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- PhD Microbiology University of Colorado Boulder
- Masters Microbiology University of Colorado Boulder
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Penelope J. Boston is a speleologist. She was associate director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in Carlsbad, New Mexico, along with founding and directing the Cave and Karst Studies Program at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro. Among her research interests are geomicrobiology of caves and mines, extraterrestrial speleogenesis, and space exploration and astrobiology generally.
Penelope Boston's Published Works
Published Works
- A new analysis of Mars "Special Regions": findings of the second MEPAG Special Regions Science Analysis Group (SR-SAG2). (2014) (307)
- On the possibility of chemosynthetic ecosystems in subsurface habitats on Mars. (1992) (306)
- Diverse microbial communities inhabiting ferromanganese deposits in Lechuguilla and Spider Caves. (2003) (242)
- Microbiology and geochemistry in a hydrogen-sulphide-rich karst environment (2000) (222)
- Cave biosignature suites: microbes, minerals, and Mars. (2001) (210)
- Lava cave microbial communities within mats and secondary mineral deposits: implications for life detection on other planets. (2011) (133)
- Geomicrobiology of Cave Ferromanganese Deposits: A Field and Laboratory Investigation (2005) (117)
- Scientists of Gaia (1991) (117)
- Evidence for Microbial Involvement in Pool Finger Precipitation, Hidden Cave, New Mexico (2001) (82)
- Diversity of rock varnish bacterial communities from Black Canyon, New Mexico (2010) (81)
- Trace gas emissions from chaparral and boreal forest fires (1989) (80)
- Planning for Mars returned sample science: final report of the MSR End-to-End International Science Analysis Group (E2E-iSAG). (2012) (76)
- The effects of fire on biogenic soil emissions of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide (1988) (71)
- Hopping mobility concept for search and rescue robots (2008) (64)
- A Concept Mission: Microbots for Large‐Scale Planetary Surface and Subsurface Exploration (2005) (57)
- Deciphering Biosignatures in Planetary Contexts (2019) (50)
- Reticulated filaments in cave pool speleothems: microbe or mineral? (2008) (49)
- Mobility and Power Feasibility of a Microbot Team System for Extraterrestrial Cave Exploration (2007) (48)
- Mars Extant Life: What's Next? Conference Report (2020) (40)
- Epigene and Hypogene Gypsum Karst Manifestations of the Castile Formation:Eddy County, New Mexico and Culberson County, Texas, USA (2008) (37)
- Cottonballs, a unique subaqeous moonmilk, and abundant subaerial moonmilk in Cataract Cave, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (2009) (36)
- A biosignature suite from cave pool precipitates, Cottonwood Cave, New Mexico. (2009) (35)
- The next frontier for planetary and human exploration (2019) (34)
- The microbial communities of sulfur caves: A newly appreciated geologically driven system on Earth and potential model for Mars (2006) (34)
- Microbial metabolism of tholin. (1990) (32)
- Castile Evaporite Karst Potential Map of the Gypsum Plain, Eddy County, New Mexico and Culberson County, Texas: A GIS Methodological Comparison (2008) (31)
- Ultraviolet Radiation Sensitivity in Cave Bacteria: Evidence of Adaptation to the Subsurface? (2009) (29)
- Utilizing Martian Resources for Life Support (1993) (28)
- Ferromanganese deposits in the caves of the Guadalupe Mountains (2006) (27)
- Human utilization of subsurface extraterrestrial environments. (2003) (26)
- Extraterrestrial Subsurface Technology Test Bed: Human Use and Scientific Value of Martian Caves (2004) (25)
