Publications
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 | New Insights into the Formation and Emplacement of Impact Melt Rocks within the Chicxulub Impact Structure, following the 2016 IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 Sietze J. de Graaff, Pim Kaskes, Thomas Déhais, Steven Goderis, Vinciane Debaille, Catherine H. Ross, et al., Geological Society of America Bulletin CPSH: #0016 |
 | Early Paleocene paleoceanography and export productivity in the Chicxulub crater Christopher M. Lowery, Heather Jones, Timothy J. Bralower, Ligia Perez Cruz, Catalina Gebhardt, Michael Whalen, et al., Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology CPSH: #0023 |
 | Modeling of Observations of the OH Nightglow in the Venusian Mesosphere Christopher D. Parkinson, Stephen W. Bougher, Franklin P. Mills, Yuk L. Yung, Amanda Brecht, et al., Icarus CPSH: #0026 |
 | Evidence of Carboniferous Arc Magmatism Preserved in the Chicxulub Impact Crater Catherine H. Ross, Daniel F. Stockli, Cornelia Rasmussen, Sean P. S. Gulick, Sietze J. de Graaff, Philippe Claeys, et al., Geological Society of America Bulletin CPSH: #0027 |
 | A Mini-Neptune and a Venus-Zone Planet in the Radius Valley Orbiting the Nearby M2-dwarf TOI-1266: Validation with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder Gudmundur Stefansson, Ravi Kopparapu, Andrea Lin, Suvrath Mahadevan, Caleb Cañas, Shubham Kanodia, et al., Astronomical Journal CPSH: #0017 |
 | The Mega-MUSCLES Spectral Energy Distribution of TRAPPIST-1 David J. Wilson, Cynthia S. Froning, Girish Duvvuri, Kevin France, Allison Youngblood, P. Christian Schneider, et al., Astrophysical Journal |
 | Shock-deformed Zircon from the Chicxulub Impact Crater and Implications for the Cratering Process Jiawei Zhao, Long Xiao, Zhiyong Xiao, Joanna V. Morgan, Gordon R. Osinski, Clive R. Neal, et al., Geology CPSH: #0024 |
| 2021 | |
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 | Global iridium layer identified within the Chicxulub impact structure Steven Goderis, Honami Sato, Ludovic Ferrière, Birger Schmitz, Birger Schmitz, Pim Kaskes, et al., Science Advances CPSH: #0022 The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction is marked globally by elevated concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago. Here, we report new data from four independent laboratories that reveal a positive iridium anomaly within… |
 | The Diversity of Planetary Atmospheric Chemistry: Lessons and Challenges from Our Solar System and Extrasolar Planets Franklin P. Mills, Julianne I. Moses, Peter Gao, and Shang-Min Tsai, Space Science Reviews CPSH: #0020 Atmospheres in our solar system range from oxidizing to reducing, transient to dense, veiled by clouds and hazes to transparent. Observations already suggest that exoplanets exhibit an even more diverse range of atmospheric chemistry and composition. Nevertheless, there are commonalities across the atmospheres of our solar system that provide valuable... |
 | Ocean resurge-induced impact melt dynamics on the peak-ring of the Chicxulub impact structure, Mexico Felix M. Schulte, Axel Wittmann, Stefan Jung, Joanna V. Morgan, Sean P. S. Gulick, David A. Kring, et al., International Journal of Earth Sciences CPSH: #0025 Core from Hole M0077 from IODP/ICDP Expedition 364 provides unprecedented evidence for the physical processes in effect during the interaction of impact melt with rock-debris-laden seawater, following a large meteorite impact into waters of the Yucatán shelf. Evidence for this interaction is based on petrographic… |
| 2020 | |
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 | The habitat of the nascent Chicxulub crater Timothy J. Bralower, Julie Cosmidis, Matthew S. Fantle, Christopher M. Lowery, Benjamin H. Passey, Sean P. S. Gulick, et al., AGU Advances CPSH: #0018 An expanded sedimentary section provides an opportunity to elucidate conditions in the nascent Chicxulub crater during the hours to millennia after the Cretaceous‐Paleogene (K‐Pg) boundary impact. The sediments were deposited… |
 | Precise mass and radius of a transiting super-Earth planet orbiting the M dwarf TOI-1235: a planet in the radius gap? Paz Bluhm, Rafael Luque, Nestor Espinoza, Enric Palle, Jose A. Caballero, William D. Cochran, et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics CPSH: #0002 We report the confirmation of a transiting planet around the bright weakly active M0.5 V star TOI-1235 (TYC 4384–1735–1, V ≈ 11.5 mag), whose transit signal was detected in the photometric time series of sectors 14, 20, and 21 of the TESS space mission. We confirm the planetary nature of the transit signal… |
