Quick Introduction
My research currently revolves around all things Venus. We can expect to find a multitude of potentially Venus-like worlds in the coming years, and it is imperative that we deduce as much information from them as we can. Venus is incredibly similar to Earth in terms of mass, radius, and distance from the Sun. And it has been concluded that it could have maintained habitable conditions in its past. Determining what caused Venus' fall from grace is crucial for constraining the different evolutionary pathways of terrestrial planets, as well as determining which planets are habitable.
First Author Publications
“The Demographics of Terrestrial Planets in the Venus Zone”
C. Ostberg et al. (2023) Astronomical Journal
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“Predicting the Yield of Potential Venus Analogs from TESS and their Potential for Atmospheric Characterization” C. Ostberg, S.R. Kane, (2019) Astronomical Journal
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Synergies between Venus & Exoplanetary Observations”
Michael, Way, [et al. including C. M. Ostberg] ” (2022)
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“Earth-like lithospheric thickness and heat flow on Venus consistent with active rifting”
Smrekar, Suzanne E., Colby Ostberg, and Joseph G. O’Rourke, Nature Geoscience (2022):
1-6.
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“Science Extraction from TESS Observations of Known Exoplanet Hosts”
S.R. Kane, Z. Li, E.T. Wolf, C.M. Ostberg, M.L. Hill, (2021), Astronomical Journal
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“A Global Survey of Lithospheric Flexure at Steep-Sided Domical Volcanoes on Venus Reveals
Intermediate Elastic Thicknesses”
M.E. Borelli, J.G. O’Rourke, S.E. Smrekar, C.M. Ostberg, (2021), JGR Planets
Publication Summaries
Demographics of ExoVenuses (LINK)
In this paper we catalog all known exoVenuses and discuss their various properties. In addition, we list the exoVenuses that should be prioritized in future JWST observation cycles, as well as those which would be interesting targets for missions designed for observing non-transiting planets.
Differentiating ExoEarths and ExoVenuses (LINK)
This work discusses the similarities between exoVenus and exoEarth transmission spectra, and identifies methods of telling the two planet types apart.