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Emerging Trends in Comet Taxonomy. “Emerging trends and a comet taxonomy based on the volatile chemistry measured in thirty comets with high-resolution infrared spectroscopy between 1997 and 2013.” in Icarus

Cycles of Glaciation on Ancient Mars. “Climate Cycling on Early Mars Caused by the Carbonate-Silicate Cycle” in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics.

Methane Muted: How Did Early Earth Stay Warm?. “A proper accounting of biogeochemical cycles in the oceans reveals that methane has a much more powerful foe than oxygen.” in PNAS

Emerging Trends in Comet Taxonomy“Emerging trends and a comet taxonomy based on the volatile chemistry measured in thirty comets with high-resolution infrared spectroscopy between 1997 and 2013.” in Icarus01/03

Cycles of Glaciation on Ancient Mars“Climate Cycling on Early Mars Caused by the Carbonate-Silicate Cycle” in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics.02/03

Methane Muted: How Did Early Earth Stay Warm?“A proper accounting of biogeochemical cycles in the oceans reveals that methane has a much more powerful foe than oxygen.” in PNAS03/03

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December 2022Spectral identification of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury with MASCS/MESSENGER data

Galiano, A., Capaccioni, F., Filacchione, G., & Carli, C. (2022). Spectral identification of pyroclastic deposits on Mercury with MASCS/MESSENGER data. Icarus, 388, 115233. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115233

New interpretations of lunar mare basalt flow emplacement from XCT analysis of Apollo samples

Gawronska, A. J., McLeod, C. L., Blumenfeld, E. H., Hanna, R. D., & Zeigler, R. A. (2022). New interpretations of lunar mare basalt flow emplacement from XCT analysis of Apollo samples. Icarus, 388, 115216. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115216

November 2022Cryolava Dome growth resulting from active eruptions on Jupiter's moon Europa

Quick, L. C., Fagents, S. A., Núñez, K. A., Wilk, K. A., Beyer, R. A., Beddingfield, C. B., … Hurford, T. A. (2022). Cryolava Dome growth resulting from active eruptions on Jupiter's moon Europa. Icarus, 387, 115185. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115185

The power of paired proximity science observations: Co-located data from SHERLOC and PIXL on Mars

Razzell Hollis, J., Moore, K. R., Sharma, S., Beegle, L., Grotzinger, J. P., Allwood, A., … Yanchilina, A. (2022). The power of paired proximity science observations: Co-located data from SHERLOC and PIXL on Mars. Icarus, 387, 115179. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115179

October 2022Experimental serpentinization of iron-rich olivine (hortonolite): Implications for hydrogen generation and secondary mineralization on Mars and icy moons

McCollom, T. M., Klein, F., Moskowitz, B., & Solheid, P. (2022). Experimental serpentinization of iron-rich olivine (hortonolite): Implications for hydrogen generation and secondary mineralization on Mars and icy moons. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 335, 98–110. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2022.08.025

Presolar O- and C-anomalous grains in unequilibrated ordinary chondrite matrices

Barosch, J., Nittler, L. R., Wang, J., Dobrică, E., Brearley, A. J., Hezel, D. C., & Alexander, C. M. O. D. (2022). Presolar O- and C-anomalous grains in unequilibrated ordinary chondrite matrices. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 335, 169–182. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2022.08.027

A primordial atmospheric origin of hydrospheric deuterium enrichment on Mars

Pahlevan, K., Schaefer, L., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., Desch, S. J., & Buseck, P. R. (2022). A primordial atmospheric origin of hydrospheric deuterium enrichment on Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 595, 117772. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117772

September 2022Foundational women in planetary geomorphology: Some contributions in fluvial, aeolian, and (cryo)volcanic subdisciplines

Burr, D. M., Diniega, S., Quick, L. C., Gardner‐Vandy, K., & Rivera‐Hernandez, F. (2022). Foundational women in planetary geomorphology: Some contributions in fluvial, aeolian, and (cryo)volcanic subdisciplines. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi:10.1002/esp.5465

The TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Atmosphere Intercomparison (THAI). III. Simulated Observables—the Return of the Spectrum

Fauchez, T. J., Villanueva, G. L., Sergeev, D. E., Turbet, M., Boutle, I. A., Tsigaridis, K., … Mayne, N. J. (2022). The TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Atmosphere Intercomparison (THAI). III. Simulated Observables—the Return of the Spectrum. The Planetary Science Journal, 3(9), 213. doi:10.3847/psj/ac6cf1

Abundant phosphorus expected for possible life in Enceladus’s ocean

Hao, J., Glein, C. R., Huang, F., Yee, N., Catling, D. C., Postberg, F., … Hazen, R. M. (2022). Abundant phosphorus expected for possible life in Enceladus’s ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(39), None. doi:10.1073/pnas.2201388119

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