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Life-Earth coevolution: the role of phosphorus in Archean oxygen accumulation

Author(s): Cañadas, F., R. Guilbaud, P. Fralick, Y. Xiong, S. W. Poulton, M.-P. Martin-Redondo, A. G. Fairén
Published in: EPSC, Issue 200, 2024
Publisher: Europlanet Society

Preservation of organics in Martian clays.

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., E. Mateo, C. Robas, V. Muñoz-Iglesias, D. Carrizo, M. Fernandez-Sampedro, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, L. Gago-Duport, E. Losa-Adams, N. Lanza, P. J. Gasda, V. Fox, T. Fornaro, T. Bristow, J. L. Bishop and C. Gil-Lozano.
Published in: EGU General Assembly, Issue "#16034", 2019
Publisher: EGU

Searching for Signs of Life with the ExoMars Rover: Why the mission is how it is.

Author(s): Vago, J. L., E. Sefton-Nash, P. Baglioni, A. Haldemann, C. Leff, A. Griffiths, N. Schmitz, Y. Dobrolenskiy, O. Korablev, V. Ciarletti, W.-S. Benedix, S. Nikiforov, I. Mitrofanov,J.-L. Josset, F. Westall, M. C. De Sanctis, F. Altieri, E. Ammannito, C. Pilorget, D. Loizeau, G. López, L. Seoane, N. Grand, W. Brinckerhoff, F. Goesmann, M. Balme, E. Hauber, J. Bridges, C. Schröder, C. Quantin-Nataf,
Published in: Biosignature identification in habitable Martian environments (virtual meeting), 2020
Publisher: Royal Astronomical Society

Probable concretions observed in the Shenandoah formation of Jezero Crater, Mars and comparison with terrestrial analogs

Author(s): Kalucha, H., A. Broz, N. Randazzo, J. Aramendia, J.M. Madariaga, B. Garczynski, N. Lanza, L. Mandon, T. Fouchet, D. C. Catling, A.G. Fairén, L. Kivrak, P. J. Gasda, J. I. Núñez, E. Cloutis, K.P. Hand, J.W. Rice, W. W. Fischer, S. Maurice, R.C. Wiens
Published in: 10thMars, Issue 3011, 2024
Publisher: LPI

The scientific significance of potential samples from the Jezero crater rim

Author(s): Mayhew, L.E., C. Quantin-Nataf, E. L. Scheller, J. I. Simon, T. Bosak, B. P. Weiss, B. H. N. Horgan, A. J. Brown, M. Deahn, A. G. Fairén, K. A. Farley, E. Hausrath, C. D. K. Herd, J. R. Johnson, N. Randazzo, S. K. Sharma, K. Stack, M. Wadhwa
Published in: AbSciCon, Issue 305-03, 2024
Publisher: AGU

Towards Seitah's viscosity

Author(s): A.J. Brown, Fairén, A. G., P. Pinet, K.P. Hand, E. Cloutis, J.M. Madariaga, J.M. Comellas, M. Schmidt, J.I. Simon, V. Debaille, C.D.K. Herd, A. Udry, J.I. Núñez, N. Randazzo, L. Mayhew
Published in: LPSC abstracts, Issue 1190, 2025
Publisher: LPI

Geomorphology in the transition Arabia Terra/Noachis Terra, Mars.

Author(s): Robas, C., A. Molina, I. López, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén
Published in: European Astrobiology Network Association Conference, Issue "#280888", 2019
Publisher: EANA

Organic matter on Mars: inventory and implications

Author(s): Freissinet, C., D. P. Glavin, C. Szopa, A. Buch, J. L. Eigenbrode, M. Millan, B. Sutter, A. Williams, L. Chou, C. A. Knudson, W. B. Brinckerhoff, F. Gómez, A. G. Fairén, P. R. Mahaffy, C. A. Malespin
Published in: 10th Mars, Issue 3519, 2024
Publisher: LPI

Ecological successions in hypersaline desiccating lagoons on Earth as “astrobiological time-analogs” for early Mars

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., N. Rodriguez, L. Sanchez-Garcia, E. Uceda, D. Carrizo, P. Rojas, R. Amils, J. L. Sanz
Published in: JpGU, Issue M-IS07, 2024
Publisher: JPU

Sampling of Jezero crater Máaz formation by Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.

Author(s): Simon, J.I., H.E.F. Amundsen, L.W. Beegle, J. Bell, K.C. Benison, E.L. Berger, T. Bosak, T.M. Casade-mont, A.D. Czaja, B.A. Cohen, V.C. Debaille, A.G. Fairén, K.A. Farley, A.C. Fox, Y. Goreva, K. Hand, S.-E. Hamran, L. Hausrath, C. Herd, B. Horgan, J. Hurowitz, C.H. Lee, L. Mandon, M. Sylvestre, L.E. Mayhew, S. McLennan, R.C. Moeller, E.L. Scheller, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, L.V. Sun, D.L. Shust
Published in: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Issue 1294, 2022
Publisher: LPI

The effects of climate change on the Atacama Desert as a pertinent Mars analog model.

Author(s): Azua-Bustos, A., and A. G. Fairén.
Published in: EGU general assembly (virtual), 2020
Publisher: EGU

Distinct small-scale (0.1 to 1 m) regolith features suggest regolith activity and provide clues about the bedrock at Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars.

Author(s): Hallet, B., R. S. Sletten, N. Mangold, A. G. Fairén, R. J. Sullivan.
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue "#593254", 2019
Publisher: AGU

Li intercalation in aluminosilicate fracture fills at Glen Rosa targets, Gale crater, Mars

Author(s): Losa-Adams E., A. G. Fairén, L. Gago-Duport
Published in: EPSC, Issue 575, 2024
Publisher: Europlanet

Salty Mars, from Perseverance to Viking: Geochemical Themes, Variation, and Habitability

Author(s): Clark, B. C., J. Hurowitz, D. C. Catling, D. T Flannery, K. C. Benison, P. Gasda, K. R. Moore, A. G. Fairén, F. Gomez, and A. Allwood
Published in: Goldschmidt Conference, Issue Abstract 1eT1, 2022, Page(s) 8850
Publisher: Geochemical Society

Icebergs on Early Mars

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., C. Woodworth-Lynas
Published in: GeoFutures2024, 2024
Publisher: The Geological Society of London

Archean carbonates and oxygen-rich oasis: implications for ancient life on Mars

Author(s): Cañadas, F., R. Guilbaud, A. G. Fairén, P. Fralick. A. ,
Published in: Goldschmidt Conference, Issue Abstract 20536, 2023
Publisher: Geochemical Society

Tracking the structural changes of poorly crystallized aluminosilicates by CheMin: A way to analyze the presence of organics in sediments of Gale Crater (Mars).

Author(s): Gago-Duport, L., E. Losa-Adams, S. F. Bastero, A. G. Fairén, C. Gil-Lozano
Published in: EPSC, Issue 575, 2024
Publisher: Europlanet

Aqueous alteration of layered deposits within Sera and Jiji craters, Mars.

Author(s): Pietro, I., G. Schmidt, A. C. Tangari, M. Pondrelli, F. Salese, S. Silvestro, A. G. Fairén, and L. Marinangeli
Published in: 90th Conference of the Italian Geological Society (virtual), 2021
Publisher: European Coastal Flood Awareness System

Microbial production of H2, CH4 and CO2 in the subsurface of Río Tinto, a geochemical Mars analog.