- Sulfur reduction in sediments of marine and evaporite environments (1985) (25)
- Report of the workshop for life detection in samples from Mars (2014) (25)
- Low-Pressure Greenhouses and Plants for a Manned Research Station on Mars (1981) (25)
- An inventory of potentially habitable environments on Mars: Geological and biological perspectives (2011) (24)
- Anthropogenic lead as a tracer of rock varnish growth: Implications for rates of formation (2013) (21)
- Copper Tube Pitting in Santa Fe Municipal Water Caused by Microbial Induced Corrosion (2014) (19)
- A HOPPING MOBILITY CONCEPT FOR A ROUGH TERRAIN SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT (2007) (19)
- Prebiotic Chemistry of Pluto. (2018) (18)
- A roadmap for planetary caves science and exploration (2021) (18)
- An Analysis of the Precursor Measurements of Mars Needed to Reduce the Risk of the First Human Mission to Mars (2005) (17)
- Investigating Habitability with an Integrated Rock-Climbing Robot and Astrobiology Instrument Suite. (2020) (17)
- EXTREMOPHILES FOR ECOPOIESIS: DESIRABLE TRAITS FOR AND SURVIVABILITY OF PIONEER MARTIAN ORGANISMS (2007) (17)
- Hydrogeology of northern Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico: a conceptual model based on a geochemical characterization of sulfide-rich karst brackish springs (2014) (16)
- A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome (2021) (14)
- Hypogene Speleogenesis in the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas, USA (2017) (13)
- An AOTF-LDTOF spectrometer suite for in situ organic detection and characterization (2010) (12)
- The Venus Life Equation. (2020) (11)
- Phytoliths (Plant-Derived Mineral Bodies) as Geobiological and Climatic Indicators in Arid Environments (2015) (11)
- PRESERVATION OF FOSSIL MICROBES AND BIOFILM IN CAVE POOL CARBONATES AND COMPARISON TO OTHER MICROBIAL CARBONATE ENVIRONMENTS (2016) (11)
- SPELEoSoL: A SUBTErrAnEAn SoIL (2009) (11)
- Robotic Lunar Ecopoiesis Test Bed: Bringing the Experimental Method to Terraforming (2004) (9)
- Life in Earth’s Lava Caves: Implications for Life Detection on Other Planets (2012) (8)
- Sulfur and Oxygen isotopes: Evidence of H2S spring sources Southern Mexico (2008) (8)
- Science and technology requirements to explore caves in our Solar System (2021) (8)
- Observations from active sulfuric karst systems: Is the present the key to understanding Guadalupe Mountain speleogenesis? (2006) (8)
- Patterned Growth in Extreme Environments (2009) (8)
- Rapid assessment of high value samples: An AOTF-LDTOF spectrometer suite for planetary surfaces (2012) (8)
- Theoretical Evaporite Karst Development on Mars (2005) (7)
- Tumbleweed: A new paradigm for surveying Mars for in situ resources (2010) (7)
- The Characterization of Biosignatures in Caves Using an Instrument Suite. (2017) (7)
- Human utilization of subsurface extraterrestrial environments: Final report (2003) (7)
- UPDATE : LIVING RETICULATED FILAMENTS FROM HERBSTLABYRINTH-ADVENTHÖHLE CAVE SYSTEM , GERMANY (2015) (7)
- Isotopic evidence for the migration of thermogenic methane into a sulfidic cave, Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico (2017) (6)
- Caves and Mines Microbiological Sampling (2003) (6)
- Mars Astrobiological Cave and Internal habitability Explorer (MACIE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept (2021) (6)
- The next phase in our search for life: an expert discussion. (2011) (5)
- MICROBIAL MAT COMMUNITIES IN HAWAIIAN LAVA CAVES (2016) (5)
- Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration (2022) (5)
- Assessment of Karst Landform Potential on Mars (2006) (5)
- Estimation, modeling, and simulation of patterned growth in extreme environments. (2011) (5)
