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Kuroda, D. Larson, Y. Lee, C. Lee, F. Lefevre, C. Lentz, D. Lo, R. Lugo, Y.-J. Ma, P. Mahaffy,
M.L. Marquette, Y. Matsumoto, M. Mayyasi, C. Mazelle, W. McClintock, J. McFadden, A.
Medvedev, M. Mendillo, K. Meziane, Z. Milby, D. Mitchell, R. Modolo, F. Montmessin, A.
Nagy, H. Nakagawa, C. Narvaez, K. Olsen, D. Pawlowski, W. Peterson, A. Rahmati, K. Roeten,
N. Romanelli, S. Ruhunusiri, C. Russell, S. Sakai, N. Schneider, K. Seki, R. Sharrar, S. Shaver,
D.E. Siskind, M. Slipski, Y. Soobiah, M. Steckiewicz, M.H. Stevens, I. Stewart, A. Stiepen,
S. Stone, V. Tenishev, N. Terada, K. Terada, E. Thiemann, R. Tolson, G. Toth, J. Trovato, M.
Vogt, T. Weber, P. Withers, S. Xu, R. Yelle, E. Yi˘ git, R. Zurek, Loss of the Martian atmosphere
to space: present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss
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Bullet. Am. Astron. Soc. 35, 937 (2003)
13. V. Formisano, S. Atreya, T. Encrenaz, N., Ignatiev, M. Giuranna, Detection of methane in the
atmosphere of mars. Science 306, 1758–1761 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1101732
14. C.R. Webster, P.R. Mahaffy, S.K. Atreya, J.E. Moores, G.J. Flesch, C. Malespin, C.P. McKay,
G. Martinez, C.L. Smith, J. Martin-Torres, J. Gomez-Elvira, M.-P. Zorzano, M.H. Wong, M.G.
Trainer, A. Steele, D. Archer, B. Sutter, P.J. Coll, C. Freissinet, P.-Y. Meslin, R.V. Gough, C.H.
House, A. Pavlov, J.L. Eigenbrode, D.P. Glavin, J.C. Pearson, D. Keymeulen, L.E. Christensen,
S.P. Schwenzer, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, J. Pla-GarcíÃ, S.C.R. Rafkin, Á. Vicente-Retortillo,
H. Kahanpää, D. Viudez-Moreiras, M.D. Smith, A.-M. Harri, M. Genzer, D.M. Hassler, M.
Lemmon, J. Crisp, S.P. Sander, R.W. Zurek, A.R. Vasavada, Background levels of methane in
mars’ atmosphere show strong seasonal variations. Science 360, 1093–1096 (2018). https://
doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0131
15. S.E. Lauro, E. Pettinelli, G. Caprarelli, L. Guallini, A.P. Rossi, E. Mattei, B. Cosciotti, A.
Cicchetti, F. Soldovieri, M. Cartacci, F. Di Paolo, R. Noschese, R. Orosei, Multiple subglacial
water bodies below the south pole of mars unveiled by new MARSIS data. Nat. Astron. (in
press)
16. R. Orosei, S.E. Lauro, E. Pettinelli, A. Cicchetti, M. Coradini, B. Cosciotti, F. Di Paolo, E.
Flamini, E. Mattei, M. Pajola, F. Soldovieri, M. Cartacci, F. Cassenti, A. Frigeri, S. Giuppi, R.
Martufi, A. Masdea, G. Mitri, C. Nenna, R. Noschese, M. Restano, R. Seu, Radar evidence of
subglacial liquid water on mars. Science 361, 490–493 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.
aar7268
17. M.M. Sori, A.M. Bramson, Water on mars, with a grain of salt: local heat anomalies are required
for basal melting of ice at the south pole today. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46, 1222–1231 (2019).
https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080985
18. J.L. Vago, F. Westall, A.J. Coates, R. Jaumann, O. Korablev, V. Ciarletti, I. Mitrofanov, J.L. Josset, M.C. De Sanctis, J.-P. Bibring, F. Rull, F. Goesmann, H. Steininger, W. Goetz, W.
