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Biological Studies of Hydrothermal Systems Hydrothermal Organic Synthesis Studies in Planetary Formation and Evolution Studies of Organic Matter and Water in Meteorites Theoretical Studies of Hydrothermal Synthesis Reactions

Biological Studies of Hydrothermal Systems top

Baross, J.A., & Lenovich, L.M. (In Press, 2000). Halophilic and osmophilic microorganisms. In: C. Vanderzant & D.F. Splittstoesser (Eds.), Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association. Baross, J.A., Summit, M., Huber, J., Kaye, J., & Roadruck, S. (1999). Physiological and phylogenetic diversity of subseafloor microbial communities. [Abstract]. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 31(7): A-488. Baross, J.A., Summit, M., Kaye, J., Schrenk, M., & Huber, J. (2000). Life in the extremes -- Hydrothermal vents [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 20), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Bradburne, C., Emerson, D., & Gillevet, P.M. (2000). Comparative studies of neutrophilic Fe-oxidizing bacteria from freshwater and from deep-ocean hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean [Abstract]. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Microbiologists, Los Angeles, CA. (I-33, p. 389). Butterfield, D.A., Huber, J., Baross, J., Lilley, M.D., McLaughlin-West, E.A., Embley, R.E., & Chadwick, W. (1999). Geochemical and microbiological studies at Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F87. Crump, B.C., Armbrust, E.V., & Baross, J.A. (1999). Phylogenetic analysis of particle-attached and free-living bacterial communities in the Columbia River, estuary and adjacent coastal ocean. Applied Environmental Microbiology, 65: 3192-3204. Crump, B.C., & Baross, J.A. (2000). Archaeaplankton in the Columbia River, estuary and adjacent coastal ocean. FEMS Microbial Ecology, 31(3): 231-239. Delaney, J.R., Kelley, D.S., Mathez, E., Yoerger, D., Baross, J.A., Schrenk, M., & Kaye, J. (In Press, 2000). Edifice Rex sulfide recovery project: Interdisciplinary analysis of a sulfide microbial habitat from a submarine hydrothermal system. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union. Deming, J.W., & Baross, J.A. (2000). Survival, dormacy and non-culturable cells in extreme deep-sea environments. In: R.R. Colwell & D.J. Grimes (Eds.), Non-culturable microorganisms in the environment (pp. 147-197). Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology Press. Emerson, D. (2000). Microbial oxidation of Fe (II) and Mn (II) at circumneutral pH. In: D. R. Lovley (Ed.), Environmental Microbe-Metal Interactions. Washington, DC: ASM Press. Emerson, D., Bradburne, C., & Moyer, C. (2000). Abundant Fe-oxidizing bacteria at the Loihi seamount hydrothermal vent ecosystem [Abstract]. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Microbiologists, Los Angeles, CA. (I-32, p. 388). Holden, J.F., Adams, M.W.W., & Baross, J.A. (In Press, 2000). Heat-shock response in hyperthermophilic microorganisms. In: Stress Gene: Role in Physiological Ecology, Progress in Microbial Ecology. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Holden, J.F., Adams, M.W.W., & Baross, J.A. (In Press, 2000). Microbial biosystems: New frontiers. In: C.R. Bell, M. Brylinsky, & P. Johnson-Green (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kaye, J., & Baross, J. A. (In Press, 2000). High incidence of halotolerant bacteria in Pacific hydrothermal vent and pelagic environments. FEMS Microbiology and Ecology. Kelley, D.S., Delaney, J.R., Schrenk, M.O., & Baross, J.A. (1999). Sulfide-microbial habitats in a submarine hydrothermal field [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F86. McDonald, G.D., Fogel, M., & Scott, J. (2000). Fatty acids in Mono Lake water and sediment [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 235), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Schrenk, M.O., Kelley, D.S., & Baross, J.A. (1999). Attachment of hyperthemophilic microorganisms to mineral substrata: In situ observations and subseafloor analogs [Abstract]. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 31(7): A-488. Scott, J.H., Emerson, D., & Fogel, M.L. (2000). Use of the isotopic fractionation associated with biosynthesis of amino acids to investigate microbial metabolism [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 323), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Summit, M., & Baross, J.A. (1999). Isolation and characterization of a new genus of thermococcales exhibiting novel physiology from a subseafloor environment [Abstract]. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 99: 482. Summit, M., Peacock, A., Ringelberg, D., White, D.C., & Baross, J.A. (2000). Phospholipid fatty acid-derived microbial biomass and community dynamics in hot, hydrothermally influenced sediments from Middle Valley, Juan De Fuca Ridge. In: R.A. Zierenberg, Y. Fouquet, D.J. Miller, & W.R. Normark (Eds.), Proceedings of the Oil Drilling Program, Science Results, Vol. 169, Chap. 3 [Online]. Ocean Drilling Program, Publications. Website: http://www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/SR.HTML