- A Miniature Spectrometer for the Detection of Organics and Identification of their Mineral Context (2012) (5)
- Lava Cave Microbial Mat and Secondary Mineral Deposit Communities: Implications for Life Detection on Other Planets (2011) (4)
- Simulating Spatial Partial Differential Equations with Cellular Automata (2009) (4)
- BIOVERMICULATION BIOPATTERNS AS UNIVERSAL SIGNATURES OF EXTANT AND EXTINCT LIFE (2016) (4)
- NESSI: the New Mexico Tech Extrasolar Spectroscopic Survey Instrument (2010) (4)
- MARS SIMULATION CHALLENGE EXPERIMENTS: MICROORGANISMS FROM NATURAL ROCK AND CAVE COMMUNITIES (2011) (4)
- Mechanical design of NESSI: New Mexico Tech extrasolar spectroscopic survey instrument (2012) (4)
- Results from an integrated AOTF-LDTOF spectrometer suite for planetary surfaces (2013) (4)
- Rock Coatings: Potential Biogenic Indicators (2008) (3)
- Field of stars (2001) (3)
- Planetary Cave Exploration Progresses (2020) (3)
- Diversity and Composition of Methanotroph Communities in Caves (2018) (3)
- Trace gases in the atmosphere of Mars - An indicator of microbial life (1989) (3)
- High-resolution signatures of oxygenation and microbiological activity in speleothem fluid inclusions (2016) (3)
- Manganese and Iron Interactions in Cave and Rock Varnish Communities (2004) (3)
- Tumbleweed: Wind-Propelled Measurements for Mars (2012) (2)
- Is Mars Sample Return Required Prior to Sending Humans to Mars (2012) (2)
- Insights into the Geomicrobiology of Biovermiculations from Rock Billet Incubation Experiments (2021) (2)
- What Would Earth Be Like Without Life (2018) (2)
- Rock Climbing Robot for Exploration and Sample Acquisition at Lava Tubes, Steep Slopes, and Cliff Walls (2012) (2)
- Preservation of Microbial-Mineral Biosignatures in Caves (2016) (2)
- The Development and Field Testing of the Portable Acousto-optic Spectrometer for Astrobiology (2014) (2)
- Subsurface sulfur systems: Production and preservation of distinctive biogenic signatures in sulfur, iron, manganese, and carbonate cave systems (2006) (2)
- MINERAL PRECIPITATION BY MN-OXIDIZING MICROBES: COMPARING NATURAL AND (2001) (2)
- Moving on Mars: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Martian Life Support (1996) (2)
- EARLY RESULTS OF ECOPOESIS EXPERIMENTS IN THE SHOT MARTIAN ENVIRONMENT SIMULATOR (2005) (2)
- We Should Search for Extant Life on Mars in this Decade (2021) (2)
- Hopping Microbot Access to Subsurface (Cave) and Rugged Terrain on Mars and Hazardous Extreme Earth Astrobiology Sites (2005) (2)
- COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection Colloquium, Bern, Switzerland, September 2015 (Meeting Reports) (2016) (2)
- Islands Within Islands: Bacterial Phylogenetic Structure and Consortia in Hawaiian Lava Caves and Fumaroles (2022) (2)
- “Diseased” minerals: Microbial degradation of copper sulfide museum specimens (2006) (2)
- Planetary caves’ role in astronaut bases and the search for life (2016) (1)
- To Live and Die in CA (2010) (1)
- NESSI: an optimized Near-Infrared (NIR) Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS) for exoplanet studies (2012) (1)
- Spaceward Bound: Field Training for the Next Generation of Space Explorers (2007) (1)
- Deep Trek: Mission Concepts for Exploring Subsurface Habitability & Life on Mars — A Window into Subsurface Life in the Solar System (2021) (1)
- Report of the Joint Workshop on Induced Special Regions. (2019) (1)
- The New Mexico Tech Extrasolar Spectroscopic Survey Instrument (NESSI) (2010) (1)
- Seeking the Tricorder: Report on Workshops on Advanced Technologies for Life Detection (2017) (1)
- A Miniature AOTF-LDTOF Spectrometer Suite for the Detection of Biomarkers on Planetary Surfaces (2011) (1)
