The Nitrogen Heterocycle Content of Meteorites and Their Significance for the Origin of Life
LIFE-BASEL, 8, 9 2018
Zita Martins

The Amino Acid Distribution in Laboratory Analogs of Extraterrestrial Organic Matter: A Comparison to CM Chondrites
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 865, 9 2018
P. Modica , Zita Martins , Cornelia Meinert , B. Zanda , L. L. S. d Hendecourt

Effects of UV-organic interaction and martian conditions on the survivability of organics
ICARUS, 323, 33-39 5 2019
B. Laurent , C. R. Cousins , M. F. C. Pereira , Zita Martins

Microbial Communities in Sediments From Four Mildly Acidic Ephemeral Salt Lakes in the Yilgarn Craton (Australia) - Terrestrial Analogs to Ancient Mars
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 10, 5 2019
Joost W. Aerts , Rob J. M. van Spanning , Jessica Flahaut , Douwe Molenaar , Phil A. Bland , Matt J. Genge , Pascale Ehrenfreund , Zita Martins

Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 209, 83-181 7 2017
H. Cottin , J. M. Kotler , Daniela Billi , Charles Cockell , Rene Demets , Pascale Ehrenfreund , Andreas Elsaesser , Louis d Hendecourt , Jack J. W. A. van Loon , Zita Martins , Silvano Onofri , Richard C. Quinn , Elke Rabbow , Petra Rettberg , Antonio J. Ricco , Klaus Slenzka , Rosa de la Torre Noetzel , Jean-Pierre de Vera , Frances Westall , Nathalie Carrasco , Aurelien Fresneau , Yuko Kawaguchi , Yoko Kebukawa , Dara Nguyen , Olivier Poch , Kafila Saiagh , Fabien Stalport , Akihiko Yamagishi , Hajime Yano , Benjamin A. Klamm

Earth as a Tool for Astrobiology-A European Perspective
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 209, 43-81 7 2017
Zita Martins , H. Cottin , Julia Michelle Kotler , Nathalie Carrasco , Charles S. Cockell , Rosa de la Torre Noetzel , Rene Demets , Jean-Pierre de Vera , Louis d Hendecourt , Pascale Ehrenfreund , Andreas Elsaesser , Bernard Foing , Silvano Onofri , Richard Quinn , Elke Rabbow , Petra Rettberg , Antonio J. Ricco , Klaus Slenzka , Fabien Stalport , Inge L. ten Kate , Jack J. W. A. van Loon , Frances Westall

Astrobiology and the Possibility of Life on Earth and Elsewhere. . .
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 209, 1-42 7 2017
H. Cottin , J. M. Kotler , Kristin Bartik , II Cleaves , Charles S. Cockell , Jean-Pierre P. de Vera , Pascale Ehrenfreund , Stefan Leuko , Inge Loes Ten Kate , Zita Martins , Robert Pascal , Richard Quinn , Petra Rettberg , Frances Westall

Interaction of organic compounds with chondritic silicate surfaces. Atomistic insights from quantum chemical periodic simulations
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 19, 18217-18231 7 2017
Albert Rimola , Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez , Zita Martins

Quantitative enantioseparation of amino acids by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography applied to non-terrestrial samples
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, 1433, 131-136 2 2016
Iuliia Myrgorodska , Cornelia Meinert , Zita Martins , Louis Le Sergeant D Hendecourt , U. Meierhenrich

Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of amino acids under simulated Mars conditions
ICARUS, 277, 342-353 10 2016
Renato dos Santos , Manish Patel , Javier Cuadros , Zita Martins

Molecular Chirality in Meteorites and Interstellar Ices, and the Chirality Experiment on Board the ESA Cometary Rosetta Mission
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 54, 1402-1412 1 2015
Iuliia Myrgorodska , Cornelia Meinert , Zita Martins , Louis Le Sergeant D Hendecourt , U. Meierhenrich

The amino acid and hydrocarbon contents of the Paris meteorite: Insights into the most primitive CM chondrite
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 50, 926-943 5 2015
Zita Martins , Paola Modica , Brigitte Zanda , Louis Le Sergeant D Hendecourt

Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues
NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 6, 1045-1049 12 2013
Zita Martins , Mark C. Price , Nir Goldman , M. A. Sephton , Mark Burchell

Biomass preservation in impact melt ejecta
NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 6, 1018-1022 12 2013
Kieren Torres Howard , Melanie J. Bailey , Deborah Berhanu , Phil A. Bland , Gordon Cressey , Lauren E. Howard , Chris Jeynes , Richard Matthewman , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton , Vlad Stolojan , Sasha Verchovsky

