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2010 Annual Science Report

Carnegie Institution of Washington Reporting  |  SEP 2009 – AUG 2010

Executive Summary

The NASA Astrobiology Institute team led by the Carnegie Institution of Washington is dedicated to the study of the extrasolar planets, solar system formation, organic rich primitive planetary bodies, deep sequestration of CHON volatiles in terrestrial planets, prebiotic molecular synthesis through geocatalysis, and the connection between planetary evolution the emergence, and sustenance of biology – processes central to the missions of the NAI. Our program attempts to integrate the sweeping narrative of life’s history through a combination of bottom-up and top-down studies. On the one hand, we study processes related to chemical and physical evolution in plausible prebiotic environments – circumstellar disks, extrasolar planetary systems and the primitive Earth. Complementary to these bottom-up investigations of life’s origin, we will continue our field and experimental top-down efforts to document the nature of microbial life at extreme conditions, as well as the characterization of organic matter in ancient fossils. Both types of efforts inform our development of biotechnological approaches to life detection on other worlds.

Our team’s research focus on life’s chemical and physical evolution, from the interstellar medium, through planetary systems, to the emergence and detection of life, across six integrated and interdisciplinary areas of research:

1. We continue to apply theory and observations to investigate the nature and distribution of extrasolar planets both through radial velocity and astrometric methods, the composition of circumstellar disks, early mixing and transport in young disks, and late mixing and planetary migration in the Solar System, and Solar System bodies.

2. We conduct observational analytical research on the volatile and organic rich Solar System Bodies by focusing on astronomical surveying of outer solar system objects and performing in-house analyses of meteorite, interplanetary dust particle, and Comet Wild 2/81P samples with an emphasis on characterizing the distribution, state and chemical history of primitive organic matter.

3. We study the origin and evolution of the terrestrial planets with a special emphasis on CHON volatiles, their delivery and retention in the deep interiors of terrestrial planets. We will experimentally investigate how CHON volatiles may be retained even during magma ocean phases of terrestrial evolution. We investigate the early Earth’s recycling processes studying the isotopic composition of diamonds, diamond inclusions, and associated lithologies. We address how early geotectonic processes lead to the diversification of minerals perhaps required for the origin of life and certainly later modified by the presence of life.

4. We investigate the geochemical steps that may have lead to the origin of life, focusing on identifying and characterizing mineral catalyzed organic reaction networks that lead from simple volatiles, e.g., CO2, NH3, and H2, up to greater molecular complexity. We explore the role of minerals to enhance molecular selection, both isomeric and chiral selection, as well as molecular organization on mineral surfaces.

5. We continue to study the intersection between geology and biology. We continue to explore how sub-seafloor interactions support deep ocean hydrothermal ecosystems. We study life’s adaption to extremes of pressure, cold, and salinity. We adapt and apply multiple isotopic sulfur geochemistry towards the understanding of microbial metabolism and as a means of detecting ancient metabolisms recorded in the rock record through characteristic sulfur isotopic signatures. We apply state-of-the-art methods to derive chemical and isotopic biosignatures of life in the Earth’s most ancient rocks.

6. We are continuing work coordinating advanced instrument testing with our involvement with the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) in support of Mars Science Laboratory, including ChemMin, SAM as well as elements of the ExoMars payload including Raman and Life Marker Chip Instruments.

Fuller understanding of life’s origin, evolution, and distribution requires major advances on all these topics, as well as the extensive challenge of integrating these topics. During the next three years of NAI support we anticipate significant progress in each of these six areas, as well as considerable advances derived from integrating these theoretical, experimental, and field studies.

Highlights in the area of Studies of the Physical and chemical evolution of planetary systems during the past year (2009-2010) include the following:

  • Using the radial velocity extrasolar planet search Paul Butler and colleagues have identified strong evidence for the existence of the first habitable planet in orbit around the M dwarf star Gliese 581.
  • The next generation, ultra-high resolution Planet Finding Spectrometers (PFS) have been built and tested revealing a major breakthrough in precision.
  • The CIW CAPSCam-S instrument designed for astrometric searches for planetary systems meets specifications and is on the verge of yielding a steady stream of astrometric measurements of the dynamics of late M dwarf stars and any very low mass companions.
  • The Neptune Trojan survey is now complete providing crucial information regarding the formation of planetesimals. Analysis of the size distribution indicates that planetesimal formation proceeded directly from small to large objects.
  • Studies of circumstellar disks around young stars with high resolution optical spectroscopy leads to the discovery of an unusual binary star that is still accreting matter even after 12 Myr of formation.
  • Analysis of Oort cloud objects reveal ultra-red surfaces relative to comets in Halley-like periods and inclinations suggesting that these objects either came from a different region of the Oort cloud or have been recently thermally modified.
  • Analysis of new fragments of the Tagish lake meteorite reveal wide ranges in H/C and D enrichments (~ 1000 permil) that appear to correlate with the degree of aqueous alteration in the Tagish lake parent body.
  • FTIR analysis of organic solids from chondrites of varying class, group, and type reveal that amongst the thermally metamorphosed chondrites differences in molecular structure likely records differences in environmental conditions during metamorphism of the planetesimal.
  • Studies of planet formation reveal a “sweet spot” for efficient growth of large planets several astronomical unites from a star.
  • The Sun’s photosphere appears depleted in refractory elements relative to other Sun-like stars possibly indicating that other Sun-like stars never formed terrestrial/rocky planets.
  • New information about the planet Mercury is derived from the MESSENGER mission flybys.
  • Experiments reveal that the solubility of volatiles (CHON) in silicate melts is a strong function of the activity of oxygen, where universally solubility goes up as systems become more reducing.
  • Re-evaluation of the water content of the Martian interior reveals four times the water content previously thought. Mar’s water content is in the same magnitude for estimates of Earth’s interior.
  • New analyses reveal that the Moon, while much drier than the Earth or Mars, did contain significant amounts of water in its interior.
  • Detailed studies of diamonds and mineral inclusions in diamond shed light onto the evolution of continents.
  • Changes in the mineral distribution within shales strongly correlates with changes in atmospheric chemistry over many 100s of millions of years.
  • Transition metal sulfide minerals, e.g. ZnS, catalyze the formation of simple peptides from amino acids in dilute solutions in the absence of condensation reagents.
  • Studies of microbial biofilms living in deep sea hydrothermal vents reveals dominance by a single archeal phylotype that is capable of sustaining multiple metabolic pathways.
  • Gypsum dune environments on Earth, plausibly relevant to the surface of Mars, harbor active microbial communities in spite of the restricted nutrient supplies.
  • Analysis of Paleozoic arthropod fossils using Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy reveals molecular evidence for the extensive preservation of chitin-protein complex back to 410 Ma.
  • Instruments designed for Mars Science Laboratory and ExoMars were tested on Svalbard Island Norway, a Mars analog site.