- The Astrobiological Exploration of Earth and Mars (2017) (1)
- Caves and Cavities Throughout the Solar System: Prospects Revisited for Occurrence and Astrobiological Significance (2020) (1)
- A Physics and Chemistry Based Framework for Speleogenesis in the Solar System (2011) (1)
- Microbial Speleology: Opportunities and Challenges (2005) (1)
- The Hunt for Red Corrosion: A Study of Microbial Rock Corrosion in Caves (1999) (1)
- New Mexico Underground: Extreme Geomicrobiology of Caves in the Southwest (2008) (1)
- Using Extremophile Behavior to Identify Biological Targets of Opportunity (2017) (1)
- Distinctive Biopatterns for Detection and Characterization from a Robotic Platform (2016) (1)
- Sensing turbulent flow and heat transport in a cave conduit (2008) (1)
- The Soudan Mine, Minnesota: A Hydrochemical Analog for Rimstone Dams on the Martian Surface (2007) (1)
- Mapping Overburden and Cave Networks with Muons (2015) (1)
- Diagnostic Characteristics of Macroscopic Biopatterns Detected with Novel Robotic Platform (2016) (1)
- Astrovirology: Expanding the Search for Life (2021) (1)
- Trail guide to and discussion of the geology of Carlsbad Cavern: Main Corridor and Big Room (2006) (1)
- Lunar and Martian Sub-surface Habitat Structure Technology Development and Application (2005) (1)
- Extraterrestrial Caves: A Solar System-Wide Prospectus (2011) (1)
- Unique Biosignatures in Caves of All Lithologies (2015) (1)
- Demonstration of a portable AOTF IR spectrometer for in situ exploration of planetary surfaces (2015) (1)
- Subsurface microbial habitats on Mars (1991) (1)
- A comparative study of in situ biosignature detection spectroscopy techniques on planetary surfaces (2014) (1)
- Extremophile Microorganism Transformations of Sulfates and Other Sulfur Minerals in Surface and Subsurface Environments (2006) (0)
- Ice Caves On Extraterrestrial Bodies: What Are The Prospects For Speleogenesis And Detection? (2014) (0)
- EDX of star shapes from SDendriteMN_14.TIF showing manganese oxide (2001) (0)
- ASSESSMENT OF KARST LANDFORM POTENTIAL ON MARS. J. G. Johnston (2006) (0)
- PLANETARY CAVES – GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND AN EXPLORATION ROADMAP FOR THE NEXT DECADE (2020) (0)
- THE SPECTACULAR MACROSCOPIC MICROBIAL BIOSIGNATURES OF LAVA TUBE CAVES (2016) (0)
- Deep Trek: Science of Subsurface Habitability & Life on Mars (2021) (0)
- EDX from SDendriteMN_08.TIF showing manganese oxide and barium (2001) (0)
- SOTERIA: searching for organisms through equipment recovery at impact areas (2021) (0)
- Overview of long filaments bridging corroded crystals (2001) (0)
- Astrobiology from Earth to Mars and Beyond (2018) (0)
- Hydrogen and Carbon Stable Isotopic Compositions and Concentrations of Methane in Cave Air of Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico (2014) (0)
- The Case for Mars V: Proceedings of the Fifth Case for Mars Conference Held May 26-29, 1993, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (2000) (0)
- EDX of large star shape from SDendriteMN_08.TIF showing manganese oxide and barium (2001) (0)
- EDX of filaments from SDendriteMN_22.TIF (2001) (0)
- NEAR-IR REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOVERMICULATION PATTERNS IN A SULFURIC (2015) (0)
- Growth of microorganisms on organic material produced by chemical synthesis in a reducing atmosphere (1982) (0)
- EXPLORATION AND STUDY OF THE GLACIER FUMAROLE CAVES IN THE SUMMIT CRATER OF MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON STATE, U.S.A (2017) (0)
- Microbial Communities that are Concealed Within Mineral Deposits: Expanding our Detection of Life (2010) (0)
- Mars mission life support. (1988) (0)
- The next frontier for planetary and human exploration (2019) (0)
