Publications

• Blake, D., Vaniman, D., Achilles, C., Anderson, R., Bish, D., Bristow, T., … Yen, A. (2012). Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory. Space Sci Rev, 170(1-4), 341–399. doi:10.1007/s11214-012-9905-1

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• Des Marais, D. J., Allamandola, L. J., Benner, S. A., Boss, A. P., Deamer, D., Falkowski, P. G., … Yorke, H. W. (2003). The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap. Astrobiology, 3(2), 219–235. doi:10.1089/153110703769016299

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• Des Marais, D. J., Nuth, J. A., Allamandola, L. J., Boss, A. P., Farmer, J. D., Hoehler, T. M., … Spormann, A. M. (2008). The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap. Astrobiology, 8(4), 715–730. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0819

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• Ruff, S. W., Farmer, J. D., Calvin, W. M., Herkenhoff, K. E., Johnson, J. R., Morris, R. V., … Squyres, S. W. (2011). Characteristics, distribution, origin, and significance of opaline silica observed by the Spirit rover in Gusev crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116. doi:10.1029/2010je003767

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• Schopf, J. W., Farmer, J. D., Foster, I. S., Kudryavtsev, A. B., Gallardo, V. A., & Espinoza, C. (2012). Gypsum-Permineralized Microfossils and Their Relevance to the Search for Life on Mars. Astrobiology, 12(7), 619–633. doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0827

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Warner, N. H., & Farmer, J. D. (2010). Subglacial Hydrothermal Alteration Minerals in Jökulhlaup Deposits of Southern Iceland, with Implications for Detecting Past or Present Habitable Environments on Mars. Astrobiology, 10(5), 523–547. doi:10.1089/ast.2009.0425

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Blake, D.F., Vaniman, D., Anderson, R., Bish, D.L., Chipera, S., Chemtob, S., Crisp, J., Des Marais, D.J., Downs, R., Farmer, J.D., Gailhanou, M., Ming, D., Morris, D., Stolper, E., Sarrazin, P., Treiman, A. & Yen, A.  (2009).  The CHEMIN Mineralogical Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory Mission. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 23-27, 2009, The Woodlands, TX. Abstract No. 1484. See Project

Farmer, J.D.  (2011).  Astrobiology. See Project

Farmer, J.D.  (2011).  Astrobiology.  In: Reitner, J. & Thiel, V. (Eds.).  The Encyclopedia of Geobiology.  Springer. See Project

Farmer, J.D., Nunez, J.I., Sellar, R.G. & Gardener, P.B.  (2011).  A petrologic approach for assessing ancient habitability of Mars at the microscale.  42nd Lunar Planetary Science Conference.  League, TX. See Project

Horgan, B., Farmer, J.D. & Christensen, P.R.  (2011).  Soils, soil formation, and paleosols on Mars: Habitability and organic preservation in surface and near-surface sediments.  European Space Agency Conference.  Lisbon, Portugal. See Project

Jahnke, L., Parenteau, N. & Farmer, J.  (2012).  Microbial lipid and C isotopic biosignatures of a unique community at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park. Poster presentation at American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, June 2012, San Francisco, CA. See Project

Jahnke, L.L., Parenteau, M.N. & Farmer, J.  (2012).  Microbial lipid and C-isotopic biosignatures of a unique community at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Abstracts 112th General Meeting ASM, San Francisco CA. See Project

Jahnke, L.L., Parenteau, M.N. & Farmer, J.D.  (2009).  Microbial community biosignatures in silica-depositing hot springs: Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park. See Project

Jahnke, L.L., Parenteau, M.N. & Farmer, J.D.  (2009).  Microbial community biosignatures in silica-depositing thermal springs: Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park [Abstract]. Geological Society of America 2009 Annual Meeting.  None, 41(7): 44. See Project

Jahnke, L.L., Parenteau, M.N. & Farmer, J.D.  (2010).  Microbial biosignatures in a streamer mat community from silica-depositing Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park [Abstract 5631]. Astrobiology Science Conference. See Project

Mills, V., Farmer, J.D., Ruff, S., Núñez, J.I. & Jahnke, L.L.  (2011).  Systematic variations in sinter mineralogy, microtexture and diagenesis in modern siliceous hot springs: Clues for interpreting depositional conditions in ancient deposits. Abstracts Fall Meeting American Geophysical Union, San Francisco CA. See Project

Nunez, J.I., Farmer, J.D., Sellar, R.G. & Allen, C.C.  (2009).  A multispectral micro-imager for lunar field geology.  NASA Lunar Science Institute, Lunar Science Forum.  Ames Research Center, CA. See Project

Nunez, J.I., Farmer, J.D., Sellar, R.G. & Allen, C.C.  (2009).  Analysis of Apollo samples with the Multispecral Microscopic Imager (MMI).  Lunar Exploration Analysis Group Meeting. See Project

Nunez, J.I., Farmer, J.D., Sellar, R.G. & Allen, C.C.  (2009).  Exploring the Moon at the micorscale: analysis of Apollo samples with the Multispectral Micorscopic Imager.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, CA. See Project

Nunez, J.I., Farmer, J.D., Sellar, R.G., Sarture, C. & Garnder, P.B.  (2009).  Multispectral Microscopic Imager (MMI): combining microtexture and mineralogy in the robotic exploration of the Moon and Mars.  Geological Society of America. See Project

Parenteau, M.N., Farmer, J.D., Jahnke, L.L. & Cady, S.L.  (2010).  Terrestrial iron hot springs as analogs for ancient Martian hydrothermal systems [Abstract 5636]. Astrobiology Science Conference. See Project

Ruff, S.W., Farmer, J.D., Milliken, R., Mills, V.W. & Shock, E.  (2011).  Hydrothermal occurances in Gusev Crater.  AGU.  San Francisco, CA. See Project

Sellar, R.G., Farmer, J.D. & Nunez, J.I.  (2011).  Multispectral microimaging as a tool for in situ petrographic analysis and selection of samples for potential return to Earth.  Importance of Solar System Sample Return Missions to the Future of Planetary Science.  Woodlands, TX. See Project

Sellar, R.G., Farmer, J.D., Nunez, J.I., Garnder, P.B. & Sarture, C.  (2009).  Design of illuminators and extension of spectral range for in-situ microscioic imagers.  Workshop on the Microstructure of the Martian Surface.  University of Copenhagen, Denmark. See Project
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