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Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Ali Bramson’s Research Lab
Studying the surfaces of planets and ice in our Solar System using spacecraft

Bramson Group Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

underlined = trainee with Bramson as advisor (G = grad student; U = undergrad student; P = postdoc)
*= shared first-authorship

Submitted/In Review

[41] Pérez Cortés, S.L.G, A.M. Bramson, C.M. SowinskiU, M. Day (In Revision) Scour pits in the Medusae Fossae Formation and Olympus Mons Region on Mars.

[40] Fred-Velez, K.U, S.L. Pérez CortésG, A.M. Bramson, T.R. Hudgins (In Revision) Mapping of Potential Mass Wasting on Enceladus.

[39] *Morgan, G.A., *N.E. Putzig, D.M.H. Baker, A. Pathare, C.M. Dundas, M. Russell, M.R. Perry, M. Chojnacki, H.G. Sizemore, A.M. Bramson, E.I. Petersen, S. Nerozzi, R.H. Hoover, Z. Bain (Accepted) Refined Mapping of Subsurface Water Ice on Mars to Support Future Missions. Accepted to the Planetary Science Journal.

[38] Laferriere, K.L.G, A.M. Bramson, A. GleasonU (In Revision) Quantities of ballistically hopping water molecules on the Moon: A resolution to the discrepancy in surface and exospheric hydration observations.

[37] Pascuzzo, A.C., A.M. Bramson, P. Becerra, J.F. Mustard (Accepted) Development and evolution of icy layer outcrops on Mars' north polar ice cap: Observations of vertical and lateral variability. Accepted to Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

[36] Bramson, A.M., A.C. Pascuzzo, P. Becerra, J.F. Mustard (Accepted) Development and evolution of icy layer outcrops on Mars' north polar ice cap: A sublimation-based framework. Accepted to Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

Fully Published

[35] McGlasson, R.A.G, M.M. Sori, A.M. Bramson, D.E. Lalich (2024) Radar sounding reveals common evolutionary history between the north polar layered deposits and outlier ice deposits on Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, 16, doi:10.1029/2024GL109057.

[34] Laferriere, K.L.G, A.M. Bramson, I.B. Smith (2024) Mars' North Polar Spiral Trough Migration Paths as revealed through 3D Radar Mapping. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129, 8, doi:10.1029/2023JE007996.

[33] Menten, S.M., M.M. Sori, A.M. Bramson, T.A. Nordheim, R.J. Cartwright (2024) Volatile transport on Ariel and implications for the origin and distribution of carbon dioxide on Uranian moons. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129, 7, doi:10.1029/2024JE008376. (JGR Editor's Highlight)

[32] Nypaver, C.A., T.R. Watters, B.J. Thomson, A.M. Bramson, J.T.S Cahill, J.D. Clark, C.M. Elder, C.I. Fassett, G.A. Morgan, S.L. Pérez CortésG, T. Powell (2024) Lunar Boulder Fields as Indicators of Recent Tectonic Activity. Planetary Science Journal, 5, 77, doi:10.3847/PSJ/ad28b6.

[31] Fassett, C.I., , , , , , , , ,   and  (2024) Improved Orthorectification and Empirical Reduction of Topographic Effects in Monostatic Mini-RF S-band Observations of the Moon. Planetary Science Journal, 5, 4, doi:10.3847/PSJ/ad0a61.

[30] Morgan, G.A, E.R. Jawin, B.A. Campbell, G.W. Patterson, A.M. Bramson, C.A. Nypaver, J.D. Stopar, L.M. Jozwiak, A.M. Stickle, S.S. Bhiravarasu (2023) Radar perspective of the Aristarchus pyroclastic deposit and implications for future missions. Planetary Science Journal, 4, 11, doi:10.3847/PSJ/ad023a.

[29] Izquierdo, K.P, A.M. Bramson, T. McClintock, K.L. LaferriereG, S. Byrne, J. Bapst, I.B. Smith (2023) Local Ice Mass Balance Rates via Bayesian Analysis of Mars Polar Trough Migration, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, 10, doi:10.1029/2023JE007964.

[28] McGlasson, R.A.G, A.M. Bramson, G.A Morgan, M.M. Sori (2023), Varied Histories of Outlier Polar Ice Deposits on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, 5, doi:10.1029/2022JE007592.