- EDX of free end of filament from SDendriteMN_10.TIF showing manganese oxide (2001) (0)
- Robots for Astrobiology (2016) (0)
- Bouquets From the Past: Plant Biominerals as Paleoclimate Indicators (2015) (0)
- Overview of platy crystals with star shapes (2001) (0)
- Enhancing Communication and Knowledge Discovery Among Karst Biospeleologists: The Role of the Karst Information Portal (KIP) (2007) (0)
- BioTox: A Biologically-Based Soil Toxicity Instrument (1998) (0)
- Rapid Assessment of High Value Samples: A Miniature AOTF-LDTOF Spectrometer Suite for Planetary Surfaces (2011) (0)
- 3rd International Planetary Caves Conference : February 18-21, 2020, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas (2020) (0)
- A world class delicacy (2001) (0)
- Tumbleweed: Wind-propelled Surficial Measurements for Astrobiology and Planetary Science (2004) (0)
- The Astrobiology of the Subsurface: Exploring Cave Habitats on Earth, Mars and Beyond (2016) (0)
- Spectral mixture and chemometric algorithms applied to the identification of biosignatures on planetary surfaces (2013) (0)
- Response of marine and freshwater algae to nitric acid and elevated carbon dioxide levels simulating environmental effects of bolide impact (1988) (0)
- Microscopy for Detection of Extant Life (2021) (0)
- HOLEY SOLAR SYSTEM! CAVE AND KARST FEATURES ON OTHER PLANETARY BODIES AND PROSPECTS FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION (2016) (0)
- EDX of crystal under filament from SDendriteMN_25.TIF (2001) (0)
- The Characterization of Biosignatures in Caves Using a Suite of Instruments (2015) (0)
- New Mexico Underground: Spectacular Subsurface Systems for Interdisciplinary Science and Exploration (2022) (0)
- EDX of spheroids on filaments from SDendriteMN_22.TIF (2001) (0)
- The Development and Demonstration of the Portable Acousto‐Optic Spectrometer for Astrobiology in Cave Environments (2023) (0)
- Filaments with spheroid protrusions, near star shapes (2001) (0)
- Extremophile Microorganism Communities in Sulfates and Other Sulfur Minerals as Sample Return Target Materials (2008) (0)
- Interdisciplinary research produces results in the understanding of planetary caves (2012) (0)
- Continued Use of Exogenic Materials found on Mars as Planetary Research Tools (2021) (0)
- ABSTRACT: Hydrogeology of Northern Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico, Based on Spring Characterization (2011) (0)
- POSSIBLE HYDROTHERMAL SULFATE KARST FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT CRATERS ON MARS (2007) (0)
- EDX of spheroid on filaments fromSDendriteMN_22.TIF (2001) (0)
- Star shapes on dendrite (2001) (0)
- POSSIBLE HYDROTHERMAL SULFATE KARST FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT CRATERS ON MARS (2007) (0)
- Linkage among Geology, Hydrology, Climate, and Life on Earth Point to Possible Life-containingEnvironments on Mars (2010) (0)
- That Which We Call Astrobiology, By Any Other Name … The Search for Universal Indicators of Life (2019) (0)
- Microbe-Mineral Interactions in Caves (2022) (0)
- CHARACTERIZATION OF THE AIR SPACE AT CUEVA DE VILLA LUZ, TABASCO, MEXICO (2017) (0)
- Interview with Penelope Boston, Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. (2016) (0)
- Microbial ecosystems at depth: Contrasts in nutrient and other environmental gradients between natural caves and ultra-deep mines (2011) (0)
- An Investigation of a Terrestrial Lava Tube with an Instrument Payload Integrated with the LEMUR Rock-Climbing Robot (2018) (0)
- Network of star shapes (2001) (0)
- Astrovirology: how viruses enhance our understanding of life in the Universe (2023) (0)
- EDX of crystal from sp193s3.tif showing ferro-manganses oxides and Ni (1999) (0)
