- Transformation of rocks and organic matter during aqueous processes in icy satellites

- Formation of methane, N₂ and CO₂ on Titan

- Chemical/mineralogical/organic transformations on early Enceladus and origin of its plume

Zolotov, M. Yu. (2007) An Oceanic Composition on Early and Today’s Enceladus, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L23203, doi: 1029/2007GLG031234. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu. (2007) Organic History and Ice-Rock Decoupling on Enceladus, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract P21B-0540. text

Zolotov, M. Yu., Mironenko, M. V., Glein, C. R., and Shock, E. L. (2007) The Formation and Nature of Early Oceans on Icy Satellites: Geochemical Constraints, Ices, Oceans, and Fire: Satellites of the Outer Solar System, August 13-15 2007, Boulder, Colorado [CD-ROM], abstract 6047. pdf

Glein, C. R., Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L. (2007) Hydrothermal Geochemistry as the Source of Plume Gases on Enceladus, XXXVIII Lunar and Planet. Sci., [CD-ROM], abstract 1251. pdf

Owen, T. C., Niemann, H., Atreya, S., and Zolotov, M. Y. (2006) Between Heaven and Earth: The Exploration of Titan. Faraday Discussions 133: 287-291. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu. (2005) Water-Rock Reactions on Non-Planetary Bodies in the Early Solar System, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract P53A-07, Invited. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Owen T., Atreya S., Niemann H., and Shock, E. L. (2005) An Endogenic Origin of Titan’s Methane, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract P43B-O4, Invited. text