A framework for the origin and deep cycles of volatiles in rocky exoplanets

R Dasgupta, D Pathak… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Since the first discovery of planets in another solar system of our galaxy in the early 90s and
the discovery of 51 Pegassi b, a Jovian-type planet around a Sun-like star in 1995 (Mayor …

A Mars 2020 Perseverance SuperCam Perspective on the Igneous Nature of the Máaz Formation at Jezero Crater and Link With Séítah, Mars

A Udry, A Ostwald, V Sautter, A Cousin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Máaz formation consists of the first lithologies in Jezero crater analyzed by the Mars
2020 Perseverance rover. This formation, investigated from Sols (Martian days) 1 to 201 and …

Water storage capacity of the martian mantle through time

J Dong, RA Fischer, LP Stixrude, CR Lithgow-Bertelloni… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Water has been stored in the Martian mantle since its formation, primarily in nominally
anhydrous minerals. The short-lived early hydrosphere and intermittently flowing water on …

Buoyant impact partial melts on ancient Mars

BA Black, S Marchi - Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the Martian crust formed prior to∼ 4 Ga, but the magmatic processes responsible for
finalizing the structure and composition of the ancient crust remain enigmatic. Impacts can …

Complex zoning in the nakhlite and chassignite martian meteorites reveals multi-stage petrogenesis and undercooling during crystallization

A Ostwald, A Udry, J Gross, JMD Day… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Nakhlites (clinopyroxene-rich cumulates) and chassignites (dunites) are two types of
meteorites that were emplaced onto—and subsequently ejected from—the surface of Mars …

The temperature and composition of the mantle sources of Martian basalts

M Collinet, AC Plesa, T Ruedas… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of basaltic melts in equilibrium with the mantle can be determined for
several Martian meteorites and in‐situ rover analyses. We use the melting model …

High pressure-temperature phase equilibrium studies on Martian basalts: Implications for the failure of plate tectonics on Mars

WY Zhou, PL Olson, CK Shearer, CB Agee… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mars lacks ongoing tectonic activities such as volcanism and mountain-building processes.
Modern plate tectonic movements on the Earth's surface are driven primarily by the descent …

Estimating primary magmas from Mars with PRIMARSMELT: Implications for the petrogenesis of some Martian rocks and the thermal evolution of Mars

JD Hernández‐Montenegro, PD Asimow… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Primary magmas form by partial melting in the mantle of a terrestrial planet and represent
the starting material for building its crust. The compositions of primary magmas are critical for …

Assessing the accuracy of phase equilibrium software in reproducing the liquidus multiple saturation conditions of lunar and Martian basalt compositions

DF Astudillo Manosalva… - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate computational modeling allows the use of software as a first approach to some
petrological problems that typically require experimentation, but most programs have not yet …

Mineralogy of the Martian mantle inferred from bulk chemical compositions

S Yang, M Humayun, K Righter - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the mineralogy of the Martian mantle is essential for constructing
geochemical and geophysical models of Mars. This study employs the pMELTS program to …