UV to far-IR reflectance spectra of carbonaceous chondrites - I. Implications for remote characterization of dark primitive asteroids targeted by sample-return missions
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 437, 227-240 1 2014
Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez , Carles E. Moyano-Cambero , Jordi Llorca , Sonia Fornasier , Maria A. Barucci , Irina Belskaya , Zita Martins , Andy S. Rivkin , Elisabetta Dotto , Jose M. Madiedo , Jacinto Alonso-Azcarate

Fluorescence spectroscopy for the detection of life in the Salten Skov Mars regolith analogue
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 68, 42-47 8 2012
Hoi S. Chan , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

Amino acid analyses of type 3 chondrites Colony, Ornans, Chainpur, and Bishunpur
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 47, 1502-1516 9 2012
H. -S. Chan , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

Organic geochemistry of late Jurassic paleosols (Dirt Beds) of Dorset, UK
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY, 37, 41-52 11 2012
Richard Matthewman , Laura J. Cotton , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

Inconclusive evidence for nonterrestrial isoleucine enantiomeric excesses in primitive meteorites
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 109, E3288 11 2012
J. E. Elsila , Daniel P. Glavin , Jason P. Dworkin , Zita Martins , Jeffrey L. Bada

Type IV Kerogens as Analogues for Organic Macromolecular Materials in Aqueously Altered Carbonaceous Chondrites
ASTROBIOLOGY, 13, 324-333 4 2013
Richard Matthewman , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

In situ biomarkers and the Life Marker Chip
ASTRONOMY \& GEOPHYSICS, 52, 34-35 2 2011
Zita Martins

Organic Chemistry of Carbonaceous Meteorites
ELEMENTS, 7, 35-40 2 2011
Zita Martins

Astrobiology and habitability studies in preparation for future Mars missions: trends from investigating minerals, organics and biota
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY, 10, 239-253 7 2011
P. Ehrenfreund , W. F. M. Roling , C. S. Thiel , R. Quinn , M. A. Sephton , C. Stoker , J. M. Kotler , S. O. L. Direito , Zita Martins , G. E. Orzechowska , R. D. Kidd , C. A. van Sluis , B. H. Foing

Extraction of amino acids from soils close to the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), Utah
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY, 10, 231-238 7 2011
Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton , B. H. Foing , P. Ehrenfreund

Analysis of mineral matrices of planetary soil analogues from the Utah Desert
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY, 10, 221-229 7 2011
J. M. Kotler , R. C. Quinn , B. H. Foing , Zita Martins , P. Ehrenfreund

Field astrobiology research in Moon-Mars analogue environments: instruments and methods
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY, 10, 141-160 7 2011
B. H. Foing , C. Stoker , J. Zavaleta , P. Ehrenfreund , C. Thiel , P. Sarrazin , D. Blake , J. Page , V. Pletser , J. Hendrikse , S. Direito , J. M. Kotler , Zita Martins , G. Orzechowska , C. Gross , L. Wendt , J. Clarke , A. M. Borst , S. T. M. Peters , M. -B. Wilhelm , G. R. Davies , ILEWG EuroGeoMars 2009 Team

Spectrofluorometric analysis of amino acid mixtures: Implications for future space missions
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 60, 336-341 1 2012
Hoi S. Chan , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

Habitability on planetary surfaces: interdisciplinary preparation phase for future Mars missions
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY, 8, 301-315 10 2009
Z. Peeters , R. Quinn , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton , L. Becker , M. C. M. van Loosdrecht , J. Brucato , F. Grunthaner , P. Ehrenfreund

Organic host analogues and the search for life on Mars
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASTROBIOLOGY, 10, 31-44 1 2011
Jeffrey J. Marlow , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

Mars on Earth: soil analogues for future Mars missions
ASTRONOMY \& GEOPHYSICS, 49, 20-23 4 2008
Jeffrey J. Marlow , Zita Martins , M. A. Sephton

Extraterrestrial nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 270, 130-136 6 2008
Zita Martins , Oliver Botta , Marilyn L. Fogel , M. A. Sephton , Daniel P. Glavin , J. S. Watson , Jason P. Dworkin , Alan W. Schwartz , Pascale Ehrenfreund

Amino acid composition of primitive CR2 chondrites
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 43, A90 7 2008
Zita Martins , C. M. O D. Alexander , G. E. Orzechowska , J. E. Elsila , Daniel P. Glavin , Jason P. Dworkin , M. A. Sephton , P. Ehrenfreund

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and amino acids in meteorites and ice samples from LaPaz Icefield, Antarctica
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 43, 1465-1480 9 2008
Oliver Botta , Zita Martins , Christian Emmenegger , Jason P. Dworkin , Daniel P. Glavin , Ralph P. Harvey , Renato Zenobi , Jeffrey L. Bada , Pascale Ehrenfreund

