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Mars Astrobiological Cave And Internal Habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept
Martian subsurface habitability and astrobiology can be evaluated via a lava tube cave, without drilling. MACIE addresses two key goals of the Decadal Survey (2013-2022) and three MEPAG goals....
Evidence That A Novel Type Of Satellite Wake Might Exist In Saturn's E Ring
Saturn's E ring consists of micron-sized particles launched from Enceladus by that moon's geological activity. A variety of small-scale structures in the E-ring's brightness have been attributed to tendrils of material recently launched from Enceladus....
Ancient and present surface evolution processes in the Ash region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Authors: A. Bouquety, L. Jorda, O. Groussin, A. Sejourné, S. Bouley and F. Costard.
Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 649 , page A82
Published online: 13/05/2021
Keywords:
comets: individual: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ; methods: data analysis ; planets and satellites: surfaces.
Variation of the core lifetime and fragmentation scale in molecular clouds as an indication of ambipolar diffusion
Authors: Indrani Das, Shantanu Basu and Philippe André.
Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 649 , page L13
Published online: 13/05/2021
Keywords:
magnetic fields ; stars: formation ; diffusion ; magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) ; ISM: clouds.
A diffuse tidal dwarf galaxy destined to fade out as a “dark galaxy”
Authors: Javier Román, Michael G. Jones, Mireia Montes, Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, Julián Garrido and Susana Sánchez.
Astronomy & Astrophysics Vol. 649 , page L14
Published online: 13/05/2021
Keywords:
galaxies: dwarf ; galaxies: evolution ; galaxies: photometry.