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P. J. Boston

Researchers stand with a rover robot inside a lava tube cave at Lava Beds National Monument in California
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Planetary Cave Exploration Progresses

by Timothy Titus, C. M. Phillips-Lander, P. J. Boston, J. J. Wynne and L. Kerber 1 December 202031 March 2022

Terrestrial caves offer scientific and engineering insights and serve as testing grounds for future forays by humans and robots into caves on other worlds.

A droplet of water rich in microorganisms clings to a copper-rich stalactite at the Kipuka Kanohina Cave Preserve in Hawaii.
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What Would Earth Be Like Without Life?

by M. A. Chan, H. J. Cleaves II and P. J. Boston 12 March 20185 January 2022

Workshop on a Cosmic Perspective of Earth: A Planet Permeated and Shaped by Life—Implications for Astrobiology; Tokyo, Japan, 13–15 September 2017

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Planetary Caves' Role in Astronaut Bases and the Search for Life

by J. J. Wynne, Timothy Titus and P. J. Boston 8 March 201631 March 2022

2nd International Planetary Caves Conference; Flagstaff, Arizona, 20–23 October 2015

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