Dr. ir. Inge Loes ten Kate

Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
Kamer 258
3584 CB Utrecht

Dr. ir. Inge Loes ten Kate

Associate Professor
Petrology
+31 30 253 5065
i.l.tenkate@uu.nl

Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

Kopacz, N., King, H. E., Campisi, D., van Silfhout, A., Delen, G., & ten Kate, I. L. (2026). Quantifying the force regime of pyrene adsorption on anatase. Icarus, 446, Article 116869. Advance online publication. [DOI] [Portal]
Zetterlind, A., Kopacz, N., Jumpertz, L., Lagasse De Locht, S., Schneidt, A., Deelen, S., Krijnen, M., van Ingen, H., Hellebrand, E., & ten Kate, I. L. (2025). Laboratory simulations of prebiotic ponds to investigate the impact of ultraviolet radiation on glycine dissolved in aqueous solutions. International Journal of Astrobiology, 24, Article e16. [DOI] [Portal]
Noack, L., Ten Kate, I. L., Javaux, E. J., McMahon, S., Malaterre, C., Grenfell, J. L., Klenner, F., Lara, Y. J., Khawaja, N., Patty, C. H. L., Debaille, V., Baqué, M., Hillier, J., & Postberg, F. (2025). Why do we need (another) universal tracers portal in Astrobiology? International Journal of Astrobiology, 24, Article e11. [DOI] [Portal]
Yzer, M., Brasser, R., & Ten Kate, I. L. (2025). Forming Earth-like and low-mass rocky exoplanets through pebble and planetesimal accretion. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 698, Article A307. [DOI] [Portal]

Popularising publications

Verhoeven, J., Reumer, J., Wolthers, M., van Donk, E., ten Kate, I. L., Kuipers Munneke, P., Slomp, C., Dijkstra, H., Erisman, J. W., van Huissteden, J., Bierkens, M., Bouwman, L., Hajer, M., Leemans, R., Osinga, N., Rietkerk, M., Smit, A. (Ed.), & van Klingeren, N. (2025). Systeem aarde: ontregeld en wat nu? Stichting Bio-Wetenschappen en Maatschappij.

2023

Scholarly publications

Malaterre, C., ten Kate, I. L., Baqué, M., Debaille, V., Grenfell, J. L., Javaux, E. J., Khawaja, N., Klenner, F., Lara, Y. J., McMahon, S., Moore, K., Noack, L., Patty, C. H. L., & Postberg, F. (2023). Is There Such a Thing as a Biosignature? Astrobiology, 23(11), 1213-1227. [DOI] [Repository]
Kopacz, N., Corazzi, M. A., Poggiali, G., von Essen, A., Kofman, V., Fornaro, T., van Ingen, H., Camprubi, E., King, H. E., Brucato, J., & ten Kate, I. L. (2023). The photochemical evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nontronite clay on early Earth and Mars. Icarus, 394, Article 115437. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Scholarly publications

Camprubi, E., Markovitch, O., Muchowska, K. B., Otto, S., & ten Kate, I. L. (2022). Prebiotic chemistry: From dust to molecules and beyond. In R. Thombre, & P. Vaishampayan (Eds.), New Frontiers in Astrobiology (pp. 19-47). Elsevier. [DOI]
Campisi, D., Lamberts, T., Dzade, N. Y., Martinazzo, R., Ten Kate, I. L., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2022). Adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and C60onto Forsterite: C-H Bond Activation by the Schottky Vacancy. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6(8), 2009-2023. [DOI] [Repository]
Frantseva, K., Nesvorný, D., Mueller, M., van der Tak, F. F. S., ten Kate, I. L., & Pokorný, P. (2022). Exogenous delivery of water to Mercury. Icarus, 383, 1-11. Article 114980. [DOI] [Repository]
Kopacz, N., Csuka, J., Baqué, M., Iakubivskyi, I., Guðlaugardóttir, H., Klarenberg, I. J., Ahmed, M., Zetterlind, A., Singh, A., ten Kate, I. L., Hellebrand, E., Stockwell, B. R., Stefánsson, Á. B., Vilhelmsson, O., Neubeck, A., Schnürer, A., & Geppert, W. (2022). A Study in Blue: Secondary Copper-Rich Minerals and Their Associated Bacterial Diversity in Icelandic Lava Tubes. Earth and Space Science, 9(5), 1-21. Article e2022EA002234. [DOI] [Repository]
Giese, C.-C., Kate, I. L. T., Ende, M. P. A. V. D., Wolthers, M., Aponte, J. C., Camprubi, E., Dworkin, J. P., Elsila, J. E., Hangx, S., King, H. E., Mclain, H. L., Plümper, O., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2022). Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on Amino Acid Formation from PAHs in Asteroidal Settings. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6(3), 468-481. [DOI] [Repository]

