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  • A global lunar landing site study to provide the scientific context for exploration of the Moon 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282; Durda, Dan, 1965- (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2012)
    In 2007, the National Research Council published a report called The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon, which provided NASA the scientific guidance it needed for an enhanced exploration program that would ...
  • The global perspective on the evolution of solids in a protoplanetary disk 
    Stepinski, T. F.; Valageas, P. (Ames Research Center, 1996)
    It is currently thought that planets around solar-type stars form by the accumulation of solid matter entrained in a gaseous, turbulent protoplanetary disk. We have developed a model designed to simulate the part of this ...
  • Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure 
    Goderis, Steven; Sato, Honami; Ferrière, Ludovic; Schmitz, Birger; Kaskes, Pim; Vellekoop, Johan; Wittmann, Axel 1971-; Schulz, Toni 1975-; Chernonozhkin, Stepan M.; Claeys, Philippe, 1961-; Graaff, Sietze J. de; Déhais, Thomas; Winter, Niels J. de; Elfman, Mikael; Feignon, Jean-Guillaume; Ishikawa, Akira; Koeberl, Christian, 1959-; Kristiansson, Per; Neal, Clive R.; Owens, Jeremy D.; Schmieder, Martin, 1978-; Sinnesael, Matthias; Vanhaecke, Frank, 1966-; Van Malderen, Stijn J. M.; Bralowerv, Timothy J.; Gulick, Sean P. S.; Kring, David A. (David Allen); Lowery, Christopher M.; Morgan, Joanna V.; Smit, Jan; Whalen, Michael T.; IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 Scientists; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-5148; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-3490 (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-02-24)
    Here, we report new data from four independent laboratories that reveal a positive iridium anomaly within the peak-ring sequence of the Chicxulub impact structure, in drill core recovered by IODP-ICDP Expedition 364. The ...
  • Graphite-Based Geothermometry on Almahata Sitta Ureilitic Meteorites 
    Barbaro, Anna; Domeneghetti, M. Chiara; Goodrich, Cyrena Anne; Meneghetti, Moreno; Litti, Lucio; Fioretti, Anna Maria; Jenniskens, Petrus Matheus Marie; Shaddad, Muawia H.; Nestola, Fabrizio (MDPI, 2020-11-12)
    The thermal history of carbon phases, including graphite and diamond, in the ureilite meteorites has implications for the formation, igneous evolution, and impact disruption of their parent body early in the history of the ...
  • Ground-based geophysics on the Moon : January 21–22, 2010, Tempe, Arizona 
    Fouch, Matthew; Dombard, Andrew; Johnson, Catherine (Catherine Louise) (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2010)
    Of the worlds in the solar system, the Moon is uniquely accessible for ground-based geophysical studies, including, but not limited to, active and natural source seismology, heat flow, electromagnetic methods, and gravity. ...
  • Ground-Based Radar for Planetary Science and Planetary Defense 
    Taylor, Patrick A.; Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G.; Bonsall, Amber; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-943X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-003X (2020)
    Any breakdown of the planetary radar programs using single-dish radio telescopes would be detrimental to planetary defense and small-body science and exploration on the timescale of the decadal survey.
  • Groundbreaking sample return from Mars : The next giant leap in understanding the red planet 
    Treiman, Allan H.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-2839 (2009)
    A White Paper for the NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey, Reflecting the Viewpoints of the NASA Analysis Group CAPTEM (Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials)
  • Guidebook to the geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (a k a Meteor Crater) 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2007)
  • Guidebook to the geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (a k a Meteor Crater) : for the 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society July 2017 
    Kring, David A. (David Allen); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2017)
  • Habitability Models for Planetary Sciences 
    Méndez, Abel; Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-003X; Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, 1964-; Filiberto, Justin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-1905; Lynch, Kennda L.; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-5515 (2020-07-14)
    In this white paper, we suggest a mass-energy habitability model as an example of how to adapt and expand the models used by ecologists to the astrobiology field. We propose to implement these models into a NASA Habitability ...
  • Habitability of hydrothermal systems at Jezero and Gusev Craters as constrained by hydrothermal alteration of a terrestrial mafic dike 
    Costell, Lacey J.; Filiberto, Justin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-1905; Crandall, Jake R.; Potter-McIntyre, Sally L.; Schwenzer, Susanne Petra; Miller, Michael A.; Hummer, Daniel R.; Olsson-Francis, Karen; Perl, Scott; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-0759 (Elsevier, 2020-03-02)
    NASA's search for habitable environments has focused on alteration mineralogy of the Martian crust and the formation of hydrous minerals, because they reveal information about the fluid and environmental conditions from ...
  • Habitability of Martian Noachian Hydrothermal Systems as Constrained by a Terrestrial Analog on the Colorado Plateau 
    Crandall, Jake R.; Filiberto, Justin; Castle, Nicholas; Potter-McIntyre, Sally L.; Schwenzer, Susanne Petra; Olsson-Francis, Karen; Perl, Scott (AAS, 2021-07-29)
    Volcanic features and impact craters are ubiquitous features on Mars, and hydrothermal systems associated with the production of these features should have been abundant in Mars's early history. These hydrothermal systems ...