- Diseased Minerals: Microbial Degradation of Copper Mineral Specimens (2008) (0)
- From Rube Goldberg to Tricorders: Astrobiology Technology Needs (2017) (0)
- Superior Karst Management Through Superior Data Management: The Karst Information Portal (2008) (0)
- METEORITES ON MARS CAN HELP TO DECIPHER THE RED PLANET – SHOULD THEY BE CONSIDERED AS SAMPLES OF OPPORTUNITY FOR MARS SAMPLE RETURN? (2018) (0)
- Overview of platy crystals with filaments and star shapes (2001) (0)
- EDX of crystal from SDendriteMN_17.tif showing alunite (2001) (0)
- The Case for Mars : proceedings of a conference held April 29-May 2, 1981 at University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (1984) (0)
- Testing Forward Contamination Outcomes by Recovering Spacecraft Debris from Impact Sites Near the Lunar South Pole (2020) (0)
- Geomicrobiology of the giant Naica crystals: An example of the geological persistence of microorganisms (2011) (0)
- Star shapes on play crystals with filaments (2001) (0)
- Searching for Extant Life on Mars: What's Next? (2019) (0)
- Source Of Hydrogen Sulfide To Sulfidic Spring And Watershed Ecosystems In Northern Sierra De Chiapas, Mexico Based On Sulfur And Carbon Isotopes (2013) (0)
- EDX from sp193s3.tif showing ferro-manganese oxides (1999) (0)
- Exoplanets: Not Just Dots in the Sky Anymore (2010) (0)
- Martian Chemical and Isotopic Reference Standards in Earth-based Laboratories — An Invitation for Geochemical, Astrobiological, and Engineering Dialog on Considering a Weathered Chondrite for Mars Sample Return. (2017) (0)
- The Moon as a Thanatocoenosis: Is there any hope for Lunar Paleontology? (2019) (0)
- SEEKING EARTH-DERIVED BIOSIGNATURES ON THE MOON: SCIENCE CASE AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS (2020) (0)
- The Karst Information Portal (KIP): Developing a Network of Geographic and Geologic Karst Information (2007) (0)
- The Karst Information Portal: A Virtual Tool to Facilitate Research and Collaboration in Paleontological Speleology (2007) (0)
- Flattened filament with near by star shapes (2001) (0)
- Star shapes with a filament on platy crystal (2001) (0)
- Filament crossing debris field (2001) (0)
- TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS — CAVES O N THIS WORLD 1:00 p. m. Classroom A (2011) (0)
- Biosignatures in Pleistocene Cave Pool Speleothems (2010) (0)
- EDX of filament from SDendriteMN_10.TIF showing manganese oxide and barium (2001) (0)
- Overview of platy crystals and debris (2001) (0)
- Introducing the Karst Information Portal (2007) (0)
- Space Biology Meets Astrobiology: Critical Synergies and Concerns (2016) (0)
- EDX of filament junction from SDendriteMN_25.TIF (2001) (0)
- IN THE LAND OF BLACK AND WHITE, MICROBIAL DEPOSITION OF FERROMANGANESE ON THE WALLS OF SNOWY RIVER, FORT STANTON CAVE, NEW MEXICO (2019) (0)
- EFFECTS OF HYDROLOGICAL DYES ON MICROORGANISMS (2016) (0)
- Tabular euhedral clay crystals and star shapes (1999) (0)
- Euhedral clay crystals and star shapes (1999) (0)
- The First Billion Years: Bombardment : October 1-2, 2018, Flagstaff, Arizona (2018) (0)
- The Astrobiology of the Subsurface: Caves and Rock Fracture Habitats on Earth, Mars and Beyond (2017) (0)
- EDX of background from SDendriteMN_14.TIF showing manganese oxide and Co, Ni (2001) (0)
- An updated planetary protection special regions on Mars analysis by the MEPAG Special Regions-Science Analysis Group 2. (2014) (0)
- The 20th Anniversary of the NASA Astrobiology Institute: A New Discipline Reaches Maturity I (2019) (0)
- POLYGENETIC SPELEOGENESIS IN THE CASTILE FORMATION: EDDY COUNTY, NM AND CULBERSON COUNTY, TX (2007) (0)
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