Hydrothermal Organic Synthesis top

Boyce, C.K., Knoll, A.H., Cody, G.D., Fogel, M.L., Hauri, E., & Hazen, R.M. (1999). Exploration of the use of elemental, isotopic, and molecular analyses of permineralized fossils [Abstract]. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 31(7): A-364. Brandes, J., Boctor, N. Z., Cody, G. D., Hazen, R. M., & Yoder, H. S., Jr. (1999). The role of minerals in hydrothermal systems in governing biomolecule stability [Abstract]. Joint Meeting of the American Geophysical Union and the American Society of Linnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Brandes, J.A., Boctor, N.Z., Cody, G.D., Hazen, R.M., & Yoder, H.S. (2000). The role of minerals in hydrothermal systems in governing biomolecule stability [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S77-S78. Brandes, J.A., Boctor, N.Z., Hazen, R.M., Yoder , H.S., Jr., & Cody, G.D. (In Press). Prebiotic amino acid synthesis pathways via alpha-keto acids: An alternative to the Strecker synthesis. In: M.J. Collins, M.L. Fogel, G.A. Goodfriend, & S.A. Macko (Eds.), Perspectives in Amino Acid and Protein Geochemistry. New York: Oxford University Press. Chou, I-M., Burruss, R.C., Goncharov, A.F., Sharma, A., Hemley, R.J., Stern, L.A., & Kirby, S.H. (2000). In situ observations of a new high-pressure methane hydrate phase [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S38. Cody, G.D. (2000). Searching for the geochemical roots of carbon fixation through reverse engineering of prebiotic metabolism using hydrothermal experimentation [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Cody, G.D., Boctor, N.Z., Blank, J., Brandes, J., Filley, T.R., Hazen, R.M., & Yoder, H. (1999). Experimental investigations into dynamic organic reaction networks at high T and P in aqueous media [Abstract]. 12th International Conference on the Origin of Life & 9th ISSOL (International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life) Meeting, ISSOL '99, CA 1.5 (p. 35), San Diego, CA. Cody, G.D., Boctor, N.Z., Blank, J., Brandes, J., Filley, T., Hazen, R., Yoder, H.S. (1999). Hydrothermal investigations into organic reaction networks at temperatures and pressures corresponding to deep hydrothermal vent systems [Abstract]. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 31(7): A-431. Cody, G.D., Boctor, N.Z., Brandes, J., Filley, T., Hazen, R., & Yoder, H.S. (2000). Carbon insertion reactions promoted by transition metal sulfides under hydrothermal conditions [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S53. Cody, G.D., Boctor, N.Z., Filley, T.R., Hazen, R.M., Scott, J.H., & Yoder, H.S. (Submitted, 2000). A potential primordial source of carbonylated iron-sulfur catalysis and the synthesis of pyruvate. Science. Cody, G.D., Hazen, R.M., Brandes, J.A., Morowitz, H.J., & Yoder, H.J. (Submitted, 2000). Geochemical roots of autotrophic carbon fixation: Hydrothermal experiments in the system citric acid-H20 (+/- FeS)-(+/- NiS). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Filley, T., Hazen, R., Boctor, N., Yoder, H., & Cody, G. (2000). The role of iron and nickel sulfides in reductive prebiotic organic synthesis [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference, (p, 140), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Hazen, R.M. (1999). Minerals and the origin of life [Abstract]. Department of Mineral Sciences Meeting, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Hazen, R.M. (1999). [Review of the book Cradle of Life: The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils, by J.W. Schopf]. Physics Today, 52(10): 75-76. Hazen, R.M. (1999). Teaching the teachers about evolution and the nature of science: Lessons from the NRCs working group on teaching evolution [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F120. Hazen, R.M. (In Press, 2000). Accelerating creativity in scientific research. In: C. Harper (Ed.), Accelerating Creativity. New York: Templeton Foundation Press. Hazen, R.M., & Filley, T.R. (2000). Left and right: The possible role of mineral surfaces in prebiotic chiral selectivity [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S51. Hazen, R.M., & Filley, T.R. (Submitted, 2000). Chirally-selective adsorption of alanine on calcite: Implications for the origins of life. Science. Hazen, R.M., Boctor, N.Z., Brandes, J.A., Cody, G.D., Filley, T.R., & Yoder, H.S. (1999). Mineral catalyzed organic synthesis: Biomarkers in hydrothermal sulfide deposits [Abstract]. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 1999 Annual Meeting, 31: A-432. Ross, D., & Lemke, K. (2000). Prebiotic amino acid synthesis from carbon dioxide/nitrogen [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 157), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Sharma, A., Cody, G.D., Hazen, R.M., & Hemley, R.J. (1999). Direct observations on citric acid - H20 system at high temperature and pressure in a diamond anvil cell [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F69. Sharma, A., Hazen, R.M., Cody, G.D., & Hemley, R.J. (2000). Direct observations on some fundamental organic hydrothermal systems at high temperature and pressure in a hydrothermal diamond anvil cell [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 158), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Sharma, A., Cody, G.D., Goncharov, A., Hazen, R.M., Hemley, R.J., Mao, H.K., & Chou, I.M. (2000). Direct observations on the hydrothermal organic synthesis reactions with implications on CO2 phase behavior at high pressure and temperature [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S38. Sharma, A., Cody, G.D., Hazen, R.M., & Hemley, R.J. (2000). In-situ study of formic acid decomposition at high pressures and temperatures [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S52. Shock, E.L., Amend, J.P., & Chan, G. (1999). Geochemistry of hydrothermal ecosystems [Abstract]. The Fifth International Symposium on the Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Studies in Planetary Formation and Evolution top

