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Jupiter's Formation in the Vicinity of the Amorphous Ice Snowline by Mousis, Olivier, Ronnet, Thomas, Lunine, Jonathan I.

“…Argon, krypton, xenon, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus have all been measured and found to be enriched by a quasi uniform factor in the 2-4 range,…”
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Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes by Waite, J. Hunter, Glein, Christopher R., Perryman, Rebecca S., Teolis, Ben D., Magee, Brian A., Miller, Greg, Grimes, Jacob, Perry, Mark E., Miller, Kelly E., Bouquet, Alexis, Lunine, Jonathan I., Brockwell, Tim, Bolton, Scott J.

“…Saturn’s moon Enceladus has an ice-covered ocean; a plume of material erupts from cracks in the ice. The plume contains chemical signatures of water-rock…”
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GCM simulations of Titan’s middle and lower atmosphere and comparison to observations by Lora, Juan M., Lunine, Jonathan I., Russell, Joellen L.

“…•We present simulations of Titan’s middle and lower atmosphere with the Titan Atmospheric Model (TAM) GCM.•Vertical and latitudinal temperature profiles from…”
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A Broad Set of Solar and Cosmochemical Data Indicates High C-N-O Abundances for the Solar System by Truong, Ngoc, Glein, Christopher R., Lunine, Jonathan I.

“…Abstract We examine the role of refractory organics as a major C carrier in the outer protosolar nebula and its implications for the compositions of large…”
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CARBON-RICH GIANT PLANETS: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, THERMAL INVERSIONS, SPECTRA, AND FORMATION CONDITIONS by MADHUSUDHAN, Nikku, MOUSIS, Olivier, JOHNSON, Torrence V, LUNINE, Jonathan I

“…The recent inference of a carbon-rich atmosphere, with C/O >= 1, in the hot Jupiter WASP-12b motivates the exotic new class of carbon-rich planets (CRPs). We…”
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Shape, topography, gravity anomalies and tidal deformation of Titan by Mitri, Giuseppe, Meriggiola, Rachele, Hayes, Alex, Lefevre, Axel, Tobie, Gabriel, Genova, Antonio, Lunine, Jonathan I., Zebker, Howard

“…Gravity measurements and elevation data from the Cassini mission have been used to create shape, global topography and gravity anomaly models of Titan that…”
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The Tides of Titan by Iess, Luciano, Jacobson, Robert A., Ducci, Marco, Stevenson, David J., Lunine, Jonathan I., Armstrong, John W., Asmar, Sami W., Racioppa, Paolo, Rappaport, Nicole J., Tortora, Paolo

“…We have detected in Cassini spacecraft data the signature of the periodic tidal stresses within Titan, driven by the eccentricity (e = 0.028) of its 16-day…”
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CARBON-RICH PLANET FORMATION IN A SOLAR COMPOSITION DISK by Ali-Dib, Mohamad, MOUSIS, OLIVIER, Petit, Jean-Marc, Lunine, Jonathan I

“…The C to O ratio is a crucial determinant of the chemical properties of planets. The recent observation of WASP 12b, a giant planet with a C/O value larger…”
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High-resolution simulations of the final assembly of Earth-like planets I. Terrestrial accretion and dynamics by Raymond, Sean N., Quinn, Thomas, Lunine, Jonathan I.

“…The final stage in the formation of terrestrial planets consists of the accumulation of ∼1000-km “planetary embryos” and a swarm of billions of 1–10 km…”
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Early Stages of Galilean Moon Formation in a Water-depleted Environment by Mousis, Olivier, Schneeberger, A., Lunine, Jonathan I., Glein, Christopher R., Bouquet, Alexis, Vance, Steven D.

“…Abstract A key feature of the Galilean satellite system is its monotonic decrease in bulk density with growing distance from Jupiter, indicating an ice mass…”
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Innocent Bystanders: Orbital Dynamics of Exomoons During Planet-Planet Scattering by Hong, Yu-Cian, Raymond, Sean N., Nicholson, Philip D., Lunine, Jonathan I.