Publications

  • (no authors found) (2010). Workshop OQOL’09: Open Questions on the Origins of Life 2009. Orig Life Evol Biosph, 40(4-5), 347–497. doi:10.1007/s11084-010-9213-2

  • Alexander, C. M. O. D., Newsome, S. D., Fogel, M. L., Nittler, L. R., Busemann, H., & Cody, G. D. (2010). Deuterium enrichments in chondritic macromolecular material—Implications for the origin and evolution of organics, water and asteroids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(15), 4417–4437. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.005

  • Alexeev, I. I., Belenkaya, E. S., Slavin, J. A., Korth, H., Anderson, B. J., Baker, D. N., … Solomon, S. C. (2010). Mercury’s magnetospheric magnetic field after the first two MESSENGER flybys. Icarus, 209(1), 23–39. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.024

  • Anderson, B. J., AcuñA, M. H., Korth, H., Slavin, J. A., Uno, H., Johnson, C. L., … McNutt, R. L. (2009). The Magnetic Field of Mercury. Space Sci Rev, 152(1-4), 307–339. doi:10.1007/s11214-009-9544-3

  • Anglada-Escudé, G., López-Morales, M., & Chambers, J. E. (2009). HOW ECCENTRIC ORBITAL SOLUTIONS CAN HIDE PLANETARY SYSTEMS IN 2:1 RESONANT ORBITS. The Astrophysical Journal, 709(1), 168–178. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/709/1/168

  • Anglada-Escudé, G., Shkolnik, E. L., Weinberger, A. J., Thompson, I. B., Osip, D. J., & Debes, J. H. (2010). STRONG CONSTRAINTS TO THE PUTATIVE PLANET CANDIDATE AROUND VB 10 USING DOPPLER SPECTROSCOPY. The Astrophysical Journal, 711(1), L24–L29. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/711/1/l24

  • Arriagada, P., Butler, R. P., Minniti, D., López-Morales, M., Shectman, S. A., Adams, F. C., … Chambers, J. E. (2010). FIVE LONG-PERIOD EXTRASOLAR PLANETS IN ECCENTRIC ORBITS FROM THE MAGELLAN PLANET SEARCH PROGRAM. The Astrophysical Journal, 711(2), 1229–1235. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/711/2/1229

  • Aulbach, S., Stachel, T., Creaser, R. A., Heaman, L. M., Shirey, S. B., Muehlenbachs, K., … Harris, J. W. (2009). Sulphide survival and diamond genesis during formation and evolution of Archaean subcontinental lithosphere: A comparison between the Slave and Kaapvaal cratons. Lithos, 112, 747–757. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.03.048

  • Aulbach, S., Stachel, T., Heaman, L. M., Creaser, R. A., & Shirey, S. B. (2010). Formation of cratonic subcontinental lithospheric mantle and complementary komatiite from hybrid plume sources. Contrib Mineral Petrol, 161(6), 947–960. doi:10.1007/s00410-010-0573-4

  • Baker, D. M. H., Head, J. W., Schon, S. C., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., Murchie, S. L., … Strom, R. G. (2011). The transition from complex crater to peak-ring basin on Mercury: New observations from MESSENGER flyby data and constraints on basin formation models. Planetary and Space Science, 59(15), 1932–1948. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2011.05.010

  • Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Pál, A., Hartman, J., Kovács, G., Noyes, R. W., … Sári, P. (2010). HAT-P-11b: A SUPER-NEPTUNE PLANET TRANSITING A BRIGHT K STAR IN THE KEPLER FIELD. The Astrophysical Journal, 710(2), 1724–1745. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/710/2/1724

  • Bedding, T. R., Kjeldsen, H., Campante, T. L., Appourchaux, T., Bonanno, A., Chaplin, W. J., … Reffert, S. (2010). A MULTI-SITE CAMPAIGN TO MEASURE SOLAR-LIKE OSCILLATIONS IN PROCYON. II. MODE FREQUENCIES. The Astrophysical Journal, 713(2), 935–949. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/713/2/935

  • Biller, B. A., Liu, M. C., Wahhaj, Z., Nielsen, E. L., Close, L. M., Dupuy, T. J., … Toomey, D. (2010). THE GEMINI NICI PLANET-FINDING CAMPAIGN: DISCOVERY OF A CLOSE SUBSTELLAR COMPANION TO THE YOUNG DEBRIS DISK STAR PZ Tel. The Astrophysical Journal, 720(1), L82–L87. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/720/1/l82

  • Bitner, M. A., Chen, C. H., Muzerolle, J., Weinberger, A. J., Pecaut, M., Mamajek, E. E., & McLure, M. K. (2010). HD 101088, AN ACCRETING 14 AU BINARY IN LOWER CENTAURUS CRUX WITH VERY LITTLE CIRCUMSTELLAR DUST. The Astrophysical Journal, 714(2), 1542–1546. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/714/2/1542

  • Blewett, D. T., Denevi, B. W., Robinson, M. S., Ernst, C. M., Purucker, M. E., & Solomon, S. C. (2010). The apparent lack of lunar-like swirls on Mercury: Implications for the formation of lunar swirls and for the agent of space weathering. Icarus, 209(1), 239–246. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.03.008

  • Borucki, W. J., Koch, D., Basri, G., Batalha, N., Brown, T., Caldwell, D., … Prsa, A. (2010). Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results. Science, 327(5968), 977–980. doi:10.1126/science.1185402

  • Boss, A. P., & Keiser, S. A. (2010). WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER: A SUPERNOVA OR AN ASYMPTOTIC GIANT BRANCH STAR?. The Astrophysical Journal, 717(1), L1–L5. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/717/1/l1