Boss, A.P. (1999). Formation of extrasolar giant planets: Core accretion or disk instability? Earth, Moon, and Planets, 81: 19-26. Boss, A.P. (1999). The formation of planets. In: A. Wootten (Ed.), Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington. Boss, A.P. (1999). Rapid giant planet formation [Abstract]. Sixth Bioastronomy Meeting, Kohala Coast, HI. Boss, A.P. (2000). Formation and abundance of planets: What might be out there? In: L.I. Caroff & D.J. Des Marais (Eds.), Pale Blue Dot 2 Workshop: Habitable and Inhabited Worlds Beyond Our Own Solar System (pp. 47-63). (NASA Conference Publication 2000-209595). Moffett Field, CA: NASA Ames Research Center. Boss, A.P. (2000). From disks to planets [Abstract]. Conference on Disks, Planetesimals, and Planets, Tenerife, Spain. Boss, A.P. (2000). Gas giant planet formation and the implications for habitable planets [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Boss, A.P. (2000). Shock-wave heating and clump formation in a minimum mass solar nebula [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1084. Boss, A.P. (In Press, 2000). From disks to planets: An overview. In: F. Garzcon, C. Eiroa, D. de Winter, & T.J. Mahoney (Eds.), Euroconference on Disks, Planetesimals, and Planets. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Boss, A.P. (In Press, 2000). Possible rapid gas giant planet formation in the solar nebula and other protoplanetary disks. Astrophysical Journal (Letters). Boss, A.P. (In Press, 2000). Rapid gas giant planet formation. In: G.A. Lemarchand (Ed.), Bioastronomy 1999. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Boss, A.P., Beichman, C.A., & Thronson, H.A. (1999). NASA and the search for extrasolar planets. Earth, Moon, and Planets, 81: 35-38. Boss, A.P. & Vanhala, H.A.T. (2000). Triggering protostellar collapse, injection, and disk formation. Space Science Reviews, 92: 13-22. Butler, R.P. (2000). Prospecting for planets. Natural History, 109(1): 67-69. Chick, K.M. (2000). An implicit hydrodynamic model of the solar nebula [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 58), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Henry, G.W., Marcy, G.W., Butler, R.P., & Vogt, S.S. (2000). A transiting "51-Peg-like" planet. Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 59: L41-L44. Inaba, S., Tanaka, H., Nakazawa, K., Wetherill, G.W., & Kokubo, E. (Submitted, 2000). High-accuracy statistical simulation of planetary accretion. II. Comparison with N-body simulation. Icarus. Inaba, S., Wetherill, G.W., Tanaka, H., & Nakazawa, K. (2000). A new statistical simulation of planetary accretion [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1048. Johnson, C.L., Solomon, S.C., Head, III, J.W., Phillips, R.J., Smith, D.E., & Zuber, M.T. (2000). Lithospheric loading by the northern polar cap on Mars. Icarus, 144: 313-328. Kortenkamp, S.J., Dermott, S.F., Fogle, D., & Grogan, K. (In Press, 2000). Sources and orbital evolution of interplanetary dust accreted by Earth. In: B. Peucker-Ehrenbrink, & B. Schmitz (Eds.), Accretion of Extraterrestrial Matter Throughout Earth's History. Dordrecht: Kluwer. Kortenkamp, S.J., Kokubo, E., & Weidenschilling, S. (In Press, 2000). Formation of planetary embryos. In: R. Canup, & K. Righter (Eds.), The Origin of the Earth and Moon. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. Kortenkamp, S.J., & Wetherill, G.W. (2000). Terrestrial planet and asteroid formation in the presence of giant planets. I. Relative velocities of planetesimals subject to Jupiter and Saturn perturbations. Icarus, 143: 60-73. Marcy, G.W., & Butler, P. (2000). Hunting planets beyond. Astronomy, 28(3): 42-47. Marcy, G.W., & Butler, R.P. (2000). Planets orbiting other suns. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 112: 137-140. Nittler, L.R. (2000). Constraints on the initial composition of the Solar System from presolar grains in primitive meteorites [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S1. Solomon, S.C. (1999). New insights into the thermal history and crustal evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor [Abstract]. Fifth International Conference on Mars, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #6212. Solomon, S.C. , Zuber, M.T., Phillips, R.J., Smith, D.E., Tyler, G.L., Aharonson, O., Balmino, G., Banerdt, W.B., Head, J.W., Johnson, C.L., Lemoine, F.G., McGovern, P.J., Neumann, G.A., Rowlands, D.D., Sjogren, W.L., & Zhong, S. (2000). Lithospheric structure of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor topography and gravity and implications for the early thermal evolution of Mars [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1808. Solomon, S.C., Zuber, M.T., Phillips, R.J., Smith, D.E., & Tyler, G.L. (2000). The nature of the Martian crust and mantle from Mars Global Surveyor topography and gravity: Implications for the interpretation of crustal magnetic anomalies [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Spring Meeting, 81: S171. Vanhala, H.A.T., & Boss, A.P. (2000). Injection of radioactivities into the presolar cloud: Convergence testing. Astrophysical Journal, 538(2, pt.1): 911-921 Vanhala, H.A.T., & Boss, A.P. (2000). Injection of radioactivities into the forming solar system [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1061. Vanhala, H.A.T., & Boss, A.P. (2000). Numerical simulations of triggered star formation [Abstract]. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 32: 883. Vanhala, H.A.T., & Boss, A.P. (2000). Numerical simulations of triggered star formation [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference, (p. 72), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Wetherill, G.W., & Inaba, S. (In Press, 2000). Planetary accumulation with a continuous supply of planetesimals. In: R. Kallenbach (Ed.), Dust to Terrestrial Planets. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic. Wetherill, G.W., Inaba, S., & Kortenkamp, S. J. (2000). Formation of asteroids [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 52), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Zuber, M.T., Solomon, S.C., Phillips, R.J., Smith, D.E., Tyler, G.L., Aharonson, O., Balmino, G., Banerdt, W.B., Head, J.W., Johnson, C.L., Lemoine, F.G., McGovern, P.J., Neumann, G.A., Rowlands, D.D., & Zhong, S. (2000). Internal structure and early thermal evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor topography and gravity. Science, 287: 1788-1793.

