*Research advisee/student
*Pascuzzo, A.C., A.M. Bramson, P. Becerra, J.F. Mustard. Development and evolution of exposed icy layers at Mars north pole through space and time, in prep.
Almeida, M., M. Read, N. Thomas, G. Cremonese, P. Becerra, G. Borrini, M. Gruber, R. Heyd, C.M. Marriner, G. McArthur, A.S. McEwen, A. Pommerol, J. Perry, C. Schaller (2021) Planning targeted images on Mars with ExoMars’ Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, in prep. for Planetary and Space Science
Tornabene L.L., P. Becerra, V. Rangarajan, F. Seelos, S. Byrne, C. Cesar, S. Conway, G. Cremonese, A. Lucchetti, G. Munaretto, A. McEwen, M. Pajola, M. Patel, L. Perry, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, J. Wray, *A. Valantinas (2021) Colour and multispectral analysis with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter’s Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS), in prep. for Planetary and Space Science
Lethuillier, A., E. Kaufmann, C. Feller, P. Becerra, A. Pommerol, N. Hännidd, D. Haack, D. Rebecca, B. Gundlach, J. Blum, G. Kargl, J. Knollenberg, N. S. Molinski, T. Gilke, H. Sierks, P. Tiefenbacher, H. Capelo, C. Güttler, K. Otto, D. Bischoff, M. Schweighart (2021) Cometary dust analogue for physics experiments, under review for Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
*Valantinas, A., P. Becerra, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, E. Hauber, L.L. Tornabene, A.S. McEwen, G. Cremonese (2021) Multi-Angular Observations of Martian Slope Streaks, under review for Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Grau Galofre A., Serla J., P. Becerra (2021) Gelifluction lobes inside Reull Vallis: A case study for the integration of CaSSIS data, under review in Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Pommerol, A., N. Thomas, P. Becerra, M. Almeida, M. Read, E. Simioni, C. Re, G. Cremonese, A. McEwen, J. Perry, L. Tornabene, S. Tulyakov (2021) In-flight photometric calibration of images taken by the ExoMars TGO Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, under review in Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Munaretto, G., M. Pajola, A. Lucchetti, G. Cremonese, E. Simioni, C. Re, S. Bertoli, L. Tornabene, A. McEwen, P. Becerra, V.G. Rangarajan, A. Valantinas, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, G. Portyankina (2021) Multiband photometry of Martian Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) and dust-removed features at Horowitz crater, Mars from TGO/CaSSIS color observations, under review in Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Becerra, P., I.B. Smith, C. Andres, A.M. Bramson, P. Buhler, A. Coronato, S. Diniega, J.A. Emmett, A. Grau Galofre, C. Herny, S. Hibbard, M.A. Kahre, J.P. Knightly, S. Nerozzi, G. Portyankina, J. Rabassa, L. Tamppari, T. Titus, J.L. Whitten, Z. Yoldi (2021), Past, Present and Future of Mars Ice Research: Conclusions and outlook from the 7th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, under minor revisions for The Planetary Science Journal
Dundas, C.M., P. Becerra, S. Byrne, M. Chojnacki, I. J. Daubar, S. Diniega, C.J. Hansen, K.E. Herkenhoff, M. Landis, A.S. McEwen, G. Portyankina, *A. Valantinas (2021) Active Mars: A Dynamic World, J. of Geophys. Res.: Planets,
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE006876
Thomas, N., P. Becerra, I.B. Smith, (2021) Mars and the ESA Science Programme: The case for Mars Polar Science, Experimental Astronomy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09760-6
Becerra, P., I.B. Smith, A. Coronato, J. Rabassa (2020). Mars Polar Science visits the End of the World. Nature Astronomy (Meeting Report). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1127-y
G. Munaretto, M. Pajola, G. Cremonese, C. Re, A. Lucchetti, E. Simioni, A. S. McEwen, A. Pommerol, P. Becerra, S. J. Conway, N. Thomas, M. Massironi (2020), First CaSSIS observations of Martian Recurring Slope Lineae: implications for their origin and evolution, Planetary and Space Science 187, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104947
Smith, I.B., P.O. Hayne, S. Byrne, P. Becerra, M. Kahre, W. Calvin, C.S. Hvidberg, S. Milkovich, P. Buhler, M. Landis, B. Horgan, A. Kleinbohl, M. Perry, R. Obbard, J. Stern, S. Piqueux, N. Thomas, K. Zacny, L. Carter, L. Edgar, J. Emmett, T. Navarro, J. Hanley, M. Koutnik, N. Putzig, B. Henderson, J.W. Holt, B. Ehlmann, S. Parra, D. Lalich, C. Hansen, M. Hecht, D. Banfield, K. Herkenhoff, D.A. Paige, M. Skidmore, R.L. Staehle, M. Siegler (2020) The Holy Grail: A Strategy for Unlocking the Climate Record Stored within Mars' Polar Layered Deposits, Planetary and Space Science, 184, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104841.