  • Boss, A. P., Keiser, S. A., Ipatov, S. I., Myhill, E. A., & Vanhala, H. A. T. (2009). TRIGGERING COLLAPSE OF THE PRESOLAR DENSE CLOUD CORE AND INJECTING SHORT-LIVED RADIOISOTOPES WITH A SHOCK WAVE. I. VARIED SHOCK SPEEDS. The Astrophysical Journal, 708(2), 1268–1280. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/708/2/1268

  • Boss, A. P., Weinberger, A. J., Anglada-Escudé, G., Thompson, I. B., Burley, G., Birk, C., … Patterson, R. J. (2009). The Carnegie Astrometric Planet Search Program. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121(885), 1218–1231. doi:10.1086/647960

  • Boss, A., Lecavelier Des Etangs, A., Mayor, M., Bodenheimer, P., Collier-Cameron, A., Kokubo, E., … Queloz, D. (2010). COMMISSION 53: EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 6(T27B), 182–183. doi:10.1017/s1743921310004990

  • Bowell, E. L. G., Meech, K. J., Williams, I. P., Boss, A., Courtin, R., Gustafson, B. Å. S., … Witt, A. N. (2010). DIVISION III: PLANETARY SYSTEMS SCIENCE. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 6(T27B), 158–167. doi:10.1017/s174392131000493x

  • Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2009). Abundant transposases encoded by the metagenome of a hydrothermal chimney biofilm. ISME J, 3(12), 1420–1424. doi:10.1038/ismej.2009.79

  • Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2010). Metagenomic Comparison of Two Thiomicrospira Lineages Inhabiting Contrasting Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Environments. PLoS ONE, 5(10), e13530. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013530

  • Brazelton, W. J., Ludwig, K. A., Sogin, M. L., Andreishcheva, E. N., Kelley, D. S., Shen, C-C., … Baross, J. A. (2010). Archaea and bacteria with surprising microdiversity show shifts in dominance over 1,000-year time scales in hydrothermal chimneys. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(4), 1612–1617. doi:10.1073/pnas.0905369107

  • Brazelton, W. J., Sogin, M. L., & Baross, J. A. (2010). Multiple scales of diversification within natural populations of archaea in hydrothermal chimney biofilms. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2(2), 236–242. doi:10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00097.x

  • Bruntt, H., Bedding, T. R., Quirion, P-O., Lo Curto, G., Carrier, F., Smalley, B., … Butler, R. P. (2010). Accurate fundamental parameters for 23 bright solar-type stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, None, no–no. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16575.x

  • Busemann, H., Nguyen, A. N., Cody, G. D., Hoppe, P., Kilcoyne, A. L. D., Stroud, R. M., … Nittler, L. R. (2009). Ultra-primitive interplanetary dust particles from the comet 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup dust stream collection. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 288(1-2), 44–57. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.09.007

  • Butler, R., & Tsuboi, S. (2010). Antipodal seismic observations of temporal and global variation at Earth’s inner-outer core boundary. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(11), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2010gl042908

  • Canfield, D. E., Farquhar, J., & Zerkle, A. L. (2010). High isotope fractionations during sulfate reduction in a low-sulfate euxinic ocean analog. Geology, 38(5), 415–418. doi:10.1130/g30723.1

  • Chambers, J. (2010). Extrasolar planets: More giants in focus. Nature, 467(7314), 405–406. doi:10.1038/467405a

  • Chambers, J. E. (2009). AN ANALYTIC MODEL FOR THE EVOLUTION OF A VISCOUS, IRRADIATED DISK. The Astrophysical Journal, 705(2), 1206–1214. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/705/2/1206

  • Chambers, J. E. (2010). Planetesimal formation by turbulent concentration. Icarus, 208(2), 505–517. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.03.004

  • Cleaves II, H. J. (2010). The origin of the biologically coded amino acids. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 263(4), 490–498. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.12.014

  • Cleaves, H. J., Jonsson, C. M., Jonsson, C. L., Sverjensky, D. A., & Hazen, R. M. (2010). Adsorption of Nucleic Acid Components on Rutile (TiO 2 ) Surfaces. Astrobiology, 10(3), 311–323. doi:10.1089/ast.2009.0397

  • Coustenis, A., Atreya, S. K., Balint, T., Brown, R. H., Dougherty, M. K., Ferri, F., … Young, E. F. (2008). TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission. Exp Astron, 23(3), 893–946. doi:10.1007/s10686-008-9103-z

  • De Gregorio, B. T., Stroud, R. M., Nittler, L. R., Alexander, C. M. O. D., Kilcoyne, A. L. D., & Zega, T. J. (2010). Isotopic anomalies in organic nanoglobules from Comet 81P/Wild 2: Comparison to Murchison nanoglobules and isotopic anomalies induced in terrestrial organics by electron irradiation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(15), 4454–4470. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.010

  • Debes, J. H., Weinberger, A. J., & Kuchner, M. J. (2009). INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM SCULPTING OF THE HD 32297 DEBRIS DISK. The Astrophysical Journal, 702(1), 318–326. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/702/1/318

  • Eigenbrode, J., Benning, L. G., Maule, J., Wainwright, N., Steele, A., & Amundsen, H. E. F. (2009). A Field-Based Cleaning Protocol for Sampling Devices Used in Life-Detection Studies. Astrobiology, 9(5), 455–465. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0275

  • Elliot, J. L., Person, M. J., Zuluaga, C. A., Bosh, A. S., Adams, E. R., Brothers, T. C., … Gilmore, A. (2010). Size and albedo of Kuiper belt object 55636 from a stellar occultation. Nature, 465(7300), 897–900. doi:10.1038/nature09109

  • Ernst, C. M., Murchie, S. L., Barnouin, O. S., Robinson, M. S., Denevi, B. W., Blewett, D. T., … Roberts, J. H. (2010). Exposure of spectrally distinct material by impact craters on Mercury: Implications for global stratigraphy. Icarus, 209(1), 210–223. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.05.022

  • Fares, R., Donati, J-F., Moutou, C., Bohlender, D., Catala, C., Deleuil, M., … Walker, G. A. H. (2009). Magnetic cycles of the planet-hosting star τ Bootis – II. A second magnetic polarity reversal. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 398(3), 1383–1391. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15303.x