Author(s): Escudero C., N. Rodriguez, R. Amils, D. A. Carrizo, E. R. Uceda, A. G. Fairén, F. Gómez, J. L. Sanz.
Published in: Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration (virtual), Issue "#8035", 2021
Publisher: LPI

Phosphorus at Gale Crater, Mars, and its quantification with ChemCam on Curiosity

Author(s): Dimitracopoulos, F. D., H. E. Newsom, Z. U. Wolf, L. A. Scuderi, P.-Y. Meslin, O. Gasnault, S. M. Clegg, B. M. Tutolo, A. G. Fairén, R. C. Wiens, N. L. Lanza
Published in: 10th Mars, Issue 3399, 2024
Publisher: LPI

A komatiite succession as an analog for the olivine bearing rocks at Jezero.

Author(s): Brown, A., R. Wiens, S. Maurice, K. Uckert, M. Tice, D. Flannery, R.G. Deen, A.H. Treiman, K. L. Siebach, L.W. Beegle, W.J. Abbey, J.F. Bell, J.R. Johnson, L.E. Mayhew, J.I. Simon, O. Beyssac, P.A. Willis, R. Bhartia, R.J. Smith, T. Fouchet, C. Quantin-Nataf, P. Pinet, L. Mandon, S. Le Mouélic, A. Udry, B. Horgan, F. Calef, E. Cloutis, N. Turenne, C. Royer, M.-P. Zorzano, E. Ravanis, S. Fagents,
Published in: LPSC, Issue "#1406", 2022
Publisher: LPI

SHERLOC: Results of the first 350 sols of operations

Author(s): Beegle, L. W., R. Bhartia, L. DeFlores, W. Abbey, S. Asher, E. Berger, S. Bykov, A. Burton, E. Cardarelli, S. Clegg, P. Conrad, A. D. Czaja, K. S. Edgett, B. Ehlmann, A. G. Fairén, A. Fox, M. Fries, L. Kah, M. R. Kennedy, C. Lee, M. Minitti, A. E. Murphy, J. Razzell Hollis, R. Roppel, E. L. Scheller, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, C. Smith, P. Sobron, A. Steele, K. Uckert, R. Wiens, K. Williford, B.
Published in: COSPAR, Issue "Abstract #29721", 2022
Publisher: COSPAR

‘Cold Hotspots’: Ssubsurface and endolithic Antarctic environments could offer a clue to understanding hypothetical prokaryotic life on an early icy Mars.

Author(s): Parro, V., Fernández-Martínez, M. Á., M. García Villadangos, Y. Blanco, M. Moreno Paz, V. Gangloff, D. Carrizo, L. Sánchez-García, O. Prieto Ballesteros, M. Fernández Sampedro, M. P. Redondo Martín, M. Á. Lezcano, J. M. Manchado Ortega, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Astrobiology Science Conference, Issue "#312-2", 2019
Publisher: AGU

Flood deposited rhythmites in Gale Crater, Mars.

Author(s): Heydari, E., J. F. Schroeder, J. Van Beek, F. J. Calef, S. K. Rowland, T. J. Parker, A. G. Fairén
Published in: GSA Meeting, Issue "#336066", 2019
Publisher: GSA

Overview of MEDA results aboard Perseverance over the first sols on Mars.

Author(s): Rodriguez-Manfredi, J.A., M. de la Torre Juárez, A. Sánchez-Lavega, V. Apéstigue, I. Arruego, M. Baker, D. Banfield, J. Boland, J. Ceballos, P.G. Conrad, T. del Río-Gaztelurrutia, A. de Vicente-Retortillo, M. Domínguez-Pumar, S. Espejo, A.G. Fairén, and the MEDA Team.
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue "#P32C-01", 2021
Publisher: AGU

Icebergs on early Mars

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., E. Uceda
Published in: 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Issue M35p-256, 2023
Publisher: IUGG

The astrobiological potential of rogue planets.

Author(s): Schulze-Makuch, D. and Fairén, A.G.
Published in: 5th Annual Workshop der Deutschen Astrobiologischen Gesellschaft, 2021
Publisher: Deutsche Astrobiologische Gesellschaft e. V

Observations of the climate near the surface of Jezero over a half Mars year

Author(s): Jose A Rodriguez-Manfredi, Manuel de la Torre Juarez2, Agustin Sanchez-Lavega3, Victor Apestigue Palacio4, Ignacio Arruego5, Mariah MacQueen Baker6, Donald J Banfield7, Justin Boland8, Joaquín Ceballos9, Pamela Gales Conrad10, Teresa del Rio - Gaztelurrutia11, Álvaro Vicente-Retortillo12, Manuel Dominguez-Pumar13, Servando Espejo9, Alberto G. Fairén, Ricardo Ferrandiz15, Erik Fischer16, Maria G
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue Abstract P32B-06, 2022
Publisher: AGU

Analysis of drainage networks in the transition Arabia Terra/Noachis Terra: implications for the hydrologic evolution of Mars.

Author(s): Robas, C., I. López, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: VI Meeting of Planetary Science and Solar System Exploration, 2019
Publisher: CAB

Archean iron and phosphorus cycling and carbonate precipitation: implications for ancient life on Mars

Author(s): Cañadas, F., R. Guilbaud, A. G. Fairén, P. Fralick
Published in: EANA, Issue Abstract 187, 2023
Publisher: EANA

"SSbD space exploration: Towards ""safe"" chemicals and materials for use in exploring the martian environment"

Author(s): Hader, J. D., A. G. Fairén, M. Ågerstrand, M. MacLeod, and B. Nowack
Published in: Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD24) Conference, 2024
Publisher: EMPA

Can long runout landslides with longitudinal ridges be used as paleoclimatic marker in Iceland and on Mars?

Author(s): Magnarini, G., Champagne, A., Morino, C., Beck, C., Philippe, M., Salese, F. , A. G. Fairén, Decaulne, A., Conway, S.J.
Published in: World Landslide Forum, Issue Abstract P5.11, 2023
Publisher: WLF

Rapid inundation of Gale Crater, Mars.

Author(s): Heydari, E., F. J. Calef, J. Schroeder, J. Van Beek, S. K. Rowland, A. G. Fairén, and T. J. Parker.
Published in: GSA Meeting, Issue "#335837", 2019
Publisher: GSA

Geomorphology of the Sinus Sabaeus region, Mars.

Author(s): Robas, C., A. Molina, I. López, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (virtual), Issue "#7026", 2020
Publisher: LPI

Spectacular outcrops of the clay-bearing unit, Gale Crater, Mars.

Author(s): Heydari, E., J. F. Schroeder, J. Van Beek, F. J. Calef, S. K. Rowland, T. J. Parker, A. G. Fairén, L. M. Thompson
Published in: GSA Meeting, Issue "#338081", 2019
Publisher: GSA

In situ observation of hydrated carbonate in Jezero crater, Mars

Author(s): Srivastava, A., A. Steele, L. C. Kah, P. G. Conrad, S. Sharma, Y. Y. Phua, S. V. Bykov, D. Buckner, M. Minitti, Y. Liu, K. Uckert, M. M. Tice, W. J. Abbey, F. M. McCubbin, S. Siljeström, A. Treiman, R. S. Jakubek, T. Bosak, A. Murphy, E, Cloutis, O. Beyssac, A. Brown, A. G. Fairén, C. Lee, R. Bhartia, K. H. Williford, K. P. Hand
Published in: LPSC abstracts, Issue 1595, 2025
Publisher: LPI

Genetic hypotesis for the formation of the western Arabia Terra surface: astrobiological implications.

