Paul Mahaffy is the Director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Goddard. He has participated for many years at Goddard Space Flight Center in study of planetary atmospheres and development of space qualified instrumentation. His main research interests are: (1) Planetary science, especially chemical and isotopic composition of planetary atmospheres and comets, (2) Advanced instrument development for organic and light isotope analysis in planetary targets, and (3) Analog studies for martian and cometary materials including both laboratory and field work.
John C. Lindsay Memorial Award (2014)
Maryland Chemist of the Year Award (American Chemical Society – 2013)
Robert C. Boumann Award for Mission Success (2011).
Sample Analysis at Mars Experiment Team Award (2010).
IRAD Innovator of the Year Team Award (2007).
New Business Capture Award (2005).
GSFC Special Act Award (2004).
GSFC Special Achievement Award (2000).
Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer Experiment Team Award (1996)
Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer Team Centerwide Group Achievement Award (1996)
NASA/Goddard/Laboratory for Atmospheres, Technical Achievement Award (1988)
Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer, Special Service Award (1990)
Pullman Scholar Award (1968-1972)
Argonne National Laboratory Study Grant Award (1972)
Procter and Gamble Scholarship (1972-1973)
American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Major (1972).
Stern, J. C., B. Sutter, W. A. Jackson, et al. R. Navarro-González, C. P. McKay, D. W. Ming, P. D. Archer, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2017. "The nitrate/(per)chlorate relationship on Mars." Geophysical Research Letters, [10.1002/2016gl072199]
Girazian, Z. R., P. Mahaffy, R. J. Lillis, et al. M. Benna, M. K. Elrod, and B. M. Jakosky. 2017. "Nightside Ionosphere of Mars: Composition, Vertical Structure, and Variability." Journal of Geophysical Research, 44: [10.1002/2016JA023508]
Sutter, B., A. C. McAdam, P. R. Mahaffy, et al. D. W. Ming, K. S. Edgett, E. B. Rampe, J. L. Eigenbrode, H. B. Franz, C. Freissinet, J. P. Grotzinger, A. Steele, C. H. House, P. D. Archer, C. A. Malespin, R. Navarro-González, J. C. Stern, J. F. Bell, F. J. Calef, R. Gellert, D. P. Glavin, L. M. Thompson, and A. S. Yen. 2017. "Evolved Gas Analyses of Sedimentary Rocks and Eolian Sediment in Gale Crater, Mars: Results of the Curiosity Rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument from Yellowknife Bay to the Namib Dune." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122: [10.1002/2016je005225]
Franz, H. B., A. C. McAdam, D. W. Ming, et al. C. Freissinet, P. R. Mahaffy, D. L. Eldridge, W. W. Fischer, J. P. Grotzinger, C. H. House, J. A. Hurowitz, S. M. McLennan, S. P. Schwenzer, D. T. Vaniman, P. D. Archer Jr, S. K. Atreya, P. G. Conrad, J. W. Dottin III, J. L. Eigenbrode, K. A. Farley, D. P. Glavin, S. S. Johnson, C. A. Knudson, R. V. Morris, R. Navarro-González, A. A. Pavlov, R. Plummer, E. B. Rampe, J. C. Stern, A. Steele, R. E. Summons, and B. Sutter. 2017. "Large sulfur isotope fractionations in Martian sediments at Gale crater." Nature Geoscience, [10.1038/ngeo3002]
Girazian, Z., P. Mahaffy, R. J. Lillis, et al. M. Benna, M. Elrod, C. M. Fowler, and D. L. Mitchell. 2017. "Ion Densities in the Nightside Ionosphere of Mars: Effects of Electron Impact Ionization." Geophysical Research Letters, [10.1002/2017gl075431]
François, P., C. Szopa, A. Buch, et al. P. Coll, A. C. McAdam, P. R. Mahaffy, C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, and M. Cabane. 2016. "Magnesium sulfate as a key mineral for the detection of organic molecules on Mars using pyrolysis." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 121 (1): 61-74 [10.1002/2015je004884]
Conrad, P., C. Malespin, H. Franz, et al. R. Pepin, M. Trainer, S. Schwenzer, S. Atreya, C. Freissinet, J. Jones, H. Manning, T. Owen, A. Pavlov, R. Wiens, M. Wong, and P. Mahaffy. 2016. "In situ measurement of atmospheric krypton and xenon on Mars with Mars Science Laboratory." Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 454: 1-9 [10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.028]
