Atmospheres of rocky exoplanets

R Wordsworth, L Kreidberg - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2022‏ - annualreviews.org
Rocky planets are common around other stars, but their atmospheric properties remain
largely unconstrained. Thanks to a wealth of recent planet discoveries and upcoming …

Subsurface water and clay mineral formation during the early history of Mars

BL Ehlmann, JF Mustard, SL Murchie, JP Bibring… - Nature, 2011‏ - nature.com
Clay minerals, recently discovered to be widespread in Mars's Noachian terrains, indicate
long-duration interaction between water and rock over 3.7 billion years ago. Analysis of how …

A coupled model of episodic warming, oxidation and geochemical transitions on early Mars

R Wordsworth, AH Knoll, J Hurowitz, M Baum… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
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 …

Evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis

WW Fischer, J Hemp, JE Johnson - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2016‏ - annualreviews.org
The origin of oxygenic photosynthesis was the most important metabolic innovation in Earth
history. It allowed life to generate energy and reducing power directly from sunlight and …

Geologic constraints on early Mars climate

ES Kite - Space Science Reviews, 2019‏ - Springer
Early Mars climate research has well-defined goals (MEPAG 2018). Achieving these goals
requires geologists and climate modelers to coordinate. Coordination is easier if results are …

The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return: International MSR Objectives and Samples Team (iMOST)

DW Beaty, MM Grady, HY McSween… - … & Planetary Science, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Return of samples from the surface of Mars has been a goal of the international Mars
science community for many years. Affirmation by NASA and ESA of the importance of Mars …

Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign

AA Fraeman, LA Edgar, EB Rampe… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides an overview of the Curiosity rover's exploration at Vera Rubin ridge
(VRR) and summarizes the science results. VRR is a distinct geomorphic feature on lower …

Groundwater activity on Mars and implications for a deep biosphere

JR Michalski, J Cuadros, PB Niles, J Parnell… - Nature …, 2013‏ - nature.com
By the time eukaryotic life or photosynthesis evolved on Earth, the martian surface had
become extremely inhospitable, but the subsurface of Mars could potentially have contained …

The stratigraphy and evolution of lower Mount Sharp from spectral, morphological, and thermophysical orbital data sets

AA Fraeman, BL Ehlmann, RE Arvidson… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
We have developed a refined geologic map and stratigraphy for lower Mount Sharp using
coordinated analyses of new spectral, thermophysical, and morphologic orbital data …

Methods for measuring rock surface weathering and erosion: A critical review

C Moses, D Robinson, J Barlow - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Studies of rates, processes and modes of rock surface, and near-surface, deterioration, and
also hardening, are central to rock weathering and building stone research, conservation …