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Publications 2018

  • Thomas Bristow (SSX) is first author on journal paper, Ambient and cold-temperature infrared spectra and XRD patterns of ammoniated phyllosilicates and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites relevant to Ceres and other solar system bodies, accepted for publication to Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol 53, No. 6 to appear in June 2018. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19455100Core Capability 7. Astrobiology
  • Thomas Bristow (SSX) is first author on journal paper, Clay Mineral Diversity and Abundance in Sedimentary Rocks of Gale Crater, Mars, along with David Blake (SSX), David Des Marais (SSX).  The paper will appear in Science Advances, June 6th (embargoed until then, but Ames PAO has been notified in advance). Core Capability 7. Astrobiology

Publications 2017

  • Ehlmann, B. L.; Edgett, K. S.; Sutter, B.; Achilles, C. N.; Litvak, M. L.; Lapotre, M. G. A.; Sullivan, R.; Fraeman, A. A.; Arvidson, R. E.; Blake, D. F.; Bridges, N. T.; Conrad, P. G.; Cousin, A.; Downs, R. T.; Gabriel, T. S. J.; Gellert, R.; Hamilton, V. E.; Hardgrove, C.; Johnson, J. R.; Kuhn, S.; Mahaffy, P. R.; Maurice, S.; McHenry, M.; Meslin, P.-Y.; Ming, D. W.; Minitti, M. E.; Morookian, J. M.; Morris, R. V.; O’Connell-Cooper, C. D.; Pinet, P. C.; Rowland, S. K.; Schröder, S.; Siebach, K. L.; Stein, N. T.; Thompson, L. M.; Vaniman, D. T.; Vasavada, A. R.; Wellington, D. F.; Wiens, R. C.; Yen, A. S. -SSX- “Chemistry, mineralogy, and grain properties at Namib and High dunes, Bagnold dune field, Gale crater, Mars: A synthesis of Curiosity rover observations” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 122                                                                                                                                  
  • Achilles, C. N.; Downs, R. T.; Ming, D. W.; Rampe, E. B.; Morris, R. V.; Treiman, A. H.; Morrison, S. M.; Blake, D. F.; Vaniman, D. T.; Ewing, R. C.; Chipera, S. J.; Yen, A. S.; Bristow, T. F.; Ehlmann, B. L.; Gellert, R.; Hazen, R. M.; Fendrich, K. V.; Craig, P. I.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Des Marais, D. J.; Farmer, J. D.; Sarrazin, P. C.; Morookian, J. M. -SSX-“Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 122                                             
  • Yen, A. S.; Ming, D. W.; Vaniman, D. T.; Gellert, R.; Blake, D. F.; Morris, R. V.; Morrison, S. M.; Bristow, T. F.; Chipera, S. J.; Edgett, K. S.; Treiman, A. H.; Clark, B. C.; Downs, R. T.; Farmer, J. D.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Rampe, E. B.; Schmidt, M. E.; Sutter, B.; Thompson, L. M.; MSL Science Team -SSX- “Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 471              
  • Rampe, E. B.; Ming, D. W.; Blake, D. F.; Bristow, T. F.; Chipera, S. J.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Morris, R. V.; Morrison, S. M.; Vaniman, D. T.; Yen, A. S.; Achilles, C. N.; Craig, P. I.; Des Marais, D. J.; Downs, R. T.; Farmer, J. D.; Fendrich, K. V.; Gellert, R.; Hazen, R. M.; Kah, L. C.; Morookian, J. M.; Peretyazhko, T. S.; Sarrazin, P.; Treiman, A. H.; Berger, J. A.; Eigenbrode, J.; Fairén, A. G.; Forni, O.; Gupta, S.; Hurowitz, J. A.; Lanza, N. L.; Schmidt, M. E.; Siebach, K.; Sutter, B.; Thompson, L. M. -SSX- “Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 471                                                  
  • Hurowitz, J. A.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Fischer, W. W.; McLennan, S. M.; Milliken, R. E.; Stein, N.; Vasavada, A. R.; Blake, D. F.; Dehouck, E.; Eigenbrode, J. L.; Fairén, A. G.; Frydenvang, J.; Gellert, R.; Grant, J. A.; Gupta, S.; Herkenhoff, K. E.; Ming, D. W.; Rampe, E. B.; Schmidt, M. E.; Siebach, K. L.; Stack-Morgan, K.; Sumner, D. Y.; Wiens, R. C. -SSX- “Redox stratification of an ancient lake in Gale crater, Mars” Science, Volume 356                            
