most citedColor, Composition, and Thermal Environment of Kuiper Belt Object (486958) Arrokoth

86 citations · 103 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

astro-ph.IM2020

Lunar Volatiles and Solar System Science

Parvathy Prem, Ákos Kereszturi, Ariel N. Deutsch +38

Understanding the origin and evolution of the lunar volatile system is not only compelling lunar science, but also fundamental Solar System science. This white paper (submitted to…

astro-ph.IM2020

The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites

Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom Nordheim +14

The five classical Uranian moons are possible ocean worlds that exhibit bizarre geologic landforms, hinting at recent surface-interior communication. However, Uranus' classical moo…

astro-ph.EP2020

Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt Object

S. A. Stern, H. A. Weaver, J. R. Spencer +202

The Kuiper Belt is a distant region of the Solar System. On 1 January 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft flew close to (486958) 2014 MU69, a Cold Classical Kuiper Belt Object, a cla…

astro-ph.EP2020

The Geology and Geophysics of Kuiper Belt Object (486958) Arrokoth

J. R. Spencer, S. A. Stern, J. M. Moore +75

The Cold Classical Kuiper Belt, a class of small bodies in undisturbed orbits beyond Neptune, are primitive objects preserving information about Solar System formation. The New Hor…

astro-ph.EP2020

The solar nebula origin of (486958) Arrokoth, a primordial contact binary in the Kuiper belt

W. B. McKinnon, D. C. Richardson, J. C. Marohnic +26

The New Horizons spacecraft's encounter with the cold classical Kuiper belt object (486958) Arrokoth (formerly 2014 MU69) revealed a contact-binary planetesimal. We investigate how…

astro-ph.EP202017 cited

Photometry of Kuiper Belt Object (486958) Arrokoth from New Horizons LORRI

Jason D. Hofgartner, Bonnie J. Buratti, Susan D. Benecchi +14

On January 1st 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft flew by the classical Kuiper belt object (486958) Arrokoth (provisionally designated 2014 MU69), possibly the most primitive object…