Peer-reviewed publications
* indicates member of Wray research groupCitations tracked on Google Scholar or Web of Science
- J. Sleiman, S. J. Conway, A. Johnsson, J. Wray, and R. Glade. “Viewing lobate patterns on Mars and Earth as climate-modulated fluid-like instabilities.” Submitted (8/2024).
- S. C. Cuevas-Quiñones*, J. J. Wray, F. Rivera-Hernández, and J. B. Adler. “Evidence for a stratovolcano on the rim of Jezero crater on Mars.” In revision (6/2024).
- E. B. Hughes*, J. Wray, S. Karunatillake, G. Fanson*, E. Harrington, and D. R. Hood (2024). “Water-limited hydrothermalism and volcanic resurfacing of Eridania Basin, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 129, e2024JE008461. Link
- A. M. Dapremont* and J. J. Wray (2023). “Mars mud volcanism in color: A new approach to the study of subsurface sediment mobilization.” Icarus 406, 115733. Link
- J. J. Wray (2021). “Contemporary liquid water on Mars?” Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 49, 141-171. Link
- C. M. Dundas, 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, and A. V. Pathare (2021). “Widespread exposures of extensive clean shallow ice in the midlatitudes of Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 126, e2020JE006617. Link
- G. L. Eggers*, J. J. Wray, and J. Dufek (2021). “Compositional mapping of the Nili Patera feldspathic unit: Extent and implications for formation.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 126, e2020JE006383. Link
- A. M. Dapremont* and J. J. Wray (2021). “Igneous or mud volcanism on Mars? The case study of Hephaestus Fossae.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 126, e2020JE006390. Link
- A. M. Dapremont* and J. J. Wray (2021). “Insights into Mars mud volcanism products using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy.” Icarus 359, 114299. Link
- P. M. Corlies^, G. D. McDonald*^, A. G. Hayes, J. J. Wray, M. Ádámkovics, M. J. Malaska, M. L. Cable, J. D. Hofgartner, S. M. Hörst, L. R. Liuzzo, J. J. Buffo, R. D. Lorenz, and E. P. Turtle (2021). “Modeling transmission windows in Titan’s lower troposphere: Implications for infrared spectrometers aboard future aerial and surface missions.” Icarus 357, 114228. Link
(^ authors listed as equal contributors) - J. L. Bishop, C. Gross, J. Danielsen, M. Parente, S. L. Murchie, B. Horgan, J. J. Wray, C. Viviano, and F. P. Seelos (2020). “Multiple Mineral Horizons in Layered Outcrops at Mawrth Vallis, Mars, Signify Changing Geochemical Environments on Early Mars.” Icarus 341, 113634. Link
- D. R. Lowe, J. L. Bishop, D. Loizeau, J. J. Wray, and R. A. Beyer (2020). “Deposition of >3.7 Ga clay-rich strata of the Mawrth Vallis Group, Mars, in lacustrine, alluvial, and aeolian environments.” GSA Bulletin 132, 17-30. Link
- H. T. Chilton, B. E. Schmidt, K. Duarte, K. L. Ferrier, K. H. G. Hughson, J. E. C. Scully, J. J. Wray, H. G. Sizemore, A. Nathues, T. Platz, N. Schorghofer, P. M. Schenk, M. E. Landis, M. Bland, S. Byrne, C. T. R. Russell, and C. A. Raymond (2019). “Landslides on Ceres: Inferences into ice content and layering in the upper crust.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 124, 1512-1524. Link
- C. L. Young*, M. J. Poston, J. J. Wray, K. P. Hand, and R. W. Carlson (2019). “The mid-IR spectral effects of darkening agents and porosity on the silicate surface features of airless bodies. Icarus 321, 71-81. Link
- M. B. Wilhelm*, A. F. Davila, M. N. Parenteau, L. L. Jahnke, M. Abate, G. Cooper, E. T. Kelly, V. Parro García, M. G. Villadangos, Y. Blanco, B. Glass, J. J. Wray, J. L. Eigenbrode, R. E. Summons, and K. Warren-Rhodes (2018). “Constraints on the metabolic activity of microorganisms in Atacama surface soils inferred from refractory biomarkers: Implications for Martian habitability and biomarker detection.” Astrobiology 18, 955-966. Link ---> Astrobiology cover story
