Publications

Book Chapters

Cady, S., Skok, J.R., et al. (2018). Siliceous Hot Spring Deposits: Why They Remain Key Astrobiological Targets in Cabrol, N. and E. Grin, (Eds.), From Habitability to Life on Mars (179-210). Elsevier.

Locations of Paper Study on Mars

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

[18] Gong et al. and J.R. Skok (2021) Morphogenesis of digitate structures in hot spring silica sinters of the El Tatio geothermal field, Chile. Geobiology, DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12471

[17] Williams et al. and J.R. Skok (2021) Fatty Acid Preservation in Modern and Relict Hot-Spring

Deposits in Iceland, with Implications for Organics Detection on Mars., Astrobiology, 21, 60-82, doi: 10,1089/ast.2019.2115.

[16] Matherne, C., Skok, J.R. et al., (2020), Multistage ice-damming of volcanic flows and fluvial systems in

Northeast Syrtis Major. Icarus, 340, 113608, doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113608

[15] Slagter, et al., and J.R. Skok (2019), Environmental controls on silica sinter formation revealed by

radiocarbon dating. Geology; 47 (4): 330–334. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G45859.1

[14] Susko, D. et al., and J.R. Skok (2017), A record of igneous evolution in Elysium, a major martian volcanic

province. Scientific Reports, vol. 7, Article number: 43177, doi:10.1038/srep43177

[13] Neish, C. et al., and J.R. Skok (2017) Transitional lava flows as potential analogues for lunar

impacts melts. Icarus, 281, 73-89. 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.08.008

[12] Heldmann, Jennifer L. et al, and Skok, J. R.; (2016) Lunar polar rover science operations: Lessons learned

and mission architecture implications derived from the Mojave Volatiles Prospector (MVP) terrestrial

field campaign. Advances in Space Research. 58, 4, 545-559.

[11] Karunatillake, S. et al., and J.R. Skok (2016) The association of hydrogen with sulfur on Mars across

latitudes, longitudes, and compositional extremes. J. Geophys. Res., 121, 7, 1321-1341.

[10] Cohen, Barbara A., et al., and J.R. Skok. (2015) "Pre-Mission Input Requirements to Enable Successful

Sample Collection by a Remote Field/EVA Team," Journal of Human Performance in Extreme

Environments: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 7. DOI: 10.7771/2327-2937.1071

[9] Fawdon, P., Skok, J.R., et al., (2015) The Geological History of Nili Patera, Mars. J. Geophys., Res., DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004795.

[8] Karunatillake, S. et al., and J.R. Skok (2014) Sulfates hydrating bulk soil in the Martian low and middle latitudes. Geophys. Res. Let., 41, 22, pp. 7987-7796, DOI:10.1002/2014GL061136

[7] Karunatillake, S. et al., and J.R. Skok (2014) A martian case study of segmenting images automatically for granulometry and sedimentology, Part 2: Assessment. Icarus, 229, 408-417, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.09.021.

[6] Karunatillake, S. et al., and J.R. Skok (2014) A martian case study of segmenting images

automatically for granulometry and sedimentology, Part 1: Algorithm. Icarus, 229, 400-407, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.10.001.

[5] Karunatillake, S. et al., and J.R. Skok (2013) Does martian soil release reactive halogens to the

atmosphere? Icarus, 226, 2, 1438-1446.

[4] J. J. Wray, S. T. Hansen, J. Dufek, G. A. Swayze, S. L. Murchie, F. P. Seelos, J. R. Skok, R. P. Irwin III,

and M. S. Ghiorso. (2013) “Infrared spectral evidence for felsic rocks on Mars.” Nat. Geo., 6,
1013-1017, doi:10.1038/ngeo1994. (Linked)

[3] Skok, J.R., Mustard, J.F., Tornabene, L.L, Pan, C., Rogers, D. and S.L. Murchie. (2012) A

Spectroscopic Analysis of Martian Crater Central Peaks: Formation of the Ancient Crust. J.
Geophys. Res.117,E00J18, DOI:10.1029/2012JE004148. (Linked)

[2] Skok, J.R., J. F. Mustard, B. L. Ehlmann, R.E. Milliken, S. L. Murchie, (2010) Silica deposits in the

Nili Patera caldera on the Syrtis Major volcanic on Mars. Nat. Geo., 3, 838- 841,
DOI:10.1038/NGEO990. (Linked)

[1] Skok, J. R., J. F. Mustard, S. L. Murchie, M. B. Wyatt, and B. L. Ehlmann (2010) Spectrally distinct

ejecta in Syrtis Major, Mars: Evidence for environmental change at the Hesperian-Amazonian
boundary, J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00D14, doi:10.1029/2009JE003338. (Linked)