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 …

Humanity's search for extraterrestrial life is a modern manifestation of the exploratory and
curious nature that has led us through millennia of scientific discoveries. With the ongoing …

Ceres hosts notable aliphatic-organic concentrations, ranging from approximately 5 to> 30
weight% in specific surface areas. The origins and persistence of these organics are under …

Ceres, the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System, appears to be a relict ocean world.
Data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft provided evidence that global aqueous …

Tectonic pit chains are geologic landforms that form in loose unconsolidated regolith and
are observed on many solar system bodies. In the outer solar system pit chains are most …

Low-albedo asteroids preserve a record of the primordial Solar System planetesimals and
the conditions in which the solar nebula was active. However, the origin and evolution of …

The recent discovery of organic matter exposed in patches on the surface of the asteroid
Ceres has sparked considerable interest in its prospect as an emerging astrobiological …

Ceres is a large water-rich dwarf planet located within the asteroid belt. Its surface displays
evidence of material sourced from a deep subsurface liquid brine layer within recent …

The aim of this chapter is to describe available evidence for the existence of relict ocean
worlds. The focus is on Ceres as a clear example of such a world as indicated by the results …

Dwarf planet Ceres is a compelling target for future exploration because it hosts at least
regional brine reservoirs and potentially ongoing geological activity. As the most water-rich …