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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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March 2023Hot Vents Beneath an Icy Ocean: The Aurora Vent Field, Gakkel Ridge, Revealed

Ramirez-Llodra, E., , ., Argentino, C., Baker, M., Boetius, A., Costa, C., … Buenz, S. (2023). Hot Vents Beneath an Icy Ocean: The Aurora Vent Field, Gakkel Ridge, Revealed. Oceanography, 36(1), None. doi:10.5670/oceanog.2023.103

December 2022New 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

Spectral 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

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Mudge, M.C., Nunn, B.L., Firth, F., Ewert, M., Hales, K., Fondrie, W.E., Noble, W.S., Toner, J., Light, B., Junge, K.A. (2021). Subzero, saline incubations of Colwellia psychrerythraea reveal strategies and biomarkers for sustained life in extreme icy environments. Environmental Microbiology, 23, 7. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15485

November 2022Formation Waters Delineate Diverse Hydrogeologic Conditions at a Plate Scale: Eastern Flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

Wheat, C. G., Mottl, M. J., Fisher, A. T., & Hulme, S. (2022). Formation Waters Delineate Diverse Hydrogeologic Conditions at a Plate Scale: Eastern Flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 23(11), None. doi:10.1029/2022gc010665

Diverse geochemical conditions for prebiotic chemistry in shallow-sea alkaline hydrothermal vents

Barge, L. M., & Price, R. E. (2022). Diverse geochemical conditions for prebiotic chemistry in shallow-sea alkaline hydrothermal vents. Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/s41561-022-01067-1

Malotas (b), a new eucrite from an old fall

Saavedra, M. E., Roszjar, J., Riebe, M. E. I., Varela, M. E., Yang, S., Humayun, M., … Busemann, H. (2022). Malotas (b), a new eucrite from an old fall. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57(11), 2081–2101. doi:10.1111/maps.13913

Biogeochemistry of Recently Fossilized Siliceous Hot Spring Sinters from Yellowstone, USA

Teece, B. L., Havig, J. R., George, S. C., Hamilton, T. L., Baumgartner, R. J., Hartz, J., & Van Kranendonk, M. J. (2022). Biogeochemistry of Recently Fossilized Siliceous Hot Spring Sinters from Yellowstone, USA. Astrobiology. doi:10.1089/ast.2022.0012

Cryolava 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

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