 | Origin of a global carbonate layer deposited in the aftermath of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary impact Timothy J. Bralower, Julie Cosmidis, Peter Heaney, Lee Kump, Joanna V. Morgan, Dustin Harper, et al, Earth and Planetary Science Letters CPSH: #0009 Microcrystalline calcite (micrite) dominates the sedimentary record of the aftermath of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) impact at 31 sites globally, with records ranging from the deep ocean to the Chicxulub impact crater, over intervals ranging from a few centimeters to more than seventeen meters. This micrite-rich layer provides important information about… |
 | Myriapod divergence times differ between molecular clock and fossil evidence: U/Pb zircon ages of the earliest fossil millipede-bearing sediments and their significance Michael E. Brookfield, Elizabeth J. Catlos, and Stephanie E. Suarez, Historical Biology Molecular clock calculations suggest a late Cambrian (~ 500 Ma) divergence of myriapod classes. Yet, the earliest myriapods only appear in the latest Silurian (~425 Ma). 75 million years later; though correlation with the standard marine-based geological time scale is difficult. We radiometrically dated (U/Pb method) zircons… |
 | A warm Jupiter transiting an M dwarf: A TESS single transit event confirmed with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder Caleb I. Canas, Gudmundur Stefansson, Shubham Kanodia, Suvrath Mahadevan, William D. Cochran, Michael Endl, et al., Astronomical Journal CPSH: #0004 We confirm the planetary nature of a warm Jupiter transiting the early M dwarf TOI-1899 using a combination of available TESS photometry; high-precision, near-infrared spectroscopy with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder; and speckle and adaptive optics imaging. The data reveal… |
 | A steeply-inclined trajectory for the Chicxulub impact Gareth S. Collins, Neel Patel, Thomas M. Davison, Auriol S. P. Rae, Joanna V. Morgan, Sean P. S. Gulick, and the IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 Scientists, Nature Communications The environmental severity of large impacts on Earth is influenced by their impact trajectory. Impact direction and angle to the target plane affect the volume and depth of origin of vaporized target, as well as the trajectories of ejected material. The asteroid impact that formed… |
 | Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals William J. Foster, Christopher L. Garvie, Anna M. Weiss, A. Drew Muscente, Martin Aberhan, John W. Counts, and Rowan C. Martindale, Scientific Reports The hyperthermal events of the Cenozoic, including the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, provide an opportunity to investigate the potential effects of climate warming on marine ecosystems. Here, we examine the shallow benthic marine communities preserved in the late Cretaceous… |
 | The TOI-763 system: sub-Neptunes orbiting a Sun-like star Malcolm Fridlund, John Livingston, Davide Gandolfi, Carina M. Persson, Kristine W. F. Lam, Keivan G. Stassun, et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society CPSH: #0014 We report the discovery of a planetary system orbiting TOI-763(aka CD-39 7945), a V = 10.2, high proper motion G-type dwarf star that was photometrically monitored by the TESS space mission in Sector 10. We obtain and model the stellar spectrum and find an object slightly smaller than the Sun, and somewhat older, but with… |
| Aluminum-26 Enrichment in the Surface of Protostellar Disks Due to Protostellar Cosmic Rays Brandt A. L. Gaches, Stefanie Walch, Stella S. R. Walch, Carsten Münker, Astrophysical Journal CPSH: #0008 The radioactive decay of aluminum-26 (26Al) is an important heating source in early planet formation. Since its discovery, there have been several mechanisms proposed to introduce 26Al into protoplanetary disks, primarily through contamination by external sources. We propose a local mechanism… |
 | The Carbonate Geochemistry of Enceladus’ Ocean Christopher R. Glein and J. Hunter Waite, Geophysical Research Letters The plume composition at Enceladus contains clues about conditions and processes in the interior. We present new geochemical interpretations of Cassini mass spectrometry data from the plume gas and salt‐rich ice grains. It is found that self‐consistency between the data sets can be achieved with… |
 | Hydrogen, Hydrocarbons, and Habitability Across the Solar System Christopher R. Glein and Mikhail Yu Zolotov, Elements The ingredients to make an environment habitable (e.g., liquid water, chemical disequilibria, and organic molecules) are found throughout the solar system. Liquid water has existed transiently on some bodies and persistently as oceans on others. Molecular hydrogen occurs in a plume on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. It can drive the reduction of CO2 to release energy. Methane has been observed… |