2021

Scholarly publications

Campisi, D., Lamberts, T., Dzade, N. Y., Martinazzo, R., Ten Kate, I. L., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2021). Interaction of Aromatic Molecules with Forsterite: Accuracy of the Periodic DFT-D4 Method. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 125(13), 2770-2781. [DOI] [Repository]

2020

Scholarly publications

Frantseva, K., Mueller, M., Pokorný, P., Van Der Tak, F. F. S., & Ten Kate, I. L. (2020). Enrichment of the HR 8799 planets by minor bodies and dust. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 638, Article A50. [DOI] [Repository]

2019

Scholarly publications

Kofman, V., He, J., Loes Ten Kate, I., & Linnartz, H. (2019). The Refractive Index of Amorphous and Crystalline Water Ice in the UV-vis. Astrophysical Journal, 875(2), Article 131. [DOI] [Repository]
Beaty, D. W., Grady, M. M., McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Altieri, F., Amelin, Y., Ammannito, E., Anand, M., Benning, L. G., Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, J. R., Busemann, H., Campbell, K. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Des Marais, D. J., ... ten Kate, I. L. (2019). The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return: International MSR Objectives and Samples Team (iMOST). Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 54(S1), S3-S152. [DOI] [Repository]
Patty, C. H. L., Ten Kate, I. L., Buma, W. J., van Spanning, R. J. M., Steinbach, G., Ariese, F., & Snik, F. (2019). Circular Spectropolarimetric Sensing of Vegetation in the Field: Possibilities for the Remote Detection of Extraterrestrial Life. Astrobiology, 19(10), 1221-1229. [DOI] [Repository]
Giese, C.-C., ten Kate, I. L., Plümper, O., King, H. E., Lenting, C., Liu, Y., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2019). The evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under simulated inner asteroid conditions. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 54(9), 1930-1950. [DOI] [Repository]
Giese, C. C., ten Kate, I. L., King, H. E., Plümper, O., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2019). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - from interstellar medium to asteroids and meteorites. Abstract from Nederlands Aardwetenschappelijk Congres 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Patty, C. H. L., Ariese, F., Buma, W. J., ten Kate, I. L., van Spanning, R. J. M., & Snik, F. (2019). Circular spectropolarimetric sensing of higher plant and algal chloroplast structural variations. Photosynthesis Research, 140(2), 129-139. [DOI] [Repository]

