Professor Javier Martin-Torres

Professor

School: Engineering, Physics and Mathematics

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Key Publications

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Growth of microorganisms in a Martian regolith simulant at reduced water activity, Raghavendra, J., Zorzano, M., Martin-Torres, J. 5 Mar 2026, In: Scientific Reports
Lipid Biomarkers in Microbialites from a Maar Lake: An Astrobiological Study of Biomarker Preservation under Mars Analog Conditions, Martínez-Pabello, P., Colín-García, M., Zorzano, M., Fairén, A., Aguilar, E., Sánchez-García, L., Martin-Torres, J., Basapathi Raghavendra, J., Benítez-Irigoyen, G., Izquierdo-León, A., Carrizo, D. 1 May 2026, In: Astrobiology
Recent production rates of cosmogenic nuclides in the igneous rocks of Jezero crater floor, Mars, Zorzano, M., García-Herrera, A., Martín-Torres, J. 28 Jan 2026, In: Scientific Reports
Fragmented deoxyribonucleic acid could be extractable from Mars’s surface rocks, Zorzano, M., Basapathi Raghavendra, J., Carrizo, D., Cañadas, F., Reyes-Prieto, M., D’Auria, G., Martin-Torres, J. 24 Oct 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment
Automatic segmentation of radar data from the Chang’E-4 mission using unsupervised machine learning: A data-driven interpretation approach, Giannakis, I., McDonald, C., Feng, J., Zhou, F., Su, Y., Martin-Torres, J., Zorzano-Mier, M., Warren, C., Giannopoulos, A., Leontidis, G. 15 Jul 2024, In: Icarus
Autonomous Planetary Liquid Sampler (APLS) for In Situ Sample Acquisition and Handling from Liquid Environments, Nazarious, M., Becker, L., Zorzano, M., Martin-Torres, J. 20 Sep 2024, In: Sensors
BioMoon: a concept for a mission to advance space life sciences and astrobiology on the Moon, Cockell, C., Green, D., Caplin, N., Grenouilleau, J., McDonald, F., Calvaruso, M., Billi, D., Cullen, D., Davey, M., De Micco, V., Elsaesser, A., Etheridge, T., Gläßer, C., Hellweg, C., Ilea, C., Lecocq, A., Leys, N., Martin-Torres, J., Nazarious, M., Pacelli, C., Przybyla, C., Rabbow, E., Brown, K., Soria-Salinas, A., Szewczyk, N., Tinganelli, W., Tranfield, E., de Vera, J., Verseux, C. 28 Oct 2024, In: Discover Space
Design, development, and operation of an ISO class 5 cleanroom for planetary instrumentation and planetary protection protocols, Mathanlal, T., Zorzano, M., Martin-Torres, J. 15 Sep 2024, In: Heliyon
Evidence of shallow basaltic lava layers in Von Kármán crater from Yutu-2 Lunar Penetrating Radar, Giannakis, I., Martin-Torres, J., Su, Y., Feng, J., Zhou, F., Zorzano, M., Warren, C., Giannopoulos, A. 15 Jan 2024, In: Icarus
Experimental formation of carbonates from perchlorate and sulphate brines: Implications for Jezero crater, Mars, Escamilla-Roa, E., Martin-Torres, J., Zorzano, M. 5 Dec 2024, In: PLoS One