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2009

Kereszturi A., Möhlmann D., Pócs T., Bérczi Sz., Horváth A., Sik A. Recent rheologic processes on dark polar dunes of Mars: Driven by interfacial water? Icarus 201, 492-503.
  • POTENTIAL MODEL FOR DARK ALBEDO FEATURES IN THE MARTIAN POLAR REGION OBSERVED AT 81°N 156°E. M. Appel, R. Ramstad, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1562
  • MARS IN A BULB: AN EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF MARTIAN DARK DUNE SPOTS (DDSs). R. Ramstad, M. Appel, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1565
  • INTERFACIAL LIQUID WATER ON MARS: CAN IT FORM HILL GULLIES? K. J. Kossacki and W. J. Markiewicz, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1702
  • The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO’s Primary Science Phase (PSP), Alfred S. McEwen, Maria E. Banks, Nicole Baugh, Kris Becker, Aaron Boyd, James W. Bergstrom, Ross A. Beyer, Edward Bortolini, Nathan T. Bridges, Shane Byrne, Bradford Castalia, Frank C. Chuang, Larry S. Crumpler, Ingrid Daubar, Alix K. Davatzes, Donald G. Deardorff, Alaina DeJong, W. Alan Delamere, Eldar Noe Dobrea, Colin M. Dundas, Eric M. Eliason, Yisrael Espinoza, Audrie Fennema, Kathryn E. Fishbaugh, Terry Forrester, Paul E. Geissler, John A. Grant, Jennifer L. Griffes, John P. Grotzinger, Virginia C. Gulick, Candice J. Hansen, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, Rodney Heyd, Windy L. Jaeger, Dean Jones, Bob Kanefsky, Laszlo Keszthelyi, Robert King, Randolph L. Kirk, Kelly J. Kolb, Jeffrey Lasco, Alexandra Lefort, Richard Leis, Kevin W. Lewis, Sara Martinez-Alonso, Sarah Mattson, Guy McArthur, Michael T. Mellon, Joannah M. Metz, Moses P. Milazzo, Ralph E. Milliken, Tahirih Motazedian, Chris H. Okubo, Albert Ortiz, Andre J. Philippoff, Joseph Plassmann, Anjani Polit, Patrick S. Russell, Christian Schaller, Mindi L. Searls, Timothy Spriggs, Steven W. Squyres, Steven Tarr, Nicolas Thomas, Bradley J. Thomson, Livio L. Tornabene, Charlie Van Houten, Circe Verb, Catherine M. Weitz and James J. Wray, Icarus Volume 205, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 2-37

Indications of brine related local seepage phenomena on the northern hemisphere of Mars. A. Kereszturi, D. Möhlmann, Sz. Berczi, T. Ganti, A. Horvath, A. Kuti, A. Sik, E. Szathmary, Icarus In Press, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.10.012
  • Alfred S. McEwen, Maria E. Banks, Nicole Baugh, Kris Becker, Aaron Boyd, James W. Bergstrom, Ross A., Beyer, Edward Bortolini, Nathan T. Bridges, Shane Byrne, Bradford Castalia, Frank C. Chuang, Larry S. Crumpler, Ingrid Daubar, Alix K. Davatzes, Donald G. Deardorff, Alaina DeJong, W. Alan Delamere, Eldar Noe Dobrea, Colin M. Dundas, et al. (2010): The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO's Primary Science Phase (PSP), Icarus, 205, No. 1, 2-37.

A. Kereszturi, A. Sik, A. Horvath, D. Reiss, R. Jaumann and G.Neukum (2007) Season-dependent behavior of Dark Dune Spots on Mars. 38th Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007) #1864., cited by:
  • Möhlmann D. Are nanometric films of liquid undercooled interfacial water bio-relevant? Cryobiology, doi:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.01.004
Horváth A., Kereszturi A., Bérczi Sz., Sik A., Pócs T., Gánti T., Szathmáry E. Analysis of Dark Albedo Features on a Southern Polar Dune Field of Mars, Astrobiology 9. 90-103., cited by:
  • H. Lammer (2009): Astrobiology Special Collection: Astrobiological Implications of Early Mars Environment, Astrobiology 9. DOI: 10.1089/ast.2009.0923
  • MARS IN A BULB: AN EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF MARTIAN DARK DUNE SPOTS (DDSs). R. Ramstad, M. Appel, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1565