2018

Scholarly publications

ten Kate, I. L. (2018). Organisch materiaal in ons zonnestelsel en een mogelijke rol in het ontstaan van leven. In Natuurkundige voordrachten 2017-2018: Nieuwe reeks "Diligentia" (Vol. 96, pp. 47-55). (Natuurkundige Voordrachten van de Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Natuurkunde "Diligentia"; Nieuwe Reeks). Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Natuurkundige Diligentia. https://natuurwetenschappen-diligentia.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Diligentia_jaarboek_96.pdf
Patty, C. H. L., Ten Kate, I. L., Sparks, W. B., & Snik, F. (2018). Remote sensing of homochirality: A proxy for the detection of extraterrestrial life. In Chiral Analysis: Advances in Spectroscopy, Chromatography and Emerging Methods: Second Edition (pp. 29-69). Elsevier. [DOI]
Giese, C. C., King, H. E., van den Ende, M. P. A., Plümper, O., ten Kate, I. L., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2018). In-situ nano-scale investigation of step retreat on fluoranthene crystal surfaces. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2(12), 1301-1311. [DOI] [Repository]
Kofman, V., Witlox, M. J. A., Bouwman, J., Ten Kate, I. L., & Linnartz, H. (2018). A multifunctional setup to record FTIR and UV-vis spectra of organic molecules and their photoproducts in astronomical ices. Review of Scientific Instruments, 89(5), Article 053111. [DOI] [Repository]
Fornaro, T., Boosman, A., Brucato, J. R., ten Kate, I. L., Siljeström, S., Poggiali, G., Steele, A., & Hazen, R. M. (2018). UV irradiation of biomarkers adsorbed on minerals under Martian-like conditions: Hints for life detection on Mars. Icarus, 313, 38-60. [DOI] [Repository]
ten Kate, I. L. (2018). Organic molecules on Mars. Science, 360(6393), 1068-1069. [DOI] [Repository]
Frantseva, K., Mueller, M., ten Kate, I. L., van der Tak, F. F. S., & Greenstreet, S. (2018). Delivery of organics to Mars through asteroid and comet impacts. Icarus, 309, 125-133. [DOI] [Repository]
Patty, C. H. L., Luo, D. A., Snik, F., Ariese, F., Buma, W. J., ten Kate, I. L., van Spanning, R. J. M., Sparks, W. B., Germer, T. A., Garab, G., & Kudenov, M. W. (2018). Imaging linear and circular polarization features in leaves with complete Mueller matrix polarimetry. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1862(6), 1350-1363. [DOI] [Repository]

Other output

Giese, C. C., ten Kate, I. L., King, H. E., Plümper, O., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2018). Aqueous alteration of fluoranthene (C16H10) in asteroids and meteorites. EPSC abstracts, 12, Article 1047.
King, H. E., Giese, C. C., Plümper, O., ten Kate, I. L., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2018). Nanoscale, in situ investigations of fluoranthene surfaces. Abstract from Goldschmidt 2018, Boston, United States. [Repository]
Giese, C. C., King, H. E., Plümper, O., ten Kate, I. L., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2018). The dissolution of fluoranthene crystals. Abstract from Nederlands Aardwetenschappelijk Congres 2018, Veldhoven, Netherlands.

2017

Scholarly publications

Martins, Z., Cottin, H., Kotler, J. M., Carrasco, N., Cockell, C. S., delaTorreNoetzel, R., Demets, R., de Vera, J.-P., d’Hendecourt, L., Ehrenfreund, P., Elsaesser, A., Foing, B., Onofri, S., Quinn, R., Rabbow, E., Rettberg, P., Ricco, A. J., Slenzka, K., Stalport, F., ... Westall, F. (2017). Earth as a Tool for Astrobiology: A European Perspective. Space Science Reviews, 209(1-4), 43-81. [DOI] [Repository]
Kofman, V., Sarre, P. J., Hibbins, R. E., ten Kate, I. L., & Linnartz, H. (2017). Laboratory spectroscopy and astronomical significance of the fully-benzenoid PAH triphenylene and its cation. Molecular Astrophysics, 7, 19-26. [DOI] [Repository]
Cottin, H., Kotler, J. M., Bartik, K., Cleaves, H. J., Cockell, C. S., de Vera, J. P. P., Ehrenfreund, P., Leuko, S., Ten Kate, I. L., Martins, Z., Pascal, R., Quinn, R., Rettberg, P., & Westall, F. (2017). Astrobiology and the Possibility of Life on Earth and Elsewhere…. Space Science Reviews, 209(1-4), 1-42. [DOI] [Repository]

2016

Scholarly publications

Ten Kate, I. L., & Reuver, M. (2016). PALLAS: Planetary Analogues Laboratory for Light, Atmosphere, and Surface Simulations. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 95(02), 183-189. [DOI] [Portal]
Reuver, M., de Meijer, R. J., ten Kate, I. L., & van Westrenen, W. (2016). Boundary conditions for the formation of the Moon. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 95(2), 131-139. [DOI] [Repository]

