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Mars, Formation

Rapid Accretion and Early Differentiation of Mars Indicated by 142-Nd/144-Nd in SNC Meteorites, C. L. Harper et al., Science, 267, 213-217, 1995.

Accretion and core formation on Mars: molybdenum contents of melt inclusion glasses in three SNC meteorites, Righter, K., Hervig, R. tes. Kring, D., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 62, No. 12, pp. 2167-2177, 1998.

Hf-W-Th evidence for rapid growth of Mars and its status as a planetary embryo, Dauphas, N. & A. Pourmand, Nature, vol. 473, p. 491-493, 2011.

Building a planet in record time, Brandon, A., News and Views, Nature, vol. 473, p. 460-461, 2011.

The origin of water on Mars, Lunine, J. et al., Icarus 165.1, 1-8, 2003.

New Perspectives on Ancient Mars, Solomon, S. C. et al., Science, Vol. 307, pp. 1214-1220, 2005.

The Formation of Mars: Building Blocks and Accretion Time Scale, Brasser, R., Space Sci. Rev. 174, 11-25, 2013.

Simultaneous estimation of the masses of Mars, Phobos, and Deimos using spacecra ft distant encounters, D. E. Smith, F. G. Lemoine, M. T. Zuber, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 22 Issue 16, p. 2171-2174. 1995.

Cold-Trapping Mars' Atmosphere, Thomas, P.C., Science, Vol. 332, p. 797-798, 2011.

Martian meteorite chronology and the evolution of the interior of Mars, A. Bouvier, J. Blichert-Toft, F. Albarède Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 280, pp. 285-295, 2009.

Ancient volcanism and its implication for thermal evolution of Mars, Xiao, L., Huang, J., Christensen, P.R., Gree ley, R., Williams, D.A., Zhao, J., and He, Q., Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 323-324, p. 9-18, 2012.

The Early Geodynamic Evolution of Mars-like Planets, S. Zhang, C. O'Neill, Icarus, 265, 187-208, 2016.

Mars: a geologically active planet, Mitchell, K. A. and L. Wilson, Astronomy & Geophysics, vol. 44, pp. 4.16-4.20, ZZ.

The Sources of water in Martian meteorites:Clues from hydrogen isotopes, Boctor N.Z., Alexander C.M. O'D, Wang J., and Hauri E., Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta, Vol. 67, 3971-3989, 2003.

On the formation of the martian moons from a circum-martian accretion disk, P. Rosenblatt and S. Charnoz, Icarus, vol. 221, pp. 806-815, 2012.

Reversing type II migration: resonance trapping of a lighter giant protoplanet, Masset, F. & Snellgrove, M., MNRAS, 320, L55, 2001.

Planetary Two-Step Reshaped Solar System, Saved Earth?, NEWS&ANALYSIS, Science, Vol.332, P.1255, 2011.

A low mass for Mars from Jupiter's early gas-driven migration, Kevin J. Walsh, Alessandro Morbidelli, Sean N. Raymond, David P. O'Brien & Avi M. Mandell, Nature, Vol. 475, P. 206, 2011.


Mars, Interior

Internal structure and early thermal evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor topography and gravity, Zuber, M. T. et al., Science, Vol. 287, pp. 1788-1793, 2000.

Mars' core and magnetism, Stevenson, D.J., Nature, vol. 412, 214-219, 2001.

The crust and mantle of Mars, Zuber, M., Nature, vol. 412, 220-7, 2001.

Magma ocean fractional crystallization and cumulate overturn in terrestrial planets: Implications for Mars, Elkins-Tanton, L. T., Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 38, no. 12, 1753-1771, 2003.

Constraints on the structure of the martian interior determined from the chemical and isotopic systematics of SNC meteorites, Jones, J. H., Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 38, no. 12, 1807-1814, 2003.

The Interior of Mars, Fei, Y. and Bertka, C., Science. 308, 1120-1121, 2005.

Giant impacts on early Mars and the cessation of the Martian dynamo, Roberts, J. H. et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (1991-2012) 114.E4, 2009.

Composition of Mars Constrained Using Geophysical Observations and Mineral Physics Modeling, Wang, Y., Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior, Vol. 224, Pages 68-76, 2013.

