News Summary Archives Astrobiology Science News 22 June 2007 By Keith Cowing June 22, 2007 Salinity-induced hydrate dissociation: A mechanism for recent CH4 release on Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett. Hubble Images Help Prepare for Spacecraft Visit to Vesta and Ceres, NASA Computer models suggest planetary and extrasolar planet atmospheres, Washington University in St. Louis Scientists ponder plant life on extrasolar planets, Washington University in St. Louis Exact Solutions of the Isothermal Lane–Emden Equation with Rotation and Implications for the Formation of Planets and Satellites, arXiv.org Vortex generation in protoplanetary disks with an embedded giant planet, arXiv.org Keith Cowing Biologist, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Biologist and Payload integrator, Editor of NASAWatch.com and Astrobiology.com, Lapsed climber, Explorer, Synaesthete, Former Challenger Center board member 🖖🏻 Follow on Twitter