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most citedPluto's lower atmosphere structure and methane abundance from high-resolution spectroscopy and stellar occultations

127 citations · 289 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Ellipsoidal Modeling Framework for TNOs: the triaxial shape of (50000) Quaoar and its implications for Weywot and the dynamical environment

Giuliano Margoti, Felipe Braga Ribas, Eros Gradovski +4

The three-dimensional shapes of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) are notoriously difficult to determine due to their slow orbital motion and minimal variations in aspect angle over h…

astro-ph.EP2026

Size, shape, density, and atmospheric limit of (50000) Quaoar revealed from 14 years of stellar occultation

Giuliano Margoti, Felipe Braga-Ribas, José Luis Ortiz +173

We present results from 28 stellar occultations by the large Trans-Neptunian Object (50000) Quaoar registered between 2018 and 2025. By performing a joint analysis of this occultat…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 2 cited

Central flashes during stellar occultations. Effects of diffraction, interferences, and stellar diameter

Bruno Sicardy, Luc Dettwiller

Central flashes occur during stellar occultations by solar system objects. We catalog diffraction effects on the flash with point-like stars, monochromatic waves and spherical tran…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 33 cited

Sunlight refraction in the mesosphere of Venus during the transit on June 8th, 2004

P. Tanga, Th. Widemann, B. Sicardy +6

Many observers in the past gave detailed descriptions of the telescopic aspect of Venus during its extremely rare transits across the Solar disk. In particular, at the ingress and…

astro-ph.EP2009★ 127 cited

Pluto's lower atmosphere structure and methane abundance from high-resolution spectroscopy and stellar occultations

E. Lellouch, B. Sicardy, C. de Bergh +3

Context: Pluto possesses a thin atmosphere, primarily composed of nitrogen, in which the detection of methane has been reported. Aims: The goal is to constrain essential but so far…