Revealing Mars' deep interior: Future geodesy missions using radio links between landers, orbiters, and the Earth, Dehant et al. Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 59, 1069 - 1081, 2011.

Mars Interior: The primary fO(2) of basalts examined by the Spirit rover in Gusev Crater, Mars: Evidence formultiple redox states in the martian interior, Schmidt, M. E. et al., Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., vol. 384, pp. 198-208, 2013.

Constraints on the formation of the Martian crustal dichotomy from remnant crustal magnetism, Citron, Robert I. and Shijie Zhong, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 212, 55-63, 2012.

Coupled core-mantle thermal evolution of early Mars, Y. Ke, V. S. Solomatov, Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 114, Issue E7, 2009.

Lithospheric drift on early Mars: Evidence in the magnetic field, Kobayashi, D. and Sprenke, K.F., Icarus, vol. 210, p. 37-42, 2010.

Estimates of seismic activity in the Cerberus Fossae region of Mars, J. Taylor, N. A. Teanby, and J. Wookey, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS, VOL. 118, 2570–2581, doi:10.1002/2013JE004469, 2013.

TERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION IN A PROTOPLANETARY DISK WITH A LOCAL MASS DEPLETION, A. Izidoro, N. Haghighipour, The Astrophysical Journal, 782,31, 2014.

Evolution of the rheological structure of Mars, Azuma and Katayama, Earth, Planets and Space, 69, 1-13, 2017.

The Formation of Mars: Building Blocks and Accretion, Time Scale, Ramon Brasser, Space Science Review, Volume 174, Issue 1, Pages 11-25, 2013.


Mars, Surface

Thermal tides and stationary waves on Mars by Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer, Banfield, D., Conrath, B., Pearl, J.C., Smith, M.D., Christiensen, P., Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 105, Pages 9521-9537, 2000.

Martian impact crater ejecta morphologies as indicators of the distribution of subsurface volatiles, Barlow, N. G. and C. B. Perez, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 108, p. 5085, 2003.

Evidence for Precipitation on Mars from Dendritic Valleys in the Valles Marineris Area, Mangold, N., et al., Science, vol. 305, pp. 78-81, 2004.

Vertical extrapolation of Mars magnetic potentials, Jurdy, D. M. and M. J. Stefanick,, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 109, doi:10.1029/2004JE002277, 2004.

Sedimentary rocks at Meridiani Planum: Origin, diagenesis, and implications for life on Mars. Squyres, S.W. and Knoll, A.H., Earth and Planetary Science Letters 240, 1-10, 2005.

Origin of martian northern hemisphere mid-latitude lobate debris aprons, Li., H. et al., Icarus, vol. 176, pp. 382-394, 2005.

Morphology and texture of particles along the Spirit rover traverse from sol 450 to sol 74, Yingst, A. et al., Journal of Geophysical Research 113.E12, E12S41, 2008.

Mars magnetic field: Sources and models for a quarter of the southern hemisphere, Jurdy, D. M. and M. J. Stefanick, Icarus, vol. 203, pp. 38-46, 2009.

Observations of a potential Mars analog at the microscale using rover-inspired methods: A 10-sol observation of Fort Rock tuff ring, Yingst, R. A., Schmidt, M.E., and Lentz, R.C.F., Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 114, E06004, 2009.

Mars Water-Ice Clouds and Precipitation, J. A. Whiteway et al., Science, Vol. 325 no. 5936 pp. 68-70, 2009.

Prolonged magmatic activity on Mars inferred from the detection of felsic rocks, Wray, J. J. et al., Nature, vol. 6, pp. 1013-1017, 2013.

Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover, L.A. Leshin et al., Science, vol. 341, 1238937:1-8, 2013.

Supervolcanoes within an ancient volcanic province in Arabia Terra, Michaelski, J. R. et al., Nature, vol. 502, 47-52, 2013.

Characteristics of pebble and cobble-sized clasts along the Curiosity rover traverse from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest, Yingst. E. et al., Jour. Geophys. Res doi: 10.1002/2013JE004435, 2013.

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Eastern Olympus Mons Basal Scarp and Aureole lobes: Structural Evidence for a Landslide, Weller, M. B., McGovern, P. J., Fournier, T. and J.K. Morgan, JGR Planets, doi: 10.1002/2013JE004524, 2014.

Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow. D. F. Blake, R. V. Morris, G. Kocurek, S. M. Morrison, R. T. Downs, D. Bish,D. W. Ming, K. S. Edgett, D. Rubin, W. Goetz, M. B. Madsen, R. Sullivan, R. Gellert, I. Campbell, A. H. Treiman, S. M. McLennan, A. S. Yen, J. Grotzinger, D. T. Vaniman, S. J. Chipera, C. N. Achilles, E. B. Rampe, D. Sumner, P.-Y. Meslin, S. Maurice,O. Forni, O. Gasnault, M. Fisk, M. Schmidt, P. Mahaffy, L. A. Leshin, D. Glavin,A. Steele, C. Freissinet, R. Navarro-González, R. A. Yingst, L. C. Kah, N. Bridges, K. W. Lewis, T. F. Bristow, J. D. Farmer, J. A. Crisp, E. M. Stolper, D. J. Des Marais,P. Sarrazin, MSL Science Team. Science, 341, 1-7, 2013.

An improved carbon dioxide snow spectral albedo model: Application to Martian Surface conditions, ZZ.

Large Alluvial Fans on Mars, Jeffery Moore and Alan Howard, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 100, April 2005.

Tooting crater: Geology and geomorphology of the archetype large, fresh, impact crater on Mars Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry, Peter J. Mouginis-Mark∗, Joseph M. Boyce, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 1–23, 2012.

Seasonal Erosion and Restoration of Mars' Northern Polar Dunes, Kornfeld, S. et al., Science, Vol. 331, pg. 575-579, 2011.

Li, H., M.S. Robinson and D.M. Jurdy, Origin of martian northerh hemisphere mid-latitude lobate debris aprons, Icarus, vol. 176, 382-394, 2005.

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Subsurface water and clay mineral formation during the early history of Mars, Bethany L. Ehlmann,John F. Mustard ,Scott L. Murchie3, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Alain Meunier, Abigail A. Fraeman,Yves Langevinr, Nature, Volume: 479 Issue: 7371, pp. 53-60, 2011.


Mars, Atmosphere

The Case for a Wet, Warm Climate on Early Mars. Pollack, J.B. et al., Icarus 71, 203-224, 1987.

Making Mars habitable, McKay, C.P., Toon, O.B., Kasting, J.F., Nature. 352, 489-496, 1991.

Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars, Formisano, V. et al., Science, vol. 306, 2004.

Paucity of candidate coastal constructional landforms along proposed shorelines on Mars: Implications for a northern lowlands-filling ocean, Ghatan, G.J., Zimbelman, J.R., Icarus, 185, 171-96, 2006.

Detection of methane in the martian atmosphere: evidence for life?, Krasnopolsky, V.,et al., Icarus, vol. 172.2, 537-547, 2004.

Observations of atmospheric water vapor above the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars with the OMEGA/MEx imaging spectrometer". Maltagliati, T., et al. Icarus; vol. 194, Issue 1, Pp. 53-64, 2008.

Global modeling of the early martian climate under a denser CO2 atmosphere: Water cycle and ice evolution, Forget, F. et al., Icarus, vol. 222, pp. 1-19, 2013.

Abundance and isotopic composition of gasses in the Martian atmosphere from the Curiosity rover, Mahaffy, P. R. et al., Science, vol. 341, pp.263-266, 2013.

Carbon dioxide ice clouds, snowfalls, and baroclinic waves in the northern winter polar atmosphere of Mars, Kuroda, T., A. S. Medvedev, Y. Kasaba, and P. Hartogh, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40,1484-488, 2013.

A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Grotzinger, J.P., et al., Science 343, 1242777-1-14, 2014.


Mars, Water

The Subglacial Birth of Olympus Mons and its Aureoles, Hodges, C.A. and H. J. Moore, J. of Geophys. Res. Vol. 84, No. B14, pp. 8061-8074, 1979.

Evidence for recent groundwater seepage and surface runoff on Mars, Malin, M. C., and K. S. Edgett, Science 288.5475, 2330-2335, 2000.

Water and the martian landscape, Baker, V. R., Nature, 412, 228-236, 2001.