[27] Dundas, C.M., M.T. Mellon, L.V. Posiolova, K. Miljković, G.S. Collins, L.L. Tornabene, V. Ganesh Rangarajan, M.P. Golombek, N.H. Warner, I.J. Daubar, S. Byrne, A.S. McEwen, K.D. Seelos, D. Viola, A.M. Bramson, G. Speth (2022) A Large New Crater Exposes the Limits of Water Ice on Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, 2, doi:10.1029/2022GL100747.

[26] Bramson, A.M., L.M. Carter, G.W. Patterson, M.M. Sori, G.A. Morgan, L.M. Jozwiak, C.A. Nypaver, J.T.S. Cahill (2022) Burial Depths of Extensive Shallow Cryptomaria in the Lunar Schiller-Schickard Region. The Planetary Science Journal, 3, 216, doi:10.3847/PSJ/ac8670.

[25] Menten, S.M., M.M. Sori, A.M. Bramson (2022), Endogenically sourced volatiles on Charon and other Kuiper Belt Objects. Nature Communications, 13, 4457, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31846-8.

[24] Egea-González, I., P. C. Lois, A. Jiménez-Díaz, A. M. Bramson, M. M. Sori, J.-A. Tendero-Ventanas, J. Ruiz (2022), The stability of a liquid-water body below the south polar cap of Mars. Icarus, 383, 115073, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115073.

[23] Heldmann, J., M. Marinova, D. Lim, D. Wilson, P. Carrato, K. Kennedy, A. Esbeck, T. Colaprete, R. Elphic, J. Captain, K. Zacny, L. Stolov, B. Mellerowicz, J. Palmowski, A. M. Bramson, N. Putzig, G. Morgan, H. Sizemore, J. Coyan (2021) Mission architecture using the SpaceX Starship vehicle to enable sustained human presence on Mars. New Space, doi:10.1089/space.2020.0058.

[22] Becerra, P., I. B. Smith, S. Hibbard, C. Andres, J. Bapst, A. M. Bramson, P. B. Buhler, A. Coronato, S. Diniega, J. Emmett, A. Grau Galofre, C. Herny, M. Kahre, J. P. Knightly, S. Nerozzi, A. Pascuzzo, G. Portyankina, J. Rabassa, L. K. Tamppari, T. N. Titus, J. Whitten, Z. Yoldi (2021) Past, Present and Future of Mars Polar Science: Outcomes and Outlook from the 7th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration. The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 209, doi:10.3847/PSJ/ac19a5.

[21] Cartwright, R. J., C. B. Beddingfield, T. A. Nordheim, C. M. Elder, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, M. Neveu, A. M. Bramson, M. M. Sori, B. J. Buratti, R. T. Pappalardo, J. E. Roser, I. J. Cohen, E. J. Leonard, A. I. Ermakov, M. R. Showalter, W. M. Grundy, E. P. Turtle, and M. D. Hofstadter (2021) The science case for spacecraft exploration of the Uranian satellites: Candidate ocean worlds in an ice giant system. The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 120, doi:10.3847/PSJ/abfe12.

[20] Calvin, W. M., N. E. Putzig, C. M. Dundas, A. M. Bramson, B. H. N. Horgan, K. D. Seelos, H. G. Sizemore, B. L. Ehlmann, G. A. Morgan, J. W. Holt, S. L. Murchie, G. W. Patterson (2021) The Mars Orbiter for Resources, Ices, and Environments (MORIE) Science Goals and Instrument Trades in Radar, Imaging, and Spectroscopy. The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 76, doi:10.3847/PSJ/abe4db.

[19] Schaefer, E. I., C. W. Hamilton, C. D. Neish, M. M. Sori, A. M. Bramson, S. P. Beard (2021) Reexamining the potential to classify lava flows from the fractality of their margins. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126, e2020JB020949, doi:10.1029/2020JB020949.

[18] Rodriguez, J. A. P., K. L. Tanaka, A. M. Bramson, G. J. Leonard, V. R. Baker, M. Zarroca (2021) North polar trough formation due to in-situ erosion as a source of young ice in mid-latitudinal mantles on Mars. Scientific Reports, 11, 6750, doi:10.1038/s41598-021-83329-3.

