The past decade has seen a growing scientific interest in the still poorly understood subject
of salt weathering, a phenomenon with significant cultural and economic consequences …

In the past few years, several major space missions have been completed (eg, Deep Impact,
LCROSS, Chandrayaan-1, Stardust, Hayabusa), and a number of spacecraft are currently …

The surface elemental composition of dwarf planet Ceres constrains its regolith ice content,
aqueous alteration processes, and interior evolution. Using nuclear spectroscopy data …

A suite of sulfate minerals were characterized spectrally, compositionally, and structurally in
order to develop spectral reflectance–compositional–structural relations for this group of …

The composition of Europa's surface may be representative of the subsurface ocean;
however, considerable debate persists regarding the endogenous or exogenous nature of a …

We present new insights into Europa's surface composition on the global scale from linear
spectral modeling of a high spectral resolution data set acquired during a ground-based …

We present theoretical models of the composition, the relative abundances, and the stability
of hydrated salts on the surface and in the icy shell of Jupiter's satellite Europa and discuss …

Abstract The international Cassini/Huygens mission consists of the Cassini Saturn Orbiter
spacecraft and the Huygens Titan Probe that is targeted for entry into the atmosphere of …

The prospect of a future soft landing on the surface of Europa is enticing, as it would create
science opportunities that could not be achieved through flyby or orbital remote sensing …

Europa is a fully differentiated planet-sized satellite with a Fe or Fe-FeS core, a silicate
mantle, and a 100-to 160-km-thick outer layer consisting of an icy crust covering a probable …