Author(s): Molina, A., O. Prieto-Ballesteros, I. López, C. Robas, A. G. Fairén
Published in: European Astrobiology Network Association Conference, Issue "# 282577", 2019
Publisher: EANA

Life-environment coevolution in the Archean: insights from phosphorus cycling

Author(s): Cañadas, F., R. Guilbaud, A. G. Fairén, P. Fralick
Published in: LPSC, Issue 1475, 2024
Publisher: LPI

Rhodococcus JG3 modifies its lipidic composition when exposed to cold brines.

Author(s): García-Descalzo, L., A. G. Fairén, D. Carrizo, and M. Á. Lezcano.
Published in: AbSciCon, Issue "#242-04", 2022
Publisher: LPI

The evolution of prokaryotic communities after desiccation of the Tirez endorheic athalassohaline lagoon, Spain: analog to evaporitic basins in Meridiani Planum, Mars?

Author(s): Uceda, E. R., N. Rodriguez, D. Carrizo, L. Sánchez-García, R. Amils, J. L. Sanz, A. G. Fairén
Published in: AbSciCon, Issue "#421-02", 2022
Publisher: LPI

Significant halite enrichment in the sulfate unit of Gale Crater, Mars

Author(s): Meslin, P.-Y., W. Rapin, O. Forni, A. Cousin, O. Gasnault, M. Loche, E. Dehouck, N. Mangold, G. Caravaca, S. Schröder, P. Gasda, S. Le Mouélic, J. Lasue, J. Frydenvang, B. Clark, A.G. Fairén, S. Maurice, R.C. Wiens, N. Lanza
Published in: 10th Mars, Issue 3421, 2024
Publisher: LPI

Grid mapping for the study of geologic gradients along Arabia Terra in the context of the ExoMars 2022 landing site.

Author(s): Molina, A., Robas, C., M. Voelker, I. López, M. A. de Pablo, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (virtual), Issue "#7025", 2020
Publisher: LPI

Introducing the concept of “astrobiological time-analogs”: Ecological successions throughout the desiccation of hypersaline lagoons on Earth and the wet-to-dry transition on early Mars., ,

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., N. Rodriguez, L. Sanchez-Garcia, E. Uceda, D. Carrizo, P. Rojas, R. Amils, and J. L. Sanz.
Published in: EGU Meeting, Issue "Abstract #16586", 2023
Publisher: EGU
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16586

Introducing the concept of “astrobiological time-analogs”: Ecological successions throughout the desiccation of hypersaline lagoons on Earth and the wet-to-dry transition on early Mars

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., N. Rodriguez, L. Sanchez-Garcia, E. Uceda, D. Carrizo, P. Rojas, R. Amils, and J. L. Sanz
Published in: PLANET-ESLAB-2023, 2023
Publisher: ESTEC

Archean carbonates and oxygen oasis: A window for ancient life on Mars?

Author(s): Cañadas, F., R. Guilbaud, A. G. Fairén, P. Fralick
Published in: Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON), Issue Session V, 2023
Publisher: European Astrobiology Institute (EAI)

3D Modeling flow of potential glaciers in the Gediz Vallis region, Gale Crater, Mars

Author(s): Fard K. B., I. B. Smith, B. Hallet, R. S. Sletten, A. G. Fairén
Published in: LPSC, Issue 1749, 2024
Publisher: LPI

Mapping organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater

Author(s): Sunanda Sharma, Ryan D. Roppel, Ashley Murphy, Luther W. Beegle, Rohit Bhartia, Andrew Steele, Joseph Razzell Hollis, Sandra Siljeström, Francis M. McCubbin, Sanford A. Asher, William J. Abbey, Abigail C. Allwood, Eve L. Berger, Benjamin L. Bleefeld, Aaron S. Burton, Sergei V. Bykov, Emily L. Cardarelli, Pamela G. Conrad, Andrea Corpolongo, Andrew D. Czaja, Lauren P. DeFlores, Kenneth Edgett, Alb
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue Abstract P55A-03, 2022
Publisher: AGU

On the hunt for detectable biosignatures in Jezero Crater: What to look for and where.

Author(s): Sharma, S., L.W. Beegle, R. Bhartia, S. Shkolyar, E.L. Berger, A. Corpolongo, A.D. Czaja, A. Murphy, A. G. Fairén, E. Cloutis, S. Siljeström, A. Steele, A. Yanchilina, P. Conrad, K. Moore, A. Williams, and the Mars 2020 Science Team
Published in: AbSciCon, Issue "Abstract #125-03", 2022
Publisher: LPI

Ecological successions throughout the desiccation of hypersaline lagoons on Earth and the wet-to-dry transition on early Mars

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., N. Rodriguez, L. Sanchez-Garcia, E. Uceda, D. Carrizo, P. Rojas, R. Amils, and J. L. Sanz
Published in: MedGU Meeting, Issue Abstract 259, 2023
Publisher: MedGU

Lipid profiles in cold brines as potential biomarkers

Author(s): García-Descalzo, L., Carrizo, D., and Fairén, A. G.
Published in: EANA, Issue 2PS-8, 2021
Publisher: EANA

First observations with MEDA: the environmental and meteorological package for Mars 2020.

Author(s): Rodriguez-Manfredi, J.A., M. de la Torre Juárez, V. Apestigue, I. Arruego, D. Banfield, J. Boland, J. Ceballos, P.G. Conrad, T. Del Río, M. Dominguez-Pumar, S. Espejo, A. G. Fairén, and the MEDA Team.
Published in: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (virtual), Issue "#1506", 2021
Publisher: Lunar and Planetary Institute

Inhabited subsurface wet smectites in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert as an analog for the search for life on Mars.

Author(s): Azua-Bustos, A., A. G. Fairén, C. González-Silva, D. Carrizo, M. Á. Fernández-Martínez, C. Arenas Fajardo, M. Fernández-Sampedro, C. Gil-Lozano, L. Sánchez-García, C. Ascaso, J. Wierzchos, E. B. Rampe.
Published in: Biosignature identification in habitable Martian environments (virtual meeting), 2020
Publisher: Royal Astronomical Society

Orbital context and in situ observations of Nili Fossae olivine-carbonate.

Author(s): Brown, A., R. Wiens, S. Maurice, P. Pinet, L. Mandon, S. Le Mouélic, L. Mayhew, A. Udry, B. Horgan, N. Turenne, F. Calef, E. Cloutis, T. Fouchet, C. Royer, M.-P. Zorzano, E. Ravanis, S. Fagents, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue "#P25I-2257", 2021
Publisher: AGU

Icebergs on Early Mars

Author(s): Alberto G. Fairén, Christopher Woodworth-Lynas
Published in: IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Issue 1, 2024, Page(s) 6172-6175
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10642003

Half a martian year of observations of the climate near the surface of Jezero

Author(s): de la Torre Juárez, M., J.A Rodríguez-Manfredi, A. Sánchez-Lavega, V. Apéstigue, I. Arruego, M. Baker, D. Banfield, J. Boland, J. Ceballos, P.G. Conrad, T. del Río, A. de Vicente-Retortillo, M. Domínguez-Pumar, S. Espejo, A.G. Fairén, et al., and the MEDA team
Published in: COSPAR, Issue "Abstract #32131", 2022
Publisher: COSPAR

Tirez (Spain): Prokaryotic communities in an endorheic athalassohaline lagoon analog to evaporitic basins in Meridiani Planum, Mars.