[17] Diniega, S., A. M. Bramson, B. Buratti, P. Buhler, D. Burr, M. Chojnacki, S. Conway, C. M. Dundas, C. J. Hansen, A. S. McEwen, M. G. Lapôtre, J. Levy, L. Mc Keown, S. Piqueux, G. Portyankina, C. Swann, T. N. Titus, J. M. Widmer (2021) Modern Mars' geomorphological activity, driven by wind, frost, and gravity. Geomorphology, 380, 107627, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107627.

[16] Dundas, C. M., M. T. Mellon, S. J. Conway, I. J. Daubar, K. E. Williams, L. Ojha, J. J. Wray, A. M. Bramson, S. Byrne, A. S. McEwen, L. V. Posiolova, G. Speth, D. Viola, M. E. Landis, G. A. Morgan, A. V. Pathare (2021) Widespread Exposures of Extensive Clean Shallow Ice in the Middle Latitudes of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126, e2020JE006617, doi:1029/2020JE006617.

[15] Morgan, G. A., N. E. Putzig, M. R. Perry, H. G. Sizemore, A. M. Bramson, E. I. Petersen, Z. M. Bain, D. M. H. Baker , M. Mastrogiuseppe, R. H. Hoover, I. B. Smith, A. Pathare, C. M. Dundas, B. A. Campbell (2021) Availability of Subsurface Water-Ice Resources in the Northern Mid-Latitudes of Mars. Nature Astronomy, 5, 230–236, doi:10.1038/s41550-020-01290-z.

[14] Martellato, E., A. M. Bramson, G. Cremonese, A. Lucchetti, F. Marzari, M. Massironi, C. Re, and S. Byrne (2020) Martian Ice Revealed by Modeling of Simple Terraced Crater Formation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125, e2019JE006108, doi:10.1029/2019JE006108.

[13] Cook, C. W.U, A. M. Bramson, S. Byrne, J. W. Holt, M. S. Christoffersen, D. Viola, C. M. Dundas, T.A. Goudge (2020) Sparse subsurface radar reflectors in Hellas Planitia, Mars. Icarus, 348, 113847, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113847.

[12] Bramson, A. M., S. Byrne, J. Bapst, I.B. Smith, and T. McClintock (2019) A Migration Model for the Polar Spiral Troughs of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 124, 4, 1020-1043, doi:10.1029/2018JE005806.

[11] *Sori, M. M. and *A. M. Bramson (2019) Water on Mars, with a grain of salt: local heat anomalies are required for basal melting of ice at the south pole today. Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 3, 1222-1231, doi:10.1029/2018GL080985.

[10] Diniega, S., I.B. Smith, and A. M. Bramson (2019) Updates on understanding Mars’s recent and present-day climate. Eos, 100, doi:10.1029/2019EO114411.

[9] Sori, M. M., H. G. Sizemore, S. Byrne, A. M. Bramson, M. T. Bland, N. T. Stein, and C. T. Russell (2018) Cryovolcanic rates on Ceres revealed by topography. Nature Astronomy, 2, 946-950, doi:10.1038/s41550-018-0574-1.

[8] Hamilton, C. W., P. J. Mouginis-Mark, M. M. Sori, S. P. Scheidt, and A. M. Bramson (2018) Episodes of aqueous flooding and effusive volcanism associated with Hrad Vallis, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123, 6, 1484–1510, doi:10.1029/2018JE005543.

[7] Elder, C. M., A. M. Bramson, L. W. Blum, H. T. Chilton, A. Chopra, C. Chu, A. Das, A. B. Davis, A. Delgado, J. Fulton, L. Jozwiak, A. Khayat, M. E. Landis, J. L. Molaro, M. Slipski, S. Valencia, J. Watkins, C. L. Young, C. J. Budney, and K. L. Mitchell (2018) OCEANUS: A high science return Uranus orbiter with a low-cost instrument suite. Acta Astronautica, 148, 1-11, doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.04.019.

[6] Dundas, C. M. A. M. Bramson, L. Ojha, J. J. Wray, M. T. Mellon, S. Byrne, A. S. McEwen, N. E. Putzig, D. Viola, S. Sutton, E. Clark, and J. W. Holt (2018) Exposed subsurface ice sheets in the Martian mid-latitudes. Science, 359, 6372, 199-201, doi:10.1126/science.aao1619.