Sori, M.M., J. Bapst, P. Becerra, and S. Byrne (2019), Islands of ice on Mars and Pluto, J. of Geophys. Res.: Planets, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005861. Cover of the issue.
Becerra, P., Sori, M. M., Thomas, N., Pommerol, A., Simioni, E., Sutton, S. S., Tulyakov, S., Cremonese, G. (2019). Timescales of the climate record in the south polar ice cap of Mars. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46, 7268–7277. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083588. AGU Eos Editors’ Highlight and cover of the issue.
Brouet, Y., Becerra, P., Sabouroux, P., Pommerol, A., Thomas, N., (2018), A Laboratory-based Dielectric Model for the Radar Sounding of the Martian Subsurface, Icarus 321: 960-973, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.029.
Brouet, Y., Cerubini, R., Pommerol, A., Thomas, N., Neves, L., Sabouroux, P., Becerra, P., Grima, C., (2018) Dielectric spectroscopy measurements of saline aqueous solutions in the VHF-UHF bands: towards a dielectric model for icy satellites’ water reservoirs. Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2018.8453527
Smith, I.B., S. Diniega, D.W. Beaty, T. Thorsteinsson, P. Becerra, A. M. Bramson, S.M. Clifford, C.S. Hvidberg, G. Portyankina, S. Piqueux, A. Spiga and T.N. Titus (2018), 6th international conference on Mars polar science and exploration: Conference summary and five top questions, Icarus 308: 2-14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.06.027
Tornabene, L.L, F. P. Seelos, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, C.M. Caudill, P. Becerra, J.C. Bridges, S. Byrne, M. Cardinale, M. Chojnacki, S.J. Conway, G. Cremonese, C.M. Dundas, M.R. El-Maarry, C.J. Hansen, K. Hansen, T.N. Harrison, R. Henson, L. Marinangeli, A.S. McEwen, M. Pajola, S.S. Sutton, J.J. Wray (2018), Simulation and assessment of the colour and spatial capabilities of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, Space Sci. Rev. 214: 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0436-7.
Becerra, P., M. M. Sori, and S. Byrne (2017), Signals of astronomical climate forcing in the exposure topography of the North Polar Layered Deposits of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 62–70, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071197. AGU Eos Research Spotlight.
Becerra, P., S. Byrne, M. M. Sori, S. Sutton, and K. E. Herkenhoff (2016), Stratigraphy of the north polar layered deposits of Mars from high-resolution topography, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 121, 1445–1471, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JE004992
Brown, A. J., Calvin, W.M., Becerra, P., Byrne, S. (2016), Martian north polar cap summer water cycle, Icarus, 277, 401 - 415, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.05.007
Thompson, M.S., Zega, T.J., Becerra, P., Keane, J.T., Byrne, S. (2016). The Oxidation State of Nanophase Fe Particles in Lunar Soil: Implications for Space Weathering. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 51, 6: 1082–1095. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12646.
Becerra, P., Byrne, S., Brown A. J. (2015). Transient Bright “halos” on the South Polar Residual Cap of Mars: Implications for mass balance. Icarus 251: 211-225. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.04.050.
Pelletier, J. D., DeLong, S. B., Orem, C. A., Becerra, P., Compton, K., Gressett, K., Lyons-Baral, J., McGuire, L. A., Molaro, J. L., and Spinler J. C. (2012). How do vegetation bands form in dry lands? Insights from numerical modelling and field studies in southern Nevada, USA. J. Geophys. Res., 117, F04026, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JF002465.
French, R.S., Showalter, M. R., Sfair, R., Argüelles, C., Pajuelo, M., Becerra, P., Hedman, M. M., Nicholson, P. D. (2012). The Brightening of Saturn’s F Ring. Icarus 219: 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2012.02.020
*Pascuzzo, A.C., A.M. Bramson, P. Becerra, J.F. Mustard. Development and evolution of exposed icy layers at Mars north pole through space and time, in prep.