Author(s): Uceda, E. R., N. Rodriguez, E. E. Diaz, R. Amils, J. L. Sanz, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration (virtual), Issue "#8016", 2021
Publisher: LPI

The role of water on Sinus Sabaeus region, Mars.

Author(s): Robas, C., A. Molina, I. López, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Europlanet Science Congress (virtual), Issue EPSC Abstracts Vol.14, EPSC2020-967, 2020
Publisher: Europlanet Society

A song of ice and fire in Deception Island (Antarctica): microbial mat biomarkers in the geothermal band of Cerro Caliente

Author(s): Lezcano, M. Á., M. Moreno-Paz, D. Carrizo, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, M. Á. Fernández‑Martínez, L. Sánchez-García, Y. Blanco, F. Puente-Sánchez, G. de Diego-Castilla, M. García-Villadangos, A. G. Fairén and V. Parro.
Published in: Astrobiology Science Conference, Issue "#405-3", 2019
Publisher: AGU

Microbial communities in subsurface wet smectites in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert: Implications for the search for underground life on Mars with the 2021 rovers.

Author(s): Azua-Bustos, A., A. G. Fairén, C. González-Silva, J. Wierzchos, D. Carrizo, M. Á. Fernández-Martínez, C. Arenas-Fajardo, M. Fernández-Sampedro, C. Gil-Lozano, L. Sánchez-García, C. Ascaso.
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue "# P11C-3469", 2019
Publisher: AGU

Perchlorate on Mars – Overview and implications

Author(s): Archer, P.D., D.W. Ming, B. Sutter, J.V. Hogancamp, R.V. Morris, B.C. Clark, P.H. Mahaffy, R. Navarro-González, A.G. Fairén, C.P. McKay.
Published in: 9th Mars Conference, 2019
Publisher: AGU

Significant halite enrichment in the sulfate-unit of Gale Crater, Mars.

Author(s): Meslin, P.-Y., W. Rapin, O. Forni, A. Cousin, O. Gasnault, E. Dehouck, N. Mangold, M. Loche, G. Caravaca, P. Gasda, S. Schröder, J. Frydenvang, S. Maurice, R.C. Wiens, N. Lanza, A.G. Fairén
Published in: LPSC, Issue "#2492", 2022
Publisher: LPI

The detection of a potential biosignature by the Perseverance Rover on Mars

Author(s): Hurowitz, J., M.M. Tice, A.C. Allwood, M.L. Cable, K.P. Hand, A.E. Murphy, K. Uckert, J.F. Bell III, T. Bosak, A.P. Broz, E. Clave, A. Cousin, S. Davidoff, E. Dehouck, K.A. Farley, S. Gupta, S-E Hamran, K. Hickman-Lewis, J.R. Johnson, P.S. Jørgensen, L.C. Kah, H. Kalucha, T.V. Kizovski, D.A. Klevang-Pedersen, Y. Liu, F. M. McCubbin, E.L. Moreland, G. Paar, D.A. Paige, A.C. Pascuzzo, M. S. Rice, M
Published in: LPSC abstracts, Issue 2581, 2025
Publisher: LPI

Grid mapping survey for water- and volcanic-related features along Arabia Terra in the context of the ExoMars landing site.

Author(s): Molina, A., Robas, C., M. Voelker, I. López, M. A. de Pablo, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Europlanet Science Congress (virtual), Issue EPSC Abstracts Vol.14, EPSC2020-969, 2020
Publisher: Europlanet Society

Gale Crater block fields – role of dissolution and other processes

Author(s): Newsom, H. E., P. J. Gasda, N. L. Lanza, L. A. Scuderi, F. D. Dimitracopoulos, Z. E. Gallegos, S. A. Los, O. E. Gasnault, B. M. Tutolo, A. G. Fairén, E. Kite, E. B. Hughes
Published in: LPSC, Issue 2156, 2024
Publisher: LPI

Datation of water-related morphologies in the southwest Sinus Sabaeus, Mars

Author(s): Robas, C., Fairén, A.G.
Published in: LPSC abstracts, Issue 1839, 2025
Publisher: LPI

Margulis and Roemer craters: evidence for resurfacing and denudation on Mars.

Author(s): Robas, C., A. Molina, I. López, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén.
Published in: Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers (virtual), Issue "#7026", 2021
Publisher: LPI

The search for (bio)chemical complexity in the Solar System: in situ analysis of putative prebiotic polymers on Mars and icy moons.

Author(s): Fairén, A. G., J. Gómez-Elvira, C. Briones, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, J. A. Rodríguez-Manfredi, T. Belenguer, R. López Heredero, V. Parro.
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue "# P33D-20", 2019
Publisher: AGU

Collecting samples from the Máaz Formation of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Author(s): Simon, J.I., H.E.F. Amundsen, L.W. Beegle, J. Bell, K.C. Benison, E.L. Berger, T. Bosak, T.M. Casade-mont, A.D. Czaja, B.A. Cohen, V.C. Debaille, A.G. Fairén, K.A. Farley, A.C. Fox, Y. Goreva, K. Hand, S.-E. Hamran, L. Hausrath, C. Herd, B. Horgan, J. Hurowitz, C.H. Lee, L. Mandon, M. Sylvestre, L.E. Mayhew, S. McLennan, R.C. Moeller, E.L. Scheller, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, L.V. Sun, D.L. Shust
Published in: COSPAR, Issue "Abstract #30380", 2022
Publisher: COSPAR

The petrogenetic history of the Jezero Crater delta front from microscale observations by the Mars 2020 PIXL instrument

Author(s): Hurowitz, J.A., M.M. Tice, A.C. Allwood, M.L. Cable, T. Bosak, A. Broz, G. Caravaca, B.C. Clark, E. Dehouck, A. G. Fairén, F. Gomez, J.P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, J.R. Johnson, L.C., Kah, H. Kalucha, J. Labrie, A. Li, L. Mandon, D.A.K. Pedersen, F. Poulet, N. Randazzo, E.L. Scheller, M.E., Schmidt, D.L. Shuster, K.L. Siebach, S. Siljeström, J.I. Simon, N.J. Tosca, A.H. Treiman, S.J. VanBommel, L.A.
Published in: Goldschmidt Conference, Issue Abstract 18487, 2023
Publisher: Geochemical Society

The Surprising Viscosity of Séítah

Author(s): Brown, A. J., P. Pinet, A. Udry, J. I. Simon, J. Comellas, E. Cloutis, A. G. Fairén, L. Mayhew, J. I. Núñez, K. P. Hand, V. Debaille, C.D.K. Herd, M. Schmidt, N. Randazzo and J. M. Madariaga
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting, Issue V13F-05, 2024
Publisher: AGU

Circumstellar dust with metastable eutectic composition as primary material for clay formation in the Noachian terrains of Mars.

