The SuperCam instrument suite on the NASA Mars 2020 rover: Body unit and combined system tests
The SuperCam instrument suite provides the Mars 2020 rover, Perseverance, with a number
of versatile remote-sensing techniques that can be used at long distance as well as within …
of versatile remote-sensing techniques that can be used at long distance as well as within …
Living at the extremes: extremophiles and the limits of life in a planetary context
Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …
[HTML][HTML] Detection of phosphates originating from Enceladus's ocean
Saturn's moon Enceladus harbours a global 1 ice-covered water ocean 2, 3. The Cassini
spacecraft investigated the composition of the ocean by analysis of material ejected into …
spacecraft investigated the composition of the ocean by analysis of material ejected into …
Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus
JS Greaves, A Richards, W Bains, PB Rimmer… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Measurements of trace gases in planetary atmospheres help us explore chemical conditions
different to those on Earth. Our nearest neighbour, Venus, has cloud decks that are …
different to those on Earth. Our nearest neighbour, Venus, has cloud decks that are …
The Enceladus Orbilander mission concept: Balancing return and resources in the search for life
Enceladus's long-lived plume of ice grains and water vapor makes accessing oceanic
material readily achievable from orbit (around Saturn or Enceladus) and from the moon's …
material readily achievable from orbit (around Saturn or Enceladus) and from the moon's …
Abundant phosphorus expected for possible life in Enceladus's ocean
Saturn's moon Enceladus has a potentially habitable subsurface water ocean that contains
canonical building blocks of life (organic and inorganic carbon, ammonia, possibly hydrogen …
canonical building blocks of life (organic and inorganic carbon, ammonia, possibly hydrogen …
The future of origin of life research: bridging decades-old divisions
Research on the origin of life is highly heterogeneous. After a peculiar historical
development, it still includes strongly opposed views which potentially hinder progress. In …
development, it still includes strongly opposed views which potentially hinder progress. In …
Low-mass nitrogen-, oxygen-bearing, and aromatic compounds in Enceladean ice grains
N Khawaja, F Postberg, J Hillier… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Saturn's moon Enceladus is erupting a plume of gas and ice grains from its south pole.
Linked directly to the moon's subsurface global ocean, plume material travels through cracks …
Linked directly to the moon's subsurface global ocean, plume material travels through cracks …
MASPEX-Europa: the Europa Clipper neutral gas mass spectrometer investigation
JH Waite Jr, JL Burch, TG Brockwell, DT Young… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The MAss Spectrometer for Planetary EXploration (MASPEX) is a high-mass-
resolution, high-sensitivity, multi-bounce time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MBTOF) capable …
resolution, high-sensitivity, multi-bounce time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MBTOF) capable …
Exploring the composition of Europa with the upcoming Europa Clipper mission
TM Becker, MY Zolotov, MS Gudipati… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, harbors a subsurface liquid water ocean; the prospect of this
ocean being habitable motivates further exploration of the moon with the upcoming NASA …
ocean being habitable motivates further exploration of the moon with the upcoming NASA …