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20022026
most citedThe Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

485 citations · 4.1k across the 77 of their papers we have counts for

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78 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Kilometre-scale Jovian moon characterized for a potential JUICE flyby

Juan Luis Rizos, Jose Maria Gomez-Limon, Yucel Kilic +51

Jupiter's irregular satellites are thought to be relics of early Solar System planetesimals. However, their small sizes, large distances from Earth and close angular proximity to J…

astro-ph.IM2025

A Demonstration of Interstellar Navigation Using New Horizons

Tod R. Lauer, David H. Munro, John R. Spencer +51

As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft exits the Solar System bound for interstellar space, it has traveled so far that the nearest stars have shifted markedly from their positions seen…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Centaur Nuclei: Sizes, Shapes, Spins, and Structure

Y. R. Fernandez, M. W. Buie, P. Lacerda +1

We present a wide-ranging but in-depth analysis of Centaurs, focusing on their physical and structural aspects. Centaurs, originating from the Scattered Disk and Kuiper Belt, play…

astro-ph.IM2025

Characterization of the Deep, Extended Kuiper Belt in the Galactic Disk

Susan D. Benecchi, Simon B. Porter, Anne J. Verbiscer +11

We propose a Roman Space Telescope survey to investigate fundamental properties of the distant solar system in the region of the Kuiper Belt where object characteristics and the si…

astro-ph.EP2025

An Extremely Deep Rubin Survey to Explore the Extended Kuiper Belt and Identify Objects Observable by New Horizons

JJ Kavelaars, Marc W. Buie, Wesley C. Fraser +22

A proposed Vera C. Rubin Observatory Deep Drilling micro-survey of the Kuiper Belt will investigate key properties of the distant solar system. Utilizing 30 hours of Rubin time acr…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Occultation constraints on solar system formation models

Marc W. Buie, John M. Keller, David Nesvorny +1

The process by which a system of non-luminous bodies form around a star is fundamental to understanding the origins of our own solar system and how it fits into the context of othe…