- S. Ackiss, B. Horgan, F. Seelos, W. Farrand, and J. Wray (2018). “Mineralogic evidence for subglacial volcanism in the Sisyphi Montes region of Mars.” Icarus 311, 357-370. Link
- R. P. Irwin III, J. J. Wray, S. C. Mest, and T. A. Maxwell (2018). “Wind-eroded crater floors and intercrater plains, Terra Sabaea, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 123, 445-467. Link
- L. L. Tornabene, and 23 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2018). “Image simulation and assessment of the colour and spatial capabilities of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.” Space Sci. Rev. 214, 18. Link
- C. M. Dundas, 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, 199-201. Link
- L. Ojha*, M. Chojnacki, G. D. McDonald*, A. Shumway*, M. J. Wolff, M. D. Smith, A. S. McEwen, K. Ferrier, C. Huber, J. J. Wray, and A. Toigo (2017). “Seasonal slumps in Juventae Chasma, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 122, 2193-2214. Link
- N. Thomas, and 60 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2017). “The Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) for the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.” Space Sci. Rev. 212, 1897-1944. Link
- P. Brož, E. Hauber, J. J. Wray, and G. Michael (2017). “Amazonian volcanism inside Valles Marineris on Mars.” Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 473, 122-130. Link
- J. S. Méndez Harper, G. D. McDonald*, J. Dufek, M. J. Malaska, D. M. Burr, A. G. Hayes, J. McAdams, and J. J. Wray (2017). “Electrification of sand on Titan and its influence on sediment transport.” Nature Geosci. 10, 260-265. Link ---> Highlighted in Nature
- D. Susko, S. Karunatillake, G. Kodikara, J. R. Skok, J. Wray, J. Heldmann, A. Cousin, and T. Judice (2017). “A record of igneous evolution in Elysium, a major Martian volcanic province.” Scientific Reports 7, 43177. Link
- M. B. Wilhelm*, A. F. Davila, J. L. Eigenbrode, M. N. Parenteau, L. L. Jahnke, X.-L. Liu, R. E. Summons, J. J. Wray, B. N. Stamos, S. S. O’Reilly, and A. Williams (2017). “Xeropreservation of functionalized lipid biomarkers in hyperarid soils in the Atacama Desert.” Org. Geochem. 103, 97-104. Link
- B. L. Ehlmann, and 46 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2016). “The sustainability of habitability on terrestrial planets: Insights, questions, and needed measurements from Mars for understanding the evolution of Earth-like worlds (Invited Review).” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 121, 1927-1961. Link
- S. Karunatillake, J. J. Wray, O. Gasnault, S. M. McLennan, A. D. Rogers, S. W. Squyres, W. V. Boynton, J. R. Skok, N. E. Button, and L. Ojha* (2016). “The association of hydrogen with sulfur on Mars across latitudes, longitudes, and compositional extremes.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 121, 1321-1341. Link
- B. L. Ehlmann, G. A. Swayze, R. E. Milliken, J. F. Mustard, R. N. Clark, S. L. Murchie, G. N. Breit, J. J. Wray, B. Gondet, F. Poulet, J. Carter, W. M. Calvin, W. M. Benzel, and K. D. Seelos (2016). “Discovery of alunite in Cross Crater, Terra Sirenum, Mars: Evidence for acidic, sulfurous waters.” Am. Mineral. 101, 1527-1542. Link ---> Featured in Highlights and Breakthroughs
- J. J. Wray, S. L. Murchie, J. L. Bishop, B. L. Ehlmann, R. E. Milliken, M. B. Wilhelm*, K. D. Seelos, and M. Chojnacki (2016). “Orbital evidence for more widespread carbonate-bearing rocks on Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 121, 652-677. Link ---> JGR-Planets Editor's Highlight and cover story
- V. Sautter, M. J. Toplis, P. Beck, N. Mangold, R. Wiens, P. Pinet, A. Cousin, S. Maurice, L. LeDeit, R. Hewins, O. Gasnault, C. Quantin, O. Forni, H. Newsom, P.-Y. Meslin, J. Wray, N. Bridges, and V. Payré (2016). “Magmatic complexity on early Mars as seen through a combination of orbital, in-situ and meteorite data.” Lithos 254-255, 36-52. Link