Other output

Giese, C.-C., ten Kate, I. L., Plümper, O., King, H. E., Geisler, T., Lenting, C., & Tielens, X. (2016). Organic globules in carbonaceous chondrites: An experimental approach. Abstract from 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Berlin, Germany. http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2016/pdf/6153.pdf [Repository]
Giese, C.-C., ten Kate, I. L., Plümper, O., King, H. E., & Tielens, X. (2016). Are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in carbonaceous chondrites altered by aqueous alteration?. Abstract from Goldschmidt 2016, Yokohama, Japan. http://goldschmidt.info/2016/uploads/abstracts/finalPDFs/940.pdf [Repository]

2015

Scholarly publications

ten Kate, I. L., & Preston, L. J. (2015). Earth analogues. In Generation and Applications of Extra-Terrestrial Environments on Earth (pp. 165-172). River Publishers.
ten Kate, I. L., & Motamedi, R. (2015). Celestial bodies. In Generation and Applications of Extra-Terrestrial Environments on Earth (pp. 31-44). River Publishers.
Fries, M., Christou, A., Archer, D., Conrad, P., Cooke, W., Eigenbrode, J., ten Kate, I. L., Matney, T., Niles, P., Sykes, M., Steele, A., & Treiman, A. (2015). A cometary origin for martian atmospheric methane. Geochemical perspectives letters, 2(1), 10-23. [DOI] [Portal]
ten Kate, I. L., & Motamedi, R. (2015). Earth Analogues. In D. A. Beysens, & J. J. W. A. van Loon (Eds.), Generation and Applications of Extra-Terrestrial Environments on Earth (pp. 165-171). (River Publishers Series in Standardisation; Vol. 6). River Publishers. [DOI]
ten Kate, I. L., & Motamedi, R. (2015). Celestial Bodies. In D. A. Beysens, & J. J. W. A. van Loon (Eds.), Generation and Applications of Extra-Terrestrial Environments on Earth (pp. 31-41). (River Publishers Series in Standardisation; Vol. 6). River Publishers. [DOI]
Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., Mahaffy, P. R., Miller, K. E., Eigenbrode, J. L., Summons, R. E., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Archer, P. D., Franz, H. B., Atreya, S. K., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Dworkin, J. P., Fairén, A. G., ... the MSL Science Team (2015). Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120(3), 495-514. [DOI] [Repository]
Röling, W. F. M., Aerts, J. W., Patty, C. H. L., Ten Kate, I. L., Ehrenfreund, P., & Direito, S. O. L. (2015). The significance of microbe-mineral-biomarker interactions in the detection of life on Mars and beyond. Astrobiology, 15(6), 492-507. [DOI] [Repository]
Graham, L., Graff, T. G., Aileen Yingst, R., Ten Kate, I. L., & Russell, P. (2015). 2012 Moon Mars Analog Mission Activities on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. Advances in Space Research, 55(10), 2405-2413. [DOI] [Repository]
Yingst, R. A., Russell, P., Ten Kate, I. L., Noble, S., Graff, T., Graham, L. D., & Eppler, D. (2015). Designing remote operations strategies to optimize science mission goals: Lessons learned from the Moon Mars Analog Mission Activities Mauna Kea 2012 field test. Acta Astronautica, 113, 120-131. [DOI] [Repository]

Other output

Giese, C.-C., ten Kate, I. L., Geisler, T., King, H., Lenting, C., Plümper, O., & Tielens, A. G. G. M. (2015). Experimentally studying aqueous alteration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in meteorites - First results. Abstract from 78th Meteoritical Society Meeting, United States. http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2015/pdf/5199.pdf [Repository]