Vasconcelos, P. M., K. A. Farley, C. A. Malespin, et al. P. Mahaffy, D. Ming, S. M. McLennan, J. A. Hurowitz, and M. S. Rice. 2016. "Discordant K-Ar and Young Exposure Dates for the Windjana sandstone, Kimberley, Gale Crater, Mars." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, (In Press) [10.1002/2016je005017]
Freissinet, C., D. P. Glavin, P. R. Mahaffy, et al. P. R. Miller, J. L. Eigenbrode, R. E. Summons, A. E. Brunner, A. Buch, C. Szopa, P. D. Archer, H. B. Franz, S. K. Atreya, W. B. Brinckerhoff, M. Cabane, P. Coll, P. C. Conrad, D. J. Des Marais, J. P. Dworkin, A. G. Fairén, P. François, J. P. Grotzinger, S. Kashyap, I. L. Kate, L. A. Leshin, C. A. Malespin, M. G. Martin, F. J. Martin-Torres, A. C. McAdam, D. W. Ming, R. Navarro-González, A. A. Pavlov, B. D. Prats, S. W. Squyres, A. Steele, J. C. Stern, D. Y. Sumner, B. Sutter, and M. P. Zorzano. 2015. "Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120: 495-514 [10.1002/2014JE004737 ]
Stern, J. C., B. Sutter, C. Freissinet, et al. R. Navarro-Gonzalez, C. P. McKay, P. D. Archer Jr., A. Buch, A. E. Brunner, P. Coll, J. L. Eigenbrode, A. G. Fairen, H. B. Franz, D. P. Glavin, S. Kashyap, A. C. Mcadam, D. W. Ming, A. Steele, C. Szopa, J. J. Wray, F. J. Martin-Torres, M.-P. Zorzano, P. G. Conrad, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2015. "Evidence for indigenous nitrogen in sedimentary and aeolian deposits from the Curiosity rover investigations at Gale crater, Mars." Proceedings of National Academy of Science, [10.1073/pnas.1420932112]
Franz, H. B., M. G. Trainer, M. H. Wong, et al. P. R. Mahaffy, S. K. Atreya, H. L. Manning, and J. C. Stern. 2015. "Reevaluated martian atmospheric mixing ratios from the mass spectrometer on the Curiosity rover." Planetary and Space Science, 109-110: 154-158 [doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.02.014]
Arevalo Jr., R., W. B. Brinckerhoff, F. Van Amerom, et al. R. M. Danell, V. T. Pinnick, X. Li, S. A. Getty, L. M. Hovmand, A. Grubisic, P. R. Mahaffy, F. Goesmann, and H. Steininger. 2015. "Design and Demonstration of the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) on the ExoMars 2018 Rover." IEEE Aerospace,
McAdam, A. C., H. B. Franz, B. Sutter, et al. P. D. Archer Jr, C. Freissinet, J. L. Eigenbrode, D. W. Ming, S. K. Atreya, D. L. Bish, D. F. Blake, H. E. Bower, A. Brunner, A. Buch, D. P. Glavin, J. P. Grotzinger, P. R. Mahaffy, S. M. McLennan, R. V. Morris, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, E. B. Rampe, S. W. Squyres, A. Steele, J. C. Stern, D. Y. Sumner, and J. J. Wray. 2014. "Sulfur-bearing Phases Detected by Evolved Gas Analysis of the Rocknest Aeolian Deposit, Gale Crater." J. Geophys. Res., 119: 373-393 [10.1002/2013JE004518]
Archer, P. D., H. B. Franz, B. Sutter, et al. R. D. Arevalo Jr, P. Coll, J. L. Eigenbrode, D. P. Glavin, J. J. Jones, L. A. Leshin, P. Mahaffy, A. C. Mcadam, C. P. McKay, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, R. Navarro-González, P. B. Niles, A. Pavlov, S. W. Squyres, J. C. Stern, A. Steele, and J. J. Wray. 2014. "Abundances and Implications of Volatile-bearing Species from Evolved Gas Analysis of the Rocknest Aeolian Deposit, Gale Crater, Mars." J. Geophys. Res., 119: 237-254 [10.1002/2013JE004493]
Franz, H. B., M. G. Trainer, M. H. Wong, et al. H. Manning, J. C. Stern, P. R. Mahaffy, S. K. Atreya, M. Bennaa, P. G. Conrad, D. N. Harpold, L. A. Leshin, C. A. Malespin, C. P. McKay, J. T. Nolan, and E. Raaen. 2014. "Analytical Techniques for Retrieval of Atmospheric Composition with the Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer of the Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite on Mars Science Laboratory." Planet. Space Sci., [10.1016/j.pss.2014.03.005]
Misra, P., R. Garcia, P. R. Mahaffy, J. Canham, and D. E. Jallice. 2014. "SAM/MSL Terrestrial Background Spectral Library." NASA Tech Briefs, Software Supplement, 23.