- G. Komatsu, C. H. Okubo, J. J. Wray, L. Ojha*, M. Cardinale, A. Murana, R. Orosei, M. A. Chan, J. Ormö, and R. Gallagher (2016). “Small edifice features in Chryse Planitia, Mars: Assessment of a mud volcano hypothesis.” Icarus 268, 56-75. Link
- L. Ojha*, M. B. Wilhelm*, S. L. Murchie, A. S. McEwen, J. J. Wray, J. Hanley, M. Massé, and M. Chojnacki (2015). “Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars.” Nature Geosci. 8, 829-832. Link ---> Highest Altmetric score ever in Nature Geoscience
- C. L. Young*, J. J. Wray, R. N. Clark, J. R. Spencer, D. E. Jennings, K. P. Hand, M. J. Poston, and R. W. Carlson (2015). “Silicates on Iapetus from Cassini’s Composite Infrared Spectrometer.” Astrophys. J. Lett., 811, L27. Link
- V. Sautter, and 25 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2015). “In situ evidence for continental crust on early Mars.” Nature Geosci. 8, 605-609. Link
- F. J. Martín-Torres, and 24 coauthors including J. Wray (2015). “Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater on Mars.” Nature Geosci. 8, 357-361. Link ---> Nature Geoscience cover story
- R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell III, J. G. Catalano, B. C. Clark, V. K. Fox, R. Gellert, J. P. Grotzinger, E. A. Guinness, K. E. Herkenhoff, A. H. Knoll, M. G. A. Lapotre, S. M. McLennan, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, S. L. Murchie, K. E. Powell, M. D. Smith, S. W. Squyres, M. J. Wolff, and J. J. Wray (2015). “Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Opportunity observations of the Burns Formation: Crater-hopping at Meridiani Planum.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 120, 429-451. Link
- J. C. Stern, and 23 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2015). “Evidence for indigenous nitrogen in sedimentary and aeolian deposits from the Curiosity rover investigations at Gale crater, Mars.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112, 4245-4250. Link
- C. M. Weitz, E. Noe Dobrea, and J. J. Wray (2015). “Mixtures of clays and sulfates within deposits in western Melas Chasma, Mars.” Icarus 251, 291-314. Link
- P. R. Mahaffy, and 27 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2015). “The imprint of atmospheric evolution in the D/H of Hesperian clay minerals on Mars.” Science 347, 412–414. Link
- S. Karunatillake^, J. J. Wray^, O. Gasnault, S. M. McLennan, A. D. Rogers, S. W. Squyres, W. V. Boynton, J. R. Skok, L. Ojha*, and N. Olsen (2014). “Sulfates hydrating bulk soil in the martian low and mid-latitudes.” Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, 7987-7996. Link ---> GRL Editor's Highlight
(^ authors listed as equal contributors) - J. D. Rummel, and 24 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2014). “A new analysis of Mars ‘Special Regions’: Findings of the Second MEPAG Special Regions Science Analysis Group (SR-SAG2).” Astrobiology 14, 887-968. Link ---> Astrobiology cover story
- S. E. Ackiss* and J. J. Wray (2014). “Occurrences of possible hydrated sulfates in the southern high latitudes of Mars.” Icarus 243, 311-324. Link
- A. C. McAdam, and 24 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2014). “Sulfur-bearing phases detected by evolved gas analysis of the Rocknest aeolian deposit, Gale Crater, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 119, 373-393. Link ---> JGR cover story
- P. D. Archer Jr., and 20 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2014). “Abundances and implications of volatile-bearing species from Evolved Gas Analysis of the Rocknest aeolian deposit, Gale Crater, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 119, 237-254. Link
- M. Chojnacki, D. M. Burr, J. E. Moersch, and J. J. Wray (2014). “Valles Marineris dune sediment provenance and pathways.” Icarus 232, 187-219. Link ---> Icarus cover story