2014

Scholarly publications

Knak Jensen, S. J., Skibsted, J., Jakobsen, H. J., ten Kate, I. L., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Merrison, J. P., Finster, K., Bak, E., Iversen, J. J., Kondrup, J. C., & Nørnberg, P. (2014). A sink for methane on Mars? The answer is blowing in the wind. Icarus, 236, 24-27. [DOI]
Farley, K. A., Malespin, C., Mahaffy, P., Grotzinger, J. P., Vasconcelos, P. M., Milliken, R. E., Malin, M., Edgett, K. S., Pavlov, A. A., Hurowitz, J. A., Grant, J. A., Miller, H. B., Arvidson, R., Beegle, L., Calef, F., Conrad, P. G., Dietrich, W. E., Eigenbrode, J., Gellert, R., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2014). In situ radiometric and exposure age dating of the Martian surface. Science, 343(6169), 1-5. Article 1247166. [DOI]
Hassler, D. M., Zeitlin, C., Wimmer-Schweingruber, R. F., Ehresmann, B., Rafkin, S., Eigenbrode, J. L., Brinza, D. E., Weigle, G., Böttcher, S., Böhm, E., Burmeister, S., Guo, J., Köhler, J., Martin, C., Reitz, G., Cucinotta, F. A., Kim, M.-H., Grinspoon, D., Bullock, M. A., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2014). Mars' surface radiation environment measured with the Mars science laboratory's curiosity rover. Science, 343(6169), 1-6. Article 1244797. [DOI] [Repository]
Grotzinger, J. P., Sumner, D. Y., Kah, L. C., Stack, K., Gupta, S., Edgar, L., Rubin, D., Lewis, K., Schieber, J., Mangold, N., Milliken, R., Conrad, P. G., DesMarais, D., Farmer, J., Siebach, K., Calef III, F., Hurowitz, J., McLennan, S. M., Ming, D., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2014). A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), Article 1242777. [DOI]
Vaniman, D. T., Bish, D. L., Ming, D. W., Bristow, T. F., Morris, R. V., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Rampe, E. B., Rice, M., Achilles, C. N., Grotzinger, J. P., McLennan, S. M., Williams, J., Bell III, J. F., Newsom, H. E., Downs, R. T., Maurice, S., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2014). Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), 1-8. Article 1243480. [DOI]
McLennan, S. M., Anderson, R. B., Bell III, J. F., Bridges, J. C., Calef III, F., Campbell, J. L., Clark, B. C., Clegg, S., Conrad, P., Cousin, A., Des Marais, D. J., Dromart, G., Dyar, M. D., Edgar, L. A., Ehlmann, B. L., Fabre, C., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Gellert, R., ... the MSL Science Team (2014). Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), 1-10. Article 1244734. [DOI]
Ming, D. W., Archer Jr., P. D., Glavin, D. P., Eigenbrode, J. L., Franz, H. B., Sutter, B., Brunner, A. E., Stern, J. C., Freissinet, C., McAdam, A. C., Mahaffy, P. R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Campbell, J. L., Atreya, S. K., Niles, P. B., Bell III, J. F., Bish, D. L., Brinckerhoff, W. B., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2014). Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), 1-9. Article 1245267. [DOI]

Other output

Nørnberg, P., Jensen, S. J. K., Skibsted, J., Jakobsen, H. J., ten Kate, I. L., Gunnlaugsson, H. P., Merrison, J. P., Finster, K., Bak, E., Iversen, J. J., & Kondrup, J. C. (2014). A Possible Sink for Methane on Mars. 1111. Poster session presented at Eighth International Conference on Mars, Pasadena, California, United States. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014LPICo1791.1111N [Repository]
ten Kate, I. L. (2014). Curiosity nu een 'Mars-jaar' op Mars (interview). Web publication/site, NOS. http://nos.nl/artikel/665794-curiosity-nu-een-marsjaar-op-mars.html

