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

485 citations · 981 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

astro-ph.EP2020★ 14 cited

Pluto's Ultraviolet Spectrum, Surface Reflectance, and Airglow Emissions

Andrew J. Steffl, Leslie A. Young, Darrell F. Strobel +16

During the New Horizons spacecraft's encounter with Pluto, the Alice ultraviolet spectrograph conducted a series of observations that detected emissions from both the interplanetar…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 26 cited

The Lyman-α Sky Background as Observed by New Horizons

G. Randall Gladstone, Wayne R. Pryor, S. Alan Stern +22

Recent observations of interplanetary medium (IPM) atomic hydrogen Lyman-α (Lyα) emission in the outer solar system, made with the Alice ultraviolet spectrograph on New Horizons (N…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 117 cited

Structure and Composition of Pluto's atmosphere from the New Horizons Solar Ultraviolet Occultation

Leslie A. Young, Joshua A. Kammer, Andrew J. Steffl +23

The Alice instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft observed an ultraviolet solar occultation by Pluto's atmosphere on 2015 July 14. The transmission vs. altitude was sensitive…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 259 cited

The Atmosphere of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons

G. Randall Gladstone, S. Alan Stern, Kimberly Ennico +31

Observations made during the New Horizons flyby provide a detailed snapshot of the current state of Pluto's atmosphere. While the lower atmosphere (at altitudes <200 km) is consist…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 485 cited

The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

S. A. Stern, F. Bagenal, K. Ennico +148

The Pluto system was recently explored by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, making closest approach on 14 July 2015. Pluto's surface displays diverse landforms, terrain ages, albedos…

astro-ph2007★ 80 cited

New Horizons: Anticipated Scientific Investigations at the Pluto System

Leslie A. Young, S. Alan Stern, Harold A. Weaver +24

The New Horizons spacecraft will achieve a wide range of measurement objectives at the Pluto system, including color and panchromatic maps, 1.25-2.50 micron spectral images for stu…