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astro-ph2007★ 482 cited

Origin of the Structure of the Kuiper Belt during a Dynamical Instability in the Orbits of Uranus and Neptune

Harold F. Levison, Alessandro Morbidelli, Christa Van Laerhoven +2

We explore the origin and orbital evolution of the Kuiper belt in the framework of a recent model of the dynamical evolution of the giant planets, sometimes known as the Nice model…

astro-ph2007★ 74 cited

CME Propagation Characteristics from Radio Observations

S. Pohjolainen, L. van Driel-Gesztelyi, J. L. Culhane +2

We explore the relationship among three coronal mass ejections (CMEs), observed on 28 October 2003, 7 November 2004, and 20 January 2005, the type II burst-associated shock waves i…

astro-ph2007★ 153 cited

Evidence for Two Populations of Classical Transneptunian Objects: The Strong Inclination Dependence of Classical Binaries

Keith S. Noll, William M. Grundy, Denise C. Stephens +2

We have searched 101 Classical transneptunian objects for companions with the Hubble Space Telescope. Of these, at least 21 are binary. The heliocentric inclinations of the objects…

astro-ph2007★ 141 cited

The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) Instrument Aboard New Horizons

D. McComas, F. Allegrini, F. Bagenal +15

The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument on New Horizons will measure the interaction between the solar wind and ions created by atmospheric loss from Pluto. These measurement…

astro-ph2007★ 78 cited

The New Horizons Spacecraft

Glen H. Fountain, David Y. Kusnierkiewicz, Christopher B. Hersman +14

The New Horizons spacecraft was launched on 19 January 2006. The spacecraft was designed to provide a platform for seven instruments that will collect and return data from Pluto in…

astro-ph2007★ 162 cited

Ralph: A Visible/Infrared Imager for the New Horizons Pluto/Kuiper Belt Mission

Dennis C. Reuter, S. Alan Stern, John Scherrer +17

The New Horizons instrument named Ralph is a visible/near infrared multi-spectral imager and a short wavelength infrared spectral imager. It is one of the core instruments on New H…