Atmospheric escape and the evolution of close-in exoplanets
JE Owen - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Exoplanets with substantial hydrogen/helium atmospheres have been discovered in
abundance, many residing extremely close to their parent stars. The extreme irradiation …
abundance, many residing extremely close to their parent stars. The extreme irradiation …
Atmospheres of rocky exoplanets
R Wordsworth, L Kreidberg - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Rocky planets are common around other stars, but their atmospheric properties remain
largely unconstrained. Thanks to a wealth of recent planet discoveries and upcoming …
largely unconstrained. Thanks to a wealth of recent planet discoveries and upcoming …
Habitability on early Mars and the search for biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover
The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient location
interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and …
interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and …
Habitability: a review
Habitability is a widely used word in the geoscience, planetary science, and astrobiology
literature, but what does it mean? In this review on habitability, we define it as the ability of …
literature, but what does it mean? In this review on habitability, we define it as the ability of …
The importance of water for life
F Westall, A Brack - Space Science Reviews, 2018 - Springer
Liquid water is essential for life as we know it, ie carbon-based life. Although other
compound-solvent pairs that could exist in very specific physical environments could be …
compound-solvent pairs that could exist in very specific physical environments could be …
Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time
Observations of the Mars upper atmosphere made from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile
Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft have been used to determine the loss rates of gas from the …
Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft have been used to determine the loss rates of gas from the …
How hospitable are space weather affected habitable zones? The role of ion escape
Atmospheres of exoplanets in the habitable zones around active young GKM stars are
subject to extreme X-ray and EUV (XUV) fluxes from their host stars that can initiate …
subject to extreme X-ray and EUV (XUV) fluxes from their host stars that can initiate …
Origin and evolution of the atmospheres of early Venus, Earth and Mars
We review the origin and evolution of the atmospheres of Earth, Venus and Mars from the
time when their accreting bodies were released from the protoplanetary disk a few million …
time when their accreting bodies were released from the protoplanetary disk a few million …
[HTML][HTML] He I λ 10 830 Å in the transmission spectrum of HD209458 b
FJ Alonso-Floriano, IAG Snellen, S Czesla… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. Recently, the He I triplet at 10 830 Å was rediscovered as an excellent probe of the
extended and possibly evaporating atmospheres of close-in transiting planets. This has …
extended and possibly evaporating atmospheres of close-in transiting planets. This has …
3D modelling of the early martian climate under a denser CO2 atmosphere: Temperatures and CO2 ice clouds
F Forget, R Wordsworth, E Millour, JB Madeleine… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
On the basis of geological evidence, it is often stated that the early martian climate was
warm enough for liquid water to flow on the surface thanks to the greenhouse effect of a thick …
warm enough for liquid water to flow on the surface thanks to the greenhouse effect of a thick …