- L. Ojha*, A. McEwen, C. Dundas, S. Byrne, S. Mattson, J. Wray, M. Masse, and E. Schaefer (2014). “HiRISE observations of Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) during southern summer on Mars.” Icarus 231, 365-376. Link
- D. W. Ming, and 57 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2014). “Volatile and Organic Compositions of Sedimentary Rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.” Science 343, 1245267. Link ---> Science cover story
- A. S. McEwen, C. M. Dundas, S. S. Mattson, A. D. Toigo, L. Ojha*, J. J. Wray, M. Chojnacki, S. Byrne, S. L. Murchie, and N. Thomas (2014). “Recurring slope lineae in equatorial regions of Mars.” Nature Geosci. 7, 53-58. Link ---> Nature Geoscience cover story
- L. Ojha*, J. J. Wray, S. L. Murchie, A. S. McEwen, M. J. Wolff, and S. Karunatillake (2013). “Spectral constraints on the formation mechanism of recurring slope lineae.” Geophys. Res. Lett. 40, 5621-5626. Link
- J. J. Wray, S. T. Hansen*, J. Dufek, G. A. Swayze, S. L. Murchie, F. P. Seelos, J. R. Skok, R. P. Irwin III, and M. S. Ghiorso (2013). “Prolonged magmatic activity on Mars inferred from the detection of felsic rocks.” Nature Geosci. 6, 1013-1017. Link
- L. A. Leshin, and 34 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2013). “Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover.” Science 341, 1238937. Link ---> Science cover story
- L. L. Tornabene, G. R. Osinski, A. S. McEwen, J. J. Wray, M. A. Craig, H. M. Sapers, and P. R. Christensen (2013). “An impact origin for hydrated silicates on Mars: A synthesis.” J. Geophys. Res. Planets 118, 994-1012. Link
- J. J. Wray (2013). “Gale crater: the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Landing Site” (Invited Review). Int. J. Astrobiol. 12, 25-38. Link
- E. Z. Noe Dobrea, J. J. Wray, F. J. Calef III, T. J. Parker, and S. L. Murchie (2012). “Hydrated minerals on Endeavour Crater’s rim and interior, and surrounding plains: New insights from CRISM data.” Geophys. Res. Lett. 39, L23201. Link
- P. R. Mahaffy, and 84 coauthors including J. Wray (2012). “The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite.” Space Sci. Rev. 170, 401–478. Link
- A. S. McEwen, L. Ojha, C. M. Dundas, S. S. Mattson, S. Byrne, J. J. Wray, S. C. Cull, S. L. Murchie, N. Thomas, and V. C. Gulick (2011). “Seasonal Flows on Warm Martian Slopes.” Science 333, 740–743. Link
- M. S. Rice, J. F. Bell III, E. A. Cloutis, J. J. Wray, K. E. Herkenhoff, R. Sullivan, J. R. Johnson, and R. B. Anderson (2011). “Temporal observations of bright soil exposures at Gusev crater, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. 116, E00F14. Link
- J. J. Wray and B. L. Ehlmann (2011). “Geology of possible Martian methane source regions.” Planet. Space Sci. 59, 196–202. Link
- J. J. Wray, R. E. Milliken, C. M. Dundas, G. A. Swayze, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, A. M. Baldridge, M. Chojnacki, J. L. Bishop, B. L. Ehlmann, S. L. Murchie, R. N. Clark, F. P. Seelos, L. L. Tornabene, and S. W. Squyres (2011). “Columbus crater and other possible groundwater-fed paleolakes of Terra Sirenum, Mars.” J. Geophys. Res. 116, E01001. Link
- J. R. Michalski, J.-P. Bibring, F. Poulet, D. Loizeau, N. Mangold, E. Noe Dobrea, J. L. Bishop, J. J. Wray, N. K. McKeown, M. Parente, E. Hauber, F. Altieri, F. G. Carrozzo, and P. B. Niles (2010). “The Mawrth Vallis Region of Mars: A Potential Landing Site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission.” Astrobiology 10, 687–703. Link
- J. J. Wray, S. W. Squyres, L. H. Roach, J. L. Bishop, J. F. Mustard, and E. Z. Noe Dobrea (2010). “Identification of the Ca-sulfate bassanite in Mawrth Vallis, Mars.” Icarus 209, 416–421. Link
