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Global Temporal and Geographic Stability of Brines on Present-day Mars
We combine experimentally verified constraints on brine thermodynamics along with a global circulation model to develop a new extensive …
Vincent F. Chevrier
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Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín
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Alejandro Soto
,
Travis S. Altheide
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A semiconductor-based neutron detection system for planetary exploration
We explore the use of microstructured semiconductor neutron detectors (MSNDs) to map the ratio between thermal neutrons and higher …
Alejandro Soto
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Ryan G. Fronk
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Kerry Neal
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Bent Ehresmann
,
Steven L. Bellinger
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Michael Shoffner
,
Douglas S. McGregor
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Air-sea interactions on Titan: Lake evaporation, atmospheric circulation, and cloud formation
Titan’s abundant lakes and seas exchange methane vapor and energy with the atmosphere via a process generally known as air-sea …
Scot C. R. Rafkin
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Alejandro Soto
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Distribution and habitability of (meta)stable brines on present-day Mars
Special Regions on Mars are defined as environments able to host liquid water that simultaneously meets certain temperature and water …
Edgard G. Rivera-Valentı́n
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Vincent F. Chevrier
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Alejandro Soto
,
Germán Mart\ńez
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Stratification Dynamics of Titan’s Lakes via Methane Evaporation
Saturn’s moon Titan is the only extraterrestrial body known to host stable lakes and a hydrological cycle. Titan’s lakes …
Jordan K Steckloff
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Jason M Soderblom
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Kendra K Farnsworth
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Vincent F Chevrier
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Jennifer Hanley
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Alejandro Soto
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Jessica J Groven
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William M Grundy
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Logan A Pearce
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Stephen C Tegler
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others
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Nitrogen Exsolution and Bubble Formation in Titan's Lakes
Titan’s surface liquids are composed primarily of methane, ethane, and dissolved atmospheric nitrogen. The nitrogen content …
Kendra K. Farnsworth
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Vincent F. Chevrier
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Jordan K. Steckloff
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Dustin Laxton
,
Sandeep Singh
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Alejandro Soto
,
Jason M. Soderblom
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Variations in Titan's dune orientations as a result of orbital forcing
Wind-blown dunes are a record of the climatic history in Titan’s equatorial region. Through modeling of the climatic conditions …
George D McDonald
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Alexander G Hayes
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Ryan C Ewing
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Juan M Lora
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Claire E Newman
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Tetsuya Tokano
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Antoine Lucas
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Alejandro Soto
,
Gang Chen
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Meridional Transport in the Atmospheres of Earth and Mars
As we continue to discover terrestrial exoplanets, many with orbital and planetary characteristics drastically different from anything …
Alejandro Soto
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Martian atmospheric collapse: Idealized GCM studies
Global energy balance models of the martian atmosphere predict that, for a range of total CO2 inventories, the CO2 atmosphere may …
Alejandro Soto
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Michael Mischna
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Tapio Schneider
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Christopher Lee
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Mark Richardson
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On the mystery of the perennial carbon dioxide cap at the south pole of Mars
A perennial ice cap has long been observed near the south pole of Mars. The surface of this cap is predominantly composed of carbon …
Xin Guo
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Mark Ian Richardson
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Alejandro Soto
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Anthony Toigo
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