“…Planet-planet scattering is the leading mechanism to explain the broad eccentricity distribution of observed giant exoplanets. Here we study the orbital…”
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Episodic outgassing as the origin of atmospheric methane on Titan by Tobie, Gabriel, Lunine, Jonathan I, Sotin, Christophe

“…Saturn's largest satellite, Titan, has a massive nitrogen atmosphere containing up to 5 per cent methane near its surface. Photochemistry in the stratosphere…”
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Highly Depleted Alkali Metals in Jupiter’s Deep Atmosphere by Bhattacharya, Ananyo, Li, Cheng, Atreya, Sushil K., Steffes, Paul G., Levin, Steven M., Bolton, Scott J., Guillot, Tristan, Gupta, Pranika, Ingersoll, Andrew P., Lunine, Jonathan I., Orton, Glenn S., Oyafuso, Fabiano A., Waite, J. Hunter, Bellotti, Amadeo, Wong, Michael H.

“…Abstract Water and ammonia vapors are known to be the major sources of spectral absorption at pressure levels observed by the microwave radiometer (MWR) on…”
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Rivers, Lakes, Dunes, and Rain: Crustal Processes in Titan's Methane Cycle by Lunine, Jonathan I., Lorenz, Ralph D.

“…Titan exhibits ample surface and crustal processes including lakes and seas, fluvial erosive features, possibly subsurface reservoirs of liquid, and rainfall…”
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The Enceladus Orbilander Mission Concept: Balancing Return and Resources in the Search for Life by MacKenzie, Shannon M., Neveu, Marc, Davila, Alfonso F., Lunine, Jonathan I., Craft, Kathleen L., Cable, Morgan L., Phillips-Lander, Charity M., Hofgartner, Jason D., Eigenbrode, Jennifer L., Waite, J. Hunter, Glein, Christopher R., Gold, Robert, Greenauer, Peter J., Kirby, Karen, Bradburne, Christopher, Kounaves, Samuel P., Malaska, Michael J., Postberg, Frank, Patterson, G. Wesley, Porco, Carolyn, Núñez, Jorge I., German, Chris, Huber, Julie A., McKay, Christopher P., de Vera, Jean-Pierre, Brucato, John Robert, Spilker, Linda J.

“…Enceladus’s long-lived plume of ice grains and water vapor makes accessing oceanic material readily achievable from orbit (around Saturn or Enceladus) and from…”
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Making other earths: dynamical simulations of terrestrial planet formation and water delivery by Raymond, Sean N, Quinn, Thomas, Lunine, Jonathan I

“…We present results from 44 simulations of late stage planetary accretion, focusing on the delivery of volatiles (primarily water) to the terrestrial planets…”
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The root of anomalously specular reflections from solid surfaces on Saturn’s moon Titan by Hofgartner, Jason D., Hayes, Alexander G., Campbell, Donald B., Lunine, Jonathan I., Black, Gregory J., MacKenzie, Shannon M., Birch, Samuel P. D., Elachi, Charles, Kirk, Randolph D., Le Gall, Alice, Lorenz, Ralph D., Wall, Stephen D.

“…Saturn’s moon Titan has a methane cycle with clouds, rain, rivers, lakes, and seas; it is the only world known to presently have a volatile cycle akin to…”
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Production of Potentially Prebiotic Condensed Phosphates by Phosphorus Redox Chemistry by Pasek, Matthew A, Kee, Terence P, Bryant, David E, Pavlov, Alexander A, Lunine, Jonathan I

“…Bringing phosphorus to life: The prebiotic origin of key biomolecules such as RNA and ATP is contingent on a source of condensed phosphates, such as…”
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Equilibrium composition between liquid and clathrate reservoirs on Titan by Mousis, Olivier, Choukroun, Mathieu, Lunine, Jonathan I., Sotin, Christophe

“…•We examine the interplay between alkane and clathrate reservoirs in Titan’s crust.•The clathrate composition is computed as a function of liquid…”
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Titan's Rotation Reveals an Internal Ocean and Changing Zonal Winds by Lorenz, Ralph D, Stiles, Bryan W, Kirk, Randolph L, Allison, Michael D, del Marmo, Paolo Persi, Iess, Luciano, Lunine, Jonathan I, Ostro, Steven J, Hensley, Scott

“…Cassini radar observations of Saturn's moon Titan over several years show that its rotational period is changing and is different from its orbital period. The…”
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