  • Fares, R., Donati, J-F., Moutou, C., Jardine, M. M., Grießmeier, J-M., Zarka, P., … Cameron, A. C. (2010). Searching for star-planet interactions within the magnetosphere of HD 189733. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 406(1), 409–419. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16715.x

  • Farquhar, J., Zerkle, A. L., & Bekker, A. (2010). Geological constraints on the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis. Photosynthesis Research, 107(1), 11–36. doi:10.1007/s11120-010-9594-0

  • Fossati, L., Bagnulo, S., Elmasli, A., Haswell, C. A., Holmes, S., Kochukhov, O., … Hebb, L. (2010). A DETAILED SPECTROPOLARIMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE PLANET-HOSTING STAR WASP-12 ,. The Astrophysical Journal, 720(1), 872–886. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/720/1/872

  • Glamoclija, M., Fogel, M. L., Steele, A., & Kish, A. (2012). Microbial Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles at the Gypsum Dunes of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. Geomicrobiology Journal, 29(8), 733–751. doi:10.1080/01490451.2011.608111

  • Goldman, A. D., Samudrala, R., & Baross, J. A. (2010). The evolution and functional repertoire of translation proteins following the origin of life. Biol Direct, 5(1), 15. doi:10.1186/1745-6150-5-15

  • Gurney, J. J., Helmstaedt, H. H., Richardson, S. H., & Shirey, S. B. (2010). Diamonds through Time. Economic Geology, 105(3), 689–712. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.105.3.689

  • Gómez-Pérez, N., & Solomon, S. C. (2010). Mercury’s weak magnetic field: A result of magnetospheric feedback?. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(20), n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2010gl044533

  • Haghighipour, N., Vogt, S. S., Paul Butler, R., Rivera, E. J., Laughlin, G., Meschiari, S., & Henry, G. W. (2010). THE LICK-CARNEGIE EXOPLANET SURVEY: A SATURN-MASS PLANET IN THE HABITABLE ZONE OF THE NEARBY M4V STAR HIP 57050. The Astrophysical Journal, 715(1), 271–276. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/715/1/271

  • Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Kovács, G., Noyes, R. W., Pál, A., … Sári, P. (2009). HAT-P-12b: A LOW-DENSITY SUB-SATURN MASS PLANET TRANSITING A METAL-POOR K DWARF. The Astrophysical Journal, 706(1), 785–796. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/706/1/785

  • Hernán-Obispo, M., Gálvez-Ortiz, M. C., Anglada-Escudé, G., Kane, S. R., Barnes, J. R., De Castro, E., & Cornide, M. (2010). Evidence of a massive planet candidate orbiting the young active K5V star BD+20 1790. A&A, 512, A45. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811000

  • Horner, J., Jones, B. W., & Chambers, J. (2009). Jupiter – friend or foe? III: the Oort cloud comets. International Journal of Astrobiology, 9(01), 1. doi:10.1017/s1473550409990346

  • Irvine, W., Ehrenfreund, P., Boss, A., Cosmovici, C., Kwok, S., Levasseur-Regourd, A-C., … Udry, S. (2010). COMMISSION 51: BIOASTRONOMY. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 6(T27B), 180–181. doi:10.1017/s1743921310004989

  • Janney, P. E., Shirey, S. B., Carlson, R. W., Pearson, D. G., Bell, D. R., Le Roex, A. P., … Boyd, F. R. (2010). Age, Composition and Thermal Characteristics of South African Off-Craton Mantle Lithosphere: Evidence for a Multi-Stage History. Journal of Petrology, 51(9), 1849–1890. doi:10.1093/petrology/egq041

  • Jenkins, J. S., Jones, H. R. A., Biller, B., O’Toole, S. J., Pinfield, D. J., Close, L., … Day-Jones, A. C. (2010). NACO-SDI imaging of known companion host stars from the AAPS and Keck planet search surveys. A&A, 515, A17. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913737

  • Jiao, Y., Cody, G. D., Harding, A. K., Wilmes, P., Schrenk, M., Wheeler, K. E., … Thelen, M. P. (2010). Characterization of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Acidophilic Microbial Biofilms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(9), 2916–2922. doi:10.1128/aem.02289-09

  • Jones, H. R. A., Butler, R. P., Tinney, C. G., O’Toole, S., Wittenmyer, R., Henry, G. W., … Jenkins, J. S. (2010). A long-period planet orbiting a nearby Sun-like star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 403(4), 1703–1713. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16232.x

  • Jonsson, C. M., Jonsson, C. L., Estrada, C., Sverjensky, D. A., Cleaves, H. J., & Hazen, R. M. (2010). Adsorption of l-aspartate to rutile (α-TiO2): Experimental and theoretical surface complexation studies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(8), 2356–2367. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.01.003

  • Jonsson, C. M., Jonsson, C. L., Sverjensky, D. A., Cleaves, H. J., & Hazen, R. M. (2009). Attachment of l -Glutamate to Rutile (α-TiO 2 ): A Potentiometric, Adsorption, and Surface Complexation Study. Langmuir, 25(20), 12127–12135. doi:10.1021/la901635t

  • Kaye, J. Z., Sylvan, J. B., Edwards, K. J., & Baross, J. A. (2010). Halomonas and Marinobacter ecotypes from hydrothermal vent, subseafloor and deep-sea environments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 75(1), 123–133. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00984.x

  • Kerber, L., Head, J. W., Blewett, D. T., Solomon, S. C., Wilson, L., Murchie, S. L., … Domingue, D. L. (2011). The global distribution of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury: The view from MESSENGER flybys 1–3. Planetary and Space Science, 59(15), 1895–1909. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2011.03.020

  • Koch, D. G., Borucki, W. J., Basri, G., Batalha, N. M., Brown, T. M., Caldwell, D., … Wu, H. (2010). KEPLER MISSION DESIGN, REALIZED PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE, AND EARLY SCIENCE. The Astrophysical Journal, 713(2), L79–L86. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/713/2/l79

  • Latham, D. W., Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Stefanik, R. P., Noyes, R. W., Kovács, G., … Sári, P. (2009). DISCOVERY OF A TRANSITING PLANET AND EIGHT ECLIPSING BINARIES IN HATNet FIELD G205. The Astrophysical Journal, 704(2), 1107–1119. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/704/2/1107