Author(s): Gil Lozano, C., E. Losa-Adams, S. F. Bastero, A. G. Fairén, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, L. Gago-Duport.
Published in: VI Meeting of Planetary Science and Solar System Exploration, 2019
Publisher: CAB

The petrogenetic history of the Jezero Crater delta front from microscale observations by the Mars 2020 PIXL instrument

Author(s): Hurowitz, J.A., M.M. Tice, A.C. Allwood, M.L. Cable, T. Bosak, A. Broz, G. Caravaca, B.C. Clark, E. Dehouck, A. G. Fairén, F. Gomez, J.P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, J.R. Johnson, L.C., Kah, H. Kalucha, J. Labrie, A. Li, L. Mandon, D.A.K. Pedersen, F. Poulet, N. Randazzo, E.L. Scheller, M.E., Schmidt, D.L. Shuster, K.L. Siebach, S. Siljeström, J.I. Simon, N.J. Tosca, A.H. Treiman, S.J. VanBommel, L.A.
Published in: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Issue "Abstract #2301", 2023
Publisher: LPI

Phosphorus cycling and bioavailability in archean carbonates: analogues for martian paleoenvironments

Author(s): Cañadas, F., A. G. Fairén
Published in: Europlanet Science Congress, Issue "Abstract #TP17-311", 2022
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH

Dark microbiome and extremely low organics in an Atacama fossil river deltaunveil the limits for life detection on Mars

Author(s): Armando Azua-Bustos
Published in: Biennial European Astrobiology Conference, Issue Session VI, 2023
Publisher: European Astrobiology Institute (EAI)

Alteration history of Séítah formation rocks inferred by PIXL X-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, and multispectral imaging on Mars

Author(s): Tice, M., J. Hurowitz, A. C. Allwood, M. W. M. Jones, B. J. Orenstein, S. Davidoff, A. P. Wright, D. Pedersen, J. Henneke, N. Tosca, K. Moore, B. Clark, S. M. McLennan, D. Flannery, A. Steele, A. Brown, M.-P. Zorzano, K. Hickman-Lewis, Y. Liu, S. VanBommel, M. Schmidt, T. Kizovski, A. Treiman, L. O’Neil, A. G. Fairén, D. Shuster, S. Gupta, and the PIXL Team
Published in: Science Advances, 2022, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9084

Aqueous alteration processes and implications for organic geochemistry in Jezero crater, Mars

Author(s): Scheller, E. L., J. R. Hollis, E. L. Cardarelli, A. Steele, L. W. Beegle, R. Bhartia, P. Conrad, K. Uckert, S. Sharma, B. L. Ehlmann, W. J. Abbey, S. A. Asher, K. C. Benison, E. L. Berger, O. Beyssac, B. L. Bleefeld, T. Bosak, A. J. Brown, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, E. Cloutis, A. G. Fairén, L. DeFlores, K. A. Farley, D. M. Fey, T. Fornaro, A. C. Fox, M. Fries, K. Hickman-Lewis, W. F. Hug, J. E.
Published in: Science, 2022, ISSN 1095-9203
Publisher: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/science.abo5204

A olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Author(s): Liu, Y., M.M. Tice, M.E. Schmidt, A.H. Treiman, T.V. Kizovski, J.A. Hurowitz, A.C. Allwood, J. Henneke, D.A.K. Pedersen, S.J. VanBommel, M.W.M. Jones, A.L. Knight, B.J. Orenstein, B.C. Clark, W.T. Elam, C.M. Heirwegh, T. Barber, L.W. Beegle, K. Benzerara, S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, T. Bosak, A.J. Brown, E.L. Cardarelli, D.C. Catling, J.R. Christian, E.A. Cloutis, B.A. Cohen, S. Davidoff, A. G. Fairé
Published in: Science, 2022, ISSN 1095-9203
Publisher: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2756

The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A Suite of Environmental Sensors for the Mars 2020 Mission

Author(s): J. A. Rodriguez-Manfredi, M. de la Torre Juárez, A. Alonso, V. Apéstigue, I. Arruego, T. Atienza, D. Banfield, J. Boland, M. A. Carrera, L. Castañer, J. Ceballos, H. Chen-Chen, A. Cobos, P. G. Conrad, E. Cordoba, T. del Río-Gaztelurrutia, A. de Vicente-Retortillo, M. Domínguez-Pumar, S. Espejo, A. G. Fairen, A. Fernández-Palma, R. Ferrándiz, F. Ferri, E. Fischer, A. García-Manchado, M. Gar
Published in: Space Science Reviews, Issue 217, 2021, Page(s) 48, ISSN 0038-6308
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-021-00816-9

Geomorphology of the southwest Sinus Sabaeus region: evidence for an ancient hydrological cycle on Mars

Author(s): C. Robas, A. Molina, I. López, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, A. G. Fairén
Published in: Journal of Maps, Issue 17, 2021, Page(s) 526-532, ISSN 1744-5647
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2021.1971117

Can Halophilic and Psychrophilic Microorganisms Modify the Freezing/Melting Curve of Cold Salty Solutions? Implications for Mars Habitability

Author(s): Laura Garcia-Descalzo, Carolina Gil-Lozano, Victoria Muñoz-Iglesias, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Armando Azua-Bustos, Alberto G. Fairén
Published in: Astrobiology, Issue 20/9, 2020, Page(s) 1067-1075, ISSN 1531-1074
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2019.2094

Geology, in-situ resource-identification and engineering analysis of the Vernal crater area (Arabia Terra): A suitable Mars human landing site candidate

Author(s): M. Pajola, R. Pozzobon, S. Silvestro, F. Salese, S. Rossato, L. Pompilio, G. Munarettoi, L.T eodoro, A. Kling, E. Simioni, A. Lucchetti, L. L. Tornabene, L. Marinangeli, A. C. Tangari, J. Wilson, G. Cremonese, M. Massironi, N. Thomas
Published in: Planetary and Space Science, Issue 213, 2022, Page(s) 105444, ISSN 0032-0633
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2022.105444

Unveiling metabolic pathways involved in the extreme desiccation tolerance of an Atacama cyanobacterium

Author(s): Moore R.A, Azua-Bustos A, González-Silva C, Carr C.E.
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2023, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41879-8

Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, Mars

Author(s): Farley, K.A., K.M. Stack, D.L. Shuster, B.H.N. Horgan, J.A. Hurowitz, J..D. Tarnas, J.I. Simon, V.Z. Sun, E.L. Scheller, K.R. Moore, S.M. McLennan, P.M. Vasconcelos, R.C. Wiens, A.H. Treiman, L.E. Mayhew, O. Beyssac, T.V. Kizovski, N.J. Tosca, J.A. Hurowitz, Kenneth H. Williford, L. S. Crumpler, L.W. Beegle, J.F. Bell III, B.L. Ehlmann, Y. Liu, J.N. Maki, M.E. Schmidt, A.C. Allwood, H.E.F. Amundse
Published in: Science, 2022, ISSN 1095-9203
Publisher: AAAS
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Origin and composition of three heterolithic boulder- and cobble-bearing deposits overlying the Murray and Stimson formations, Gale Crater, Mars

Author(s): Roger C. Wiens, Kenneth S. Edgett, Kathryn M. Stack, William E. Dietrich, Alexander B. Bryk, Nicolas Mangold, Candice Bedford, Patrick Gasda, Alberto Fairén, Lucy Thompson, Jeff Johnson, Olivier Gasnault, Sam Clegg, Agnes Cousin, Olivier Forni, Jens Frydenvang, Nina Lanza, Sylvestre Maurice, Horton Newsom, Ann Ollila, Valerie Payré, Frances Rivera-Hernandez, Ashwin Vasavada
Published in: Icarus, Issue 350, 2020, Page(s) 113897, ISSN 0019-1035
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113897