Stern, J. C., A. C. Mcadam, I. L. ten Kate, et al. D. L. Bish, D. F. Blake, R. V. Morris, R. Bowden, M. L. Fogel, M. Glamoclijca, P. R. Mahaffy, A. Steele, and H. E. Amundsen. 2013. "Isotopic and geochemical investigation of two distinct Mars analog environments using evolved gas techniques in Svalbard, Norway." Icarus, 224 (2013): 297-308.
Mcadam, A. C., P. R. Mahaffy, I. L. ten Kate, et al. D. L. Bish, D. F. Blake, R. V. Morris, R. Bowden, M. L. Fogel, M. Glamoclija, A. Steele, and H. E. Amundsen. 2013. "Isotopic and Geochemical Investigation of Two Distinct Mars Analog Environments Using Evolved Gas Techniques in Svalbard." Icarus, 224 (2013): 297-308.
Mcadam, A. C., P. R. Mahaffy, I. L. ten Kate, D. L. Bish, and D. F. Blake. 2013. "Isotopic and Geochemical Investigation of Two Distinct Mars Analog Environments Using Evolved Gas Techniques in Svalbard."
Glavin, D. P., C. Freissinet, K. E. Miller, et al. J. L. Eigenbrode, A. E. Brunner, A. Buch, B. Sutter, P. D. Archer Jr., S. K. Atreya, W. B. Brinckerhoff, M. Cabane, P. Coll, P. G. Conrad, D. Coscia, J. P. Dworkin, H. B. Franz, J. P. Grotzinger, L. A. Leshin, M. G. Martin, C. McKay, D. W. Ming, R. Navarro-González, A. Pavlov, A. Steele, R. E. Summons, C. Szopa, S. Teinturier, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2013. "Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater." J. Geophys. Res., 118: 1955 – 1973 [10.1002/jgre.20144]
Wong, M. H., S. K. Atreya, P. N. Mahaffy, et al. H. B. Franz, C. Malespin, M. G. Trainer, J. C. Stern, P. G. Conrad, H. Manning, R. O. Pepin, R. H. Becker, C. P. McKay, T. C. Owen, R. Navarro-Gonzaalez, J. H. Jones, B. M. Jakosky, and A. Steele. 2013. "Isotopes of Nitrogen on Mars: Atmospheric Measurements by Curiosity's Mass Spectrometer." Geophys. Res. Lett., 40: 6033-6037 [10.1002/2013GL057840]
Mahaffy, P. R., C. R. Webster, S. K. Atreya, et al. H. Franz, M. Wong, P. G. Conrad, D. Harpold, J. J. Jones, L. A. Leshin, H. Manning, T. Owen, R. O. Pepin, S. Squyres, and M. Trainer. 2013. "Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover." Science, 341 (6143): 263-266 [10.1126/science.1237966]
Glavin, D. P., C. Freissinet, K. E. Miller, et al. J. L. Eigenbrode, A. E. Brunner, A. Buch, B. Sutter, P. D. Archer Jr, S. K. Atreya, W. B. Brinckerhoff, M. Cabane, P. Coll, P. G. Conrad, D. Coscia, J. P. Dworkin, H. B. Franz, J. P. Grotzinger, L. A. Leshin, M. G. Martin, C. McKay, D. W. Ming, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, A. Pavlov, A. Steele, R. E. Summons, C. Szopa, S. Teinturier, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2013. "Evidence for Perchlorates and the Origin of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Detected by SAM at the Rocknest Aeolian Deposit in Gale Crater." J. Geophys. Res., 118: 1955-1973.