2008

Kereszturi, A., Berczi, Sz., Horvath, A., Ganti, T., Kuti, A., Pocs, T., Sik, A., Szathmary, E., 2008, North-south comparison of springtime dark slope structures on Mars, and the possibility of liquid water, European Planetary Science Congress 2008, EPSC2008-A-00386.
  • Diedrich T.F. Möhlmannc, Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars ? Icarus, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
  • Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars? Diedrich T.F. Möhlmann, (2010), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013

2007

Szathmary E., Ganti T., Pocs T., Horvath A., Kereszturi A., Berzci Sz. and Sik A. (2007), Life in the dark dune spots of Mars: a testable hypothesis - in Planetary Systems and the Origin of Life, ed. Ralph Pudritz, Paul Higgs, Jonathan Stone, Cambridge Astrobiology Series III., Cambridge University Press
  • Möhlmann D. Are nanometric films of liquid undercooled interfacial water bio-relevant? Cryobiology, doi:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.01.004
  • Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars? Diedrich T.F. Möhlmann, (2010), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
  • Resistance of Microorganisms to Extreme Environmental Conditions and Its Contribution to Astrobiology. Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto (2010) Sustainability 2010/2, 1602-1623; doi:10.3390/su2061602.
Kereszturi, A. Sik, A. Horvath, D. Reiss, R. Jaumann and Neukum, G., 2007, Season dependent behavior of Dark Dune Spots on Mars, 38th Lunar and Planetary Science, #1864
  • Diedrich T.F. Möhlmannc, Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars ? Icarus, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
  • Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars? Diedrich T.F. Möhlmann, (2010), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
  • POTENTIAL MODEL FOR DARK ALBEDO FEATURES IN THE MARTIAN POLAR REGION OBSERVED AT 81°N 156°E. M. Appel, R. Ramstad, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1562
T. Gánti, A. Horváth, Sz. Bérczi, A. Gesztesi, E. Szathmáry Evidence for water by Mars Odyssey is compatible with a biogenic DDS-formation process. Lunar Planet. Sci. XXXIV, #1134, Houston
  • Region Zuoxun Zeng, Hongjie Xie, Stuart J. Birnbaum, Stephen F. Ackley and Lilin Liu, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX (2008) 2050

2005

Horváth, A. Kereszturi, Á. Bérczi, Sz., Sik, A., Pócs, T., Gesztesi, A., Gánti, T., Szathmáry, E. : Annual change of Martian DDS-seepages. #1128. LPI, Houston
  • Möhlmann D. Are nanometric films of liquid undercooled interfacial water bio-relevant? Cryobiology, doi:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.01.004
  • Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars? Diedrich T.F. Möhlmann, (2010), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
Horváth, A. Kereszturi, Á. Bérczi, Sz., Sik, A., Pócs, T., Gesztesi, A., Gánti, T., Szathmáry, 594 2005: Annual change of Martian DDS-seepages. 36th LPSC #1128.
  • Diedrich T.F. Möhlmannc, Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars ? Icarus, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013

2004

A. Horváth, T. Pócs, T. Gánti, Sz. Bérczi, E. Szathmáry (2004): On the possibility of crypto-biotic-crust on Mars based on northern and southern ringed polar dune spots. 35th LPSC, #1914, LPI, Houston, cited by:
  • I. Brown, C. Allen, D. L. Mummey, S. Sarkisova, D. S. McKay (2007): Chapter 5. In: Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments (Joseph Seckbach, Ed.), Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats And Astrobiology. Springer

