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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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October 2023Seafloor spreading and the delivery of sulfur and metals to Earth’s oceans

Syverson, D. D., Awolayo, A. N., & Tutolo, B. M. (2023). Seafloor spreading and the delivery of sulfur and metals to Earth’s oceans. Geology. doi:10.1130/g51311.1

Swiftest: An N-body Integrator for Gravitational Systems

Wishard, C., Pouplin, J., Elliott, J., Singh, D., Anand, K., & Minton, D. (2023). Swiftest: An N-body Integrator for Gravitational Systems. Journal of Open Source Software, 8(90), 5409. doi:10.21105/joss.05409

Planetary system architectures with low-mass inner planets. Direct imaging exploration of mature systems beyond 1 au

Desgrange, C., Milli, J., Chauvin, G., Henning, T., Luashvili, A., Read, M., … , . (2023). Planetary system architectures with low-mass inner planets. Direct imaging exploration of mature systems beyond 1 au. Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346863

Prebiotic Syntheses of Organophosphorus Compounds from Reduced Source of Phosphorus in Non-Aqueous Solvents

Gull, M., Feng, T., Smith, B., Calcul, L., & Pasek, M. A. (2023). Prebiotic Syntheses of Organophosphorus Compounds from Reduced Source of Phosphorus in Non-Aqueous Solvents. Life, 13(11), 2134. doi:10.3390/life13112134

The Feasibility of Detecting Biosignatures in the TRAPPIST-1 Planetary System with JWST

Meadows, V. S., Lincowski, A. P., & Lustig-Yaeger, J. (2023). The Feasibility of Detecting Biosignatures in the TRAPPIST-1 Planetary System with JWST. The Planetary Science Journal, 4(10), 192. doi:10.3847/psj/acf488

Mineralogical Investigation of Mg‐Sulfate at the Canaima Drill Site, Gale Crater, Mars

Chipera, S. J., Vaniman, D. T., Rampe, E. B., Bristow, T. F., Martínez, G., Tu, V. M., … Grotzinger, J. P. (2023). Mineralogical Investigation of Mg‐Sulfate at the Canaima Drill Site, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128(11), None. doi:10.1029/2023je008041

Fitting the Light Curve of 1I/‘Oumuamua with a Nonprincipal Axis Rotational Model and Outgassing Torques

Taylor, A. G., Seligman, D. Z., Hainaut, O. R., & Meech, K. J. (2023). Fitting the Light Curve of 1I/‘Oumuamua with a Nonprincipal Axis Rotational Model and Outgassing Torques. The Planetary Science Journal, 4(10), 186. doi:10.3847/psj/acf617

Outgassing Composition of the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Volatile Depletion of Planetesimals and Interior-atmosphere Connections for Terrestrial Exoplanets

Thompson, M. A., Telus, M., Edwards, G. H., Schaefer, L., Dhaliwal, J., Dreyer, B., … Kim, K. (2023). Outgassing Composition of the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Volatile Depletion of Planetesimals and Interior-atmosphere Connections for Terrestrial Exoplanets. The Planetary Science Journal, 4(10), 185. doi:10.3847/psj/acf760

Formation of Sodium-bearing species in the interstellar medium

Acharyya, K., Woon, D. E., & Herbst, E. (2023). Formation of Sodium-bearing species in the interstellar medium. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. doi:10.1093/mnras/stad3262

Lunar ejecta origin of near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa is compatible with rare orbital pathways

Castro-Cisneros, J. D., Malhotra, R., & Rosengren, A. J. (2023). Lunar ejecta origin of near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa is compatible with rare orbital pathways. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), None. doi:10.1038/s43247-023-01031-w

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