The science case for spacecraft exploration of the Uranian satellites: Candidate ocean worlds in an ice giant system

Authors: Cartwright, Richard J., Beddingfield, Chloe B., Nordheim, Tom A., Elder, Catherine M., Castillo-Rogez, Julie C., Neveu, Marc, Bramson, Ali M., Sori, Michael M., Buratti, Bonnie J., Pappalardo, Robert T., Roser, Joseph E., Cohen, Ian J., Leonard, Erin J., Ermakov, Anton I., Showalter, Mark R., Grundy, William M., Turtle, Elizabeth P., Hofstadter, Mark D.

Subject Terms: Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2105.01164

The stability of a liquid-water body below the south polar cap of Mars

Authors: Egea-González, Isabel, Lois, Paula C., Jiménez-Díaz, Alberto, Bramson, Ali M., Sori, Michael M., Tendero-Ventanas, Juan-Ángel, Ruiz, Javier

Source: In Icarus 1 September 2022 383

Quantities of Ballistically Hopping Water Molecules on the Moon: Consistent With Exospheric Hydration Observations.

Authors: Laferriere, Kris L.¹ (AUTHOR) klaferri@purdue.edu, Bramson, Ali M.¹ (AUTHOR), Gleason, Alexander² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. Apr2025, Vol. 130 Issue 4, p1-19. 19p.

Widespread Excess Ice in Arcadia Planitia, Mars

Authors: Bramson, Ali M., Byrne, Shane, Putzig, Nathaniel E., Sutton, Sarah, Plaut, Jeffrey J., Brothers, T. Charles, Holt, John W.

Subject Terms: Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03210

Modern Mars' geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity

Authors: Diniega, Serina, Bramson, Ali M., Buratti, Bonnie, Buhler, Peter, Burr, Devon M., Chojnacki, Matthew, Conway, Susan J., Dundas, Colin M., Hansen, Candice J., McEwen, Alfred S., Lapôtre, Mathieu G.A., Levy, Joseph, Mc Keown, Lauren, Piqueux, Sylvain, Portyankina, Ganna, Swann, Christy, Titus, Timothy N., Widmer, Jacob M.

Source: In Geomorphology 1 May 2021 380

Development and Evolution of Icy Layer Outcrops on Mars' North Polar Ice Cap: Observations of Vertical and Lateral Variability.

Authors: Pascuzzo, Alyssa C.¹ (AUTHOR) alyssa_pascuzzo@alumni.brown.edu, Bramson, Ali M.² (AUTHOR), Becerra, Patricio³ (AUTHOR), Mustard, John F.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. Jan2025, Vol. 130 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Ice caps, *Albedo, Digital elevation models, Topography, Blankets

Development and Evolution of Icy Layer Outcrops on Mars' North Polar Ice Cap: A Sublimation‐Based Framework.

Authors: Bramson, Ali M.¹ (AUTHOR) bramsona@purdue.edu, Pascuzzo, Alyssa C.² (AUTHOR), Becerra, Patricio³ (AUTHOR), Mustard, Jack F.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. Jan2025, Vol. 130 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Dust removal, *Ice caps, *Solar radiation, Topography, Mars (Planet)

Sparse subsurface radar reflectors in Hellas Planitia, Mars

Authors: Cook, Claire W., Bramson, Ali M., Byrne, Shane, Holt, John W., Christoffersen, Michael S., Viola, Donna, Dundas, Colin M., Goudge, Timothy A.

Source: In Icarus 15 September 2020 348

6th international conference on Mars polar science and exploration: Conference summary and five top questions

Authors: Smith, Isaac B. ^*, Diniega, Serina, Beaty, David W., Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn, Becerra, Patricio, Bramson, Ali M., Clifford, Stephen M., Hvidberg, Christine S., Portyankina, Ganna, Piqueux, Sylvain, Spiga, Aymeric, Titus, Timothy N.

Source: In Icarus 1 July 2018 308:2-14

Exposed subsurface ice sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes

Authors: Dundas, Colin M., Bramson, Ali M., Ojha, Lujendra, Wray, James J., Mellon, Michael T., Byrne, Shane, McEwen, Alfred S., Putzig, Nathaniel E., Viola, Donna, Sutton, Sarah, Clark, Erin, Holt, John W.

Source: Science, 2018 Jan 01. 359(6372), 199-201.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26401262

A Wunda-full world? Carbon dioxide ice deposits on Umbriel and other Uranian moons

Authors: Sori, Michael M. ^*, Bapst, Jonathan, Bramson, Ali M., Byrne, Shane, Landis, Margaret E.

Source: In Icarus 1 July 2017 290:1-13

Mars' North Polar Spiral Trough Migration Paths as Revealed Through 3D Radar Mapping.

