Radio Science VOL.61 ISSUE 7 | 24 July 2026
Mutual Radio Occultation Experiment Between Mars Orbiters: Algorithms Implementation and Validation
Bruno Nava + Anton Kashcheyev + Beatriz Sanchez-Cano ...
Radio occultation (RO) is a very powerful technique as it offers great opportunities to study planetary atmospheres, providing information about their ionosphere and neutral...
Geophysical Research Letters VOL.53 ISSUE 14 | 21 July 2026
Oxidation of Aqueous Sulfide by Chlorate: Implications for Native Sulfur Formation on Mars
Jiawei Wang + Carolina Munoz-Saez + Nicole M Fernandez ...
The recent discovery of native sulfur (“sulfur stones” consist of elemental sulfur) by Curiosity rover in the Gale Crater has sparked considerable research interest toward...
Earth and Space Science VOL.13 ISSUE 7 | 14 July 2026
Correlative X‐Ray and Neutron Tomography of Microbial Biosignatures: Perspectives for Mars Sample Return
Sylvia Olewinski + Imran A Rahman + Anna Fedrigo ...
Mars Sample Return (MSR) is the next major frontier in Mars exploration, through which advanced laboratory instrumentation will be used to study Martian samples and answer...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics VOL.131 ISSUE 6 | 11 June 2026
Reinvestigating the Nightside Ionosphere of Mars With 8 Years of Mars Express and MAVEN Data
N Takeuchi + Y Harada + B Sánchez‐Cano
Tailward ion escape in the nightside magnetotail is one of the dominant paths of ion escape from Mars. The Martian nightside ionosphere can serve as a major reservoir for...
Geophysical Research Letters VOL.53 ISSUE 13 | 1 July 2026
Alteration of a Mantle‐Derived Dunite Boulder in Jezero Crater, Mars
E L Moreland + M Bramble + K L Siebach ...
In 2023, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover explored the youngest preserved deposits on the Western fan of Jezero crater, Mars: a field of meter‐scale boulders dispersed above...