  • Lawrence, D. J., Feldman, W. C., Goldsten, J. O., McCoy, T. J., Blewett, D. T., Boynton, W. V., … Solomon, S. C. (2010). Identification and measurement of neutron-absorbing elements on Mercury’s surface. Icarus, 209(1), 195–209. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.005

  • Li, X., Gilhooly, W. P., Zerkle, A. L., Lyons, T. W., Farquhar, J., Werne, J. P., … Scranton, M. I. (2010). Stable sulfur isotopes in the water column of the Cariaco Basin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(23), 6764–6778. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.020

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  • Head, J.W., Murchie, S.L., Prockter, L.M., Robinson, M.S., Solomon, S.C., Strom, R.G., Chapman, C.R., Watters, T.R., Blewett, D.T., Gillis-David, J.J., Denevi, B.W., Zuber, M.T., Chabot, N.L., Oberst, J. & Fassett, C.I.  (2010).  The geology of Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER mission.  Abstracts, COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2010 (abstract B07-0009-10 (CD-ROM)).
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  • Helbert, J., D’Amore, M., Maturilli, A., Izenberg, N.R., Holsclaw, G.M., Head, J.W. & Solomon, S.C.  (2010).  Combining high-temperature spectroscopy and principal component analysis to understand Mercury surface spectra from MESSENGER.  Lunar and Planetary Science, XLI (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX): abstract 1496 (CD-ROM)
  • Hernán-Obispo, M., Gálvez, M.C., Anglada-Escudé, G., Kane, S.R., De Castro, E. & Cornide, M.  (2010).  And the Oscar Goes to: BD+20 1790 for “The Mystery of the Unseen Companion”.  Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V.
  • Hernán-Obispo, M., Gálvez-Ortiz, M.C., Anglada-Escudé, G., Kane, S.R., Barnes, J.R., De Castro, E. & Cornide, M.  (2010).  Radial velocities of BD+20 1790 (Hernan-Obispo+, 2010).  VizieR Online Data Catalog, 351: 29045.
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  • Jackson, M.G., Shirey, S.B. & Hauri, E.H.  (2010).  Re-Os reveals ancient mantle components in xenoliths from the Cook-Australs and Samoan hotspots [abstract].  Geochimica et Cosmichimica Acta, 74: A451.
  • Kebukawa, Y., Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O.d.  (2010).  Composition Diversity of Organic Matter in Type 1, 2 and 3 Chondrites by Infrared Spectroscopy.  Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts.
  • Kim, S-T., Guo, W., Coplen, T.B., Farquhar, J. & Eiler, J.M.  (2010).  Temperature dependence of 13 C- 18 O clumping in synthetic aragonite: Laboratory calibration.  Geochim.Cosmochim. Acta, 74, Supplement: A-517.
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  • Korth, H., Anderson, B.J., Slavin, J.A., Boardsen, S.A., Krimigis, S.M., Gold, R.E., McNutt, R.L., Solomon, S.C., Johnson, C.L. & Purucker, M.E.  (2009).  Overview of magnetic field observations from MESSENGER’s third flyby of Mercury [Abstract].  Eos Trans Amer. Geophys. Un., 90 (52) (Fall Meeting suppl.): abstract P24A-03
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  • Lawrence, D.J., Feldman, W.C., Goldsten, J.O., J McCoy, T., Blewett, D.T., Boynton, W.V., Evans, L.G., Rhodes, L.R.N.E.A. & Solomon, S.C.  (2010).  Measurements of neutron-absorbing elements on Mercury’s surface with the MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer [Abstract].  Geophys. Res. Abstracts, 12(abstract EGU2010-7119-1).
  • Lawrence, D.J., Feldman, W.C., Goldsten, J.O., McCoy, T.J., Blewett, D.T., Boynton, W.V., Evans, L.G., Nittler, L.R., Rhodes, E.A. & Solomon, S.C.  (2010).  Measurements of neutron absorbing elements on Mercury from the three MESSENGER flybys [Abstract].  Lunar and Planetary Science, XLI (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX): abstract 1465 (CD-ROM)
  • Lim, L.F., Emery, J.P. & Moskovitz, N.A.  (2009).  Spitzer IRS (8-30 micron) Spectra of Basaltic Asteroids 1459 Magnya and 956 Elisa: Mineralogy and Thermal Properties.  AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts.
  • Lim, L.F., Emery, J.P. & Moskovitz, N.A.  (2010).  Mid-IR Spectra of HED Meteorites and Synthetic Pyroxenes: Reststrahlen Features (9-12 µm).  Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts.
  • Liu, M.C., Wahhaj, Z., Biller, B., Chun, M., Close, L., Ftaclas, C., Hartung, M., Hayward, T., Nielsen, E., Toomey, D., Shkolnik, E., Reid, I. & Team, N-F.  (2010).  The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign.  Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 215.
  • Liu, M.C., Wahhaj, Z., Biller, B.A., Nielsen, E.L., Chun, M., Close, L.M., Ftaclas, C., Hartung, M., Hayward, T.L., Clarke, F., Reid, I.N., Shkolnik, E.L., Tecza, M., Thatte, N., Alencar, S., Artymowicz, P., Boss, A., Burrows, A., De Gouveia Dal Pino, E., Gregorio-Hetem, J., Ida, S., Kuchner, M.J., Lin, D. & Toomey, D.  (2010).  The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign.  In: Ellerbrock, B.B., Hart, M., Hubin, N. & Wizinowich, P.L. (Eds.).  Bellingham, Wash: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series.
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  • Mahaffy, P.R., Stern, J.C., Franz, H.B., Stalport, F., Eigenbrode, J., Blake, D.F., Conrad, P., Steele, A. & McAdam, A.C.  (2010).  Field and Laboratory Studies of Samples from the Bockfjord Volcanic Complex in the 2009 Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition.  LPI Contributions, 1538: 5306.
  • Marshall-Bowman, K., Sverjensky, D.A., Hazen, R.M. & Cleaves, H.J.  (2010).  Mineral catalysis of peptide bond cleavage.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 74: 5852-5861.
  • Mayer, L., Boss, A. & Nelson, A.F.  (2010).  Gravitational Instability in Binary Protoplanetary Disks.  In: Haghighipour, N. (Eds.).  Planets in Binary Systems.  Vol. 366.  Dordrecht: Springer.
