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A JWST Study of Stardust. II. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Comet 81P/Wild 2 and Implications for Primitive Solar System Carbon
Nathan X. Roth, Stefanie N. Milam, Diane H. Wooden +11
We report observations of comet 81P/Wild 2, target of the Stardust sample return mission, on UT 2023 March 20 and 24 at a heliocentric distance () of 1.85 au using the NIRSpec…
A JWST Study of Stardust. I. Infrared Spectroscopy of Comet 81P/Wild 2 and Overall Composition
Nathan X. Roth, Stefanie N. Milam, Diane H. Wooden +11
We report observations of comet 81P/Wild 2, target of the Stardust sample return mission, on UT 2023 March 20 and 24 at a heliocentric distance () of 1.85 au using the NIRSpec…
Refractive indices of photochemical haze analogs for Solar System and exoplanet applications : a cross-laboratory comparative study between the PAMPRE and COSmIC experimental set-ups
Thomas Drant, Ella Sciamma-O'Brien, Lora Jovanovic +9
Previous observations of Titan, Pluto and Solar System gas giants along with recent observations of exoplanet atmospheres with the James Webb Space Telescope taught us that photoch…
A JWST Study of the Remarkable Oort Cloud Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
Charles E. Woodward, Dominique Bockelee-Morvan, David E. Harker +4
Comets, during their journeys into the inner solar system, deliver volatile gases, organics, and particulates into their comae that provide crucial information for assessing the ph…
Dust Properties of Comets Observed by Spitzer
David E. Harker, Diane H. Wooden, Michael S. P. Kelley +1
As comets journey into the inner solar system, they deliver particulates and volatile gases into their comae that reveal the most primitive materials in the solar system. Cometary…
Chemical and physical properties of cometary dust
Cecile Engrand, Jérémie Lasue, Diane H. Wooden +1
Cometary dust particles are best preserved remnants of the matter present at the onset of the formation of the Solar System. Space missions, telescopic observations and laboratory…
Constraining low-altitude lunar dust using the LADEE-UVS data
H. Sharma, M. M. Hedman, D. H. Wooden +2
Studying lunar dust is vital to the exploration of the Moon and other airless planetary bodies. The Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer (UVS) on board the Lunar Atmosphere and Dus…
The Coma Dust of Comet C2013 US10 (Catalina) A Window into Carbon in the Solar System
Charles E. Woodward, Diane H. Wooden, David E. Harker +3
Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) was an dynamically new Oort cloud comet whose apparition presented a favorable geometry for observations near close Earth approach (~0.93au) at helioce…
Spitzer's Solar System Science Legacy: Studies of the Relics of Solar System Formation & Evolution. Part 1 - Comets, Centaurs, & Kuiper Belt Objects
Carey Lisse, James Bauer, Dale Cruikshank +15
In its 16 years of scientific measurements, the Spitzer Space Telescope performed a number of ground breaking and key infrared measurements of Solar System objects near and far. Ta…
The 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observation campaign in support of the Rosetta mission
C. Snodgrass, M. F. A'Hearn, F. Aceituno +112
We present a summary of the campaign of remote observations that supported the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission. Telescopes across the globe (and in space) followed comet 67…
Cometary Science with the James Webb Space Telescope
Michael S. P. Kelley, Charles E. Woodward, Dennis Bodewits +12
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as the largest space-based astronomical observatory with near- and mid-infrared instrumentation, will elucidate many mysterious aspects of co…
SOFIA Infrared Spectrophotometry of Comet C/2012 K1 (Pan-STARRS)
Charles E. Woodward, Michael S. P. Kelley, David E. Harker +8
We present pre-perihelion infrared 8 to 31 micron spectrophotometric and imaging observations of comet C/2012 K1 (Pan-STARRS), a dynamically new Oort Cloud comet, conducted with NA…
Absorption Efficiencies of Forsterite. I: DDA Explorations in Grain Shape and Size
Sean S. Lindsay, Diane H. Wooden, David E. Harker +3
We compute the absorption efficiency (Qabs) of forsterite using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) in order to identify and describe what characteristics of crystal grain shap…
Mid-Infrared Spectrophotometric Observations of Fragments B and C of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
David E. Harker, Charles E. Woodward, Michael S. Kelley +4
We present mid-infrared spectra and images from the GEMINI-N (+Michelle) observations of fragments SW3-[B] and SW3-[C] of the ecliptic (Jupiter Family) comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachma…
Spitzer Observations of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 5.5-4.3 AU From the Sun
Michael S. Kelley, Diane H. Wooden, Cecilia Tubiana +3
We report Spitzer Space Telescope observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 5.5 and 4.3 AU from the Sun, post-aphelion. Comet 67P is the primary target of the European Spa…
Water in Comets 71P/Clark and C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) with Spitzer
Dominique Bockelee-Morvan, Charles E. Woodward, Michael S. Kelley +1
We present 5.5 to 7.6 micron spectra of comets 71P/Clark (2006 May 27.56 UT, r_h = 1.57 AU pre-perihelion) and C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) (2005 October 15.22 UT, r_h = 2.21 AU pre-periheli…