Mari N., Groemer G., and Sejkora N., 2021. Potential Futures in Human Habitation of Martian Lava Tubes. In: Mars, a Volcanic World. Edited by Springer. Leone G. (eds), pp. 279-307. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84103-4_11.
Journal Papers
Caminiti E., Lantz C., Besse S., Brunetto R., Carli C., Serrano L., Mari N., Vincendon M., and Doressoundiram A., 2024. Effects of ion irradiation on Mercury terrestrial analogues in the visible to mid-infrared. Icarus, vol. 420, 116191. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116191..
D’Incecco P., Filiberto J., Garvin J. B., Arney G. N., Getty S. A., Ghail R., Zelenyi L. M., Zasova L. V., Ivanov M. A., Gorinov D. A., Bhattacharya S., Bhiravarasu S. S., Putrevu D., Monaco C., Branca S., Aveni S., López I., Eggers G. L.,Mari N., Blackett M., Komatsu G., Kosenkova A., Cardinale M., El Yazidi M. and Di Achille G., 2024. Mount Etna as a Terrestrial laboratory to investigate active volcanism on Venus by future missions: a comparison with Idunn Mons. Icarus, vol. 411, 115959. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.115959..
Mari N., Eggers G. L., Filiberto J., Carli C., Pratesi G., Alvaro M., D’Incecco P., Cardinale M., and G. Di Achille, 2023. Boninites as Mercury lava analogues: geochemical and spectral measurements from pillow lavas on Cyprus island.Planetary and Space Science, vol. 236, 105764. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2023.105764..
Cardinale M., Vaz D. A., D’Incecco P., Mari N., Filiberto J., Eggers G. L. and Di Achille G., 2023. Morphostructural mapping of Borealis Planitia, Mercury. Journal of Maps, vol. 19, issue 1. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2023.2223637..
D’Incecco P., Filiberto J., López I., Eggers G.L., Di Achille G., Komatsu G., Gorinov D. A., Monaco C., Aveni S., Mari N., Blackett M., Mastrogiuseppe M., Cardinale M., and El Yazidi M., 2022. The geologically recent areas as one key target for identifying active volcanism on Venus. Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 49, issue 22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101813..
O'Brien A. C., Hallis L. J., Regnault C., Morrison D., Blackburn G., Steele A., Daly L., Tait A., Tremblay M., Telenko D. E. P., Gunn J., McKay E., Mari N., Salik M. A., Ascough P., Toney J., Griffin S., Whitfield P., and Lee M., 2022. Using organic contaminants to constrain the terrestrial journey of the Martian meteorite Lafayette. Astrobiology, vol. 22, issue 11, pp. 1351-1362. doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2021.0180..
Mari N., Hallis L. J., Daly L., and Lee M. R., 2020. Convective activity in a Martian magma chamber recorded by P-zoning in Tissint olivine. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 55, issue 5, pp. 1057-1072. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13488..
Mari N., Riches A. J. V., Hallis L. J., Marrocchi Y., Villeneuve J., Becker H., Gleissner P. and Lee M. R., 2019. Syneruptive incorporation of Martian surface sulphur in the nakhlite lava flows revealed by S and Os isotope and highly siderophile elements: implication for mantle sources in Mars. Geochimica & Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 266, pp. 416-434. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.05.025.
Gravina T., Mari N., Farina L., and Calabria P., 2019. Tsunami risk perception along the Tyrrhenian coasts of Southern Italy: the case of Marsili volcano. Natural Hazards, vol. 97, issue 1, pp. 437-454. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-019-03652-x.
Gravina T., Figliozzi E., Mari N. and Tupputi Schinosa F., 2016. Landslide risk perception in Frosinone (Lazio, Central Italy). Landslides, vol. 13, pp. 1-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-016-0787-2.
Mari N., 2016. Detecting magma mixing processes using Scanning Electron Microscopy Method. Journal of Earth Science and Engineering, vol 6, pp. 90-97. doi: https://doi.org/10.17265/2159-581X%2F2016.02.004.
Conference Papers (selected)
Caminiti E., Doressoundiram A., Besse S., Wright J., Lantz C., Brunetto R., Carli C., Vincendon M., Mari N., and Serrano L. M., 2023. Evolution of volcanism on Mercury using spectroscopy.54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract# 2108, Houston (USA).
