Developing technological synergies between deep-sea and space research

J Aguzzi, S Flögel, S Marini, L Thomsen, J Albiez… - Elem Sci …, 2022 - online.ucpress.edu
Recent advances in robotic design, autonomy and sensor integration create solutions for the
exploration of deep-sea environments, transferable to the oceans of icy moons. Marine …

Planetary caves: A solar system view of processes and products

JJ Wynne, JE Mylroie, TN Titus… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We provide the first solar system wide compendium of speleogenic processes and products.
An examination of 15 solar system bodies revealed that six cave‐forming processes occur …

Exploration of icy ocean worlds using geophysical approaches

AG Marusiak, S Vance, MP Panning… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Geophysics-focused missions and improved geophysical data sets are critical for the future
exploration of icy ocean worlds. Of particular interest is the exploration of the Galilean moon …

Multidisciplinary analysis of the Nippur Sulcus region on Ganymede

F Tosi, V Galluzzi, A Lucchetti, R Orosei… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
On Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede, we focus on the southern region of Nippur Sulcus,
including the Epigeus palimpsest crater. This region displays geologically recent terrains …

Astrobiology eXploration at Enceladus (AXE): A new Frontiers mission concept study

KM Seaton, S Gyalay, GS de Quay… - The Planetary …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Saturnian moon Enceladus presents a unique opportunity to sample the
contents of a subsurface liquid water ocean in situ via the continuous plume formed over its …

Exo-ocean exploration with deep-sea sensor and platform technologies

J Aguzzi, MM Flexas, S Flögel, C Lo Iacono… - Astrobiology, 2020 - liebertpub.com
One of Saturn's largest moons, Enceladus, possesses a vast extraterrestrial ocean (ie, exo-
ocean) that is increasingly becoming the hotspot of future research initiatives dedicated to …

Tectonics of Enceladus' south Pole: Block rotation of the tiger stripes

C Rossi, P Cianfarra, F Salvini… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The South Polar Terrain (SPT) of Enceladus is a site with eruptions of gas and
water ice particle plumes, which indicate internal geodynamic activity. These eruptions are …

Blocks size frequency distribution in the Enceladus Tiger Stripes Area: Implications on their formative processes

M Pajola, A Lucchetti, L Senter, G Cremonese - Universe, 2021 - mdpi.com
We study the size frequency distribution of the blocks located in the deeply fractured,
geologically active Enceladus South Polar Terrain with the aim to suggest their formative …

Equatorial grooves distribution on Ganymede: Length and self-similar clustering analysis

A Lucchetti, C Rossi, F Mazzarini, M Pajola… - Planetary and Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grooves represent the evidence of tectonic activity that deformed Ganymede surface during
its geologic evolution. In this work, we investigate the main characteristics of Ganymede's …

Estimate of depths of source fluids related to mound fields on Mars

B De Toffoli, R Pozzobon, F Mazzarini, C Orgel… - Planetary and Space …, 2018 - Elsevier
The investigation of the Martian surface through remote sensing allowed the identification of
mound-like topographically positive features that, based on geomorphological observations …