Almeida, M., M. Read, N. Thomas, G. Cremonese, P. Becerra, G. Borrini, M. Gruber, R. Heyd, C.M. Marriner, G. McArthur, A.S. McEwen, A. Pommerol, J. Perry, C. Schaller (2021) Planning targeted images on Mars with ExoMars’ Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, in prep. for Planetary and Space Science
Tornabene L.L., P. Becerra, V. Rangarajan, F. Seelos, S. Byrne, C. Cesar, S. Conway, G. Cremonese, A. Lucchetti, G. Munaretto, A. McEwen, M. Pajola, M. Patel, L. Perry, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, J. Wray, *A. Valantinas (2021) Colour and multispectral analysis with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter’s Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS), in prep. for Planetary and Space Science
Lethuillier, A., E. Kaufmann, C. Feller, P. Becerra, A. Pommerol, N. Hännidd, D. Haack, D. Rebecca, B. Gundlach, J. Blum, G. Kargl, J. Knollenberg, N. S. Molinski, T. Gilke, H. Sierks, P. Tiefenbacher, H. Capelo, C. Güttler, K. Otto, D. Bischoff, M. Schweighart (2021) Cometary dust analogue for physics experiments, under review for Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
*Valantinas, A., P. Becerra, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, E. Hauber, L.L. Tornabene, A.S. McEwen, G. Cremonese (2021) Multi-Angular Observations of Martian Slope Streaks, under review for Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Grau Galofre A., Serla J., P. Becerra (2021) Gelifluction lobes inside Reull Vallis: A case study for the integration of CaSSIS data, under review in Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Pommerol, A., N. Thomas, P. Becerra, M. Almeida, M. Read, E. Simioni, C. Re, G. Cremonese, A. McEwen, J. Perry, L. Tornabene, S. Tulyakov (2021) In-flight photometric calibration of images taken by the ExoMars TGO Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, under review in Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Munaretto, G., M. Pajola, A. Lucchetti, G. Cremonese, E. Simioni, C. Re, S. Bertoli, L. Tornabene, A. McEwen, P. Becerra, V.G. Rangarajan, A. Valantinas, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, G. Portyankina (2021) Multiband photometry of Martian Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) and dust-removed features at Horowitz crater, Mars from TGO/CaSSIS color observations, under review in Planetary and Space Science (CaSSIS special issue)
Becerra, P., I.B. Smith, C. Andres, A.M. Bramson, P. Buhler, A. Coronato, S. Diniega, J.A. Emmett, A. Grau Galofre, C. Herny, S. Hibbard, M.A. Kahre, J.P. Knightly, S. Nerozzi, G. Portyankina, J. Rabassa, L. Tamppari, T. Titus, J.L. Whitten, Z. Yoldi (2021), Past, Present and Future of Mars Ice Research: Conclusions and outlook from the 7th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, under minor revisions for The Planetary Science Journal
Dundas, C.M., P. Becerra, S. Byrne, M. Chojnacki, I. J. Daubar, S. Diniega, C.J. Hansen, K.E. Herkenhoff, M. Landis, A.S. McEwen, G. Portyankina, *A. Valantinas (2021) Active Mars: A Dynamic World, J. of Geophys. Res.: Planets,
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE006876
Thomas, N., P. Becerra, I.B. Smith, (2021) Mars and the ESA Science Programme: The case for Mars Polar Science, Experimental Astronomy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09760-6
Becerra, P., I.B. Smith, A. Coronato, J. Rabassa (2020). Mars Polar Science visits the End of the World. Nature Astronomy (Meeting Report). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1127-y
G. Munaretto, M. Pajola, G. Cremonese, C. Re, A. Lucchetti, E. Simioni, A. S. McEwen, A. Pommerol, P. Becerra, S. J. Conway, N. Thomas, M. Massironi (2020), First CaSSIS observations of Martian Recurring Slope Lineae: implications for their origin and evolution, Planetary and Space Science 187, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104947
Smith, I.B., P.O. Hayne, S. Byrne, P. Becerra, M. Kahre, W. Calvin, C.S. Hvidberg, S. Milkovich, P. Buhler, M. Landis, B. Horgan, A. Kleinbohl, M. Perry, R. Obbard, J. Stern, S. Piqueux, N. Thomas, K. Zacny, L. Carter, L. Edgar, J. Emmett, T. Navarro, J. Hanley, M. Koutnik, N. Putzig, B. Henderson, J.W. Holt, B. Ehlmann, S. Parra, D. Lalich, C. Hansen, M. Hecht, D. Banfield, K. Herkenhoff, D.A. Paige, M. Skidmore, R.L. Staehle, M. Siegler (2020) The Holy Grail: A Strategy for Unlocking the Climate Record Stored within Mars' Polar Layered Deposits, Planetary and Space Science, 184, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104841.
