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

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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…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 291 cited

Surface Compositions Across Pluto and Charon

W. M. Grundy, R. P. Binzel, B. J. Buratti +32

The New Horizons spacecraft mapped colors and infrared spectra across the encounter hemispheres of Pluto and Charon. The volatile ices CH, CO, and N, that dominate Pluto's…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 94 cited

The Small Satellites of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons

H. A. Weaver, M. W. Buie, B. J. Buratti +48

The New Horizons mission has provided resolved measurements of Pluto's moons Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. All four are small, with equivalent spherical diameters of 40…

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.IM2016★ 22 cited

Inflight Radiometric Calibration of New Horizons' Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC)

C. J. A. Howett, A. H. Parker, C. B. Olkin +35

We discuss two semi-independent calibration techniques used to determine the in-flight radiometric calibration for the New Horizons' Multi-spectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC). T…