  • Frydenvang, J.; Gasda, P. J.; Hurowitz, J. A.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Wiens, R. C.; Newsom, H. E.; Edgett, K. S.; Watkins, J.; Bridges, J. C.; Maurice, S.; Fisk, M. R.; Johnson, J. R.; Rapin, W.; Stein, N. T.; Clegg, S. M.; Schwenzer, S. P.; Bedford, C. C.; Edwards, P.; Mangold, N.; Cousin, A.; Anderson, R. B.; Payré, V.; Vaniman, D.; Blake, D. F.; Lanza, N. L.; Gupta, S.; Van Beek, J.; Sautter, V.; Meslin, P.-Y.; Rice, M.; Milliken, R.; Gellert, R.; Thompson, L.; Clark, B. C.; Sumner, D. Y.; Fraeman, A. A.; Kinch, K. M.; Madsen, M. B.; Mitrofanov, I. G.; Jun, I.; Calef, F.; Vasavada, A. R. -SSX- “Diagenetic silica enrichment and late-stage groundwater activity in Gale Crater, Mars” Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 44    
  • Bristow, Thomas F.; Haberle, Robert M.; Blake, David F.; Des Marais, David J.; Eigenbrode, Jennifer L.; Fairén, Alberto G.; Grotzinger, John P.; Stack, Kathryn M.; Mischna, Michael A.; Rampe, Elizabeth B.; Siebach, Kirsten L.; Sutter, Brad; Vaniman, David T.; Vasavada, Ashwin R. -SSX- “Low Hesperian PCO2 constrained from in situ mineralogical analysis at Gale Crater, Mars” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences                                                                                                                                 
  • Yen, A. S.; Ming, D. W.; Vaniman, D. T.; Gellert, R.; Blake, D. F.; Morris, R. V.; Morrison, S. M.; Bristow, T. F.; Chipera, S. J.; Edgett, K. S.; Treiman, A. H.; Clark, B. C.; Downs, R. T.; Farmer, J. D.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Rampe, E. B.; Schmidt, M. E.; Sutter, B.; Thompson, L. M.; MSL Science Team -SSX- “Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars” Earth and Planetary Science Letters                                                                                                                                   
  • Gasda, Patrick J.; Haldeman, Ethan B.; Wiens, Roger C.; Rapin, William; Bristow, Thomas F.; Bridges, John C.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Clark, Benton; Herkenhoff, Kenneth; Frydenvang, Jens; Lanza, Nina L.; Maurice, Sylvestre; Clegg, Samuel; Delapp, Dorothea M.; Sanford, Veronica L.; Bodine, Madeleine R.; McInroy, Rhonda -SSX- “In situ detection of boron by ChemCam on Mars” Geophysical Research Letters                                    
  • Rampe, E. B.; Ming, D. W.; Blake, D. F.; Bristow, T. F.; Chipera, S. J.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Morris, R. V.; Morrison, S. M.; Vaniman, D. T.; Yen, A. S.; Achilles, C. N.; Craig, P. I.; Des Marais, D. J.; Downs, R. T.; Farmer, J. D.; Fendrich, K. V.; Gellert, R.; Hazen, R. M.; Kah, L. C.; Morookian, J. M.; Peretyazhko, T. S.; Sarrazin, P.; Treiman, A. H.; Berger, J. A.; Eigenbrode, J.; Fairén, A. G.; Forni, O.; Gupta, S.; Hurowitz, J. A.; Lanza, N. L.; Schmidt, M. E.; Siebach, K.; Sutter, B.; Thompson, L. M. -SSX- “Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars” Earth and Planetary Science Letters                                                                                                
  • Bristow, Thomas F.; Haberle, Robert M.; Blake, David F.; Des Marais, David J.; Eigenbrode, Jennifer L.; Fairén, Alberto G.; Grotzinger, John P.; Stack, Kathryn M.; Mischna, Michael A.; Rampe, Elizabeth B.; Siebach, Kirsten L.; Sutter, Brad; Vaniman, David T.; Vasavada, Ashwin R. -SSX-   “Low Hesperian PCO2 constrained from in situ mineralogical analysis at Gale Crater, Mars” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences                                                                                                                         
  • Fairén, Alberto G.; Gil-Lozano, Carolina; Uceda, Esther R.; Losa-Adams, Elisabeth; Davila, Alfonso F.; Gago-Duport, Luis -SSX- “Mineral paragenesis on Mars: The roles of reactive surface area and diffusion” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 122 