2013

Scholarly publications

Stolper, E. M., Baker, M. B., Newcombe, M. E., Schmidt, M. E., Treiman, A. H., Cousin, A., Dyar, M. D., Fisk, M. R., Gellert, R., King, P. L., Leshin, L., Maurice, S., McLennan, S. M., Minitti, M. E., Perrett, G., Rowland, S., Sautter, V., Wiens, R. C., & MSL Science Team (2013). The petrochemistry of Jake-M: A martian mugearite. Science, 341(6153), Article 1239463. [DOI]
Stern, J. C., McAdam, A. C., ten Kate, I. L., Bish, D. L., Blake, D. F., Morris, R. V., Bowden, R., Fogel, M. L., Glamoclija, M., Mahaffy, P. R., Steele, A., & Amundsen, H. E. F. (2013). Isotopic and geochemical investigation of two distinct Mars analog environments using evolved gas techniques in Svalbard, Norway. Icarus, 224, 297-308. [DOI]
Williams, R. M. E., Grotzinger, J. P., Dietrich, W. E., Gupta, S., Sumner, D. Y., Wiens, R. C., Mangold, N., Malin, M. C., Edgett, K. S., Maurice, S., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Ollila, A., Newsom, H. E., Dromart, G., Palucis, M. C., Yingst, R. A., Anderson, R. B., Herkenhoff, K. E., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Martian fluvial conglomerates at gale crater. Science, 340(6136), 1068-1072. [DOI]
Webster, C. R., Mahaffy, P. R., Atreya, S. K., Flesch, G. J., Farley, K. A., & MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Low upper limit to methane abundance on Mars. Science, 342(6156), 355-357. [DOI]
Meslin, P.-Y., Gasnault, O., Forni, O., Schröder, S., Cousin, A., Berger, G., Clegg, S. M., Lasue, J., Maurice, S., Sautter, V., Le Mouélic, S., Wiens, R. C., Fabre, C., Goetz, W., Bish, D., Mangold, N., Ehlmann, B., Lanza, N., Harri, A.-M., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Soil diversity and hydration as observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars. Science, 341(6153), 1-10. Article 1238670. [DOI]
Bish, D. L., Blake, D. F., Vaniman, D. T., Chipera, S. J., Morris, R. V., Ming, D. W., Treiman, A. H., Sarrazin, P., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T., Achilles, C. N., Yen, A. S., Bristow, T. F., Crisp, J. A., Morookian, J. M., Farmer, J. D., Rampe, E. B., Stolper, E. M., Spanovich, N., & MSL Science Team, T. (2013). X-ray diffraction results from mars science laboratory: Mineralogy of rocknest at Gale crater. Science, 341(6153), Article 1238932. [DOI]
Webster, C. R., Mahaffy, P. R., Flesch, G. J., Niles, P. B., Jones, J. H., Leshin, L. A., Atreya, S. K., Stern, J. C., Christensen, L. E., Owen, T., Franz, H., Pepin, R. O., Steele, A., & MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere. Science, 341(6143), 260-263. [DOI]
Blake, D. F., Morris, R. V., Kocurek, G., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T., Bish, D., Ming, D. W., Edgett, K. S., Rubin, D., Goetz, W., Madsen, M. B., Sullivan, R., Gellert, R., Campbell, I., Treiman, A. H., McLennan, S. M., Yen, A. S., Grotzinger, J., Vaniman, D. T., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and analysis of the rocknest sand shadow. Science, 341(6153), Article 1239505. [DOI]
Leshin, L. A., Mahaffy, P. R., Webster, C. R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Archer Jr., P. D., Atreya, S. K., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Eigenbrode, J. L., Flesch, G. J., Franz, H. B., Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., McAdam, A. C., Miller, K. E., Ming, D. W., Morris, R. V., ... MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Volatile, isotope, and organic analysis of martian fines with the Mars curiosity rover. Science, 341(6153), 1-9. Article 1238937. [DOI]
ten Kate, I. L., Armstrong, R., Bernhardt, B., Blumers, M., Craft, J., Boucher, D., Caillibot, E., Captain, J., Deleuterio, G., Farmer, J. D., Glavin, D. P., Graff, T., Hamilton, J. C., Klingelhöfer, G., Morris, R. V., Nuñez, J. I., Quinn, J. W., Sanders, G. B., Glenn Sellar, R., ... Zacny, K. (2013). Mauna Kea, Hawaii, as an analog site for future planetary resource exploration: Results from the 2010 ILSO-ISRU field-testing campaign. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 26(1), 183-196. [DOI]
Graham, L. D., Morris, R. V., Graff, T. G., Yingst, R. A., ten Kate, I. L., Glavin, D. P., Hedlund, M., Malespin, C. A., & Mumm, E. (2013). Moon and Mars analog mission activities for Mauna Kea 2012. In Proceedings of AERO 2013. IEEE. [DOI]
Mahaffy, P. R., Webster, C. R., Atreya, S. K., Franz, H., Wong, M., Conrad, P. G., Harpold, D., Jones, J. J., Leshin, L. A., Manning, H., Owen, T., Pepin, R. O., Squyres, S., Trainer, M., & MSL Science Team, T. (2013). Abundance and isotopic composition of gases in the martian atmosphere from the Curiosity rover. Science, 341(6143), 263-266. [DOI]

