NASA Astrobiology

March 2019Surficial weathering of kaolin regolith in a subtropical climate: Implications for supergene pedogenesis and bedrock argillization

Fang, Q., Hong, H., Furnes, H., Chorover, J., Luo, Q., Zhao, L., & Algeo, T. J. (2019). Surficial weathering of kaolin regolith in a subtropical climate: Implications for supergene pedogenesis and bedrock argillization. Geoderma, 337, 225–237. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.020

February 2019Nonlinear tidal dissipation in the subsurface oceans of Enceladus and other icy satellites

Hay, H. C. F. C., & Matsuyama, I. (2019). Nonlinear tidal dissipation in the subsurface oceans of Enceladus and other icy satellites. Icarus, 319, 68–85. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.09.019

January 2019Phosphorus volatility in the early Solar nebula

Pasek, M. A. (2019). Phosphorus volatility in the early Solar nebula. Icarus, 317, 59–65. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.07.011

December 2018Excess 180W in IIAB iron meteorites: Identification of cosmogenic, radiogenic, and nucleosynthetic components

Cook, D. L., Smith, T., Leya, I., Hilton, C. D., Walker, R. J., & Schönbächler, M. (2018). Excess 180W in IIAB iron meteorites: Identification of cosmogenic, radiogenic, and nucleosynthetic components. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 503, 29–36. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.021

October 2018Catalytic abiotic synthesis of uracil from cysteine and urea: Theoretical studies

Mirchi, A., Sizochenko, N., Wang, J., & Leszczynski, J. (2018). Catalytic abiotic synthesis of uracil from cysteine and urea: Theoretical studies. Chemical Physics Letters, 710, 16–25. doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2018.08.057

Pervasive aerobic nitrogen cycling in the surface ocean across the Paleoproterozoic Era

Kipp, M. A., Stüeken, E. E., Yun, M., Bekker, A., & Buick, R. (2018). Pervasive aerobic nitrogen cycling in the surface ocean across the Paleoproterozoic Era. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 500, 117–126. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.08.007

Effects of core formation on the Hf–W isotopic composition of the Earth and dating of the Moon-forming impact

Fischer, R. A., & Nimmo, F. (2018). Effects of core formation on the Hf–W isotopic composition of the Earth and dating of the Moon-forming impact. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 499, 257–265. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.07.030

Quantifying the missing sink for global organic carbon burial during a Cretaceous oceanic anoxic event

Owens, J. D., Lyons, T. W., & Lowery, C. M. (2018). Quantifying the missing sink for global organic carbon burial during a Cretaceous oceanic anoxic event. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 499, 83–94. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.07.021

September 2018Less absorbed solar energy and more internal heat for Jupiter

Li, L., Jiang, X., West, R. A., Gierasch, P. J., Perez-Hoyos, S., Sanchez-Lavega, A., … Schmude, R. W. (2018). Less absorbed solar energy and more internal heat for Jupiter. Nature Communications, 9(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06107-2

Marine sulfur cycle evidence for upwelling and eutrophic stresses during early triassic cooling events

Stebbins, A., Algeo, T. J., Krystyn, L., Rowe, H., Brookfield, M., Williams, J., … Hannigan, R. (2018). Marine sulfur cycle evidence for upwelling and eutrophic stresses during early triassic cooling events. Earth-Science Reviews. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.09.007

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