Habitability of Oceans and Aqueous Systems on Icy Satellites

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Peer reviewed articles (14)

Oxidation processes diversify the metabolic menu on Enceladus

Author(s): Christine Ray, Christopher R. Glein, J. Hunter Waite, Ben Teolis, Tori Hoehler, Julie A. Huber, Jonathan Lunine, Frank Postberg
Published in: Icarus, 364, 2021, Page(s) 114248, ISSN 0019-1035
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114248

The Science Case for a Return to Enceladus

Author(s): Morgan L. Cable, Carolyn Porco, Christopher R. Glein, Christopher R. German, Shannon M. MacKenzie, Marc Neveu, Tori M. Hoehler, Amy E. Hofmann, Amanda R. Hendrix, Jennifer Eigenbrode, Frank Postberg, Linda J. Spilker, Alfred McEwen, Nozair Khawaja, J. Hunter Waite, Peter Wurz, Jörn Helbert, Ariel Anbar, Jean-Pierre de Vera, Jorge Núñez
Published in: The Planetary Science Journal, 2/4, 2021, Page(s) 132, ISSN 2632-3338
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
DOI: 10.3847/psj/abfb7a

The Enceladus Orbilander Mission Concept: Balancing Return and Resources in the Search for Life

Author(s): Shannon M. MacKenzie, Marc Neveu, Alfonso F. Davila, Jonathan I. Lunine, Kathleen L. Craft, Morgan L. Cable, Charity M. Phillips-Lander, Jason D. Hofgartner, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, J. Hunter Waite, Christopher R. Glein, Robert Gold, Peter J. Greenauer, Karen Kirby, Christopher Bradburne, Samuel P. Kounaves, Michael J. Malaska, Frank Postberg, G. Wesley Patterson, Carolyn Porco, Jorge I. Núñez,
Published in: The Planetary Science Journal, 2/2, 2021, Page(s) 77, ISSN 2632-3338
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
DOI: 10.3847/psj/abe4da

Macromolecular organic compounds from the depths of Enceladus

Author(s): Frank Postberg, Nozair Khawaja, Bernd Abel, Gael Choblet, Christopher R. Glein, Murthy S. Gudipati, Bryana L. Henderson, Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Sascha Kempf, Fabian Klenner, Georg Moragas-Klostermeyer, Brian Magee, Lenz Nölle, Mark Perry, René Reviol, Jürgen Schmidt, Ralf Srama, Ferdinand Stolz, Gabriel Tobie, Mario Trieloff, J. Hunter Waite
Published in: Nature, 558/7711, 2018, Page(s) 564-568, ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0246-4

In situ collection of dust grains falling from Saturn’s rings into its atmosphere

Author(s): Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Jürgen Schmidt, Sascha Kempf, Frank Postberg, Georg Moragas-Klostermeyer, Martin Seiß, Holger Hoffmann, Marcia Burton, ShengYi Ye, William S. Kurth, Mihály Horányi, Nozair Khawaja, Frank Spahn, Daniel Schirdewahn, James O’Donoghue, Luke Moore, Jeff Cuzzi, Geraint H. Jones, Ralf Srama
Published in: Science, 362/6410, 2018, Page(s) eaat3185, ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
DOI: 10.1126/science.aat3185

Close Cassini flybys of Saturn’s ring moons Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Pandora, and Epimetheus

Author(s): B. J. Buratti, P. C. Thomas, E. Roussos, C. Howett, M. Seiß, A. R. Hendrix, P. Helfenstein, R. H. Brown, R. N. Clark, T. Denk, G. Filacchione, H. Hoffmann, G. H. Jones, N. Khawaja, P. Kollmann, N. Krupp, J. Lunine, T. W. Momary, C. Paranicas, F. Postberg, M. Sachse, F. Spahn, J. Spencer, R. Srama, T. Albin, K. H. Baines, M. Ciarniello, T. Economou, H.-W. Hsu, S. Kempf, S. M. Krimigis, D. Mitchell
Published in: Science, 364/6445, 2019, Page(s) eaat2349, ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
DOI: 10.1126/science.aat2349

Analogue spectra for impact ionization mass spectra of water ice grains obtained at different impact speeds in space

Author(s): Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg, Jon Hillier, Nozair Khawaja, René Reviol, Ralf Srama, Bernd Abel, Ferdinand Stolz, Sascha Kempf
Published in: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 2019, ISSN 0951-4198
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8518