A new deal for the human exploration of Mars

Author(s): Fairén, A.G., Cabrol, N.A.
Published in: Nature Astronomy, 2023, ISSN 2397-3366
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-023-02013-w

Long lasting habitable periods in Gale crater constrained by glauconitic clays

Author(s): E. Losa-Adams, C. Gil-Lozano, A. G. Fairén, J. Bishop, E. B. Rampe and L. Gago-Duport
Published in: Nature Astronomy, Issue 5, 2021, Page(s) 936–942, ISSN 2397-3366
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Periodic Bedrock Ridges at the ExoMars 2022 Landing Site: Evidence for a Changing Wind Regime

Author(s): S. Silvestro, A. Pacifici, F. Salese, D.A. Vaz, A. Neesemann, D. Tirsch, C.I. Popa, M. Pajola, G. Franzese, G. Mongelluzzo, A.C. Ruggeri, F. Cozzolino, C. Porto, F. Esposito
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters, Issue 48, 2021, Page(s) e2020GL091651, ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2020gl091651

Technologies for handling, preparation, and liquid-based analysis of fluidic samples in space

Author(s): Kehl, F., K. Bywaters, A. G. Fairén, T. Granata, A. J. Ricco, L. Zea
Published in: Frontiers in Space Technologies, 2022, ISSN 2673-5075
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/frspt.2022.989416

Probable Concretions Observed in the Shenandoah Formation of Jezero Crater, Mars and Comparison With Terrestrial Analogs

Author(s): H. Kalucha, A. Broz, N. Randazzo, J. Aramendia, J. M. Madariaga, B. Garczynski, N. Lanza, L. Mandon, T. Fouchet, D. C. Catling, A. G. Fairén, L. Kivrak, P. J. Gasda, J. I. Núñez, E. Cloutis, K. P. Hand, J. W. Rice, W. W. Fischer, S. Maurice, R. C. Wiens
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Issue 129, 2024, Page(s) e2023JE008138, ISSN 2169-9097
Publisher: AGU
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Ground penetrating radar observations of subsurface structures in the floor of Jezero Crater

Author(s): Hamran, S.-E., D. A. Paige, A. Allwood, H. E.F. Amundsen, T. Berger, S. Brovoll, L. Carter, T. Casademont, L. Damsgård, H. Dypvik, S. Eide, A. G. Fairén, R. Ghent, J. Kohler, M. T. Mellon, D. C. Nunes, D. Plettemeier, P. Russell, M. Siegler, M. Jørgen Øyan
Published in: Science Advances, 2022, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp8564

Overview and results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover’s first science campaign on the Jezero Crater floor

Author(s): Vivian Z Sun , Kevin P Hand , Kathryn M Stack , Ken A Farley , Justin I Simon , Claire Newman , Sunanda Sharma , Yang Liu , Roger C Wiens , Amy J Williams , Nicholas Tosca , Sanna Alwmark , Olivier Beyssac , Adrian Brown , Fred Calef , Emily L Cardarelli , Elise Clavé , Barbara Cohen , Andrea Corpolongo , Andrew D Czaja , Tyler del Sesto , A. G. Fairen , Teresa Fornaro , Thierry Fouchet, Brad Gar
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 2023, ISSN 2169-9100
Publisher: AGU
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Setting the geological scene for the origin of life and continuing open questions about its emergence

Author(s): Westall, F., A. Brack, A.G. Fairen, M. Schulte
Published in: Front. Astron. Space Sci., 2023, ISSN 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
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Metabolomics as an Emerging Tool in the Search for Astrobiologically Relevant Biomarkers

Author(s): Lauren Seyler, Elizabeth B. Kujawinski, Armando Azua-Bustos, Michael D. Lee, Jeffrey Marlow, Scott M. Perl, Henderson James Cleaves II
Published in: Astrobiology, Issue 20/10, 2020, Page(s) 1251-1261, ISSN 1531-1074
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
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Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars

Author(s): Kenneth S. Edgett, Steven G. Banham, Kristen A. Bennett, Lauren A. Edgar, Christopher S. Edwards, Alberto G. Fairén, Christopher M. Fedo, Deirdra M. Fey, James B. Garvin, John P. Grotzinger, Sanjeev Gupta, Marie J. Henderson, Christopher H. House, Nicolas Mangold, Scott M. McLennan, Horton E. Newsom, Scott K. Rowland, Kirsten L. Siebach, Lucy Thompson, Scott J. VanBommel, Roger C. Wiens, Rebecca
Published in: Geosphere, Issue 16/6, 2020, Page(s) 1508-1537, ISSN 1553-040X
Publisher: Geological Society of America
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A roadmap for planetary caves science and exploration

Author(s): Titus, T. N., J. J. Wynne, M. J. Malaska, P. de León, C. Demirel-Floyd, H. Jones, F. Sauro, K. Uckert, A. Agha-mohammadi, E. C. Alexander, J. W. Ashley, A. Azua-Bustos, P. J. Boston, D. L. Buczkowski, L. Chiao, G. E. Cushing, J. DeDecker, A. G. Fairén, A. Frumkin, J. de Waele, G. L. Harris, L. A. Kerber, R. J. Léveillé, K. Manyapu, M. Massironi, A. Z. Miller, J. E. Mylroie, B. P. Onac, S. Para
Published in: Nature Astronomy, Issue 5, 2021, Page(s) 524–525, ISSN 2397-3366
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-021-01385-1

The emerging archaeological record of Mars

Author(s): Justin A. Holcomb, Beth L. O’Leary, Alberto G. Fairén, Rolfe D. Mandel, Karl W. Wegmann
Published in: Nature Astronomy, Issue 8, 2024, Page(s) 1490-1492, ISSN 2397-3366
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Geomicrobiological Heterogeneity of Lithic Habitats in the Extreme Environment of Antarctic Nunataks: A Potential Early Mars Analog

Author(s): Fernández-Martínez, M. A., M. Moreno-Paz, M. García-Villadangos, V. Gangloff, Y. Blanco, D. Carrizo, L. Sánchez-García, M. C. Casero, J. Wierzchos, S. González, M. P. Martín Redondo, M. T. Fernández Sampedro, V. Parro, and A. G. Fairén
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) 12:670982, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
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Astrobiological Potential of Rocks Acquired by the Perseverance Rover at a Sedimentary Fan Front in Jezero Crater, Mars

Author(s): T. Bosak, D. L. Shuster, E. L. Scheller, S. Siljeström, M. J. Zawaski, L. Mandon, J. I. Simon, B. P. Weiss, K. M. Stack, E. N. Mansbach, A. H. Treiman, K. C. Benison, A. J. Brown, A. D. Czaja, K. A. Farley, E. M. Hausrath, K. Hickman‐Lewis, C. D. K. Herd, J. R. Johnson, L. E. Mayhew, M. E. Minitti, K. H. Williford, B. V. Wogsland, M.‐P. Zorzano, A. C. Allwood, H. E. F. Amundsen, J. F. Bell, K
Published in: AGU Advances, Issue 5, 2024, Page(s) e2024AV001241, ISSN 2576-604X
Publisher: AGU
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Lacustrine sedimentation by powerful storm waves in Gale crater and its implications for a warming episode on Mars

Author(s): Ezat Heydari, Jeffrey F. Schroeder, Fred J. Calef, Timothy J. Parker, A.G. Fairen
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2023, ISSN 2332-2675
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Meteorological Predictions for Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing Site at Jezero Crater