  • McAdam, A.C., Mahaffy, P.R., Blake, D.F., Ming, D.W., Franz, H.B., Eigenbrode, J.L., Steele, A. & Team, A.  (2010).  Evolved Gas Analysis and X-Ray Diffraction of Carbonate Samples from the 2009 Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition: Implications for Mineralogical Inferences from the Mars Science Laboratory.  Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts.
  • McNutt, R.L., Jr., Solomon, S.C., Bedini, P.D., Finnegan, E.J. & Grant, D.G.  (2010).  The MESSENGER mission: Results from the first two Mercury flybys.  Acta Astronautica, 67: 681-687.
  • Meech, K., Pittichova, J. & Moskovitz, N.  (2010).  UH2.2M Reduced 9P/TEMPEL 1 Images/astrometry V1.0.  NASA Planetary Data System, DI/EAR-C-I0034-3-UH22M-TMPL1-V1.0: 8004.
  • Milam, S.N., Nuevo, M., Sandford, S.A., Cody, G.D., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Stroud, R.M. & Degregorio, B.T.  (2010).  Comparison of the Organic Composition of Cometary Samples with Residues Formed from the UV Irradiation of Astrophysical Ice Analogs.  Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Conference Abstracts.
  • Morrill, P.L., Szponar, N., Brazelton, W.J., Woodruff, Q., Schrenk, M.O., Bower, D.M. & Steele, A.  (2010).  Life detection at a Mars analogue site of present-day serpentinization in the Tablelands Ophiolite of Newfoundland.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, California.
  • Morris, H., Stimpson, E., Schenk, A., Kish, A., Damon, M., Monaco, L., Steele, A. & Wainwright, N.  (2010).  Field Analysis of Microbial Contamination Using Three Molecular Methods in Parallel.  LPI Contributions, 1538: 5145.
  • Moskovitz, N.  (2010).  Investigating Spectral Differences Between V-type Asteroids and HED Meteorites.  Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society.
  • Moskovitz, N., Burbine, T., Bus, B. & Binzel, R.  (2009).  Spectroscopic Differences Between HED Meteorites and V-type Asteroids in the Inner Main Belt.  AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts, 41.
  • Moskovitz, N., Jedicke, R. & Willman, M.  (2009).  Spectra of V-type candidates from the SDSS MOC V1.0.  NASA Planetary Data System, 108.
  • Mysen, B.O.  (2010).  In-Situ Characterization of Fluid and Melt Structure in H2O-saturated Aluminosilicate Systems in the deep Crust and upper Mantle.  Goldschmidt Conference.  Knoxville, TN.
  • Mysen, B.O., Fogel, M.L. & Yamashita, S.  (2010).  Speciation and solubility behavior of C-O-H-N volatiles in coexisting melts and fluids at high pressure and temperature with controlled hydrogen fugacity [abstract].  Wstern Pacific Geophysics Meeting.  Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Mysen, B.O., Fogel, M.L. & Yamashita, Y.  (2010).  Speciation and solubility of reduced C-O-H fluids in coexisting fluids and melts determined in-situ to 1.45 GPa and 800˚C: Implications for C isotope fractionation between melts and fluids [abstract].  Goldschmidt Conference.  Knoxville, TN.
  • Nuevo, M., Cody, G., Kilcoyne, D., Milam, S.N. & Sandford, S.  (2009).  Comparison of the Organic Composition of Cometary Samples with Residues Formed from the UV Irradiation of Astrophysical Ice Analogs.  AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 11: 1199.
  • Ohara, S. & Cody, G.D.  (2010).  Surface-catalyzed peptide formation on sulfide minerals.  Astrobiology Science Conference 2010, LPI Contribution 1538: 5309.
  • Orcutt, B., Edwards, K., Fisher, A., Glazer, B., Huber, J., Nealson, K., Schrenk, M. & Wheat, G.  (2009).  Subsurface microbial observatories to investigate the deep ocean crust biosphere – development, testing, and future.  IODP-INVEST workshop.  Bremen, Germany.
  • Orton, G.S., Wesley, A., Mousis, O., Fletcher, L.N., Yanamandra-Fisher, P.A., Fisher, B., Simon-Miller, A.A., Greene, Z.S., De Pater, I., Hammel, H.B., Reshetnikov, N., Otto, E., Lai, S., Rogers, J., Sanchez-Lavega, A., Perez-Hoyos, S., Hueso, R., Golisch, W., Griep, D., Sears, P., Lystrup, M.B., Shara, M., Young, L., Grundy, W.M., Moskovitz, N.A., Rivkin, A.S., Reddy, V., Emery, J.P., Trilling, D. & Ziffer, J.  (2009).  Debris Field of the July 19, 2009, Impact in Jupiter and Its Long-term Evolution.  AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 14: 04.
  • Papineau, D. & Purohit, R.  (2009).  Paleoproterozoic blooms of oxygenic photosynthesis stimulated by high phosphate delivery in the Lower Aravalli Group.  Proceedings of the IGCP 509 conference on Paleoproterozoic supercontinents and global evolution.  Kolkata, India.
  • Papineau, D.  (2010).  Global biogeochemical changes at both ends of the Proterozoic: Insights from phosphorites.  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX.
  • Papineau, D.  (2010).  On the origin of carbonaceous material associated with apatite in banded iron formation.  Proceedings of the 5 th International Archean Symposium.  Perth, Western Australia.
  • Papineau, D., DeGregorio, B.T., Stroud, R.M., Steele, A. & Fogel, M.L.  (2009).  Combined micro-analyses of carbonaceous material associated with apatite in an Eoarchean banded iron formation from the Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, Québec, Canada.  Proceedings of the GSA meeting.
  • Papineau, D., Purohit, R. & Fogel, M.L.  (2010).  Biogeochemical evolution in newly formed rift basins along the Paleoproterozoic Aravalli passive margin.  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX.
  • Pashai, P., Izenberg, N.R., Gillis-Davis, J.J., Watters, T.R., Blewett, D.T. & Solomon, S.C.  (2010).  A Mercury impact crater with volcanic and tectonic modification [Abstract].  Lunar and Planetary Science, XLI (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX): abstract 1693 (CD-ROM)