| TOI-1728b: The Habitable-zone Planet Finder Confirms a Warm Super-Neptune Orbiting an M-dwarf Host Shubham Kanodia, Caleb I. Canas, Gudmundur Stefansson, Joe P. Ninan, Leslie Hebb, Andrea S.J. Lin, et al., Astrophysical Journal CPSH: #0012 We confirm the planetary nature of TOI-1728b using a combination of ground-based photometry, near-infrared Doppler velocimetry and spectroscopy with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder. TOI-1728 is an old, inactive M0 star with T eff =  K, which hosts a transiting super-Neptune at an orbital period of ~3.49 days. Joint fitting of the radial velocities and TESS and ground-based transits yields… |
 | Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub Crater David A. Kring, Sonia M. Tikoo, Martin Schmieder, Ulrich Riller, Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra, Sarah L. Simpson, et al., Science Advances The ~180-km-diameter Chicxulub peak-ring crater and ~240-km multiring basin, produced by the impact that terminated the Cretaceous, is the largest remaining intact impact basin on Earth. International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) Expedition 364 drilled to a depth of 1335 m below the sea floor… |
 | Organic matter from the Chicxulub crater exacerbated the K–Pg impact winter Shelby L. Lyons, Allison T. Karp, Timothy J. Bralower, Kliti Grice, Bettina Schaefer, Sean P. S. Gulick, et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) CPSH: #0015 Burn markers are observed in many records of the Cretaceous–Paleogene asteroid impact and mass extinction event. These materials could be derived from wildfires on land or from sedimentary rocks hit by the asteroid. We present a detailed record of molecular burn markers… |
 | K2-280 b – a low density warm sub-Saturn around a mildly evolved star Grzegorz Nowak, Enric Palle, Davide Gandolfi, Hans J. Deeg, Teruyuki Hirano, Oscar Barragán, et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society CPSH: #0010 We present an independent discovery and detailed characterisation of K2-280 b, a transiting low density warm sub-Saturn in a 19.9-day moderately eccentric orbit… |
 | Intramolecular distribution of 13C/12C isotopes in amino acids of diverse origins Cornelia Rasmussen & David W. Hoffman, Amino Acids CPSH: #0007 Carbon stable isotope analysis can provide information about the origin and synthetic pathways that produce organic molecules, with applications in chemical, medical and (bio)geochemical sciences. The 13C/12C isotope ratios of organics such as amino acids are most commonly obtained as whole molecule averages. In this study, we apply proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy… |
 | Spatial U-Pb age distribution in shock-recrystallized zircon – A case study from the Rochechouart impact structure, France Cornelia Rasmussen, Daniel F. Stockli, Timmons M. Erickson, and Martin Schmieder, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Age determination of impact structures via the zircon U-Pb system remains challenging and often ambiguous due to highly variable effects of shock metamorphism on U-Pb geochronology. It is, therefore, crucial to link the observed zircon microtextures… |
| Persistent starspot signals on M dwarfs: multi-wavelength Doppler observations with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder and Keck/HIRES Paul Robertson, Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Michael Endl, William D. Cochran, Corey Beard, Chad F. Bender, Astrophysical Journal CPSH: #0003 Young, rapidly rotating M dwarfs exhibit prominent starspots, which create quasiperiodic signals in their photometric and Doppler spectroscopic measurements. The periodic Doppler signals can mimic radial velocity (RV) changes expected from orbiting exoplanets. Exoplanets can be distinguished from activity-induced false positives by… |
 | Rapid macrobenthic diversification and stabilization after the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event Francisco J. Rodriguez-Tovar, Christopher M. Lowery, Timothy J. Bralower, Sean P. S. Gulick, and Heather L. Jones, Geology CPSH: #0006 Previous ichnological analysis at the Chicxulub impact crater, Yucatán Peninsula, México (International Ocean Discovery Program [IODP]/International Continental Scientific Drilling Program [ICDP] Site M0077), showed a surprisingly rapid initial tracemaker community recovery after the end-Cretaceous… |
 | Microbial life in the nascent Chicxulub crater Bettina Schaefer, Kliti Grice, Marco J. L. Coolen, Roger E. Summons, Xingqian Cui, Thorsten Bauersachs, et al., Geology The Chicxulub crater was formed by an asteroid impact at ca. 66 Ma. The impact is considered to have contributed to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction and reduced productivity in the world’s oceans due to a transient cessation of photosynthesis. Here, biomarker profiles extracted from crater core material reveal… |