Author(s): Jorge Pla-García, S. C. R. Rafkin, G. M. Martinez, Á. Vicente-Retortillo, C. E. Newman, H. Savijärvi, M. de la Torre, J. A. Rodriguez-Manfredi, F. Gómez, A. Molina, D. Viúdez-Moreiras, Ari-Matti Harri
Published in: Space Science Reviews, Issue 216/8, 2020, ISSN 0038-6308
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Planetary Protection requirements should address pollution from chemicals and materials

Author(s): John D. Hader, A.G. Fairen, Matthew MacLeod
Published in: PNAS, 2023, ISSN 1091-6490
Publisher: NAS
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The diverse meteorology of Jezero crater over the first 250 sols of Perseverance on Mars

Author(s): J. A. Rodriguez-Manfredi, M. de la Torre Juarez, A. Sanchez-Lavega, R. Hueso, G. Martinez, M. T. Lemmon, C. E. Newman, A. Munguira, M. Hieta, L. K. Tamppari, J. Polkko, D. Toledo, E. Sebastian, M. D. Smith, I. Jaakonaho, M. Genzer, A. De Vicente-Retortillo, D. Viudez-Moreiras, M. Ramos, A. Saiz-Lopez, A. Lepinette, M. Wolff, R. J. Sullivan, J. Gomez-Elvira, V. Apestigue, P. G. Conrad, T. Del Rio-G
Published in: Nature Geoscience, 2023, ISSN 1752-0908
Publisher: Springer Nature
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An Experimental Approach to Inform Venus Astrobiology Mission Design and Science Objectives

Author(s): Duzdevich, Daniel; Petkowski, Janusz J.; Bains, William; Cleaves, H. James; Carr, Christopher E.; Borowska, Ewa I.; Azua-Bustos, Armando; Cable, Morgan L.; Dorrington, Graham E.; Grinspoon, David H.; Ligterink, Niels F. W.; Riedo, Andreas; Wurz, Peter; Seager, Sara
Published in: Aerospace, 2022, ISSN 2226-4310
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace9100597

Changes in membrane fatty acids of a halo-psychrophile exposed to magnesium perchlorate and low temperatures: Implications for Mars habitability

Author(s): L. García-Descalzo, M. Á. Lezcano, D. Carrizo, A.G. Fairen
Published in: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023, ISSN 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1034651

Ecological successions throughout the desiccation of Tirez lagoon (Spain) as an astrobiological time-analog for wet-to-dry transitions on Mars

Author(s): A.G. Fairen, Nuria Rodríguez, Laura Sánchez-García, Patricia Rojas, E.R. Uceda, Daniel Carrizo, Ricardo Amils & José L. Sanz
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2023, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28327-3

Deposits from giant floods in Gale crater and their implications for the climate of early Mars

Author(s): E. Heydari, J. F. Schroeder, F. J. Calef, J. Van Beek, S. K. Rowland, T. J. Parker, A. G. Fairén
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
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The beauty and the yeast: can the microalgae Dunaliella form a borderline lichen with Hortaea werneckii?

Author(s): Lucia Muggia, Polona Zalar, Armando Azua-Bustos, Carlos González-Silva, Martin Grube, Nina Gunde-Cimerman
Published in: Symbiosis, Issue 82/1-2, 2020, Page(s) 123-131, ISSN 0334-5114
Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration

Author(s): J. Wynne, J., T. N. Titus, A. Agha-Mohammadi, A. Azua-Bustos, P. J. Boston, P. de León, C. Demirel-Floyd, J. De Waele, H. Jones, M. J. Malaska, A. Z. Miller, H. M. Sapers, F. Sauro, D. L. Sonderegger, K. Uckert, U. Y. Wong, E. C. Alexander, L. Chiao, G. E. Cushing, J. DeDecker, A. G. Fairén, A. Frumkin, G. L. Harris, M. L. Kearney, L. A. Kerber, R. J. Léveillé, K. Manyapu, M. Massironi, J. E.
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 2022, Page(s) e2022JE007194, ISSN 2169-9100
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2022je007194

Evaluating the Microbial Habitability of Rogue Planets and Proposing Speculative Scenarios on How They Might Act as Vectors for Panspermia.

Author(s): Dirk Schulze-Makuch; Alberto G. Fairén
Published in: Life, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) 833, ISSN 2075-1729
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.14279/depositonce-12379

Inhabited subsurface wet smectites in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert as an analog for the search for life on Mars

Author(s): Armando Azua-Bustos, Alberto G. Fairén, Carlos González Silva, Daniel Carrizo, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Martínez, Cristián Arenas-Fajardo, Maite Fernández-Sampedro, Carolina Gil-Lozano, Laura Sánchez-García, Carmen Ascaso, Jacek Wierzchos, Elizabeth B. Rampe
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
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Samples collected from the floor of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Author(s): J. I. Simon, K. Hickman-Lewis, B. A. Cohen, L. E. Mayhew, D. L. Shuster, V. Debaille, E. M. Hausrath, B. P. Weiss, T. Bosak, M.-P. Zorzano, H. E. F. Amundsen, L. W. Beegle, J. F. Bell III, K. C. Benison, E. L. Berger, O. Beyssac, A. J. Brown, F. Calef, T. M. Casademont, B. Clark, E. Clavé, L. Crumpler, A. D. Czaja, A. G. Fairén, K. A. Farley, D. T. Flannery, T. Fornaro, O. Forni, F. Gómez, Y. G
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Reseacrh-Planets, 2023, ISSN 2169-9097
Publisher: AGU
DOI: 10.1029/2022je007474

Constraining the preservation of organic compounds in Mars analog nontronites after exposure to acid and alkaline fluids

Author(s): Carolina Gil-Lozano, Alberto G. Fairén, Victoria Muñoz-Iglesias, Maite Fernández-Sampedro, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Luis Gago-Duport, Elisabeth Losa-Adams, Daniel Carrizo, Janice L. Bishop, Teresa Fornaro, Eva Mateo-Martí
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71657-9

Emendation of the Coccoid Cyanobacterial Genus Gloeocapsopsis and Description of the New Species Gloeocapsopsis diffluens sp. nov. and Gloeocapsopsis dulcis sp. nov. Isolated From the Coastal Range of the Atacama Desert (Chile)

Author(s): Patrick Jung, Armando Azua-Bustos, Carlos Gonzalez-Silva, Tatiana Mikhailyuk, Daniel Zabicki, Andreas Holzinger, Michael Lakatos, and Burkhard Büdel
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 12, 2021, Page(s) 671742, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.671742

Geological and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover in Jezero Crater

Author(s): Bell, J., J. N. Maki, S. Alwmark, B. L. Ehlmann, S. A. Fagents. J. P. Grotzinger, S. Gupta, A. Hayes, K. E. Herkenhoff, B. H. N. Horgan, J. R. Johnson, K. B. Kinch, M. T. Lemmon, M. B. Madsen, J. I. Núñez, G. Paar, M. Rice, J. W. Rice, N. Schmitz, R. Sullivan, A. Vaughan, M. J. Wolff, A. Bechtold, T. Bosak, L. E. Duflot, A. G. Fairén, B. Garczynski, R. Jaumann, M. Merusi, C. Million, E. Ravanis
Published in: Science Advances, 2022, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo4856