Exposed Water Ice Discovered near the South Pole of Mars, Titus, T. N. et al., Science, Vol. 299, pp 1048, 2003.

Fluvial sedimentary deposits on Mars: ancient deltas in a crater lake in the Nili Fossae region, Fassett, C.I., Head, J.W., Geophysical Research Letters. 32, L14201, 2005.

Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034. C.B. Agee et al., Science, 339, 780-785, 2013.

Observations of the Northern Seasonal Polar Cap on Mars: Spring Sublimation Activity and Processes, C. J. Hansen et al., Icarus. vol 225., 881 - 897, 2013.

Strong water isotopic anomalies in the martian atmosphere: Probing current and ancient reservoirs, Vilanueva G. L., Mumma M.J., Novak R.E., Kaeufl H. U., Hatogh P., Encrenaz T., Tokunga A., Khayat A., Smith, M. D. Science, 348, 218-221, 2015.

Martian north polar cap summer water cycle, Adrian J. Brown, Wendy M. Calvin, Patricio Becerrac , Shane Byrne, Icarus, Volume 277, Pages 401-415, 2016.

Mars' Volatile and Climate History, Jakosky, B.M. and Phillips, R.J., Nature, vol. 412, p. 237-244, 2001.

Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars, Vittorio Formisano, Sushil Atreya,Therese Encrenaz, Nikolai Ignatiev, Marco Giuranna, Science, Volume: 306, Issue: 5702, pp. 1758-1761, 2004.

Climate cycling on early Mars caused by the carbonsate-silicate cycle, Batalha, N.E., Kopparapu, R.K., Haqq-Misra, J. and Kasting, J.F., Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 455, pp.7-13, 2016.

Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater on Mars, Martin-Torres, F. J. et al., Nature Geoscience, v. 8, p. 357-361, 2015.

Mars, Life

Search for past life on Mars: Possible relic biogenic activity in Martian meteorite ALH84001, D. S. McKay and others, Science, vol. 273, pp. 924-930, 1996.

Mars, panspermia, and the origin of life: Where did it all begin?, J. L. Kirschvink and B. P. Weiss, Palaeontologica Electronica, 2002.

Initiation of clement surface conditions on the earliest Earth, N. H. Sleep and P. S. Neuhoff, PNAS, vol. 98, 3666-3672, 2001.

Plate Tectonics through Time Treatise on Geophysics, N. H. Sleep, vol. 9, 145-169, 2007.

Evolution of the continental lithosphere, Sleep, N. H., Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. vol. 33, pp.369-93, 2005.

Did Earthquakes Keep the Early Crust Habitable? Norman H. Sleep and Mark D. Zoback, Astrobiology, vol. 7, 2007.

H2-rich fluids from serpentinization: Geochemical and biotic implications, N. H. Sleep, PNAS, 2004. (pdf)

Palaeoproterozoic ice houses and the evolution of oxygen-mediating enzymes: the case for a late origin of photosystem II, J. L. Kirschvink and R. E. Kopp, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B, vol. 363, p. 2755-2765, 2008. (pdf)

Was the Paleoproterozoic Snowball Earth a biologically-triggered climate disaster?, Kopp, R.E., Kirschvink, J.L., Hilburn, I.A. & Nash, C.Z., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102: 11131-11136, 2005. (pdf)

Acidication, anoxia, and extinction: A multiple logistic regression analysis of extinction selectivity during the Middle and Late Permian, Geology, vol. 39, 1059-1062, 2011, M. E. Clapham and J. L. Payne,

Niches of the pre-photosynthetic biosphere and geologic preservation of Earth's earliest ecology, Sleep, N. H. and D. K. Bird,

Evolutionary ecology during the rise of dioxygen in the Earth's atmosphere, Sleep, N. H. and D. K. Bird, Philosophical Trans. B., 2008.

Possible presence of high-pressure ice in cold subducting slabs, Craig R. Bina & Alexandra Navrotsky, Nature, 408, 844-845, 2000

The search for life in our solar system and the implications for science and society, C. P. McKay, Philos. Trans. of the Roy. Soc., v. 369, p. 594-608, 2011.

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Earth Impact Effects Program: A web-based computer program for calculating the regional environmental consequences of a meteoroid impact on Earth, G. S. Collins, J. Melosh and R. A. Marcus

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