Other output

ten Kate, I. L., & Kleinhans, M. G. (2013). Spoorzoeken op Mars. Paper presented at Bijdrage aan Tentoonstelling in Sterrenwacht Sonnenborgh, Utrecht.
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Curiosity: en er is geboord!. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/02/10/curiosity-en-er-is-geboord/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). In memoriam: David S. McKay. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/02/24/in-memoriam-david-s-mckay/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Curiosity 1 jaar op Mars. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/08/05/curiosity-1-jaar-op-mars/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Op weg naar Mount Sharp!. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/07/09/op-weg-naar-mount-sharp/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Marswagen tot mei buiten bereik (interview). Web publication/site, NOS. http://nos.nl/artikel/491928-marswagen-tot-mei-buiten-bereik.html
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Curiosity weer terug van vakantie. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/01/16/curiosity-weer-terug-van-vakantie/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Curiosity vindt aards vulkanisme op Mars. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/10/08/curiosity-vindt-aards-vulkanisme-op-mars/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). 'Leven op Mars mogelijk'. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/03/12/leven-op-mars-mogelijk/
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Een maandje vakantie voor Curiosity. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/04/04/een-maandje-vakantie-voor-curiosity/
Niemeijer, A., Sluijs, A., & ten Kate, I. L. (2013). De wetenschapper leert door op televisie (interview). Web publication/site, DUB. http://www.dub.uu.nl/artikel/uitgeperst/wetenschapper-leert-door-op-televisie.html
ten Kate, I. L. (2013). Tijd voor Curiosity om weer aan het werk te gaan. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2013/05/21/tijd-voor-curiosity-om-weer-aan-het-werk-te-gaan/

2012

Scholarly publications

Mellerowicz, B., Paulsen, G., Zacny, K., Craft, J., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Ten Kate, I. L., & Conrad, P. (2012). Precision subsampling system for planetary exploration. In Earth and Space 2012 - Proceedings of the 13th ASCE Aerospace Division Conference and the 5th NASA/ASCE Workshop on Granular Materials in Space Exploration (pp. 512-525)
Keheyan, Y., & ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Radiolytic Studies of Naphthalene in the Presence of Water. Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere, 42(2-3), 179-186. [DOI]

Popularising publications

ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Marsauto moet helpen Aarde beter te snappen (article by Renske Baars). Algemeen Dagblad. http://www.ingeloes.com/pers/2012-08-06-AD.pdf
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Twee jaar speuren naar leven op Mars: Robotwagen Curiosity veilig geland op Mars en klaar voor zijn missie (article by Jesse van Regenmortel). Het Nieuwsblad. http://www.ingeloes.com/pers/2012-08-07-Het%20Nieuwsblad-B1-BL09-NATIONAAL.pdf
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Marssonde stuurt eerste gegevens op (interview). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden.
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Wetenschapper in spanning voor Marslanding (interview). De Telegraaf. http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article20955136.ece
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). "Wiskundemeisje" (interview). Esta Magazine.
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Jongensdroom 'Marsmeisje' komt uit (article by Hanna Gillissen). De Telegraaf.
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Wetenschapper ziet 'haar' Curiosity landen (interview). De Telegraaf. http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article20794378.ece
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Zoeken naar verklaring voor ontstaan van leven (article by Joost Sijtsma). Eindhovens Dagblad, Dagblad Tubantia & BN / De Stem. http://www.ingeloes.com/pers/2012-08-04-Landing-aan-zijden-draadje.PDF
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Nog steeds geen leven op Mars (article by Martijn van Calmthout). Volkskrant. http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/3360180/2012/12/08/Nog-steeds-geen-leven-op-Mars.dhtml
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Nieuwsgierig karretje op Mars (article by Govert Schilling). Volkskrant. http://www.ingeloes.com/pers/2012-08-04-Karretje-op-Mars.PDF