Fingerprinting molecular and isotopic biosignatures on different hydrothermal scenarios of Iceland, an acidic and sulfur-rich Mars analog

Author(s): Laura Sánchez-García, Daniel Carrizo, Antonio Molina, Victoria Muñoz-Iglesias, María Ángeles Lezcano, Maite Fernández-Sampedro, Victor Parro, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78240-2

Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team

Author(s): Kathryn M. Stack, Nathan R. Williams, Fred Calef, Vivian Z. Sun, Kenneth H. Williford, Kenneth A. Farley, Sigurd Eide, David Flannery, Cory Hughes, Samantha R. Jacob, Linda C. Kah, Forrest Meyen, Antonio Molina, Cathy Quantin Nataf, Melissa Rice, Patrick Russell, Eva Scheller, Christina H. Seeger, William J. Abbey, Jacob B. Adler, Hans Amundsen, Ryan B. Anderson, Stanley M. Angel, Gorka Arana, Jam
Published in: Space Science Reviews, Issue 216/8, 2020, ISSN 0038-6308
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-020-00739-x

Carbonate detection with SuperCam in igneous rocks on the floor of Jezero Crater, Mars

Author(s): E. Clavé, K. Benzerara, P.-Y. Meslin, O. Forni, C. Royer, L. Mandon, P. Beck, C. Quantin-Nataf, O. Beyssac, A. Cousin, B. Bousquet, R. C. Wiens, S. Maurice, E. Dehouck, S. Schröder, O. Gasnault, N. Mangold, G. Dromart, T. Bosak, S. Bernard, A. Udry, R. B. Anderson, G. Arana, A. J. Brown, K. Castro, S. M. Clegg, E. Cloutis, A. G. Fairén, D. T. Flannery, P. J. Gasda, J. R. Johnson, J. Lasue, G. L
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Reseacrh-Planets, 2023, ISSN 2169-9097
Publisher: AGU
DOI: 10.1029/2022je007463

The relevance of fungi in astrobiology research – Astromycology

Author(s): Simões, M.F. and Cortesão, M., A. Azua-Bustos, A. and Bai, F.Y. and Canini, F. and Casadevall, A. and Cassaro, A. and Cordero, R.J.B., A.G. Fairen, and González-Silva, C. and Gunde-Cimerman, N. and Koch, S.M. and Liu, X.Y. and Onofri, S. and Pacelli, C. and Selbmann, L. and Tesei, D. and Waghmode, A. and Wang, T. and Zucconi, L. and Antunes, A.
Published in: Mycosphere, 2023, ISSN 2077-7000
Publisher: Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences
DOI: 10.5943/mycosphere/14/1/13

Active ground patterns near Mars' equator in the Glen Torridon region of Gale Crater

Author(s): Hallet, B., R. S Sletten, M. Malin, N. Mangold, R. J. Sullivan, A. G. Fairén, G. Martinez, M. Baker, J. Schieber, J. Martin-Torres and M.-P. Zorzano
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Reseacrh-Planets, 2022, ISSN 2169-9100
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/2021je007126

Change detection and monitoring of active Martian surface phenomena with the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO)

Author(s): Rangarajan V.G., Tornabene L.L., Osinski G.R., Conway S.J., Seelos F.P., Silvestro S., Salese F., Pajola M., Lucchetti A., Munaretto G., Bickel V.T., Thomas N., Cremonese G.
Published in: Icarus, 2023, ISSN 1054-1381
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115443

Groundwater-Controlled Deposition of Equatorial Layered Deposits in Central Arabia Terra, Mars

Author(s): I. Di Pietro, G. Schmidt, A. C. Tangari, F. Salese, S. Silvestro, A. G. Fairén, L. Marinangeli, M. Pondrelli
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Reseacrh-Planets, 2023, ISSN 2169-9097
Publisher: AGU
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Reviews in astrobiology

Author(s): A.G. Fairen
Published in: Front. Astron. Space Sci., 2023, ISSN 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1292594

The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile as an Analog Model of Mars

Author(s): A. Azúa-Bustos; C. González Silva; A. G. Fairén
Published in: Frontiers in Astrobiology, Issue 8, 2022, Page(s) 810426, ISSN 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2021.810426

Crystalline water in gypsum is unavailable for cyanobacteria in laboratory experiments and in natural desert endolithic habitats

Author(s): Jacek Wierzchos, Octavio Artieda, Carmen Ascaso, Fernando Nieto García, Petr Vítek, Armando Azua-Bustos, Alberto G. Fairén
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Issue 117/45, 2020, Page(s) 27786-27787, ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2013134117

Depositional Controls of the Layered Deposits of Arabia Terra, Mars: Hints From Basin Geometries and Stratigraphic Trends

Author(s): G. Schmidt, M. Pondrelli, F. Salese, A.P. Rossi, L. Le Deit, F. Fueten, F. Salvini
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Issue 126, 2021, Page(s) e2021JE006974, ISSN 2169-9100
Publisher: AGU
DOI: 10.1029/2021je006974

Effect of loading rate and pH on glycerol fermentation and microbial population in an upflow anaerobic filter reactor

Author(s): Cândida N. Cordeiro, Patricia Rojas, Shyrlane T. S. Veras, Mario T. Kato, Lourdinha Florencio, José Luis Sanz
Published in: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Issue 47, 2024, Page(s) 991-1002, ISSN 1615-7591
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-024-03003-6

Fluvial Depositional Systems of the African Humid Period: An Analog for an Early, Wet Mars in the Eastern Sahara

Author(s): Zaki, A. S., J. M. Davis, K. S. Edgett, R. Giegengack, M. Roige, S. Conway, S. Gupta, M. Schuster, F. Salese, K. S. Sangwan, A. G. Fairén, C. M. Hughes, C. F. Pain, S. Castelltort
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, Issue 127, 2022, Page(s) e2021JE007087, ISSN 2169-9100
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
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The Complex Molecules Detector (CMOLD): A Fluidic-Based Instrument Suite to Search for (Bio)chemical Complexity on Mars and Icy Moons

Author(s): Alberto G. Fairén, Javier Gómez-Elvira, Carlos Briones, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, José Antonio Rodríguez-Manfredi, Raquel López Heredero, Tomás Belenguer, Andoni G. Moral, Mercedes Moreno-Paz, Víctor Parro
Published in: Astrobiology, Issue 20/9, 2020, Page(s) 1076-1096, ISSN 1531-1074
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2019.2167

Dark microbiome and extremely low organics in Atacama fossil delta unveil Mars life detection limits

Author(s): A. Azua-Bustos, A.G. Fairen, Carlos González-Silva, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Daniel Carrizo, Laura Sánchez-García, Victor Parro, M.A. Fernandez-Martinez, Cristina Escudero, Victoria Muñoz-Iglesias, Maite Fernández-Sampedro, Antonio Molina, Miriam García Villadangos, Mercedes Moreno-Paz, Jacek Wierzchos, Carmen Ascaso, Teresa Fornaro, John Robert Brucato, Giovanni Poggiali, Jose Antonio Manri
Published in: Nature Communications, 2023, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36172-1

Organic chemistry on a cool and wet young Mars

Author(s): Alberto G. Fairén
Published in: Nature Astronomy, Issue 4/5, 2020, Page(s) 446-447, ISSN 2397-3366
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Enabling technologies for planetary exploration

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Published in: Final Report of the Horizon 2061 Foresight Exercise, 2022
Publisher: Elsevier

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