 | Life and death in the Chicxulub impact crater: a record of the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum Vann Smith, Sophie Warny, Kliti Grice, Bettina Schaefer, Michael T. Whalen, Johan Vellekoop, et al., Climate of the Past CPSH: #0013 Thermal stress on the biosphere during the extreme warmth of the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) was most severe at low latitudes, with sea surface temperatures at some localities exceeding the 35 ∘C at which marine organisms experience heat stress. Relatively few equivalent terrestrial sections have been identified, and the response of land plants… |
| The Habitable Zone Planet Finder Reveals a High Mass and a Low Obliquity for the Young Neptune K2-25b Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Marissa Maney, Joe P. Ninan, Paul Robertson, Jayadev Rajagopal, et al., Astronomical Journal CPSH: #0001 Using radial velocity data from the Habitable Zone Planet Finder, we have measured the mass of the Neptune-sized planet K2-25b, as well as the obliquity of its M4.5 dwarf host star in the 600–800 Myr Hyades cluster. This is one of the youngest planetary systems for which both of these quantities have been measured and one of the very few… |
 | Precipitation and aridity constraints from paleolakes on early Mars Gaia Stucky de Quay, Timothy A. Goudge, Caleb I. Fassett, Geology CPSH: #0011 The ancient climate of Mars remains an enigma despite the abundance of in situ and remote-sensing data revealing hydrological activity in the past. The crux of this debate — informed by geomorphic studies, chemical alteration observations, and numerical climate models — is the… |
 | Slope, elevation, and thermal inertia trends of martian recurring slope lineae initiation and termination points: Multiple possible processes occurring on coarse, sandy slopes Michelle Tebolt, Joseph Levy, Timothy Goudge, and Norbert Schorghofer, Icarus Recurring slope lineae (RSL) are dark linear features on the surface of Mars that advance incrementally downslope, fading and re-growing annually. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain RSL formation, including “wet” models that involve liquid water orbrines and “dry” mechanisms involving… |
| Shocked titanite records Chicxulub hydrothermal alteration and impact age Nicholas E. Timms, Christopher L. Kirkland, Aaron J. Cavosie, Auriol S. P. Rae, William D. A. Rickard, Noreen J. Evans, et al., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta CPSH: #0005 Hydrothermal activity is a common phenomenon in the wake of impact events, yet identifying and dating impact hydrothermal systems can be challenging. This study provides the first detailed assessment of the effects of shock microstructures and impact-related alteration… |
 | Winding down the Chicxulub impact: the transition between impact and normal marine sedimentation near ground zero Michael T. Whalen, Sean P. S. Gulick, Christopher M. Lowery, Timothy J. Bralower, Joanna V. Morgan, Kliti Grice, et al., Marine Geology CPSH: #0019 The Chicxulub impact led to the formation of a ~ 200-km wide by ~1-km deep crater on México’s Yucatán Peninsula. Over a period of hours after the impact the ocean re-entered and covered the impact basin beneath… |
 | The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Realpolitik Consideration Kenneth W. Wisian and John W. Traphagan, Space Policy In the vigorous academic debate over the risks of the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and active Messaging ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (ETI) (METI), a significant factor has been largely overlooked. Specifically, the risk of merely detecting an alien signal from passive SETI activity is usually… |
| 2019 | |
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 | Testing the deltaic origin of fan deposits at Bradbury Crater, Mars Michael S. Bramble, Timothy A. Goudge, Ralph E. Milliken, and John F. Mustard, Icarus The stratigraphic architectures of three fan-shaped deposits at Bradbury crater, Mars were investigated to test the hypothesis that the deposits were formed in standing bodies of water. Quantitative stratigraphic methods were applied… |
 | Time will tell: temporal evolution of Martian gullies and palaeoclimatic implications Tjalling de Haas, Susan J. Conway, Frances E. G. Butcher, Joseph Levy, Peter M. Grindrod, Timothy A. Goudge, and Matthew R. Balme, Geological Society of London To understand Martian palaeoclimatic conditions and the role of volatiles therein, the spatiotemporal evolution of gullies must be deciphered. While the spatial distribution of gullies has been extensively studied, their temporal evolution is poorly understood. We show that gully size is similar… |
