Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Andrew J. Ball, Thierry Blancquaert, Olivier Bayle, Leila Lorenzoni, Albert F. C. Haldemann
Summary: The Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), part of the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission, was a Mars lander that demonstrated various technologies. While the final touchdown and surface operation were not achieved, other aspects were successfully demonstrated through real-time telemetry data.
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Guisella Gacitua, Christoph Schneider, Jorge Arigony, Inti Gonzalez, Ricardo Jana, Gino Casassa
Summary: The Schiaparelli Glacier in the Cordillera Darwin of Tierra del Fuego, Chile, is one of the largest glaciers in the region. In April 2016, the first successful ice thickness measurements were conducted, revealing a valley-shaped bedrock with a maximum ice thickness of 324 meters, indicating significant glacier-related over-deepening in the local topography.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
K. S. Olsen, F. Lefevre, F. Montmessin, A. A. Fedorova, A. Trokhimovskiy, L. Baggio, O. Korablev, J. Alday, C. F. Wilson, F. Forget, D. A. Belyaev, A. Patrakeev, A. Grigoriev, A. Shakun
Summary: The study presents vertical profiles of CO in the Martian atmosphere, indicating a significant depletion in CO mixing ratio during the global dust storm in 2018 due to increased high-altitude water vapor, boosting CO oxidation.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
J. -C. Gerard, S. Aoki, L. Gkouvelis, L. Soret, Y. Willame, I. R. Thomas, C. Depiesse, B. Ristic, A. C. Vandaele, B. Hubert, F. Daerden, M. R. Patel, J. J. Lopez-Moreno, G. Bellucci, J. P. Mason, M. A. Lopez-Valverde
Summary: The green oxygen emission was recently detected in the Martian dayglow using the NOMAD/UVIS instrument, and statistical analysis of the data led to the observation of the OI 630 nm emission. Comparison with a photochemical model showed good agreement with the observed characteristics, indicating a relationship between oxygen emission variations and changes in the Martian upper atmosphere composition.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
S. Silvestro, A. Pacifici, F. Salese, D. A. Vaz, A. Neesemann, D. Tirsch, C. I. Popa, M. Pajola, G. Franzese, G. Mongelluzzo, A. C. Ruggeri, F. Cozzolino, C. Porto, F. Esposito
Summary: Wind-formed features in Oxia Planum on Mars provide geological evidence of a past wet environment. Studies reveal multiple climatic changes in the Amazonian era, recorded by Periodic Bedrock Ridges (PBRs). These PBRs offer insights into formation mechanisms and paleo winds crucial for understanding the site's geology.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Alberto Fedele, Salvatore Carannante, Michele Grassi, Raffaele Savino
Summary: Deployable aerobrakes for Earth re-entry capsules can reduce risks and costs, allowing for improved recovery of payloads and samples from Space in the future. The control system with independent flaps enhances landing precision for the re-entry capsules.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ignazio Dimino, Cristian Vendittozzi, William Reis Silva, Salvatore Ameduri, Antonio Concilio
Summary: Morphing technology is used for the controlled re-entry and landing of space vehicles with adaptive aeroshell structures. This study proposes a shape-changing mechanism for recovering CubeSat class systems, achieving low-cost retrieval of payloads and data from LEO. The mechanism consists of a multi-hinge assembly that can modulate the deployable surface and activate movable aerodynamic flaps for enhanced maneuverability during re-entry.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalie S. Lee, Rebecca Anastos-Wallen, Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Catherine Reitz, David A. Asch, Shivan J. Mehta
Summary: This study describes how primary care teams responded to elevated remote blood pressure alerts in the electronic health record. The findings suggest that EHR alerts were effective in prompting a mix of remote and office-based management, but it was also common for the plan of care to remain unchanged, indicating a need for improved alerts and clinician support.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samuel A. Theuerkauf, Alexander Michels, Vanessa Riechert, Thorsten J. Maier, Egbert Flory, Klaus Cichutek, Christian J. Buchholz
Summary: Cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 is mediated by its spike protein S, which also induces cell-cell fusion resulting in syncytia formation. Antibodies can efficiently inhibit particle-cell fusion but have weaker inhibitory effects on cell-cell fusion, even when levels of S protein required are below the detection limit of flow cytometry and Western blot.
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Victor L. Van de Wiele, Aaron S. Kesselheim, Sarosh Nagar, S. Sean Tu
Summary: Drug patents with patent term extension are important indicators for the entry of generic drugs into the market.
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Paul M. Streeter, Graham Sellers, Michael J. Wolff, Jonathon P. Mason, Manish R. Patel, Stephen R. Lewis, James A. Holmes, Frank Daerden, Ian R. Thomas, Bojan Ristic, Yannick Willame, Cedric Depiesse, Ann Carine Vandaele, Giancarlo Bellucci, Jose Juan Lopez-Moreno
Summary: The vertical opacity structure of the martian atmosphere and its relationship with ice and dust are studied using data from the UVIS spectrometer aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Regional dust storms are found to enhance the transport of vapor to mesospheric altitudes, and the season of the dust storms impacts the lifetime of cloud features.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Luca Placco, Michele Cogo, Matteo Bernardini, Alessio Aboudan, Francesca Ferri, Francesco Picano
Summary: This study performs high-fidelity simulations of an entry capsule in Mars' atmosphere at various angles of attack, aiming to understand unsteady phenomena during descent and provide insight on optimal design choices for safe entry and successful landing.
AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jordanka Semkova, Rositza Koleva, Victor Benghin, Tsvetan Dachev, Yuri Matviichuk, Borislav Tomov, Krasimir Krastev, Stephan Maltchev, Plamen Dimitrov, Nikolay Bankov, Igor Mitrofanov, Alexey Malakhov, Dmitry Golovin, Maxim Mokrousov, Anton Sanin, Maxim Litvak, Alexander Kozyrev, Sergey Nikiforov, Denis Lisov, Artem Anikin, Vyacheslav Shurshakov, Sergey Drobyshev
Summary: ExoMars is a joint program between ESA and Roscosmos to investigate Mars, with a Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) launched in 2016 and a rover and surface platform planned for 2022. Recent measurements by the dosimeter Liulin-MO on TGO show an increase in dose rate and flux, correlated with the rising intensity of galactic cosmic rays during solar activity decline.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Tao, Siting Xiong, Susan J. Conway, Jan-Peter Muller, Anthony Guimpier, Peter Fawdon, Nicolas Thomas, Gabriele Cremonese
Summary: The paper introduces a deep learning-based solution that demonstrates wide applicability and high efficiency in generating high-quality and high-resolution DTMs with only one input image. The proposed MADNet system outperforms traditional photogrammetric methods in terms of speed and quality, without the need for parameter tuning or re-training.
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Francesca Altieri, Alessandro Frigeri, Michele Lavagna, Alice Le Gall, Sergey Yuryevich Nikiforov, Carol Stoker, Valerie Ciarletti, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Jean-Luc Josset, Igor Mitrofanov, Elliot Sefton-Nash, Jorge L. Vago
Summary: In order to search for signs of life on Mars, it is important to investigate the subsurface, as the thin atmosphere on Mars allows radiation damage to potential biosignatures at or below the surface. The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover is equipped with a drill capable of collecting samples from a maximum depth of 2 m, providing valuable information about the subsurface composition and stratification. Understanding the subsurface environment is crucial for conducting investigations and selecting drilling sites on Mars.
ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH
(2023)