  • Habitability, Geodynamics, and the Case for Venus 
    Smrekar, Suzanne E.; Andrews-Hanna, Jeffrey C.; Breuer, Doris; Byrne, Paul; Buczkowski, Debra L.; Campbell, Bruce A.; Davaille, A.; Dyar, M. Darby (Melinda Darby); Di Achille, G.; Fassett, Caleb; Gilmore, Martha S.; Grimm, Robert E.; Helbert, Jorn; Hensley, Scott; Herrick, Robert R.; Iess, Luciano; Jozwiak, Lauren; Katiaria, Tiffany; Mastrogiuseppe, Marco; Mazarico, Erwan; Mueller, Nils; Nunes, Daniel; O'Rourke, Joseph; McGovern, Patrick J. (Geophysicist); Raguso, Maria; Stock, Joann; Tsang, Constantine; Widemann, Thomas; Whitten, Jennifer; Widemann, Thomas; Zebker, Howard; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9647-3096; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-1194 (2020)
    Although supremely unhospitable to life today, Venus's geodynamic similarities to Earth provide the ultimate control case for understanding rocky planet evolution and habitability. It very likely had past long-term surface ...
  • Habitable Worlds 2017: A System Science Workshop : November 13–17, 2017, Laramie, Wyoming 
    Jang-Condell, Hannah; Gelino, Dawn (Dawn M.); https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1274-2784; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-1322 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2017)
    The workshop aims to address these questions: What does it mean to be habitable? What conditions are needed for habitability and how do those conditions arise? What are the indicators of these conditions and their histories? ...
  • The Habitat of the Nascent Chicxulub Crater 
    Bralower, Timothy J.; Cosmidis, Julie; Fantle, M. S.; Lowery, Christopher M.; Passey, B. H.; Gulick, Sean P. S.; Morgan, V. J.; Vajda, V.; Whalen, Michael T.; Wittmann, Axel 1971-; Artemieva, Natalia A.; Farley, K.; Goderis, Steven; Hajek, E.; Heaney, P. J.; Kring, David A. (David Allen); Lyons, S. L.; Rasmussen, Cornelia; Sibert, E.; Rodríguez-Tovar, Francisco J.; Turner‐Walker, G.; Zachos, James C.; Carte, J.; Chen, S. A.; Cockell, Charles; Coolen, Marco J. L.; Freeman, K. H.; Garber, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Gray, J. L.; Grice, Kliti; Jones, Heather L.; Schaefer, Bettina; Smit, Jan; Tikoo, Sonia M.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282 (Wiley, 2020-11-24)
    The newly formed Chicxulub crater was rapidly filled by seawater then disturbed by tsunami and seiche waves. Sedimentary layers deposited as wave energy declined provide a unique window into the environment of the nascent ...
  • Heat flow in impact melts: Apollo 17 Station 6 Boulder and some applications to other breccias and xenolith laden melts 
    Onorato, P. I. K.; Uhlmann, D. R.; Simonds, Charles H. (Pergamon Press, 1976)
    Results of calculations for the cooling of an impact melt sheet are reported for the sheet sampled by the Apollo 17 Station 6 Boulder. The calculations were based on a two-stage cooling model involving a short initial phase ...
  • HEDS-UP Mars Exploration Forum : held at Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, May 4-5, 1998 
    Duke, Michael B.; Budden, Nancy Ann (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1998)
    In the 1997-1998 school year, HEDS-UP sponsored six universities to conduct design studies on Mars exploration, using the Reference Mission as a basis for their work. The 1998 Mars Exploration Forum presents the results ...
  • Hemispheres apart: the origin and modification of the Martian crustal dichotomy : September 30-October 1, 2004, Houston, Texas 
    Watters, Thomas R.; McGovern, Patrick J. (Geophysicist); https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9647-3096 (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2004)
    The purpose of this two-day workshop is to discuss our current understanding of the martian hemispheric dichotomy in light of new data returned by Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey and upcoming data from Mars Express.
  • Heterogeneous Dissemination of Projectile Materials in the Impact Melts from Wabar Crater, Saudi Arabia 
    Hörz, Friedrich, 1940-; See, T. H.; Murali, A. V.; Blanchard, Douglas P. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1989)
    We confirmed the initial observations of Spencer (1933a,b) that two distinct impact melts coexist at the 90-m-diameter Wabar crater, Saudi Arabia A dark or "black" melt contains on the order of 4% meteoritic contamination, ...
  • High-pressure metamorphic mineralogy of the Martian crust with implications for density and seismic profiles 
    Semprich, Julia; Filiberto, Justin; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-0961; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-1905 (The Meteoritical Society, 2020-06-22)
    Here, we calculate the mineralogy of the Martian lower crust and upper mantle as a function of pressure and temperature with depth using four bulk compositions (average crust, Gusev basalt, olivine-phyric shergottite, and ...

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