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20052024
most citedA Re-appraisal of the Habitability of Planets Around M Dwarf Stars

344 citations · 1.1k across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.EP2024★ 17 cited

Astrobiological Potential of Venus Atmosphere Chemical Anomalies and Other Unexplained Cloud Properties

Janusz J. Petkowski, Sara Seager, David H. Grinspoon +7

Long-standing unexplained Venus atmosphere observations and chemical anomalies point to unknown chemistry but also leave room for the possibility of life. The unexplained observati…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 11 cited

Venus Life Finder Habitability Mission: Motivation, Science Objectives, and Instrumentation

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +10

For over half a century, scientists have contemplated the potential existence of life within the clouds of Venus. Unknown chemistry leaves open the possibility that certain regions…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 5 cited

Opportunities for Technosignature Science in the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey

Jacob Haqq-Misra, Reza Ashtari, James Benford +13

Solar system exploration provides numerous possibilities for advancing technosignature science. The search for life in the solar system includes missions designed to search for evi…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 17 cited

Deducing the Composition of Venus Cloud Particles with the Autofluorescence Nephelometer (AFN)

Darrel Baumgardner, Ted Fisher, Roy Newton +11

The composition, sizes and shapes of particles in the clouds of Venus have previously been studied with a variety of in situ and remote sensor measurements. A number of major quest…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 44 cited

Rocket Lab Mission to Venus

Richard French, Christophe Mandy, Richard Hunter +8

Regular, low-cost Decadal-class science missions to planetary destinations will be enabled by high-ΔV small spacecraft, such as the high-energy Photon, and small launch vehicles, s…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 17 cited

Mission Architecture to Characterize Habitability of Venus Cloud Layers via an Aerial Platform

Rachana Agrawal, Weston P. Buchanan, Archit Arora +8

Venus is known for its extreme surface temperature and its sulfuric acid clouds. But the cloud layers on Venus have similar temperature and pressure conditions to those on the surf…