Analogue spectra for impact ionization mass spectra of water ice grainsobtainedat different impact speeds in space

Author(s): Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg, Jon Hillier, Nozair Khawaja, René Reviol, Ralf Srama, Bernd Abel, Ferdinand Stolz, Sascha Kempf
Published in: Astrobiology, 2019, ISSN 1531-1074
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

Ice-Ocean Exchange Processes in the Jovian and Saturnian Satellites

Author(s): Krista M. Soderlund, Klára Kalousová, Jacob J. Buffo, Christopher R. Glein, Jason C. Goodman, Giuseppe Mitri, G. Wesley Patterson, Frank Postberg, Marc Rovira-Navarro, Tina Rückriemen, Joachim Saur, Britney E. Schmidt, Christophe Sotin, Tilman Spohn, Gabriel Tobie, Tim Van Hoolst, Steven D. Vance, Bert Vermeersen
Published in: Space Science Reviews, 216/5, 2020, ISSN 0038-6308
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00706-6

Experimental and Simulation Efforts in the Astrobiological Exploration of Exooceans

Author(s): Ruth-Sophie Taubner, Karen Olsson-Francis, Steven D. Vance, Nisha K. Ramkissoon, Frank Postberg, Jean-Pierre de Vera, André Antunes, Eloi Camprubi Casas, Yasuhito Sekine, Lena Noack, Laura Barge, Jason Goodman, Mohamed Jebbar, Baptiste Journaux, Özgür Karatekin, Fabian Klenner, Elke Rabbow, Petra Rettberg, Tina Rückriemen-Bez, Joachim Saur, Takazo Shibuya, Krista M. Soderlund
Published in: Space Science Reviews, 216/1, 2020, ISSN 0038-6308
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-0635-5

Discriminating Abiotic and Biotic Fingerprints of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in Ice Grains Relevant to Ocean Worlds

Author(s): Fabian Klenner, Frank Postberg, Jon Hillier, Nozair Khawaja, Morgan L. Cable, Bernd Abel, Sascha Kempf, Christopher R. Glein, Jonathan I. Lunine, Robert Hodyss, René Reviol, Ferdinand Stolz
Published in: Astrobiology, 2020, ISSN 1531-1074
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2019.2188

Low-mass nitrogen-, oxygen-bearing, and aromatic compounds in Enceladean ice grains

Author(s): N Khawaja, F Postberg, J Hillier, F Klenner, S Kempf, L Nölle, R Reviol, Z Zou, R Srama
Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 489/4, 2019, Page(s) 5231-5243, ISSN 0035-8711
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz2280

Key Technologies and Instrumentation for Subsurface Exploration of Ocean Worlds

Author(s): Bernd Dachwald, Stephan Ulamec, Frank Postberg, Frank Sohl, Jean-Pierre de Vera, Christoph Waldmann, Ralph D. Lorenz, Kris A. Zacny, Hugo Hellard, Jens Biele, Petra Rettberg
Published in: Space Science Reviews, 216/5, 2020, ISSN 0038-6308
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00707-5

Exploration of Enceladus and Titan: investigating ocean worlds’ evolution and habitability in the Saturn system

Author(s): Giuseppe Mitri, Jason Barnes, Athena Coustenis, Enrico Flamini, Alexander Hayes, Ralph D. Lorenz, Marco Mastrogiuseppe, Roberto Orosei, Frank Postberg, Kim Reh, Jason M. Soderblom, Christophe Sotin, Gabriel Tobie, Paolo Tortora, Veronique Vuitton, Peter Wurz
Published in: Experimental Astronomy, 2021, ISSN 0922-6435
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09772-2

Book chapters (2)

The Geochemistry of Enceladus: Composition and Controls

Author(s): C. R. Glein, F. Postberg, S. D. Vance
Published in: Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn, 2018, Page(s) 39 - 56, ISBN 9780-816537075
Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
DOI: 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816537075-ch003

Plume and Surface Composition of Enceladus

Author(s): F. Postberg, R. N. Clark, C. J. Hansen, A. J. Coates, C. M. Dalle Ore, F. Scipioni, M. M. Hedman, J. H. Waite
Published in: Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn, 2018, Page(s) 129 - 162, ISBN 9780-816537075
Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
DOI: 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816537075-ch007