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  • Polli, L.P., Woodruff, Q.S., Morrill, P.L. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2010).  Geochemical energy, microbial growth, and decay: Insights from ultrabasic springs of the Tablelands serpentinite, Newfoundland, Canada [poster].  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX.
  • Prato, L. & Weinberger, A.J.  (2010).  Disks Around Young Binary Stars.  In: Haghighipour, N. (Eds.).  Planets in Binary Star Systems.  Vol. 366.  Dordrecht: Springer.
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  • Preusker, F., Oberst, J., Phillips, R.J., Watters, T.R., Head, J.W., Zuber, M.T., Turner, F.S. & Solomon, S.C.  (2010).  Topographic models of Mercury from MESSENGER stereo images [Abstract].  Abstracts, COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2010 (abstract B07-0015-10 (CD-ROM)).
  • Prockter, L.M., Ernst, C.M., Denevi, B.W., Chapman, C.R., Head, J.W., Iii, C.I.F., Merline, W.J., Solomon, S.C., Watters, T.R., Strom, R.G., Cremonese, G., Marchi, S. & Massironi, M.  (2010).  Geology of the Raditladi and Manet basins on Mercury: Evidence for young volcanism [Abstract].  Abstracts, COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2010 (abstract B07-0010-10 (CD-ROM)).
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  • Rajkumar, A., Papineau, D. & Fogel, M.L.  (2009).  An investigation of the mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of banded iron formations from the Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, Canada.  Proceedings of the GSA meeting.
  • Rattray, R., Weinberger, A., Anglada-Escudé, G. & Boss, A.  (2010).  Determining Distances and Motions of Stars in the TW Hydrae Association for Studying Planet Formation Conditions.  Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 215: 329.
  • Rattray, R.E., Weinberger, A., Anglada-Escude, G. & Boss, A.P.  (2009).  Determining Distances and Motions of Stars in the TW Hydrae Association for Studying Planet Formation Conditions.  AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 43: 1432.
  • Rhodes, E.A., Evans, L.G., Goldsten, J.O., Nittler, L., Starr, R.D., Boynton, W.V., Sprague, A.L., Lawrence, D.J. & Solomon, S.C.  (2009).  Gamma-Ray Spectrometer measurements at Mercury during the MESSENGER flybys [Abstract].  Eos Trans Amer. Geophys. Un., 90 (52) (Fall meeting suppl.): abstract P21A-1194
  • Ritzer, J.A., Hauck, S.A., Ii, O.S.B., Solomon, S.C. & Watters, T.R.  (2010).  Mechanical structure of Mercury’s lithosphere from MESSENGER observations of lobate scarps [Abstract].  Lunar and Planetary Science, XLI (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX): abstract 2122 (CD-ROM)
  • Schrenk, M.  (2009).  Is pressure a variable that should considered in the design of long-term colonization experiments for the subseafloor biosphere? [poster].  DEBI RCN Workshop.  Kona, HI.
  • Schrenk, M.O.  (2010).  Relating life to planetary scale processes: A case study of training undergraduate biology majors to think astrobiologically [talk].  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX.
  • Schrenk, M.O., Huber, J.A. & Edwards, K.J.  (2009).  Microbial provinces in the subseafloor.  IODP-INVEST workshop.  Bremen, Germany.
  • Schrenk, M.O., Sisley, C.R. & Edwards, K.J.  (2009).  Investigating the effects of high pressure upon the selective enrichment of bacteria from deep-sea sediments: Results from Loihi Seamount [talk].  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA.
  • Schrenk, M.O., Woodruff, Q.S., Polli, L.P., Brazelton, W.J. & Morrill, P.L.  (2010).  Delineating the serpentinite-hosted microbial biosphere.  International Society for Microbial Ecology Meeting.  Seattle, WA.
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  • Sheppard, S.S., Udalski, A., Trujillo, C., Kubiak, M. & Marsden, B.G.  (2010).  2010 HG109.  Minor Planet Electronic Circulars.
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  • Sheppard, S.S., Udalski, A., Trujillo, C., Ulaczyk, K. & Marsden, B.G.  (2010).  2009 MF10.  Minor Planet Electronic Circulars.
  • Sherwood-Lollar, B., Morrill, P.L., Cody, G.D., Fogel, M.L., Lacrampe-Couloume, G., McCollum, T.M., Seewald, J.S. & Weinberger, D.  (2010).  Bridging the gap between experimental and field investigations of abiotic hydrocarbon synthesis.  Astrobiology Science Conference 2010, LPI Contribution 1583: 5279.
  • Shirey, S.B., Ayer, J.A. & Wyman, D.A.  (2009).  Re-Os and PGE Systematics of Neoarchean Websterite Xenoliths and Diamondiferous Lamprophyres of the Wawa Area, Superior Province, Canada [abstract].  Fall AGU Meeting.
  • Shirey, S.B., Ayer, J.A., Wyman, D.A. & Nelson, W.R.  (2010).  Re-Os and PGE of Neoarchean websterite xenoliths and diamondiferous lamprophyres [abstract].  Goldschmidt Conference.  Knoxville, TN.
  • Shkolnik, E.  (2010).  SPI or Spin-up? An UV Investigation of Activity on Exoplanet Host Stars.  Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 215: 531.
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  • Solomon, S.C., Bedini, P.D., Anderson, B.J., Prockter, L.M., Blewett, D.T., Evans, L.G., Gold, R.E., Murchie, S.L., Nittler, L.R., Phillips, R.J. & Zuber, M.T.  (2010).  Mercury after three MESSENGER flybys [Abstract].  Abstracts, COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2010 (abstract B07-0001-10 (CD-ROM)).
  • Solomon, S.C., McNutt, R.L., Bedini, P.D., Anderson, B.J., Evans, L.G., Gold, R.E., Head, J.W., Krimigis, S.M., Murchie, S.L., Nittler, L., Phillips, R.J., Slavin, J.A. & Zuber, M.T.  (2009).  Mercury after the third MESSENGER flyby [Abstract].  Eos Trans Amer. Geophys. Un., 90 (52) (Fall Meeting suppl.): abstract P23D-01