Mari N., Eggers G. L., Filiberto J., Pratesi G., Carli C., Alvaro M., and D’Incecco P., 2022. Boninites from Cyprus Island as Mercury lava analogues.23rd International Mineralogical Association General Meeting, Abstract# 1113, Lyon (France).
Filiberto J., D'Incecco P., Mari N., Leone G., Monaco C., Ruiz-Labranderas I. L., Martynov A. and Pisarenko P., 2021. Lava flows from Mount Etna as a Venus Analog: spectroscopy and mineralogy. American Geophysical Union Meeting 2021, Abstract# 2222, New Orleans (USA).
Mari N., Alvaro M., Carli C., Pratesi G., Charlier B., Namur O., Morlok A., Hiesinger H., Domeneghetti M.C. & Capaccioni F., 2021. Evolution of Mercury-like lavas through aubrite meteorites: looking for sample analogs for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission. Rend. Online Soc. Geo. It., 90th Italian Geological Congress, pp. 400, Trieste, Italy.
Mari N. and Riches A. J. V., 2020. Investigating Mars’ recent surface habitability via correlative petrology and highly siderophile element systematics in meteorites. Goldschmidt 2020 Abstracts, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Mari N. and Morrison C., 2020. Inferring interior geoactivity of the Trappist-1 system exoplanets. 1st ARIEL: Science, Mission & Community Conference, pp. 35, ESA, The Netherlands.
Mari N., 2020. Morphological characterization of basaltic pumice from the summer 2019 Stromboli eruption: insights from the Calabrian beach deposits (Italy). Miscellanea INGV, vo. 52, pp. 257, Catania (Italy).
Mari N., Hallis L. & Lee M., 2019. Chlorine abundance in the shergottite parental melt amphibole and apatite in Tissint and Zagami. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 54, issue S2, pp. A6041, Sapporo (Japan).
Mari N., Riches A., Hallis L., Marrocchi Y., Villeneuve J. & Lee M., 2018. Sulphur isotope fractionation in the nakhlite lava flows: new insights into Martian volcanic and atmospheric processes. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 53, issue S1, pp. A185, Moscow (Russia).
Mari N., Hallis L. J., Lee M. R., and Riches A. J. V., 2018. Martian meteorites as a probe for the evolution of Mars. Rend. Online Soc. Geo. It., 89th Italian Geological Congress, pp. 831, Catania (Italy).
Mari N., Hallis L., Riches A. & Lee M., 2017. Mg-Fe and P-zoning in Tissint olivine and pyroxene: implication for Martian magma chamber dynamics. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 52, issue S1, pp. A225, New Mexico (USA).
Orlandi D., Maras A. & Mari N., 2016. Evidences of shock metamorphism in the Chelyabinsk meteorite. Extraterrestrial Materials Research Meeting, pp. 20, Manchester (UK).
Mari N., Mattioli M., Renzulli A. & Pistolesi M., 2016. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption (Iceland): auto-mingling signatures in the basaltic products of the opening lava fountain phase. Rend. Online Soc. Geo. It., suppl. 1 to vol 40, pp. 236, Naples (Italy).
Mari N. & Verrino M., 2016. Evidencing different eruptive style volcanic areas of Mars from NASA Martian Meteorites Compendium data. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna (Austria).
Mari N., 2015. Temporal evolution of magma mixing related to the explosivity of volcanic eruptions. Rend. Online Soc. Geo. It., suppl. 2 to vol 35, pp. 174, Florence (Italy).
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Scientific Thriller Novels
The Universe Never Forgets
FAPI Series (Vol. 1)
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 366. ISBN: 979-8305787238. Available on: Amazon.
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Synopsis:
Prague, 1639. An alchemist discovers a book in his personal library that should not exist. Who wrote it? What is its meaning?
Italy, 1938. A theoretical physicist with extraordinary abilities disappears voluntarily under unknown circumstances while working on new theories about physical reality. Where has he gone? Why did he choose to disappear from the eyes of humanity?
California, Today. Numerous children are secretly used to conduct strange experiments. Kane Huss, an astrophysicist and former Marine, will be tasked with solving the case. He is part of a special anti-crime research team located at the California Institute of Technology. But the case the team is about to face will push them to the limits of their abilities, leading them into the darkest mysteries of the Universe and the human mind.
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Ancient Future
FAPI Series (Vol. 2)
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 377. ISBN: 979-8306363042
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Synopsis:
Egypt, 320 BC. During a ceremony dedicated to the veneration of Egyptian gods, a mysterious object is placed at the center of the temple hall. What could it be?