Studies of Organic Matter and Water in Meteorites top

Boctor, N.Z., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Wang, J., & Hauri, E. (2000). Hydrogen isotope studies of mafic, feldspathic and melt inclusion glasses in Martian meteorite Alan Hills 77005. [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1759. Boctor, N.Z., Alexander, C. M. O'D., Wang, J., & Hauri, E. (In Press, 2000). Sources of extraterrestrial water in Martian meteorites: Magmatic, hydrothermal, or shock implanted [Abstract]. The Chemistry of the Early Solar System: American Chemical Society Symposium. Boctor, N.Z., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Wang, J., & Hauri, E. (In Press, 2000). Hydrogen isotope investigations of minerals and glasses in the Martian meteorite Chassigny [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Boctor, N.Z., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Wang, J., & Hauri, E. (Submitted, 2000). Petrologic and hydrogen isotope studies of Martian meteorites ALH 84001, EETA 79001, and ALH 77005. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Boctor, N.Z., Wang, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., & Hauri, E. (1999). Hydrogen-isotopic studies of carbonate and feldspathic and mafic glass in Martian meteorites Allan Hills 84001 and Elephant Moraine 79001 [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 34 (suppl. A14). Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D, & Tera, F. (1999). New insights into the chemistry of the Murchison organic macromolecule [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 34 (suppl. A25). Cooper, G., Horz, F., Oleary, A., & Chang, S. (2000). The survival of meteorite organic compounds with increasing impact pressure [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 32), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Grossman, J.N., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Wang, J., & Brearley, A.J. (2000). Bleached chondrules: Evidence for widespread aqueous processes on the parent asteroids of ordinary chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 35: 467-486. Grossman, J.N., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Wang, J., & Brearley, A.J. (Submitted, 2000). Zoned chondrules in Semarkona. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. Orgel, L., A'Hearn, M., Bada, J., Baross, J., Chapman, C., Drake, M., Kerridge, J., Race, M., Sogin, M., & Squyres, S. (2000). Sample return from small solar bodies. Advances in Space Research, 25: 239-248. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (2000). An abiotic origin for hydrocarbons in the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite through cooling of magmatic and impact-generated gases. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 35: 629-638.

Theoretical Studies of Hydrothermal Synthesis Reactions top

Amend, J. P., & Shock, E. L. (1999). Thermodynamics of amino acid synthesis in hydrothermal systems on the early Earth. In: M.J. Collins, M.L. Fogel, G.A. Goodfriend, & S. A. Macko (Eds.), Perspectives in Amino Acids and Protein Geochemistry. New York: Plenum Publishing. Chan, G., Shock, E., & Reysenbach, A-L. (1999). Microbial diversity recapitulates hot spring geochemistry [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F86. McKinnon, W.B., Shock, E.L., & Amend, J.P. (1999). On the conditions necessary for a thriving chemoautotrophic ecosystem on Europa [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F94. Meyer, D'A.R., Shock, E.L., Amend, J.P., & Reysenbach, A-L. (2000). Hydrothermal ecosystems as models for astrobiological habitats [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 407), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Shock, E.L. (In Press, 2000). Geologic constraints on the origin of life. In: P.L. Hancock & B. Skinner (Eds.), Oxford Companion to the Earth. Oxford University Press. Shock, E.L., Amend, J.P., & Chan, G. (1999). Energy supply for the subsurface biosphere [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F80. Shock, E.L., Amend, J.P., & Zolotov, M.Y. (In Press, 2000). The early Earth vs. the origin of life. In: R.M. Canup & K. Righter (Eds.), The Origin of the Earth and Moon. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. Zolotov, M.Y., Amend, J., & Shock, E.L. (2000). Abiotic synthesis of amino acids in planetary volcanic gases: Thermodynamic assessment [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 165), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (1999). Abiotic synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104(E6): 14,033-14,049. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (1999). Thermodynamic stability and origin of hydrated salts on the surface of Europa [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, 80: F604, San Francisco, CA. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (2000). Freezing of oceanic water on Europa: Theoretical modeling [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1726. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (2000). Thermodynamic stability of hydrated salts on the surface of Europa [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1843. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (2000). Mass balance constraints on the elemental composition of the ocean on Europa [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, Thirty-First Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX. [CD-ROM]. Abstract #1580. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (2000). A microbial cycle for organic carbon and sulfur in the vicinity of the oceanic floor on Europa [Abstract]. First Astrobiology Science Conference (p. 17), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Zolotov, M.Y., & Shock, E.L. (2000). A thermodynamic assessment of the potential synthesis of condensed hydrocarbons during cooling and dilution of volcanic gases. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105(B1): 539-559.