Sori, M.M., J. Bapst, P. Becerra, and S. Byrne (2019), Islands of ice on Mars and Pluto, J. of Geophys. Res.: Planets, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005861. Cover of the issue.
Becerra, P., Sori, M. M., Thomas, N., Pommerol, A., Simioni, E., Sutton, S. S., Tulyakov, S., Cremonese, G. (2019). Timescales of the climate record in the south polar ice cap of Mars. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46, 7268–7277. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083588. AGU Eos Editors’ Highlight and cover of the issue.
Brouet, Y., Becerra, P., Sabouroux, P., Pommerol, A., Thomas, N., (2018), A Laboratory-based Dielectric Model for the Radar Sounding of the Martian Subsurface, Icarus 321: 960-973, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.029.
Brouet, Y., Cerubini, R., Pommerol, A., Thomas, N., Neves, L., Sabouroux, P., Becerra, P., Grima, C., (2018) Dielectric spectroscopy measurements of saline aqueous solutions in the VHF-UHF bands: towards a dielectric model for icy satellites’ water reservoirs. Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2018.8453527
Smith, I.B., S. Diniega, D.W. Beaty, T. Thorsteinsson, P. Becerra, A. M. Bramson, S.M. Clifford, C.S. Hvidberg, G. Portyankina, S. Piqueux, A. Spiga and T.N. Titus (2018), 6th international conference on Mars polar science and exploration: Conference summary and five top questions, Icarus 308: 2-14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.06.027
Tornabene, L.L, F. P. Seelos, A. Pommerol, N. Thomas, C.M. Caudill, P. Becerra, J.C. Bridges, S. Byrne, M. Cardinale, M. Chojnacki, S.J. Conway, G. Cremonese, C.M. Dundas, M.R. El-Maarry, C.J. Hansen, K. Hansen, T.N. Harrison, R. Henson, L. Marinangeli, A.S. McEwen, M. Pajola, S.S. Sutton, J.J. Wray (2018), Simulation and assessment of the colour and spatial capabilities of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, Space Sci. Rev. 214: 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0436-7.
Becerra, P., M. M. Sori, and S. Byrne (2017), Signals of astronomical climate forcing in the exposure topography of the North Polar Layered Deposits of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 62–70, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071197. AGU Eos Research Spotlight.
Becerra, P., S. Byrne, M. M. Sori, S. Sutton, and K. E. Herkenhoff (2016), Stratigraphy of the north polar layered deposits of Mars from high-resolution topography, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 121, 1445–1471, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JE004992
Brown, A. J., Calvin, W.M., Becerra, P., Byrne, S. (2016), Martian north polar cap summer water cycle, Icarus, 277, 401 - 415, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.05.007
Thompson, M.S., Zega, T.J., Becerra, P., Keane, J.T., Byrne, S. (2016). The Oxidation State of Nanophase Fe Particles in Lunar Soil: Implications for Space Weathering. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 51, 6: 1082–1095. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12646.
Becerra, P., Byrne, S., Brown A. J. (2015). Transient Bright “halos” on the South Polar Residual Cap of Mars: Implications for mass balance. Icarus 251: 211-225. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.04.050.
Pelletier, J. D., DeLong, S. B., Orem, C. A., Becerra, P., Compton, K., Gressett, K., Lyons-Baral, J., McGuire, L. A., Molaro, J. L., and Spinler J. C. (2012). How do vegetation bands form in dry lands? Insights from numerical modelling and field studies in southern Nevada, USA. J. Geophys. Res., 117, F04026, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JF002465.
French, R.S., Showalter, M. R., Sfair, R., Argüelles, C., Pajuelo, M., Becerra, P., Hedman, M. M., Nicholson, P. D. (2012). The Brightening of Saturn’s F Ring. Icarus 219: 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2012.02.020