  • Achilles, C. N.; Downs, R. T.; Ming, D. W.; Rampe, E. B.; Morris, R. V.; Treiman, A. H.; Morrison, S. M.; Blake, D. F.; Vaniman, D. T.; Ewing, R. C.; Chipera, S. J.; Yen, A. S.; Bristow, T. F.; Ehlmann, B. L.; Gellert, R.; Hazen, R. M.; Fendrich, K. V.; Craig, P. I.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Des Marais, D. J.; Farmer, J. D.; Sarrazin, P. C.; Morookian, J. M. -SSX-“Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 122                                                         
  • Rampe, E. B.; Ming, D. W.; Blake, D. F.; Bristow, T. F.; Chipera, S. J.; Grotzinger, J. P.; Morris, R. V.; Morrison, S. M.; Vaniman, D. T.; Yen, A. S.; Achilles, C. N.; Craig, P. I.; Des Marais, D. J.; Downs, R. T.; Farmer, J. D.; Fendrich, K. V.; Gellert, R.; Hazen, R. M.; Kah, L. C.; Morookian, J. M.; Peretyazhko, T. S.; Sarrazin, P.; Treiman, A. H.; Berger, J. A.; Eigenbrode, J.; Fairén, A. G.; Forni, O.; Gupta, S.; Hurowitz, J. A.; Lanza, N. L.; Schmidt, M. E.; Siebach, K.; Sutter, B.; Thompson, L. M. -SSX- “Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 471                                                                          
  • Hays, Lindsay E.; Graham, Heather V.; Des Marais, David J.; Hausrath, Elisabeth M.; Horgan, Briony; McCollom, Thomas M.; Parenteau, M. Niki; Potter-McIntyre, Sally L.; Williams, Amy J.; Lynch, Kennda L. -SSX- “Biosignature Preservation and Detection in Mars Analog Environments” Astrobiology, Volume 17                                                      
  • Authors: Bristow, Thomas F.; Haberle, Robert M.; Blake, David F.; Des Marais, David J.; Eigenbrode, Jennifer L.; Fairén, Alberto G.; Grotzinger, John P.; Stack, Kathryn M.; Mischna, Michael A.; Rampe, Elizabeth B.; Siebach, Kirsten L.; Sutter, Brad; Vaniman, David T.; Vasavada, Ashwin R. -SSX- “Low Hesperian PCO2 constrained from in situ mineralogical analysis at Gale Crater, Mars”  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 114                                                                                                        
  • Cottin, Hervé; Kotler, Julia Michelle; Billi, Daniela; Cockell, Charles; Demets, René; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Elsaesser, Andreas; d’Hendecourt, Louis; van Loon, Jack J. W. A.; Martins, Zita; Onofri, Silvano; Quinn, Richard C.; Rabbow, Elke; Rettberg, Petra; Ricco, Antonio J.; Slenzka, Klaus; de la Torre, Rosa; de Vera, Jean-Pierre; Westall, Frances; Carrasco, Nathalie; Fresneau, Aurélien; Kawaguchi, Yuko; Kebukawa, Yoko; Nguyen, Dara; Poch, Olivier; Saiagh, Kafila; Stalport, Fabien; Yamagishi, Akihiko; Yano, Hajime; Klamm, Benjamin A. -SSX- “Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond” Space Science Reviews, Volume 209                                                                                                            
  • Martins, Zita; Cottin, Hervé; Kotler, Julia Michelle; Carrasco, Nathalie; Cockell, Charles S.; de la Torre Noetzel, Rosa; Demets, René; de Vera, Jean-Pierre; d’Hendecourt, Louis; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Elsaesser, Andreas; Foing, Bernard; Onofri, Silvano; Quinn, Richard; Rabbow, Elke; Rettberg, Petra; Ricco, Antonio J.; Slenzka, Klaus; Stalport, Fabien; ten Kate, Inge L.; van Loon, Jack J. W. A.; Westall, Frances -SSX- “Earth as a Tool for Astrobiology—A European Perspective” Space Science Reviews, Volume 209             
  • Cottin, Hervé; Kotler, Julia Michelle; Bartik, Kristin; Cleaves, H. James; Cockell, Charles S.; de Vera, Jean-Pierre P.; Ehrenfreund, Pascale; Leuko, Stefan; Ten Kate, Inge Loes; Martins, Zita; Pascal, Robert; Quinn, Richard; Rettberg, Petra; Westall, Frances -SSX-“Astrobiology and the Possibility of Life on Earth and Elsewhere…” Space Science Reviews, Volume 209
  • Sutter, B.; Quinn, R. C.; Archer, P. D.; Glavin, D. P.; Glotch, T. D.; Kounaves, S. P.; Osterloo, M. M.; Rampe, E. B.; Ming, D. W. -SSX- “Measurements of Oxychlorine species on Mars” International Journal of Astrobiology, Volume 16                                                        
  • Georgiou, Christos D.; Zisimopoulos, Dimitrios; Kalaitzopoulou, Electra; Quinn, Richard C. -SSX- “Radiation-Driven Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Oxychlorine-Containing Mars Surface Analogues” Astrobiology, Volume 17