Atreya, S. K., M. G. Trainer, H. B. Franz, et al. M. H. Wong, H. Manning, C. A. Malespin, P. R. Mahaffy, P. G. Conrad, A. E. Brunner, L. A. Leshin, J. H. Jones, C. R. Webster, T. C. Owen, R. O. Pepin, and R. Navarro-Gonzalez. 2013. "Primordial Argon Isotope Fractionation in the Atmosphere of Mars Measured by the SAM Instrument on Curiosity and Implications for Atmospheric Loss." Geophys. Res. Lett., 40: 5605-5609.
Getty, S. A., J. P. Dworkin, D. P. Glavin, et al. M. G. Martin, Y. Zheng, M. A. Balvin, A. E. Southard, S. H. Feng, C. A. Kotecki, C. A. Malespin, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2013. "Organics Analyzer for Sampling Icy Surfaces: a Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer for Future in situ Small Body Missions." IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings,
Brinckerhoff, W. B., V. T. Pinnick, F. H. van Amerom, et al. R. M. Danell, R. Arevalo Jr., M. S. Atanassova, X. Li, P. R. Mahaffy, R. J. Cotter, F. Goesmann, and H. Steininger. 2013. "Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) Mass Spectrometer for ExoMars 2018 and Beyond." IEEE Aerospace,
Chanover, N., R. Tawalbeh, D. Glenar, et al. D. Voelz, X. Xiao, K. Uckert, P. Boston, T. J. Cornish, S. Ecelberger, S. A. Getty, W. B. Brinckerhoff, and P. Mahaffy. 2012. "Rapid Assessment of High Value Samples: An AOTF-LDTOF Spectrometer Suite for Planetary Surfaces." IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, [10.1109/AERO.2012.6187060]
Bishop, J., H. B. Franz, W. Goetz, et al. D. Blake, C. Freissinet, H. Steininger, F. Goesmann, W. B. Brinckerhoff, S. A. Getty, V. T. Pinnick, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2012. "Coordinated analyses of Antarctic sediments as Mars analog materials using reflectance spectroscopy and current flight-like instruments for CheMin, SAM and MOMA." Icarus, 224 (2): 309-325 [10.1016/j.icarus.2012.05.014]
Glavin, D. P., C. A. Malespin, I. Ten kate, et al. S. A. Getty, V. E. Holmes, E. Mumm, H. B. Franz, M. G. Noreiga, N. J. Dobson, A. E. Southard, S. H. Feng, C. A. Kotecki, J. P. Dworkin, T. Swindle, J. E. Bleacher, J. W. Rice, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2012. "Volatile Analysis by Pyrolysis of Regolith for Planetary Resource Exploration." IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 1-11, 3-10 [10.1109/AERO.2012.6187065]
Webster, C. R., and P. R. Mahaffy. 2011. "Determining the local abundance of Martian methane and its' 13C/12C and D/H isotopic ratios for comparison with related gas and soil analysis on the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission." Planetary and Space Science, 59: 271 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.pss.2010.08.021]
Atreya, S. K., O. Witasse, V. F. Chevrier, et al. F. Forget, P. R. Mahaffy, P. Buford Price, C. R. Webster, and R. W. Zurek. 2011. "Methane on Mars: Current observations, interpretation, and future plans." Planetary and Space Science, 59: 133 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.pss.2010.10.008]
Getty, S. A., I. Ten Kate, S. H. Feng, et al. W. B. Brinckerhoff, E. H. Cardiff, V. E. Holmes, T. T. King, M. J. Li, E. Mumm, P. Mahaffy, and D. P. Glavin. 2010. "Development of an evolved gas-time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the Volatile Analysis by Pyrolysis of Regolith (VAPoR) instrument." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry , 295: 124-132.
