MIT Open Access Articles

A Global Assessment of the Controls on the Fractionation of Arc Magmas

Klein, Benjamin Z; Jagoutz, Oliver; Schmidt, Max W; Kueter, Nico (American Geophysical Union, 2023-05-16)

During the differentiation of arc magmas, fractionating liquids follow a series of cotectics, where the co-crystallization of multiple minerals control the melt compositional trajectories, commonly referred to as liquid ...
A Systems Analysis of Sustainability Impacts of Agricultural Policies in India

Maji, P; Selin, NE (American Geophysical Union, 2024-01-29)

We apply a systems framework for analyzing the overall sustainability impacts of interventions to a case of the rice‐wheat cropping system of Punjab (India), where agricultural practices lead to air pollution‐related health ...
Oriented Bedrock Samples Drilled by the Perseverance Rover on Mars

Weiss, Benjamin P; Mansbach, Elias N; Carsten, Joseph L; Kaplan, Kyle W; Maki, Justin N; e.a. (American Geophysical Union, 2024-03-04)

A key objective of the Perseverance rover mission is to acquire samples of Martian rocks for future return to Earth. Eventual laboratory analyses of these samples would address key questions about the evolution of the ...