A selection of papers from all the places we have visited in our research

Mars

Scientific diagrams showing UV flux vs. latitude, particle size vs. IDP particle lifetime, and near-surface carbon with labeled locations and concentration levels.

Radiative Transfer & Astrobiology

Moores, J.E., C.L. Smith and A.C. Schuerger (2017b) UV production of methane from surface and sedimenting IDPs on Mars in the light of REMS and with insights for TGO. Planetary and Space Science. V.147 pp 48-60 Doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2017.09.008

A black and white photo of a butte on Mars and a cloudy sky.

Clouds

Cooper, B.A., M. de la Torre Juarez, M. Mischna, M. Lemmon, G. Martinez, D. Kass, A. Vasavada, C. Campbell and J.E. Moores (2022) Thermal forcing of the Nocturnal Near Surface Environment by Martian Water Ice Clouds. 126 e2020JE006737. J. Geophys. Res. Planets doi: 10.1029/2020JE006737

A diagram showing the cycle of methane emissions from surface to atmosphere over a day and night, with a tractor on the ground. During the day, methane mixes quickly with the PBL; at night, methane is trapped close to the surface; in the morning, methane is dispersed. A green arrow indicates the measurement point, and a red line shows the methane layer at 1 meter above surface, with arrows indicating methane micro-seepage, suggesting diurnal patterns if background levels are near zero.

Methane

Moores, J.E., P.L. King, C.L. Smith, G.M. Martinez, C. E. Newman, S. Guzewich, P.-Y. Meslin, C.R. Webster, P.R. Mahaffy, S.K. Atreya and A.C. Schuerger (2019c) The methane diurnal variation and micro-seepage flux at Gale Crater, Mars as constrained by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Curiosity Observations. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46 (16) pp. 9430-9438. Doi: 10.1029/2019GL083800

A panoramic view of a desert landscape on Mars with mountains in the background under a hazy sky, titled 'Sol 2075'.

Dust

Smith, C.L., Lemmon, M., Moores, J.E., Guzewich, S.D., McConnochie, T.H., Newman, C.E., Khayat, A.S.J., Battalio, M., Moore, C.A. and Ellison, D. (2020) The Line-of-Sight Extinction record at Gale Crater as observed by MSL’s Mastcam and Navcam through ~ 2500 sols. J. Geophys Res. Planets. 125 (11) e2020JE006465. Doi: 10.1029/2020JE006465

Map showing the surface features of the south pole of Mars. Features are marked with pink, yellow, and green symbols. The inset includes a scale bar of 2.5 km.

Water Vapor & Ices

Innanen, A.C., M.E. Landis, P. Hayne and J.E. Moores (2022) Possible Atmospheric Water Vapour Contribution from Martian Swiss Cheese Terrain. Planetary Science Journal. 3 (10) id. 242 10 pp doi: 10.3847/PSJ/ac979e

Graph showing absorption cross-section data with comparison lines, including experimental and calculated values, plotted against wavenumber in cm^-1, with shaded error regions and multiple trend lines in different colors.

Early Atmosphere

Godin, P.J., Ramirez, R.M., Campbell, C.L., Wizenberg, T., Nguyen, T.G., Strong, K. and Moores, J.E. (2020) Collision-Induced Absorption of Ch4- CO2 and H2-CO2 Complexes and Their Effect on the Ancient Martian Atmosphere. J. Geopys. Res. Planets. V125 (12) e2019JE006357 doi: doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006357

The Moon

Close-up view of the lunar surface showing craters and rugged terrain with a circular overlay indicating coordinates, against a black background.

Shadow and Light

Kloos, J. L., Moores, J.E., Godin, P.J. and Cloutis, E. (2021) Illumination conditions within permanently shadowed regions at the lunar poles: implications for in-situ passive remote sensing. Acta Astronautica. v178 pp. 432-451. Doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.09.012

Scientific image comparing various top-down and sideways views of a lunar surface in visible light and ultraviolet light, with red circles highlighting specific areas for analysis.

Instrumentation & FROST

Godin, P.J., Kloos, J.L., Seguin, A. and Moores, J.E. (2020) Laboratory investigations of Lunar ice imaging in permanently shadowed regions using reflected starlight. Acta Astronautica. 178 pp 604-610. Doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.08.015

Scientific diagram showing two polar maps labeled North and South with color coding indicating days spent in shadow, and a graph below illustrating temporal variation in polar shadowed area for North and South regions over days since the northern vernal equinox.

Ballistic Transport & Planetary Protection

Kloos, J.L., Moores, J.E., Sangha, J., Nguyen, T.G. and Schorghofer, N. (2019) The temporal and geographic extent of seasonal cold trapping on the Moon. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 124 (7) pp.1935-1944 doi: 10.1029/2019JE006003

The Outer

Planets

Aerial view of Pluto's icy landscape with snow and ice formations, and a starry night sky with a mountain in the background. A compass rose indicating directions is overlaid on the image.

Pluto

Moores, J.E., Smith, C.L., Toigo, A. and Guzewich, S. (2017a) Penitentes as the origin of the bladed terrain of Tartarus Dorsa on Pluto. Nature. 541 p. 188-190 Doi: 10.1038/nature20779.

Scientific graphs displaying model fitting and calibrated mean-frame image related to elevation, azimuth, and radiance measurements.

Titan

Smith, C.L., B.A. Cooper and J.E. Moores (2016) Possible ground fog detection from SLI imagery of Titan. Icarus. v. 271 p.269-278 . Doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.02.002.

A comet emitting bright light against a starry background, with the surface of Mars and a rover in the foreground.

Comets

Moores, J.E., T.H. Mcconnochie, D.W. Ming, P.D. Archer, Jr. and A.C. Schuerger (2014a) The Siding Spring Cometary Encounter with Mars: A Natural Experiment for the Martian Atmosphere? Geophysical Research Letters 41 (12) 4109-4117 doi: 10.1002/2014GL060610