Brinckerhoff, C. Szopa, F. Raulin, F. Westall, H.G.M. Edwards, L.G. Whyte, A.G. Fairén,
J. Bridges, E. Hauber, G.G. Ori, S. Werner, D. Loizeau, R.O. Kuzmin, R.M.E. Williams, J.
Flahaut, F. Forget, D. Rodionov, O. Korablev, H. Svedhem, E. Sefton-Nash, G. Kminek, L.
Lorenzoni, L. Joudrier, V. Mikhailov, A. Zashchirinskiy, S. Alexashkin, F. Calantropio, A.
Merlo, P. Poulakis, O. Witasse, O. Bayle, S. Bayón, U. Meierhenrich, J. Carter, J.M. GarcíÃRuiz, P. Baglioni, A. Haldemann, A.J. Ball, A. Debus, R. Lindner, F. Haessig, D. Monteiro,
R. Trautner, C. Voland, P. Rebeyre, D. Goulty, F. Didot, S. Durrant, E. Zekri, D. Koschny, A.
Toni, G. Visentin, M. Zwick, M. van Winnendael, M. Azkarate, C. Carreau, ExoMars project
team: habitability on early mars and the search for biosignatures with the ExoMars rover.
Astrobiology 17, 471–510 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2016.1533
19. M.S. Burgin, V. Stamenkovi´ c, R.E. Grimm, D. Arumugam, R. Beauchamp, N. Barba, R. Manthena, D. Wright, B.H. Wilcox, K. Carpenter, C.D. Edwards, Searching for liquid water in
the martian deep with TH2OR. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2019, abstract
#P44B-02 (2019)
20. J.A. Grant, M.P. Golombek, S.A. Wilson, K.A. Farley, K.H. Williford, Al Chen, The science
process for selecting the landing site for the 2020 mars rover. Planet. Space Sci. 164, 106–126
(2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.07.001
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Kuroda, D. Larson, Y. Lee, C. Lee, F. Lefevre, C. Lentz, D. Lo, R. Lugo, Y.-J. Ma, P. Mahaffy,
M.L. Marquette, Y. Matsumoto, M. Mayyasi, C. Mazelle, W. McClintock, J. McFadden, A.
Medvedev, M. Mendillo, K. Meziane, Z. Milby, D. Mitchell, R. Modolo, F. Montmessin, A.
Nagy, H. Nakagawa, C. Narvaez, K. Olsen, D. Pawlowski, W. Peterson, A. Rahmati, K. Roeten,
N. Romanelli, S. Ruhunusiri, C. Russell, S. Sakai, N. Schneider, K. Seki, R. Sharrar, S. Shaver,
D.E. Siskind, M. Slipski, Y. Soobiah, M. Steckiewicz, M.H. Stevens, I. Stewart, A. Stiepen,
S. Stone, V. Tenishev, N. Terada, K. Terada, E. Thiemann, R. Tolson, G. Toth, J. Trovato, M.
Vogt, T. Weber, P. Withers, S. Xu, R. Yelle, E. Yi˘ git, R. Zurek, Loss of the Martian atmosphere
to space: present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss
through time. Icarus 315, 146–157 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.030
12. M.J. Mumma, R.E. Novak, M.A. DiSanti, B.P. Bonev, A sensitive search for methane on mars.
Bullet. Am. Astron. Soc. 35, 937 (2003)
13. V. Formisano, S. Atreya, T. Encrenaz, N., Ignatiev, M. Giuranna, Detection of methane in the
atmosphere of mars. Science 306, 1758–1761 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1101732
14. C.R. Webster, P.R. Mahaffy, S.K. Atreya, J.E. Moores, G.J. Flesch, C. Malespin, C.P. McKay,
G. Martinez, C.L. Smith, J. Martin-Torres, J. Gomez-Elvira, M.-P. Zorzano, M.H. Wong, M.G.
Trainer, A. Steele, D. Archer, B. Sutter, P.J. Coll, C. Freissinet, P.-Y. Meslin, R.V. Gough, C.H.
