Christopher House
Professor of Geosciences

- PA 16802
- chouse@geosc.psu.edu
- 814-865-8802
Publication Tags
Mars Water Sulfates Gases Fluids Carbonates Crater Sediments Rocks Bacteria Sulfur Sampling Hematite Mars Craters Methane Sediment Geochemistry Iron Mineralogy Diagenesis Ridges Genome Sedimentary Rocks Carbon AnalysisMost Recent Papers
Extraformational sediment recycling on Mars
Kenneth S. Edgett, Steven G. Banham, Kristen A. Bennett, Lauren A. Edgar, Christopher S. Edwards, Alberto G. Fairen, Christopher M. Fedo, Deirdra M. Fey, James B. Garvin, John P. Grotzinger, Sanjeev Gupta, Marie J. Henderson, Christopher H. House, Nicolas Mangold, Scott M. McLennan, Horton E. Newsom, Scott K. Rowland, Kirsten L. Siebach, Lucy Thompson, Scott J. VanBommel, Roger C. Wiens, Rebecca M.E. Williams, R. Aileen Yingst, 2020, Geosphere on p. 1508-1537
In situ growth of halophilic bacteria in saline fracture fluids from 2.4 km below surface in the deep canadian shield
Regina L. Wilpiszeski, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Oliver Warr, Christopher H. House, 2020, Life on p. 1-19
Iron Mobility During Diagenesis at Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars
J. L'Haridon, N. Mangold, A. A. Fraeman, J. R. Johnson, A. Cousin, W. Rapin, G. David, E. Dehouck, V. Sun, J. Frydenvang, O. Gasnault, P. Gasda, N. Lanza, O. Forni, P. Y. Meslin, S. P. Schwenzer, J. Bridges, B. Horgan, C. H. House, M. Salvatore, S. Maurice, R. C. Wiens, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Constraints on the Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars, From Mars Science Laboratory Sample Analysis at Mars Evolved Gas Analyses
Amy C. McAdam, Brad Sutter, P. Douglas Archer, Heather B. Franz, Gregory M. Wong, James M.T. Lewis, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Jennifer C. Stern, Christine A. Knudson, Joanna V. Clark, Slavka Andrejkovičová, Douglas W. Ming, Richard V. Morris, Cherie N. Achilles, Elizabeth B. Rampe, Thomas F. Bristow, Rafael Navarro-González, Paul R. Mahaffy, Lucy M. Thompson, Ralf Gellert, Amy J. Williams, Christopher H. House, Sarah S. Johnson, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Origin of a global carbonate layer deposited in the aftermath of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary impact
Timothy J. Bralower, Julie Cosmidis, Peter J. Heaney, Lee R. Kump, Joanna V. Morgan, Dustin T. Harper, Shelby L. Lyons, Katherine H. Freeman, Kliti Grice, Jens E. Wendler, James C. Zachos, Natalia Artemieva, Si Athena Chen, Sean P.S. Gulick, Christopher H. House, Heather L. Jones, Christopher M. Lowery, Christine Nims, Bettina Schaefer, Ellen Thomas, Vivi Vajda, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
The Chemostratigraphy of the Murray Formation and Role of Diagenesis at Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale Crater, Mars, as Observed by the ChemCam Instrument
J. Frydenvang, N. Mangold, R. C. Wiens, A. A. Fraeman, L. A. Edgar, C. M. Fedo, J. L'Haridon, C. C. Bedford, S. Gupta, J. P. Grotzinger, J. C. Bridges, B. C. Clark, E. B. Rampe, O. Gasnault, S. Maurice, P. J. Gasda, N. L. Lanza, A. M. Olilla, P. Y. Meslin, V. Payré, F. Calef, M. Salvatore, C. H. House, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Detection of Reduced Sulfur on Vera Rubin Ridge by Quadratic Discriminant Analysis of Volatiles Observed During Evolved Gas Analysis
Gregory M. Wong, James M.T. Lewis, Christine A. Knudson, Maëva Millan, Amy C. McAdam, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Slavka Andrejkovičová, Felipe Gómez, Rafael Navarro-González, Christopher H. House, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Phoebe's carbon isotope composition as evidence for self-shielding in the solar nebula
Marc Neveu, Christopher H. House, Scott T. Wieman, 2020, Icarus
Metabolic potentials of archaeal lineages resolved from metagenomes of deep Costa Rica sediments
Ibrahim F. Farag, Jennifer F. Biddle, Rui Zhao, Amanda J. Martino, Christopher H. House, Rosa I. León-Zayas, 2020, ISME Journal on p. 1345-1358
