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Planetary Caves

Planetary Caves is a natural subsurface void structure on celestial bodies that differs from surface environments by providing shielding from radiation, extreme temperature fluctuations, and meteorite impacts, thereby offering potentially stable conditions for microbial life and preserving geological and planetary history.

31

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1.3K

Citations

189

Authors

104

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Extraterrestrial Caves

Parents

Publications

31

Cave Biosignature Suites: Microbes, Minerals, and Mars

Penelope J. Boston, M. Spilde, Diana E. Northup et al. · Astrobiology · 2001 · 232 citations

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THEMIS observes possible cave skylights on Mars

G. E. Cushing, T. N. Titus, J. Judson Wynne et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2007 · 165 citations · Full text

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Lava Cave Microbial Communities Within Mats and Secondary Mineral Deposits: Implications for Life Detection on Other Planets

Diana E. Northup, Leslie A. Melim, M. Spilde et al. · Astrobiology · 2011 · 163 citations · Full text

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Is global warming affecting cave temperatures? Experimental and model data from a paradigmatic case study

David Domínguez‐Villar, Sonja Lojen, Kristina Krklec et al. · Climate Dynamics · 2014 · 77 citations

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Gravitational deformations and fillings of aging caves: The example of Qesem karst system, Israel

Amos Frumkin, Panagiotis Karkanas, Miryam Bar‐Matthews et al. · Geomorphology · 2008 · 66 citations

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Authors

189

  1. JJ
    J. Judson Wynne

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    5 publications · 300 citations

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  2. PJ
    Penelope J. Boston

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, United States

    5 publications · 493 citations

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  3. TN
    T. N. Titus

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    4 publications · 288 citations

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  4. FS
    Francesco Sauro

    University of Bologna, Italy

    4 publications · 105 citations

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  5. GE
    G. E. Cushing

    Astrogeology Science Center, United States

    4 publications · 252 citations

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Institutions

104

  1. Astrogeology Science Center

    Flagstaff, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    660 citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    660 citations

  3. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    465 citations

  4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    249 citations

  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    283 citations

  6. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    165 citations

  7. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    4 h-index

    23 publications

    693 citations

  8. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    114 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  2. Astrobiology

    2 publications · 395 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    2 publications · 209 citations

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  4. Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences

    JASS · 2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 58 citations

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