House, A. Pavlov, J.L. Eigenbrode, D.P. Glavin, J.C. Pearson, D. Keymeulen, L.E. Christensen,
S.P. Schwenzer, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, J. Pla-GarcíÃ, S.C.R. Rafkin, Á. Vicente-Retortillo,
H. Kahanpää, D. Viudez-Moreiras, M.D. Smith, A.-M. Harri, M. Genzer, D.M. Hassler, M.
Lemmon, J. Crisp, S.P. Sander, R.W. Zurek, A.R. Vasavada, Background levels of methane in
mars’ atmosphere show strong seasonal variations. Science 360, 1093–1096 (2018). https://
doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0131
15. S.E. Lauro, E. Pettinelli, G. Caprarelli, L. Guallini, A.P. Rossi, E. Mattei, B. Cosciotti, A.
Cicchetti, F. Soldovieri, M. Cartacci, F. Di Paolo, R. Noschese, R. Orosei, Multiple subglacial
water bodies below the south pole of mars unveiled by new MARSIS data. Nat. Astron. (in
press)
16. R. Orosei, S.E. Lauro, E. Pettinelli, A. Cicchetti, M. Coradini, B. Cosciotti, F. Di Paolo, E.
Flamini, E. Mattei, M. Pajola, F. Soldovieri, M. Cartacci, F. Cassenti, A. Frigeri, S. Giuppi, R.
Martufi, A. Masdea, G. Mitri, C. Nenna, R. Noschese, M. Restano, R. Seu, Radar evidence of
subglacial liquid water on mars. Science 361, 490–493 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.
aar7268
17. M.M. Sori, A.M. Bramson, Water on mars, with a grain of salt: local heat anomalies are required
for basal melting of ice at the south pole today. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46, 1222–1231 (2019).
https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080985
18. J.L. Vago, F. Westall, A.J. Coates, R. Jaumann, O. Korablev, V. Ciarletti, I. Mitrofanov, J.L. Josset, M.C. De Sanctis, J.-P. Bibring, F. Rull, F. Goesmann, H. Steininger, W. Goetz, W.
Brinckerhoff, C. Szopa, F. Raulin, F. Westall, H.G.M. Edwards, L.G. Whyte, A.G. Fairén,
J. Bridges, E. Hauber, G.G. Ori, S. Werner, D. Loizeau, R.O. Kuzmin, R.M.E. Williams, J.
Flahaut, F. Forget, D. Rodionov, O. Korablev, H. Svedhem, E. Sefton-Nash, G. Kminek, L.
Lorenzoni, L. Joudrier, V. Mikhailov, A. Zashchirinskiy, S. Alexashkin, F. Calantropio, A.
Merlo, P. Poulakis, O. Witasse, O. Bayle, S. Bayón, U. Meierhenrich, J. Carter, J.M. GarcíÃRuiz, P. Baglioni, A. Haldemann, A.J. Ball, A. Debus, R. Lindner, F. Haessig, D. Monteiro,
R. Trautner, C. Voland, P. Rebeyre, D. Goulty, F. Didot, S. Durrant, E. Zekri, D. Koschny, A.
Toni, G. Visentin, M. Zwick, M. van Winnendael, M. Azkarate, C. Carreau, ExoMars project
team: habitability on early mars and the search for biosignatures with the ExoMars rover.
Astrobiology 17, 471–510 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2016.1533
19. M.S. Burgin, V. Stamenkovi´ c, R.E. Grimm, D. Arumugam, R. Beauchamp, N. Barba, R. Manthena, D. Wright, B.H. Wilcox, K. Carpenter, C.D. Edwards, Searching for liquid water in
the martian deep with TH2OR. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2019, abstract
#P44B-02 (2019)
20. J.A. Grant, M.P. Golombek, S.A. Wilson, K.A. Farley, K.H. Williford, Al Chen, The science
process for selecting the landing site for the 2020 mars rover. Planet. Space Sci. 164, 106–126
(2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.07.001