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most citedMethane clathrates in the Solar System

90 citations · 547 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

astro-ph.GA2020★ 26 cited

Formation of interstellar complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations of dehydrogenated benzene

Meriem Hanine, Zhisen Meng, Shiru Lu +4

Small organic molecules are thought to provide building blocks for the formation of complex interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, the underlying chemical m…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 21 cited

Martian zeolites as a source of atmospheric methane

Olivier Mousis, Jean-Marc Simon, Jean-Pierre Bellat +7

The origin of the martian methane is still poorly understood. A plausible explanation is that methane could have been produced either by hydrothermal alteration of basaltic crust o…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 90 cited

Methane clathrates in the Solar System

Olivier Mousis, Eric Chassefière, Nils G. Holm +8

We review the reservoirs of methane clathrates that may exist in the different bodies of the Solar System. Methane was formed in the interstellar medium prior to having been embedd…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 25 cited

A 32-70 K formation temperature range for the ice grains agglomerated by comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

S. Lectez, J. M. Simon, O. Mousis +4

Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations are used to reproduce the N/CO ratio ranging between 1.7 10 and 1.6 10 observed {\it in situ} in the Jup…

astro-ph.EP2013★ 18 cited

On the abundances of noble and biologically relevant gases in Lake Vostok, Antarctica

Olivier Mousis, Azzedine Lakhlifi, Sylvain Picaud +2

Motivated by the possibility of comparing theoretical predictions of Lake Vostok's composition with future in situ measurements, we investigate the composition of clathrates that a…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 34 cited

Removal of Titan's Atmospheric Noble Gases by their Sequestration in Surface Clathrates

Olivier Mousis, Jonathan I. Lunine, Sylvain Picaud +3

A striking feature of the atmosphere of Titan is that no heavy noble gases other than argon were detected by the Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) aboard the Huygens probe…