 | The Future of Reef Ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico: Insights From Coupled Climate Model Simulations and Ancient Hot-House Reefs Sylvia G. Dee, Mark A. Torres, Rowan C. Martindale, Anna Weiss, and Kristine L. DeLong, Frontiers in Marine Science Shallow water coral reefs and deep sea coral communities are sensitive to current and future environmental stresses, such as changes in sea surface temperatures (SST), salinity, carbonate chemistry, and acidity. Over the last half-century, some reef communities have been disappearing at an alarming pace. This study focuses on the Gulf of Mexico, where the majority of shallow coral reefs are reported to be… |
 | Suppressed competitive exclusion enabled the proliferation of Permian/Triassic boundary microbialites William J. Foster, Katrin Heindel, Sylvain Richoz, Jana Gliwa, Daniel J. Lehrmann, Aymon Baud, et al., The Depositional Record During the earliest Triassic microbial mats flourished in the photic zones of marginal seas, generating widespread microbialites. It has been suggested that anoxic conditions in shallow marine environments, linked to the end‐Permian mass extinction, limited mat‐inhibiting metazoans allowing for this microbialite expansion. The presence of a diverse… |
 | A Hot Ultraviolet Flare on the M Dwarf Star GJ 674 Cynthia S. Froning, Adam Kowalski, Kevin France, R. O. Parke Loyd, P. Christian Schneider, Allison Youngblood, et al., Astrophysical Journal Letters As part of the Mega-Measurements of the Ultraviolet Spectral Characteristics of Low-Mass Exoplanetary Systems Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Treasury program, we obtained time-series ultraviolet spectroscopy of the M2.5V star, GJ 674. During the far-ultraviolet (FUV) monitoring observations, the target exhibited several small flares and one large flare (E FUV = 1030.75 erg) that persisted over the entirety… |
 | Deltaic deposits indicative of a paleo-coastline at Aeolis Dorsa, Mars Cory M. Hughes, Benjamin T. Cardenas, Timothy A. Goudge, and David Mohrig, Icarus Recent work at Aeolis Dorsa, Mars has identified exposure of fluvial sedimentary outcrop deposited early in martian history, likely during the late Hesperian or earlier. Here, we examine a ∼1200 km2 exposure of sedimentary outcrop in southeast Aeolis Dorsa. Total thickness of the stratigraphic section exceeds 100 m. We identify eight discrete complexes… |
 | The first day of the Cenozoic Sean P. S. Gulick, Timothy J. Bralower, Jens Ormö, Brendon Hall, Kliti Grice, Bettina Schaefer, et al., Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences Highly expanded Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary section from the Chicxulub peak ring, recovered by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)–International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) Expedition 364, provides an unprecedented window into the immediate aftermath of the impact. Site M0077 includes ∼130 m of impact melt rock and suevite deposited the first day of the Cenozoic covered by <1 m of micrite-rich carbonate deposited over subsequent weeks to years. We present an interpreted series of events… |
 | Ocean Drilling Perspectives on Meteorite Impacts Christopher M. Lowery, Joanna V. Morgan, Sean P. S. Gulick, Timothy J. Bralower, Gail L. Christeson, and the IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 Scientists, Oceanography Extraterrestrial impacts that reshape the surfaces of rocky bodies are ubiquitous in the solar system. On early Earth, impact structures may have nurtured the evolution of life. More recently, a large meteorite impact off the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico at the end of the Cretaceous caused the disappearance of 75% of species known from the fossil record, including non-avian dinosaurs… |
 | The survival, recovery, and diversification of metazoan reef ecosystems following the end-Permian mass extinction event Rowan C. Martindale, William J. Foster, and Felicitasz Velledits, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology The Triassic Period records important ecological transitions in the aftermath of the end-Permian mass extinction and is a key interval in the evolution of modern coral reefs. There have been several critical developments in our understanding of Triassic reef evolution over the past decade: the timing of events and duration… |
| Contributions from Accreted Organics to Titan’s Atmosphere: New Insights from Cometary and Chondritic Data Kelly E. Miller, Christopher R. Glein, and J. Hunter Waite Jr., Astrophysical Journal Since its discovery in the first half of the 20th century, scientists have puzzled over the origins of Titan’s atmosphere. Current models suggest that atmospheric N2 on Titan may have originated from NH3-bearing ice with N-isotopic ratios similar to those observed in NH2 in cometary comae (14N/15N ~ 136). In contrast, N2 ice appears to be too 15N poor to explain Titan’s atmosphere… |
