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Resonances of the InSight Seismometer on Mars

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Seismological Society of America (SSA) 111:6 (2021) 2951-2963

Authors:

Kenneth Hurst, Lucile Fayon, Brigitte Knapmeyer-Endrun, Cedric Schmelzbach, Martin van Driel, Joan Ervin, Sharon Kedar, William T Pike, Simon Calcutt, Tristram Warren, Constantino Charalambous, Alexander Stott, Marco Bierwirth, Philippe Lognonne, Sebastien de Raucourt, Taoufik Gabsi, Tanguy Nebut, Oliver Robert, Sylvain Tillier, Savas Ceylan, Maren B枚se, John Clinton, Domenico Giardini, Anna Horleston, Taichi Kawamura, Amir Khan, Guenole Orhand-Mainsant, John-Robert Scholz, Simon St盲hler, Jennifer Stevanovic, William B Banerdt

The Site Tilt and Lander Transfer Function from the Short-Period Seismometer of InSight on Mars

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Seismological Society of America (SSA) 111:6 (2021) 2889-2908

Authors:

Alexander E Stott, Constantinos Charalambous, Tristram J Warren, William T Pike, Robert Myhill, Naomi Murdoch, John B McClean, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, Grace Lim, Raphael F Garcia, David Mimoun, Sharon Kedar, Kenneth J Hurst, Marco Bierwirth, Philippe Lognonn茅, Nicholas A Teanby, Anna Horleston, William B Banerdt

High-resolution spectroscopy

Chapter in ExoFrontiers: Big Questions in Exoplanetary Science, IOP Publishing (2021) 8-1

Authors:

Matteo Brogi, Jayne Birkby

Abstract:

High-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) allows resolving the spectrum of an exoplanetary atmosphere into individual lines and using the Doppler shift of the planet spectrum to disentangle it from other sources, such as telluric contamination and the host star spectrum. The method excels at identifying chemical species with numerous spectral lines and can be used for transmission, day/night-side emission, and reflected light spectroscopy. This chapter discusses the state of the art and important questions and goals for HRS, the opportunities it offers and the challenges it faces.

Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission

Experimental Astronomy Springer 54:2-3 (2021) 1237-1274

Authors:

Ignas AG Snellen, F Snik, M Kenworthy, S Albrecht, G Anglada-Escud茅, I Baraffe, P Baudoz, W Benz, J-L Beuzit, B Biller, JL Birkby, A Boccaletti, R van Boekel, J de Boer, Matteo Brogi, L Buchhave, L Carone, M Claire, R Claudi, B-O Demory, J-M D茅sert, S Desidera, BS Gaudi, R Gratton, M Gillon

Abstract:

In this White Paper, which was submitted in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) Voyage 2050 Call, we recommend the ESA plays a proactive role in developing a global collaborative effort to construct a large high-contrast imaging space telescope, e.g. as currently under study by NASA. Such a mission will be needed to characterize a sizable sample of temperate Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of nearby Sun-like stars and to search for extraterrestrial biological activity. We provide an overview of relevant European expertise, and advocate ESA to start a technology development program towards detecting life outside the Solar System.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Instrumentation and Encounter Concept of Operations

The Planetary Science Journal American Astronomical Society 2:5 (2021) 172

Authors:

Catherine B Olkin, Harold F Levison, Michael Vincent, Keith S Noll, John Andrews, Sheila Gray, Phil Good, Simone Marchi, Phil Christensen, Dennis Reuter, Harold Weaver, Martin P盲tzold, James F Bell, Victoria E Hamilton, Neil Dello Russo, Amy Simon, Matt Beasley, Will Grundy, Carly Howett, John Spencer, Michael Ravine, Michael Caplinger