United States of America, 1969. A group of computer scientists gathers to create something that will forever change the way society thinks. But have they perhaps forgotten a detail that remains hidden to this day?
California, Present Day. A band of cybercriminals is conducting hacker attacks across the county. It is up to Kane Huss, an astrophysics researcher and former marine, to solve the problem. He is part of a special anti-crime research group based at the California Institute of Technology. But what awaits him will lead him to explore something aberrant that has remained hidden in ancient civilizations and venture into the deepest parts of the Internet.
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The Inhabitants of Hell
FAPI Series (Vol. 3)
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 363. ISBN: 979-8306674575. Available on: Amazon.
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Synopsis:
Germany, 1947. At the end of the Nuremberg Trials, many of the accused are sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity, having exterminated and exploited an entire people. However, one of them, an expert in eugenics, is saved by mysterious individuals.
United States of America, 1973. The MK-Ultra Project, used by the CIA for experiments on human control, is suddenly shut down for illegal activities. However, hidden from the world's eyes, the reality might be different.
California, Present Day. Kane Huss, an astrophysics researcher and former marine, receives news of an inexplicable attack on a biology and genetics laboratory. He is part of a special anti-crime research group based at the California Institute of Technology. But the mission awaiting him will lead him to clash with ancient prophecies written in the Book of Revelation, and to investigate the genomic limits of life.
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Endless Time
FAPI Series (Vol. 4)
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 375. ISBN: 979-8306893662. Available on: Amazon.
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Synopsis:
Switzerland, 1905. At the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich, young Albert Einstein debates with his mathematics professor about the possibility of solving an equation concerning geometric distance in hyperspace. However, neither seems able to crack it.
United States of America, present day. A strike team storms Oglethorpe University, killing everyone inside. Their objective: to loot a room sealed for nearly a century, known as the “Crypt of Civilization,” filled with artifacts from the past. What dark purpose drives them?
California, present day. Kane Huss, an astrophysics researcher and former Marine, receives a suspicious text message from his girlfriend—only to discover she knows nothing about it. As a member of a secret anti-crime research team at the California Institute of Technology, Kane is soon swept into a high-stakes operation involving volcanic islands, mind-bending mathematical concepts, and superluminal particles. It isn’t long before he discovers the text message came from… the future.
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The Extinct City
FAPI Series (Vol. 5)
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 399. ISBN: 979-8307362662. Available on: Amazon.
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Synopsis:
Honduras, 1526. The conquistador Hernán Cortés ventures into the jungle with his men, in search of legendary riches. But what he will find is as enigmatic as it is deadly.
Portugal, present day. A young woman is attacked by a shark while on vacation. However, the creature that attacked her proves to be something entirely different.
California, present day. Kane Huss, an astrophysicist and former marine, is involved in a mission on the edge of scientific possibility. He is part of a secret anti-crime research team based at the California Institute of Technology. Along with his team, he will face species believed to be extinct and genetic abominations, leading him on the trail of an ancient lost city beneath the ocean.
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Forbidden Lives
FAPI Series (Vol. 6)
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Horror Novels
Anomalous Worlds
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 231. ISBN: 979-8307015766. Available on: Amazon.
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Synopsis:
In this book, you will find a collection of horror stories. Each story is a world of its own, filled with grotesque monstrosities, invisible phenomena, unsettling situations, and various forms of fear and tension. The stories are divided into two main categories: fiction and non-fiction. The fiction stories are purely imaginary, while the non-fiction ones recount real-life horror and paranormal experiences that have happened to me. I hope you're ready for anything. - Nicola Mari
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Xenovision.exe
Publication year: 2025. Pages: 157. ISBN code: 979-8289940360. Available on: Amazon.
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Synopsis:
In the quiet village of Boogerville, game designer Peter Clarke is racing against the deadline for his most ambitious video game. But when his dog returns home with a bloodied face—like many other animals in the area—his attention quickly shifts to something far darker.
Using a topographic webcam developed for the game, Peter discovers that dogs gather every night in a specific spot in the woods, and within the 3D data collected, strange shapes begin to appear—forms that don’t belong to the visible world. When a man is found horribly mutilated in his home, the situation spirals out of control.
With the help of his friend Harry, an enigmatic parapsychologist, and a skeptical but intrigued theoretical physicist, Peter is forced to confront another layer of reality—one that was never meant to be seen.
