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20162023
most citedThe Geology of Pluto and Charon Through the Eyes of New Horizons

271 citations · 573 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

astro-ph.EP2023★ 25 cited

The Io, Europa and Ganymede auroral footprints at Jupiter in the ultraviolet: positions and equatorial lead angles

Vincent Hue, Randy Gladstone, Corentin K. Louis +16

Jupiter's satellite auroral footprints are a consequence of the interaction between the Jovian magnetic field with co-rotating iogenic plasma and the Galilean moons. The disturbanc…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 10 cited

Enhanced CH absorption within Jupiter's southern auroral oval from Juno UVS observations

Rohini S. Giles, Vincent Hue, Thomas K. Greathouse +9

Reflected sunlight observations from the Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) on the Juno spacecraft were used to study the distribution of acetylene (CH) at Jupiter's south pole…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 136 cited

Reorientation of Sputnik Planitia implies a Subsurface Ocean on Pluto

F. Nimmo, D. P. Hamilton, W. B. McKinnon P. M. Schenk +60

The deep nitrogen-covered Sputnik Planitia (SP; informal name) basin on Pluto is located very close to the longitude of Pluto's tidal axis[1] and may be an impact feature [2], by a…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 60 cited

Formation of Charon's Red Poles From Seasonally Cold-Trapped Volatiles

W. M. Grundy, D. P. Cruikshank, G. R. Gladstone +38

A unique feature of Pluto's large satellite Charon is its dark red northern polar cap. Similar colours on Pluto's surface have been attributed to organic macromolecules produced by…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 71 cited

Plutos interaction with its space environment: Solar Wind, Energetic Particles & Dust

F. Bagenal, M. Horányi, D. J. McComas +23

The New Horizons spacecraft carried three instruments that measured the space environment near Pluto as it flew by on 14 July 2015. The Solar Wind Around Pluto instrument revealed…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 271 cited

The Geology of Pluto and Charon Through the Eyes of New Horizons

Jeffrey M. Moore, William B. McKinnon, John R. Spencer +38

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has revealed the complex geology of Pluto and Charon. Pluto's encounter hemisphere shows ongoing surface geological activity centered on a vast basin…