 | Explosive interaction of impact melt and seawater following the Chicxulub impact event Gordon R. Osinski, Richard A. F. Grieve, Patrick J. A. Hill, Sarah L. Simpson, Charles Cockell, Gail L. Christeson, et al., Geology The impact of asteroids and comets with planetary surfaces is one of the most catastrophic, yet ubiquitous, geological processes in the solar system. The Chicxulub impact event, which has been linked to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction marking the beginning of the Cenozoic Era, is arguably the most significant singular geological event in the past 100 million years… |
 | Impact‐Induced Porosity and Microfracturing at the Chicxulub Impact Structure Auriol S. P. Rae, Gareth S. Collins, Joanna V. Morgan, Tobias Salge, Gail L. Christeson, Jody Leung, et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Porosity and its distribution in impact craters has an important effect on the petrophysical properties of impactites: seismic wave speeds and reflectivity, rock permeability, strength, and density. These properties are important for the identification of potential craters and… |
 | U-Pb memory behavior in Chicxulub’s peak ring — Applying U-Pb depth profiling to shocked zircon Cornelia Rasmussen, Daniel F. Stockli, Catherine H. Ross, Annemarie Pickersgill, Sean P. Gulick, Martin Schmieder, et al., Chemical Geology The zircon U-Pb system is one of the most robust geochronometers, but during an impact event individual crystals can be affected differently by the passage of the shock wave and impact generated heat. Unraveling the potentially complex thermal history recorded by zircon crystals… |
 | High‐Resolution Thermal Environment of Recurring Slope Lineae in Palikir Crater, Mars, and Its Implications for Volatiles Norbert Schorghofer, Joseph S. Levy, and Timothy A. Goudge, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets A thermophysical model for rough terrain is developed that is capable of processing spatial domains of megapixel size. This computational advance makes it possible to characterize thermal environments on Mars at unprecedented scale and at a resolution of 1 m per pixel. The model is applied to Palikir Crater, Mars, where… |
 | A U-Pb zircon age constraint on the oldest-recorded air-breathing land animal Stephanie E. Suarez, Michael E. Brookfield, Elizabeth J. Catlos, and Daniel F. Stockli, PLoS One The oldest-known air-breathing land animal is the millipede Pneumodesmus newmani, found in the Cowie Harbour Fish Bed at Stonehaven, Scotland. Here we report the youngest, most concordant 238U-206Pb zircon age from ash below the fish bed of 413.7±4.4 Ma (±2σ), whereas the youngest age from a tuffaceous sandstone… |
 | Orbital Identification of Hydrated Silica in Jezero Crater, Mars Jesse D. Tarnas, John F. Mustard, Honglei Lin, Timothy A. Goudge, Elena S. Amador, Michael S. Bramble, et al., Geophysical Research Letters Silica has the highest demonstrated potential of any phase to preserve microfossils on Earth and therefore may host potential biosignatures on Mars. We detected hydrated silica in Jezero crater, the landing site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Mars 2020 rover mission, by applying Dynamic Aperture Factor Analysis/Target Transformation to images from… |
 | Decomposition of amino acids in water with application to in-situ measurements of Enceladus, Europa and other hydrothermally active icy ocean worlds Ngoc Truong, Adam A. Monroe, Christopher R. Glein, Ariel D. Anbar, and Jonathan I. Lunine, Icarus To test the potential of using amino acid abundances as a biosignature at icy ocean worlds, we investigate whether primordial amino acids (accreted or formed by early aqueous processes) could persist until the present time. By examining the decomposition kinetics of amino acids in aqueous solution based on existing laboratory rate data, we find… |
 | Paleobiological Traits That Determined Scleractinian Coral Survival and Proliferation During the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene Hyperthermals Anna M. Weiss and Rowan C. Martindale, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Coral reefs are particularly sensitive to environmental disturbances, such as rapid shifts in temperature or carbonate saturation. Work on modern reefs has suggested that some corals will fare better than others in times of stress and that their life history traits might correlate with species survival. These same traits can be applied to fossil taxa to assess… |