- N. T. Bridges, M. E. Banks, R. A. Beyer, F. C. Chuang, E. Z. N. Dobrea, K. E. Herkenhoff, L. P. Keszthelyi, K. E. Fishbaugh, A. S. McEwen, T. I. Michaels, B. J. Thomson, and J. J. Wray (2010). “Aeolian bedforms, yardangs, and indurated surfaces in the Tharsis Montes as seen by the HiRISE Camera: Evidence for dust aggregates.” Icarus 205, 165–182. Link
- M. A. Chan, J. Ormö, S. Murchie, C. H. Okubo, G. Komatsu, J. J. Wray, P. McGuire, J. A. McGovern, and the HiRISE Team (2010). “Geomorphic knobs of Candor Chasma, Mars: New Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data and comparisons to terrestrial analogs.” Icarus 205, 138–153. Link
- A. S. McEwen, and 69 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2010). “The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO’s Primary Science Phase (PSP).” Icarus 205, 2–37. Link
- S. Karunatillake, J. J. Wray, S. W. Squyres, G. J. Taylor, O. Gasnault, S. M. McLennan, W. Boynton, M. R. El Maarry, and J. M. Dohm (2009). “Chemically striking regions on Mars and Stealth revisited.” J. Geophys. Res. 114, E12001. Link
- J. J. Wray, E. Z. Noe Dobrea, R. E. Arvidson, S. M. Wiseman, S. W. Squyres, A. S. McEwen, J. F. Mustard, and S. L. Murchie (2009). “Phyllosilicates and sulfates at Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars.” Geophys. Res. Lett. 36, L21201. Link
- J. J. Wray, S. L. Murchie, S. W. Squyres, F. P. Seelos, and L. L. Tornabene (2009). “Diverse aqueous environments on ancient Mars revealed in the southern highlands.” Geology 37, 1043–1046. Link
- B. L. Ehlmann, J. F. Mustard, G. A. Swayze, R. N. Clark, J. L. Bishop, F. Poulet, D. J. Des Marais, L. H. Roach, R. E. Milliken, J. J. Wray, O. Barnouin-Jha, and S. L. Murchie (2009). “Identification of hydrated silicate minerals on Mars using MRO-CRISM: Geologic context near Nili Fossae and implications for aqueous alteration.” J. Geophys. Res. 114, E00D08. Link
- S. L. Murchie, J. F. Mustard, B. L. Ehlmann, R. E. Milliken, J. L. Bishop, N. K. McKeown, E. Z. Noe Dobrea, F. P. Seelos, D. L. Buczkowski, S. M. Wiseman, R. E. Arvidson, J. J. Wray, G. Swayze, R. N. Clark, D. J. Des Marais, A. S. McEwen, and J.-P. Bibring (2009). “A synthesis of Martian aqueous mineralogy after 1 Mars year of observations from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.” J. Geophys. Res. 114, E00D06. Link
- B. L. Ehlmann, J. F. Mustard, S. L. Murchie, F. Poulet, J. L. Bishop, A. J. Brown, W. M. Calvin, R. N. Clark, D. J. Des Marais, R. E. Milliken, L. H. Roach, T. L. Roush, G. A. Swayze, and J. J. Wray (2008). “Orbital Identification of Carbonate-Bearing Rocks on Mars.” Science 322, 1828–1832. Link
- J. J. Wray, B. L. Ehlmann, S. W. Squyres, J. F. Mustard, and R. L. Kirk (2008). “Compositional stratigraphy of clay-bearing layered deposits at Mawrth Vallis, Mars.” Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, L12202. Link ---> GRL Editor's Highlight and cover story
- R. Sullivan, R. Arvidson, J. F. Bell III, R. Gellert, M. Golombek, R. Greeley, K. Herkenhoff, J. Johnson, S. Thompson, P. Whelley, and J. Wray (2008). “Wind-driven particle mobility on Mars: Insights from Mars Exploration Rover observations at ‘El Dorado’ and surroundings at Gusev Crater.” J. Geophys. Res. 113, E06S07. Link
- J. J. Wray and J. E. Gunn (2008). “A New Technique for Galaxy Photometric Redshifts in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.” Astrophys. J. 678, 144–153. Link ---> Highlighted in Nature
- A. S. McEwen, and 32 coauthors including J. J. Wray (2007). “A Closer Look at Water-Related Geologic Activity on Mars.” Science 317, 1706–1709. Link ---> Science cover story
- J. J. Wray, N. Bahcall, P. Bode, C. Boettiger, and P. F. Hopkins (2006). “The Shape, Multiplicity, and Evolution of Superclusters in ΛCDM Cosmology.” Astrophys. J. 652, 907–916. Link
- J. J. Wray, L. Eyer, and B. Paczynski (2004). “OGLE small-amplitude variables in the Galactic bar.” Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 349, 1059–1068. Link