Coustenis, A., S. K. Atreya, T. Balint, et al. R. H. Brown, M. K. Dougherty, F. Ferri, M. Fulchignoni, D. Gautier, R. A. Gowen, C. A. Griffith, L. I. Gurvits, R. Jaumann, Y. Langevin, M. R. Leese, J. I. Lunine, C. P. McKay, X. Moussas, I. Müller-Wodarg, F. Neubauer, T. C. Owen, F. Raulin, E. C. Sittler, F. Sohl, C. Sotin, G. Tobie, T. Tokano, E. P. Turtle, J. Wahlund, J. H. Waite, K. H. Baines, J. Blamont, A. J. Coates, I. Dandouras, T. Krimigis, E. Lellouch, R. D. Lorenz, A. Morse, C. C. Porco, M. Hirtzig, J. Saur, T. Spilker, J. C. Zarnecki, E. Choi, N. Achilleos, R. Amils, P. Annan, D. H. Atkinson, Y. Bénilan, C. Bertucci, B. Bézard, G. L. Bjoraker, M. Blanc, L. Boireau, J. Bouman, M. Cabane, M. T. Capria, E. Chassefière, P. Coll, M. Combes, J. F. Cooper, A. Coradini, F. Crary, T. Cravens, I. A. Daglis, E. de Angelis, C. de Bergh, I. de Pater, C. Dunford, G. Durry, O. Dutuit, D. Fairbrother, F. M. Flasar, A. D. Fortes, R. Frampton, M. Fujimoto, M. Galand, O. Grasset, M. Grott, T. Haltigin, A. Herique, F. Hersant, H. Hussmann, W. Ip, R. Johnson, E. Kallio, S. Kempf, M. Knapmeyer, W. Kofman, R. Koop, T. Kostiuk, N. Krupp, M. Küppers, H. Lammer, L. Lara, P. Lavvas, S. Le Mouélic, S. Lebonnois, S. Ledvina, J. Li, T. A. Livengood, R. M. Lopes, J. Lopez-Moreno, D. Luz, P. R. Mahaffy, U. Mall, J. Martinez-Frias, B. Marty, T. McCord, C. Menor Salvan, A. Milillo, D. G. Mitchell, R. Modolo, O. Mousis, M. Nakamura, C. D. Neish, C. A. Nixon, D. Nna Mvondo, G. Orton, M. Paetzold, J. Pitman, S. Pogrebenko, W. Pollard, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, P. Rannou, K. Reh, L. Richter, F. T. Robb, R. Rodrigo, S. Rodriguez, P. Romani, M. Ruiz Bermejo, E. T. Sarris, P. Schenk, B. Schmitt, N. Schmitz, D. Schulze-Makuch, K. Schwingenschuh, A. Selig, B. Sicardy, L. Soderblom, L. J. Spilker, D. Stam, A. Steele, K. Stephan, D. F. Strobel, K. Szego, C. Szopa, R. Thissen, M. G. Tomasko, D. Toublanc, H. Vali, I. Vardavas, V. Vuitton, R. A. West, R. Yelle, and E. F. Young. 2009. "TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission." Experimental Astronomy, 23: 893 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1007/s10686-008-9103-z]
Enna, M., and P. Mahaffy. 2007. "Multi-fluid model of comet 1P/Halley."
Glavin, D. P., C. Freissinet, P. R. Mahaffy, et al. K. Miller, J. Eigenbrode, R. Summons, M. Martin, H. Franz, A. Steele, D. Archer, S. Atreya, W. Brinckerhoff, A. Brunner, A. Buch, M. Cabane, P. Coll, P. Conrad, D. Des Marais, J. P. Dworkin, A. Fairen, P. Francois, J. Grotzinger, S. Kashyap, C. Malespin, A. McAdam, D. Ming, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, A. Pavlov, S. Squyres, J. Stern, D. Sumner, B. Sutter, and C. Szopa. 2015. "Martian Chlorobenzene Identified by Curiosity in Yellowknife Bay: Evidence for the Preservation of Organics in a Mudstone on Mars ." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 46: 1178- .