Triple F-a comet nucleus sample return mission
EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY, 23, 809-847 3 2009
Michael Kueppers , H. U. Keller , E. Kuehrt , M. F. A Hearn , K. Altwegg , R. Bertrand , H. Busemann , M. T. Capria , L. Colangeli , B. Davidsson , P. Ehrenfreund , J. Knollenberg , S. Mottola , A. Rathke , P. Weiss , M. Zolensky , E. Akim , A. Basilevsky , E. Galimov , M. Gerasimov , O. Korablev , I. Lomakin , M. Marov , M. Martynov , M. Nazarov , A. Zakharov , L. Zelenyi , A. Aronica , A. J. Ball , C. Barbieri , A. Bar-Nun , J. Benkhoff , J. Biele , N. Biver , J. Blum , D. Bockelee-Morvan , O. Botta , J. -H. Bredehoeft , F. Capaccioni , S. Charnley , E. Cloutis , H. Cottin , G. Cremonese , J. Crovisier , S. A. Crowther , E. M. Epifani , F. Esposito , A. C. Ferrari , F. Ferri , M. Fulle , J. Gilmour , F. Goesmann , N. Gortsas , S. F. Green , O. Groussin , E. Gruen , P. J. Gutierrez , P. Hartogh , T. Henkel , M. Hilchenbach , T. -M. Ho , G. Horneck , S. F. Hviid , W. -H. Ip , A. Jaeckel , E. Jessberger , R. Kallenbach , G. Kargl , N. I. Koemle , A. Korth , K. Kossacki , C. Krause , H. Krueger , Z. -Y. Li , J. Licandro , J. J. Lopez-Moreno , S. C. Lowry , I. Lyon , G. Magni , U. Mall , W. Markiewicz , Zita Martins , M. Maurette , U. Meierhenrich , V. Mennella , T. C. Ng , L. R. Nittler , P. Palumbo , M. Paetzold , D. Prialnik , M. Rengel , H. Rickman , J. Rodriguez , R. Roll , D. Rost , A. Rotundi , S. Sandford , M. Schoenbaechler , H. Sierks , R. Srama , R. M. Stroud , S. Szutowicz , C. Tornow , S. Ulamec , M. Wallis , W. Waniak , P. Weissman , R. Wieler , P. Wurz , J. C. Zarnecki

Extraterrestrial Nucleobases in the Murchison Meteorite
ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES, 39, 214 8 2009
Zita Martins , Oliver Botta , Marilyn L. Fogel , Mark A. Sephton , Daniel P. Glavin , Jonathan S. Watson , Jason P. Dworkin , Alan W. Schwartz , Pascale Ehrenfreund

Amino acids in Antarctic CM1 meteorites and their relationship to other carbonaceous chondrites
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 42, 81-92 1 2007
Oliver Botta , Zita Martins , Pascale Ehrenfreund

The ORGANICS experiment on BIOPAN V: UV and space exposure of aromatic compounds
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 55, 383-400 3 2007
Pascale Ehrenfreund , Richard Ruiterkamp , Zan Peeters , Bernard Foing , Farid Salama , Zita Martins

Amino acid composition, petrology, geochemistry, C-14 terrestrial age and oxygen isotopes of the Shisr 033 CR chondrite
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 42, 1581-1595 9 2007
Zita Martins , B. A. Hofmann , E. Gnos , R. C. Greenwood , A. Verchovsky , I. A. Franchi , A. J. T. Jull , O. Botta , Daniel P. Glavin , Jason P. Dworkin , P. Ehrenfreund

Indigenous amino acids in primitive CR meteorites
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 42, 2125-2136 12 2007
Zita Martins , C. M. O D. Alexander , G. E. Orzechowska , M. L. Fogel , P. Ehrenfreund

Analysis and survival of amino acids in Martian regolith analogs
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 41, 391-405 3 2006
JRC Garry , IL Ten Kate , Zita Martins , P Nornberg , P Ehrenfreund

Amino acid analyses of Antarctic CM2 meteorites using liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 41, 889-902 6 2006
Daniel P. Glavin , Jason P. Dworkin , Andrew Aubrey , Oliver Botta , III Doty , Zita Martins , Jeffrey L. Bada

Free dicarboxylic and aromatic acids in the carbonaceous chondrites Murchison and Orgueil
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 41, 1073-1080 7 2006
Zita Martins , J. S. Watson , M. A. Sephton , O. Botta , P. Ehrenfreund , I. Gilmour

Purines and pyrimidines in carbonaceous chondrites: A re-analysis
METEORITICS \& PLANETARY SCIENCE, 39, A64 8 2004
Zita Martins , O Botta , MA Sephton , P Ehrenfreund

Detection of Organic Matter and Biosignatures in Space Missions
CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 38, 53-73 2020
Zita Martins