  • Solomon, S.C., McNutt, R.L., Jr., B.J.A., Blewett, D.T., Evans, L.G., Gold, R.E., Krimigis, S.M., Murchie, S.L., Nittler, L.R., Phillips, R.J., Prockter, L.M., Slavin, J.A., Zuber, M.T. & Team, t.M.  (2010).  MESSENGER’s three flybys of Mercury: An emerging view of the innermost planet [Abstract].  Lunar and Planetary Science, XLI (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX): abstract 1343 (CD-ROM)
  • Solomon, S.C., McNutt, R.L., Jr., D.T.B., Gold, R.E., Krimigis, S.M., Nittler, L.R., Phillips, R.J., Prockter, L.M., Slavin, J.A. & Zuber, M.T.  (2010).  Mercury after MESSENGER’s three flybys [Abstract].  Abstracts and Program, European Planetary Science Congress (abstract EPSC2010-384 (USB drive)).
  • Sozzetti, A., Latham, D.W., Torres, G., Boss, A.P., Carney, B.W., Korzennik, S.G., Laird, J.B. & Stefanik, R.P.  (2010).  The Keck metal-poor planet search . On the frequency of gas giant planets in the metal-poor regime.  Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplementi, 14: 173.
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  • Spring, N., Crowther, S.A., Nittler, L.R., Gilmour, J.D. & Busemann, H.  (2010).  Isotope study of interplanetary dust particles from five dust collections.  Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, 73: Abstract #5416.
  • Starke, V., Robb, F., Chen, F., Fogel, M. & Steele, A.  (2009).  Microbial evolution in an environmental gradient in the high Arctic.  MEES Graduate Program Colloquim.  Annapolis, MD.
  • Starke, V., Steele, A., Robb, F., Chen, F. & Fogel, M.  (2010).  Microbial diversity in an environmental gradient in the high Arctic.  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX, USA.
  • Starke, V., Steele, A., Robb, F.T., Chen, F. & Fogel, M.L.  (2010).  Microbial Diversity in an Environmental Gradient in the High Arctic.  LPI Contributions, 1538: 5520.
  • Steele, A. & Toporski, J.K.W.  (2010).  Life Detection, Philosophy and Criteria.  LPI Contributions, 1538: 5673.
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  • Steele, A., Fries, M., Jenniskens, P. & Zolensky, M.  (2009).  Characterisation of Diamond in the Almahata Sita Meteorite.  AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts.
  • Szponar, N., Morrill, P.L., Brazelton, W.J., Schrenk, M.O., Bower, D.M. & Steele, A.  (2010).  Present-day serpentinization in the Tablelands Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland: a Mars analogue site.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, California.
  • Tobler, D.J., Benning, L.G., Fogel, M.L., Glamoclija, M., Kerr, L., Steele, A., Amundsen, H.E.F., Team, T.A. & Eigenbrode, J.L.  (2009).  Signatures of Life in Ice (SLIce): An analog study for in situ detection of biosignatures elsewhere.  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 73: 1333.
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  • Trujillo, C.A., Sheppard, S.S. & Schaller, E.L.  (2009).  Primordial Ices In The Kuiper Belt.  AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts.
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  • Weinberger, A.J. & Flagg, L.  (2010).  Detecting Planetesimal Impacts on Exosolar Giant Planets.  Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 215: 586.
  • Westerlund, K.J., Richardson, S.H., Shirey, S.B., Hauri, E.H. & Gurney, J.J.  (2009).  Primitive Mantle Nitrogen Revealed by SIMS in 3.5 Ga Harzburgitic Diamonds.  AGU Fall meeting.  San Francisco.
  • Willman, M., Jedicke, R. & Moskovitz, N.  (2009).  Iannini Asteroid Family Spectra V1.0.  NASA Planetary Data System, 107.
  • Woodruff, Q. & Schrenk, M.  (2009).  In situ colonization systems in serpentinizing microbial habitats [poster].  DEBI RCN Workshop.  Kona, HI.
  • Yabuta, H., Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O.d.  (2009).  Organic Molecular Indicators of Aqueous Alteration: Extensive Pyrolysis Survey of CM, CI, CR, and Tagish Lake Chondrites.  Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, 72: 5152.
  • Yamashita, S. & Mysen, B.O.  (2010).  Structure and Properties of Silicate-saturated Fluids in the System Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O Determined in-situ at high Temperature and Pressure [abstract].  Goldschmidt Conference.  Knoxville, TN.
  • Yanamandra-Fisher, P.A., Orton, G.S., Fletcher, L.N., Fisher, B., Greene, Z., Otto, E., Reshetnikov, N., Golisch, W., Lystrup, M.B., Shara, M., Moskovitz, N.A., Trilling, D., Reddy, V., Rivkin, A., Grundy, W.M., Emery, J.P., Kim, J., Baines, K.H., Griep, D. & Sears, P.  (2009).  Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging of the 2009 Jupiter impact debris field: Constraints on particle composition, size and vertical distribution.  AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 31: 1228.
  • Younse, P., Conrad, P., Garrett, M., Carsten, J., Steele, A., Amundsen, H.E.F. & Team, A.  (2010).  Robotic Sample Acquisition and Caching Testing for Potential Astrobiology Mars Sample Return Missions.  LPI Contributions, 1538: 5621.
  • Zolensky, M., Herrin, J., Friedrich, J., Rumble, D., Steele, A., Jenniskens, P., Shaddad, M., Le, L. & Robinson, G.  (2009).  Mineralogy of the Almahata Sitta Ureilite.  AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts.
  • Zuber, M.T., Smith, D.E., Phillips, R.J., Solomon, S.C., Neumann, G.A., Lemoine, F.G., Peale, S.J., Margot, J-L., Hauck, S.A., Ii, J.W.H., Johnson, C.L., Purucker, M.E., Oberst, J., Farmer, G.T., Lu, J., Sun, Y., Toksöz, M.N., Barnouin, O.S., Perry, M.E., Srinivasan, D.K. & Torrence, M.H.  (2010).  Emerging perspectives on Mercury’s internal structure from MESSENGER flyby observations and geophysical modeling [Abstract].  Lunar and Planetary Science, XLI (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX): abstract 1832 (CD-ROM)