Zolotov, M. Yu., and Kargel J. S. (2008) Composition of Europa’s Icy Shell, Ocean and Underlying Rocks. In Europa (R. Pappalardo, W. B. McKinnon, and K. Khurana, eds.). Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, in review.
Zolotov, M. Yu. (2008) Oceanic Composition on Europa: Constraints from Mineral Solubilities, XXXIX Lunar and Planet. Sci. [CD-ROM], abstract 2349. pdf
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. and Mironenko, M. V. (2007) Chemical Evolution on an Early Ocean on Europa: A Kinetic-Thermodynamic Modeling, Ices, Oceans, and Fire: Satellites of the Outer Solar System, August 13-15 2007, Boulder, Colorado [CD-ROM], abstract 6065. pdf
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
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.,
and Shock, E. L. (2006) Evolution of Chemical Energy Sources for Life on
Europa, Astrobiology,
6(1), p. 162.
Shock, E. L., Zolotov, M., and Holloway, J. (2006) Heat
Loss, Planetary
Differentiation and the Emergence of Life,
Astrobiology, 6(1), p. 96.
Zolotov, M. Yu.,
Krieg, M. L., Shock, E. L., and McKinnon, W. B. (2006) Chemistry of a
Primordial Ocean on Europa, XXXVII Lunar and Planet. Sci.,
[CD-ROM], abstract 1435.
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
Owen,
T., Atreya, S., Niemann, H., and Zolotov M. (2005) Titan: A Fiercely
Frozen Echo of the Early Earth, Eos Trans.
AGU,
86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract U23A-08.
text
Zolotov, M. Y., and Shock, E. L. (2004) A Model for Low-temperature Biogeochemistry of Sulfur, Carbon, and Iron on Europa J. Geophysical Research, [Planets], 109, E06003, doi: 10.1029/2003JE002194. 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.,
Shock, E. L., Niles, P., and Leshin, L. (2004)
Martian Subsurface
Waters: Alkaline and Reduced Throughout History. Second Conference on
Early Mars, October 11-15, 2004, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, abstract 8036.
pdf
Zolotov, M.Yu., Shock, E.L., Barr, A.C., and Pappalardo, R.T. (2004) Brine Pockets in the Icy Crust of Europa: Distribution, Chemistry, and Habitability. In Workshop on Europa's Icy Shell: Past, Present, and Future, 100-1001, LPI Contribution No. 1195, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston. pdf
Zolotov, M. Y., and Shock, E. L. (2003) Energy for Biologic Sulfate Reduction in a Hydrothermally Formed Ocean on Europa, Journal of Geophysical Research, [Planets] 108, E4, 5022, 10.1029/2002JE001966. pdf
Shock, E. L., McKinnon, W., and Zolotov, M. Yu. (2003) Habitability of Icy Galilean Satellites. Seventh Exobiology Principal Investigators Science Conference, NASA Ames Center, August 25-29, 2003.
Zolotov, M. Yu., Seewald, J. S., and McCollom, T. M. (2003) Dissolved Carbon Monoxide in Hydrothermal Fluids on Solar System Bodies: Experimental study of Reactivity and Organic Synthesis. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 38, Suppl. A132.
Zolotov,
M. Y.,
and Shock, E. L. (2003) Autotrophic Sulfate Reduction in
Hydrothermally Formed Ocean on Europa. Astrobiology 2,
No. 4, 514.
Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L.
(2001) Composition and Stability of Salts on the Surface of Europa
and their Oceanic Origin. Journal of Geophysical Research,
[Planets] 106, 32815-32828.
Zolotov,
M. Yu., and Shock, E. L.
(2001) Stability of Condensed Hydrocarbons in the Solar Nebula. Icarus 150, 323-337.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
Seewald, J. S., and McCollom, T. M. (2001) Experimental
Investigation of Aqueous Carbon Monoxide Reactivity under
Hydrothermal Conditions. Eleventh Annual V. M. Goldschmidt
Conference, May 20-24,
2001, Hot Springs, Virginia, abstract 3809.
Shock,
E. L., Amend J. P., and Zolotov, M. Y. (2000) The Early Earth vs. the
Origin of Life. In Origin of
the Earth and Moon (R. Canup and K. Righter, Eds.), pp. 527-543,
Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson.
Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L.
(2000) An Abiotic Origin for Hydrocarbons in the Allan Hills 84001
Martian Meteorite Through Cooling of Magmatic and Impact-Generated
Gases. Meteoritics and
Planetary Science 35, 629-638.
Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L. (2000) A Microbial Cycle for Organic Carbon and Sulfur in the Vicinity of the Oceanic Floor on Europa. First Astrobiology Science Conference, April 3-5, 2000, California, NASA Ames Research Center, 17.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
Amend, J., and Shock, E. L. (2000) Abiotic Synthesis of Amino Acids
in Planetary Volcanic Gases: Thermodynamic Assessment. First Astrobiology Science
Conference, April 3-5,
2000, NASA Ames Research Center, 165.
Zolotov, M. Yu., and 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, [Solid Earth] 105, 539-559.
Zolotov, M., and Shock, E. (1999) Abiotic Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, [Planets] 104, 14033-14049.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Shock, E. L. (1999) Stability of Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons in the Solar Nebula. In Ninth Annual V. M. Goldschmidt
Conference, LPI Contribution No. 971, Lunar and Planetary
Institute, Houston, 341-342.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Shock, E. L. (1999) Speciation of Nitrogen Compounds in
Planetary Volcanic Gases. XXX
Lunar and Planet. Sci., [CD-ROM], abstract 1895.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Shock, E. L. (1999) Abiotic Origin for PAHs and Aliphatic
Hydrocarbons in ALH84001 and Nakhla Martian Meteorites: Synthesis in
Trapped Magmatic and/or Impact Gases. XXX Lunar and Planet. Sci.,
[CD-ROM], abstract 1879.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Shock, E. L. (1998) Metastable Hydrocarbon Condensates of
Volcanic Gases: Thermodynamic Constraints on Abiotic Synthesis. Eos Trans. AGU, 79, No. 45, F967.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Shock, E. L. (1998) Volcanic Gases: Synthesis of Organic
Compounds on the Present and Early Earth. In Origin of the Earth and
Moon, LPI Contrib. No. 957, Lunar and Planetary Institute,
Houston, 57.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Shock, E. L. (1998) Abiotic Synthesis of Hydrocarbons on Mars:
Theoretical Modeling of Metastable Equilibria. In Workshop on the Issue Martian
Meteorites: Where Do We Stand and Where Are We Going? LPI
Contrib. No. 956, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston,
62-64.
Zolotov,
M. Yu.,
and Sidorov, Yu. I. (1986) Nitrates in Martian Soil? XVII Lunar and Planet. Sci.,
975-976.