Letter, we present estimates of habitable zones …
(size) planets around their host stars. In this Letter, we present estimates of habitable zones …
Venusian habitable climate scenarios: Modeling Venus through time and applications to slowly rotating Venus‐like exoplanets
One popular view of Venus' climate history describes a world that has spent much of its life
with surface liquid water, plate tectonics, and a stable temperate climate. Part of the basis for …
with surface liquid water, plate tectonics, and a stable temperate climate. Part of the basis for …
The climate of early Mars
RD Wordsworth - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The nature of the early martian climate is one of the major unanswered questions of
planetary science. Key challenges remain, but a new wave of orbital and in situ observations …
planetary science. Key challenges remain, but a new wave of orbital and in situ observations …
The pale orange dot: the spectrum and habitability of hazy Archean Earth
Recognizing whether a planet can support life is a primary goal of future exoplanet spectral
characterization missions, but past research on habitability assessment has largely ignored …
characterization missions, but past research on habitability assessment has largely ignored …
Impact of space weather on climate and habitability of terrestrial-type exoplanets
The search for life in the Universe is a fundamental problem of astrobiology and modern
science. The current progress in the detection of terrestrial-type exoplanets has opened a …
science. The current progress in the detection of terrestrial-type exoplanets has opened a …
A coupled model of episodic warming, oxidation and geochemical transitions on early Mars
Reconciling the geology of Mars with models of atmospheric evolution remains a major
challenge. Martian geology is characterized by past evidence for episodic surface liquid …
challenge. Martian geology is characterized by past evidence for episodic surface liquid …
Transient reducing greenhouse warming on early Mars
The evidence for abundant liquid water on early Mars despite the faint young Sun is a long‐
standing problem in planetary research. Here we present new ab initio spectroscopic and …
standing problem in planetary research. Here we present new ab initio spectroscopic and …
Was Venus the first habitable world of our solar system?
Present‐day Venus is an inhospitable place with surface temperatures approaching 750 K
and an atmosphere 90 times as thick as Earth's. Billions of years ago the picture may have …
and an atmosphere 90 times as thick as Earth's. Billions of years ago the picture may have …