Authors: Laferriere, Kris L.¹ (AUTHOR) klaferri@purdue.edu, Bramson, Ali M.¹ (AUTHOR), Smith, Isaac B.^2,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. Aug2024, Vol. 129 Issue 8, p1-25. 25p.

Subject Terms: *Antarctic ice, *Glacial erosion, *Ice caps, Meteorological charts, Surface morphology

Volatile Transport on Ariel and Implications for the Origin and Distribution of Carbon Dioxide on Uranian Moons.

Authors: Menten, Stephanie M.¹ (AUTHOR) smenten@purdue.edu, Sori, Michael M.¹ (AUTHOR), Bramson, Ali M.¹ (AUTHOR), Nordheim, Tom A.² (AUTHOR), Cartwright, Richard J.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. Jul2024, Vol. 129 Issue 7, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Carbon dioxide, *Carbon cycle, Natural satellites, Electron traps, Ion traps

Local Ice Mass Balance Rates via Bayesian Analysis of Mars Polar Trough Migration.

Authors: Izquierdo, Kristel¹ (AUTHOR) kig@purdue.edu, Bramson, Ali M.¹ (AUTHOR), McClintock, Thomas² (AUTHOR), Laferriere, Kris L.¹ (AUTHOR), Byrne, Shane³ (AUTHOR), Bapst, Jonathan⁴ (AUTHOR), Smith, Isaac^5,6 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. Oct2023, Vol. 128 Issue 10, p1-18. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Sea ice, *Antarctic ice, Polar wandering, Bayesian analysis, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Mars (Planet)

Varied Histories of Outlier Polar Ice Deposits on Mars.

Authors: McGlasson, Riley A.¹ (AUTHOR) rmcglass@purdue.edu, Bramson, Ali M.¹ (AUTHOR), Morgan, Gareth A.² (AUTHOR), Sori, Michael M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. May2023, Vol. 128 Issue 5, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Greenland ice, *Antarctic ice, Ground penetrating radar, Lunar craters, Ice cores, Martian craters, Mars (Planet), Impact craters

Geographic Terms: Greenland

A Large New Crater Exposes the Limits of Water Ice on Mars.

Authors: Dundas, Colin M., Mellon, Michael T., Posiolova, Liliya V., Miljković, Katarina, Collins, Gareth S., Tornabene, Livio L., Rangarajan, Vidhya Ganesh, Golombek, Matthew P., Warner, Nicholas H., Daubar, Ingrid J., Byrne, Shane, McEwen, Alfred S., Seelos, Kimberly D., Viola, Donna, Bramson, Ali M., Speth, Gunnar

Source: Geophysical Research Letters; 1/28/2023, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: MARTIAN craters, ICE, LUNAR craters, MARS (Planet), ICE sheets, PLANETARY orbits, MARTIAN atmosphere

Mission Architecture Using the SpaceX Starship Vehicle to Enable a Sustained Human Presence on Mars.

Authors: Heldmann, Jennifer L., Marinova, Margarita M., Lim, Darlene S. S., Wilson, David, Carrato, Peter, Kennedy, Keith, Esbeck, Ann, Colaprete, Tony Anthony, Elphic, Richard C., Captain, Janine, Zacny, Kris, Stolov, Leo, Mellerowicz, Boleslaw, Palmowski, Joseph, Bramson, Ali M., Putzig, Nathaniel, Morgan, Gareth, Sizemore, Hanna, Coyan, Josh

Source: New Space; Sep2022, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p259-273, 15p

Endogenically sourced volatiles on Charon and other Kuiper belt objects.

Authors: Menten, Stephanie M., Sori, Michael M., Bramson, Ali M.

Source: Nature Communications; 8/9/2022, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p

Subject Terms: KUIPER belt, PLUTO (Dwarf planet), SEMIVOLATILE organic compounds, ORGANIC compounds, METHANE

Company/Entity: NEW Horizons (Spacecraft)

The Mars Orbiter for Resources, Ices, and Environments (MORIE) Science Goals and Instrument Trades in Radar, Imaging, and Spectroscopy.

Authors: Calvin, Wendy M., Putzig, Nathaniel E., Dundas, Colin M., Bramson, Ali M., Horgan, Briony H. N., Seelos, Kim D., Sizemore, Hanna G., Ehlmann, Bethany L., Morgan, Gareth A., Holt, John W., Murchie, Scott L., Patterson, G. Wesley

Source: Planetary Science Journal; Apr2021, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p1-13, 13p

North polar trough formation due to in-situ erosion as a source of young ice in mid-latitudinal mantles on Mars.

Authors: Rodriguez, J. Alexis P., Tanaka, Kenneth L., Bramson, Ali M., Leonard, Gregory J., Baker, Victor R., Zarroca, Mario

Source: Scientific Reports; 3/25/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p

Subject Terms: MANTLE of Mars, EROSION, KATABATIC winds, PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, EXPLOITATION of humans