Indigenous and exogenous organics and surface–atmosphere cycling inferred from carbon and oxygen isotopes at Gale crater
H. B. Franz, P. R. Mahaffy, C. R. Webster, G. J. Flesch, E. Raaen, C. Freissinet, S. K. Atreya, C. H. House, A. C. McAdam, C. A. Knudson, P. D. Archer, J. C. Stern, A. Steele, B. Sutter, J. L. Eigenbrode, D. P. Glavin, J. M.T. Lewis, C. A. Malespin, M. Millan, D. W. Ming, R. Navarro-González, R. E. Summons, 2020, Nature Astronomy on p. 526-532
Most-Cited Papers
Carbonaceous meteorites contain a wide range of extraterrestrial nucleobases
Michael P. Callahan, Karen E. Smith, H. James Cleaves, Josef Ruzicka, Jennifer C. Stern, Daniel P. Glavin, Christopher H. House, Jason P. Dworkin, 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 13995-13998
Evolved gas analyses of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediment in Gale Crater, Mars
B. Sutter, A. C. McAdam, P. R. Mahaffy, D. W. Ming, K. S. Edgett, E. B. Rampe, J. L. Eigenbrode, H. B. Franz, C. Freissinet, J. P. Grotzinger, A. Steele, C. H. House, P. D. Archer, C. A. Malespin, R. Navarro-González, J. C. Stern, J. F. Bell, F. J. Calef, R. Gellert, D. P. Glavin, L. M. Thompson, A. S. Yen, 2017, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres on p. 2574-2609
Background levels of methane in Mars' atmosphere show strong seasonal variations
Christopher R. Webster, Paul R. Mahaffy, Sushil K. Atreya, John E. Moores, Gregory J. Flesch, Charles Malespin, Christopher P. McKay, German Martinez, Christina L. Smith, Javier Martin-Torres, Javier Gomez-Elvira, Maria Paz Zorzano, Michael H. Wong, Melissa G. Trainer, Andrew Steele, Doug Archer, Brad Sutter, Patrice J. Coll, Caroline Freissinet, Pierre Yves Meslin, Raina V. Gough, Christopher H. House, Alexander Pavlov, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Daniel P. Glavin, John C. Pearson, Didier Keymeulen, Lance E. Christensen, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez, Jorge Pla-García, Scot C.R. Rafkin, Álvaro Vicente-Retortillo, Henrik Kahanpää, Daniel Viudez-Moreiras, Michael D. Smith, Ari Matti Harri, Maria Genzer, Donald M. Hassler, Mark Lemmon, Joy Crisp, Stanley P. Sander, Richard W. Zurek, Ashwin R. Vasavada, 2018, Science on p. 1093-1096
IODP expedition 331
Ken Takai, Michael J. Mottl, Simon H.H. Nielsen, J. L. Birrien, S. Bowden, L. Brandt, A. Breuker, J. C. Corona, S. Eckert, H. Hartnett, S. P. Hollis, C. H. House, A. Ijiri, J. Ishibashi, Y. Masaki, S. McAllister, J. McManus, C. Moyer, M. Nishizawa, T. Noguchi, T. Nunoura, G. Southam, K. Yanagawa, S. Yang, C. Yeats, 2012, Scientific Drilling on p. 19-27
High rates of anaerobic methanotrophy at low sulfate concentrations with implications for past and present methane levels
E. J. Beal, M. W. Claire, C. H. House, 2011, Geobiology on p. 131-139
Metagenomics of the subsurface Brazos-Trinity Basin (IODP site 1320)
Jennifer F. Biddle, James Robert White, Andreas P. Teske, Christopher H. House, 2011, ISME Journal on p. 1038-1047
Carbon isotopic analyses of ca. 3.0 Ga microstructures imply planktonic autotrophs inhabited earth's early oceans
C. H. House, D. Z. Oehler, K. Sugitani, K. Mimura, 2013, Geology on p. 651-654
Desiccation cracks provide evidence of lake drying on Mars, Sutton Island member, Murray formation, Gale Crater
N. Stein, J. P. Grotzinger, J. Schieber, N. Mangold, B. Hallet, H. Newsom, K. M. Stack, J. A. Berger, L. Thompson, K. L. Siebach, A. Cousin, S. Le Mouélic, M. Minitti, D. Y. Sumner, C. Fedo, C. H. House, S. Gupta, A. R. Vasavada, R. Gellert, R. C. Wiens, J. Frydenvang, O. Forni, P. Y. Meslin, V. Payré, E. Dehouck, 2018, Geology on p. 515-518
Seeding life on the moons of the outer planets via lithopanspermia
R. J. Worth, Steinn Sigurdsson, Christopher H. House, 2013, Astrobiology on p. 1155-1165
Investigation of pyridine carboxylic acids in CM2 carbonaceous chondrites
Karen E. Smith, Michael P. Callahan, Perry A. Gerakines, Jason P. Dworkin, Christopher H. House, 2014, Geochmica et Cosmochimica Acta on p. 1-12