[5] Smith, I. B., S. Diniega, D. W. Beaty, T. Thorsteinsson, P. Becerra, A. M. Bramson, S. M. Clifford, C. S. Hvidberg, G. Portyakina, S. Piqueux, A. Spiga, and T. N. Titus (2018) Introduction to the Special Issue on Mars Polar Science and Exploration: Conference Summary and Five Top Questions. Icarus, 308, 2-14, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.06.027.

[4] Bramson, A. M., S. Byrne, and J. Bapst (2017) Preservation of Mid-Latitude Ice Sheets on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 112, 11, 2250–2266, doi:10.1002/2017JE005357. (JGR Editor's Highlight)

[3] Sori, M. M., J. Bapst, A. M. Bramson, S. Byrne, and M. E. Landis (2017) A Wunda-full world? Carbon dioxide ice deposits on Umbriel and other Uranian moons. Icarus, 290, 1-13, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.02.029.

[2] Sori, M. M., S. Byrne, M. T. Bland, A. M. Bramson, A. I. Ermakov, C. W. Hamilton, K. A. Otto, O. Ruesch, and C. T. Russell (2017) The vanishing cryovolcanoes of Ceres. Geophysical Research Letters, 44, 3, 1243-1250, doi:10.1002/2016GL072319.

[1] Bramson, A. M., S. Byrne, N. E. Putzig, S. Sutton, J. J. Plaut, T. C. Brothers, and J. W. Holt (2015) Widespread excess ice in Arcadia Planitia, Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 16, 6566-6574, doi:10.1002/2015GL064844.

 

Book Chapters

*Putzig, N.E., *Morgan, G.A., Sizemore, H.G., Hollibaugh Baker, D.M., Petersen, E.I., Pathare, A.V., Dundas, C.M., Bramson, A.M., Courville, S.W., Perry, M.R., Nerozzi, S., Bain, Z.M., Hoover, R.H., Campbell, B.A., Mastrogiuseppe, M., Mellon, M.T., Seu, R., Smith, I.B. (2023) Ice Resource Mapping on Mars, in: Badescu, V., Zacny, K., Bar-Cohen, Y. (Eds.), Handbook of Space Resources. Springer, Cham, pp. 583–616. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97913-3_16. ISBN:978-3-030-97912-6.

 

Reports

[1] I-MIM MDT, including A.M. Bramson, Assistant Co-Chair (2022) Final Report of the International Mars Ice Mapper Reconnaissance/Science Measurement Definition Team. 239 pp., posted online at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/ice-mapper-measurement-definition-team.

 

White Papers

[10] Bramson et al. (2020) Mid-Latitude Ice on Mars: A Science Target for Planetary Climate Histories and an Exploration Target for In Situ Resources, White Paper #115 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.cc90422d.

[9] Heldmann et al. (2020) Accelerating Martian and Lunar Science through SpaceX Starship Missions, White Paper Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032.

[8] Courville et al. (2020) Developing Active Source Seismology for Planetary Science, White Paper #398 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.ef2d617d.

[7] Sori et al. (2020) Transformative science unlocked by future geodetic data at Mars, Venus, and Ocean Worlds, White Paper #75 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.95f16d67.

[6] Cartwright and Beddingfield et al. (2020) The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites, White Paper #78 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.534f7e8d.

[5] Grau Galofre (2020) A Comparative View of Glacial and Periglacial Landforms on Earth and Mars, White Paper #101 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.421a94c3.

[4] Diniega et al. (2020) Mars as a “natural laboratory” for studying surface activity on a range of planetary bodies, White Paper #123 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.950513cc.

[3] Becerra et al. (2020) The Importance of the Climate Record in the Martian Polar Layered Deposits, White Paper #144 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.90c37f59.

[2] Karunatillake et al. (2020) GANGOTRI mission concept on the glacial key to the Amazonian climate of Mars, White Paper #357 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.a3d8d8e9.

[1] Smith et al. (2020) Solar-System-Wide Significance of Mars Polar Science, White Paper #301 Submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032, Bulletin of the AAS, Vol. 53, Issue 4, doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.4db95c67.