Mcadam, A. C., I. L. ten Kate, J. C. Stern, et al. P. R. Mahaffy, D. F. Blake, R. V. Morris, A. Steele, H. E. Amundsen, and AMASE 2010 team. 2011. "Field characterizaton of the mineralogy and organic chemistry of carbonates from the 2010 Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition by Evolved Gas Analysis." LPS XLII Abstract #2136:
Mcadam, A. C., P. R. Mahaffy, D. F. Blake, et al. D. W. Ming, H. B. Franz, J. L. Eigenbrode, A. Steele, and AMASE 2009 Team. 2010. "Evolved Gas Analysis and X-ray Diffraction of Carbonate Samples from the 2009 Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition: Implications for Mineralogical Inferences from the Mars Science Laboratory." LPS XLI Abstract #2206:
Paul Mahaffy is the Director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Goddard. He has participated for many years at Goddard Space Flight Center in study of planetary atmospheres and development of space qualified instrumentation. His main research interests are: (1) Planetary science, especially chemical and isotopic composition of planetary atmospheres and comets, (2) Advanced instrument development for organic and light isotope analysis in planetary targets, and (3) Analog studies for martian and cometary materials including both laboratory and field work.
Stern, J. C., B. Sutter, W. A. Jackson, et al. R. Navarro-González, C. P. McKay, D. W. Ming, P. D. Archer, and P. R. Mahaffy. 2017. "The nitrate/(per)chlorate relationship on Mars." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1002/2016gl072199]
Girazian, Z. R., P. Mahaffy, R. J. Lillis, et al. M. Benna, M. K. Elrod, and B. M. Jakosky. 2017. "Nightside Ionosphere of Mars: Composition, Vertical Structure, and Variability." Journal of Geophysical Research 44 [10.1002/2016JA023508]
Sutter, B., A. C. McAdam, P. R. Mahaffy, et al. D. W. Ming, K. S. Edgett, E. B. Rampe, J. L. Eigenbrode, H. B. Franz, C. Freissinet, J. P. Grotzinger, A. Steele, C. H. House, P. D. Archer, C. A. Malespin, R. Navarro-González, J. C. Stern, J. F. Bell, F. J. Calef, R. Gellert, D. P. Glavin, L. M. Thompson, and A. S. Yen. 2017. "Evolved Gas Analyses of Sedimentary Rocks and Eolian Sediment in Gale Crater, Mars: Results of the Curiosity Rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument from Yellowknife Bay to the Namib Dune." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 122 [10.1002/2016je005225]
Franz, H. B., A. C. McAdam, D. W. Ming, et al. C. Freissinet, P. R. Mahaffy, D. L. Eldridge, W. W. Fischer, J. P. Grotzinger, C. H. House, J. A. Hurowitz, S. M. McLennan, S. P. Schwenzer, D. T. Vaniman, P. D. Archer Jr, S. K. Atreya, P. G. Conrad, J. W. Dottin III, J. L. Eigenbrode, K. A. Farley, D. P. Glavin, S. S. Johnson, C. A. Knudson, R. V. Morris, R. Navarro-González, A. A. Pavlov, R. Plummer, E. B. Rampe, J. C. Stern, A. Steele, R. E. Summons, and B. Sutter. 2017. "Large sulfur isotope fractionations in Martian sediments at Gale crater." Nature Geoscience [10.1038/ngeo3002]
Girazian, Z., P. Mahaffy, R. J. Lillis, et al. M. Benna, M. Elrod, C. M. Fowler, and D. L. Mitchell. 2017. "Ion Densities in the Nightside Ionosphere of Mars: Effects of Electron Impact Ionization." Geophysical Research Letters [10.1002/2017gl075431]
François, P., C. Szopa, A. Buch, et al. P. Coll, A. C. McAdam, P. R. Mahaffy, C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, and M. Cabane. 2016. "Magnesium sulfate as a key mineral for the detection of organic molecules on Mars using pyrolysis." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 121 (1): 61-74 [10.1002/2015je004884]
Conrad, P., C. Malespin, H. Franz, et al. R. Pepin, M. Trainer, S. Schwenzer, S. Atreya, C. Freissinet, J. Jones, H. Manning, T. Owen, A. Pavlov, R. Wiens, M. Wong, and P. Mahaffy. 2016. "In situ measurement of atmospheric krypton and xenon on Mars with Mars Science Laboratory." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 454 1-9 [10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.028]
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