2003

Gánti, T., Horváth, A., Bérczy, S., Gesztesi, A., and Szathmáry, E. (2003) Dark dune spots: possible biomarkers on Mars? In Origins Life and Evolution of the Biosphere, Vol. 33, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 515-557. cited by:
  • Diedrich T.F. Möhlmannc, Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars ? Icarus, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
  • Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, David C. Fernández-Remolar, José Antonio, Rodríguez-Manfredi, Franck Selsis, and Susanna C. Manrubia, Spiders: Water-Driven Erosive Structures in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars, Astrobiology Volume 6, Number 4, 2006, 651-667.
  • J. Parnell (2005): Plate tectonics and the detection of land-based biosignatures on Mars and extrasolar planets. International Jopurnal of Astrobiology, 4.
  • Sakon, J.J., Burnap, R.L. (2006): An Analysis of potential photosynthetic life on Mars. International Jopurnal of Astrobiology, 5. No. 2. pp. 171-180.
  • Andrew J. Wood (2005): Eco-physiological adaptation to limited water environment. (In: Plant Abiotic Stress. Eds. Matthew A. Jenks, Paul M. Hasegawa). Blackwell Publishing, (ISBN 1405122382)
  • Poole, A. M., Villerslev, E. (2007): Can identification of a fourth domain of life be made from sequence data alone, and could it be done on Mars? Astrobiology, 7, 801-814.
  • Temporary liquid water in upper snow/ice sub-surfaces on Mars? Diedrich T.F. Möhlmann, (2010), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.013
Horváth, T. Gánti, Sz. Bérczi, A. Gesztesi, E. Szathmáry (2003): Evidence for Water by Mars Odyssey is Compatible with a Biogenic DDS-Formation Process. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV, Abstract #1134, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM). cited by:
  • Zuoxun Zeng, Hongjie Xie, Stuart J. Birnbaum, Stephen F. Ackley, Lilin Liu (2008): A Structural Solution for the Formation of Dunes in the Martian Polar Region. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, Abstract #2050, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM). pdf
  • Levin G. V., Kuznetz L., Lafleur A. L (2000) Approaches to resolving the question of life on Mars, Proc. SPIE Vol. 4137. p. 48-62. Instruments, methods and missions for astrobiogy III., Richard B. Hoover
Pócs, T., A. Horváth, T. Gánti, Sz. Bérczi, E. Szathmáry Are the Dark Dune Spots Remnants of the Crypto-Biotic-Crust of Mars? 38th Vernadsky/Brown Microsymposium on Comparative Planetology, Oct. 27-29, 2003, Moscow, MS079
  • POTENTIAL MODEL FOR DARK ALBEDO FEATURES IN THE MARTIAN POLAR REGION OBSERVED AT 81°N 156°E. M. Appel, R. Ramstad, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1562
  • MARS IN A BULB: AN EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF MARTIAN DARK DUNE SPOTS (DDSs). R. Ramstad, M. Appel, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1565

2002

A. Horváth, Sz. Bérczi, T. Gánti, A. Gesztesi, E. Szathmáry (2002): The "Inca City" Region of Mars: Testfield for Dark Dune Spots Origin. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, Abstract #1109, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).cited by:
  • Muller, C. (2002): Use of Orbital Missions to Detect Traces of Life on Favourable Habitats on Mars. Exo-Astrobiology, ESA-SP-518. p. 545.
T. Gánti, A. Horváth, Sz. Bérczi, A. Gesztesi, E. Szathmáry. (2002): Defrosting and Melting, Not Defrosting Alone. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, Abstract #1221, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).cited by:
  • Kossacki, J. K., Leliwa-Kopystynski (2004): Non-uniform seasonal defrosting of subpolar dune filed on Mars. Icarus, 168, 201-204.
  • Periglacial processes in the southern hemisphere of Mars. E. L. Langsdorf and D.T. Britt, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004) 2115.pdf

2001

Horváth A., Gánti T., Gesztesi A., Bérczi Sz., Szathmáry E. (2001): Probable evidences of recent biological activity on Mars: Appearance and growing of Dark Dune Spots in the South Polar Region. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII, Abstract #1543, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM). cited by:
  • Pershin, S. M., Pungin, V. G. (2001): Search for Water on Mars by the Differential Absorption Method Using the 970 nm Band of the Second Overtone of O-H Vibrations. Physics of Vibrations, 9, pp. 84-89.
  • Pershin, S. M. (2002): Correlation of "Chlorophyll" and Water Index on Mars Surface. 36th Vernadsky-Brown Microsymposium, Moszkva, MS-079.
  • POTENTIAL MODEL FOR DARK ALBEDO FEATURES IN THE MARTIAN POLAR REGION OBSERVED AT 81°N 156°E. M. Appel, R. Ramstad, A. J. Brown, C. P. McKay, S. Fredriksson, 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010) 1562
  • Microbial life in martian ice: Abiotic origin of methane on Mars? P. Buford Price, Planetary and Space Science 58 (2010) 1199–1206.
Members of the ESA Mars Astrobiology Group at Collegium Budapest (Institute for Advanced Study) have been analyzing seasonally changing features and seepages on polar dunes of Mars since 2001. Interfacial water-covered grains with radiation shielding against UV may provide a tolerable microenvironment there.

Cryptobiotic crust communities were analyzed as partial analogues on Earth, showing adaptation to dryness, cold and a long dormant state. The DDS-MSO (Dark Dune Spot - Mars Surface Organism) hypothesis was developed, according to which ephemeral conditions are favourable for living organisms on Mars.

This hypothesis is compatible with all the recent discoveries of H2O and layered polar frost on Mars, and low-temperature metabolism on Earth. Click here for our publications and brief description of the model.