6 papers
An unidentified absorption feature at 5.11 m on the surface of Titan and Pluto from JWST spectroscopy
B. Bézard, E. Lellouch, M. Camarca +14
Titan possesses a thick N-CH atmosphere that makes it difficult to study its surface spectroscopically. The chemical composition of the solid surface of Titan thus remains…
Titan's Resources and their Utilization
Conor A. Nixon, Ye Lu, Jennifer Ruliffson
Saturn's moon Titan is a unique environment in the solar system. It is the only moon with an atmosphere, composed primarily of the gases N2 and CH4. It is also the only world to ha…
Detection of propadiene (CHCCH), propene (CH) and non-detection of propane (CH) in Jupiter's northern polar stratosphere
James A. Sinclair, Thomas K. Greathouse, Rohini S. Giles +8
We report the first detection of stratospheric propadiene (CHCCH) and propene (CH) at Jupiter's mid-to-high northern latitudes using IRTF-TEXES measurements recorde…
Exploring Giant Planet Atmospheres with Habitable Worlds Observatory
Leigh N. Fletcher, Amy Simon, Michael H. Wong +4
Visible and ultraviolet imaging and spectroscopy of Solar System giant planets can set the paradigm for the atmospheric, ionospheric, and magnetospheric processes shaping the diver…
Foundation Models for Astrobiology: Paper I -- Workshop and Overview
Ryan Felton, Caleb Scharf, Stuart Bartlett +18
Advances in machine learning over the past decade have resulted in a proliferation of algorithmic applications for encoding, characterizing, and acting on complex data that may con…
Using SOFIA's EXES to search for CH and CN in Titan's atmosphere
Zachary C. McQueen, Conor A. Nixon, Curtis de Witt +7
In Titan's atmosphere, the chemistry of small hydrocarbons and nitriles represent an important link from molecular species to the ubiquitous organic haze that gives Titan its chara…