Other output

ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Groot nieuws van Mars?. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/11/21/groot-nieuws-van-mars/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Marslanding Curiosity ‘euforische dag’. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/08/13/marslanding-curiosity-euforische-dag/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Eindelijk is Curiosity’s arm aan de beurt. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/09/09/eindelijk-is-curiositys-arm-aan-de-beurt/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Weer een eerste keertje voor Curiosity. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/11/01/weer-een-eerste-keertje-voor-curiosity/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Sneeuw op de zuidpool van Mars. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/09/16/sneeuw-op-de-zuidpool-van-mars/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Utrechtse planeetwetenschapper overdonderd door media-aandacht (article by Ernst-Jan Hamel. Web publication/site, DUB (UU). http://www.dub.uu.nl/artikel/uitgeperst/utrechtse-planeetwetenschapper-overdonderd-door-media-aandacht.html
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Straling op Mars niet dodelijk. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/11/20/straling-op-mars-niet-dodelijk/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Nog geen organisch materiaal op Mars. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/12/04/nog-geen-organisch-materiaal-op-mars/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Ten Kate opgelucht na Marslanding (article by Ivo Landman). Web publication/site, NOS. http://nos.nl/artikel/403480-ten-kate-opgelucht-na-marslanding.html
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Veel goed nieuws met een beetje een zwart randje. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/08/27/veel-goed-nieuws-met-een-beetje-een-zwart-randje
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Pyramide op Mars doorgelicht. Web publication/site, NOS. https://www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/pyramide-op-mars-doorgelicht-672
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Meten op Mars. Web publication/site, Faculteit Geowetenschappen. http://www.uu.nl/faculty/geosciences/NL/profielenmissie/xgeogalerij/Pages/Meten-op-Mars-Inge-Loes-ten-Kate.aspx
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Curiosity vindt bewijs: er was ooit vloeibaar water op Mars. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/09/29/curiosity-vindt-bewijs-er-was-ooit-vloeibaar-water-op-mars/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Curiosity onderweg naar Glenelg. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/09/02/3292/
ten Kate, I. L. (2012). Curiosity begint nieuwsgierig te worden. Web publication/site, NOS. http://weblogs.nos.nl/binnenlandredactie/2012/08/20/curiosity-begint-nieuwsgierig-te-worden/

2011

Scholarly publications

McKay, C. P., Schulze-Makuch, D., Boston, P. J., ten Kate, I. L., Davila, A. F., & Shock, E. (2011). The next phase in our search for life: An expert discussion. Astrobiology, 11(1), 2-8. [DOI]
Chanover, N. J., Glenar, D. A., Voelz, D. G., Xiao, X., Tawalbeh, R., Boston, P. J., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Mahaffy, P. R., Getty, S., Ten Kate, I., & McAdam, A. (2011). An AOTF-LDTOF spectrometer suite for in situ organic detection and characterization. In 2011 Aerospace Conference, AERO 2011 Article 5747295 [DOI]

2010

Scholarly publications

Ten Kate, I. L. (2010). Organics on mars? Astrobiology, 10(6), 589-603. [DOI]

2008

Scholarly publications

Ten Kate, I. L., Canham, J. S., Conrad, P. G., Errigo, T., Katz, I., & Mahaffy, P. R. (2008). Mitigation of the impact of terrestrial contamination on organic measurements from the Mars Science Laboratory. Astrobiology, 8(3), 571-582. [DOI]