The CM chondrites are samples of primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early
solar system. They record significant interaction between liquid water and silicate rock …

Scientific exploration of extraterrestrial planets has gripped human imagination since the
advent of space travel. Human missions to Mars could produce insight into the essential …

An asteroid's history is determined in large part by its strength against collisions with other
objects,(impact strength). Laboratory experiments on centimetre-scale meteorites have been …

Abstract The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will study the Martian moons
Phobos and Deimos, Mars, and their environments. The mission scenario includes both …

Successful sampling on asteroids is challenging due to their weightless environment and
unknown material mechanical properties. This work presents a sweeping and grinding …

Phobos and Deimos, the two satellites of Mars, were largely studied in the past using ground-
based telescope and spacecraft data, although most of the data were obtained by …

Human planetary exploration and colonization efforts are reliant on the ability to safely
interact with planetary surfaces and to leverage local regolith as a resource. The high-cost …

Shock metamorphism of minerals in meteorites provides insights into the ancient Solar
System. Calcite is an abundant aqueous alteration mineral in carbonaceous chondrites …

A profound understanding of gas flow in porous media is of great interest for various
technological and scientific fields. Its investigation by laboratory measurements, however …

Abstract The composition of Solar System surfaces can be inferred through reflectance and
emission spectroscopy, by comparing these observations to laboratory measurements and …