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20152026
most citedDeep Atmosphere Composition, Structure, Origin, and Exploration, with Particular Focus on Critical in situ Science at the Icy Giants

76 citations · 115 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Contrasting C/O ratios in Uranus and Neptune from disequilibrium chemistry: A clue to distinct evolutionary pathways?

T. Briand, V. Hue, O. Mousis +4

The formation of Uranus and Neptune remains poorly constrained largely due to uncertain deep elemental abundances. Carbon monoxide (CO), a disequilibrium species in the upper tropo…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 3 cited

Uranus Study Report: KISS

Mark Hofstadter, Ravit Helled, David J. Stevenson +27

Determining the internal structure of Uranus is a key objective for planetary science. Knowledge of Uranus's bulk composition and the distribution of elements is crucial to underst…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

Recipes for forming a carbon-rich giant planet

Olivier Mousis, Thibault Cavalié, Jonathan I. Lunine +9

The exploration of carbon-to-oxygen ratios has yielded intriguing insights into the composition of close-in giant exoplanets, giving rise to a distinct classification: carbon-rich…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 15 cited

Evidence of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus from VLA Observations

Alex Akins, Mark Hofstadter, Bryan Butler +4

We present observations of Uranus in northern spring with the VLA from 0.7 cm to 5 cm. These observations reveal details in thermal emission from Uranus' north pole at 10s of bars,…

cs.RO2021★ 11 cited

Operations for Autonomous Spacecraft

Rebecca Castano, Tiago Vaquero, Federico Rossi +20

Onboard autonomy technologies such as planning and scheduling, identification of scientific targets, and content-based data summarization, will lead to exciting new space science m…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 76 cited

Deep Atmosphere Composition, Structure, Origin, and Exploration, with Particular Focus on Critical in situ Science at the Icy Giants

Sushil K. Atreya, Mark H. Hofstadter, Joong Hyun In +3

A comprehensive exploration of Uranus and Neptune is essential to understand the formation and evolution of the giant planets, in particular, solar system, in general, and, by exte…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 1 cited

Exploration Strategy for the Outer Planets 2023-2032: Goals and Priorities

Jeff Moore, Linda Spilker, Morgan Cable +12

The outer solar system has a diverse range of objects, holding important clues about the formation and evolution of our solar system, the emergence and current distribution of life…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 8 cited

Next Generation Very Large Array Memo No. 6, Science Working Group 1: The Cradle of Life

Andrea Isella, Charles L. H. Hull, Arielle Moullet +33

This paper discusses compelling science cases for a future long-baseline interferometer operating at millimeter and centimeter wavelengths, like the proposed Next Generation Vary L…