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19992022
most citedThe Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

485 citations · 2.6k across the 29 of their papers we have counts for

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30 papers

astro-ph.EP2022★ 29 cited

Large-scale cryovolcanic resurfacing on Pluto

Kelsi N. Singer, Oliver L. White, Bernard Schmitt +22

The New Horizons spacecraft returned images and compositional data showing that terrains on Pluto span a variety of ages, ranging from relatively ancient, heavily cratered areas to…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 82 cited

Anomalous Flux in the Cosmic Optical Background Detected With New Horizons Observations

Tod R. Lauer, Marc Postman, John R. Spencer +27

We used New Horizons LORRI images to measure the optical-band () sky brightness within a high galactic-latitude field selected to have reduced diffu…

astro-ph.EP2021

The Dark Side of Pluto

Tod R. Lauer, John R. Spencer, Tanguy Bertrand +12

During its departure from Pluto, New Horizons used its LORRI camera to image a portion of Pluto's southern hemisphere that was in a decades-long seasonal winter darkness, but still…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 21 cited

Pits, Uplifts and Small Chaos Features on Europa: Morphologic and Morphometric Evidence for Intrusive Upwelling and Lower Limits to Ice Shell Thickness

Kelsi N. Singer, William B. McKinnon, Paul M. Schenk

One of the clearest but unresolved questions for Europa is the thickness of its icy shell. Europa's surface is resplendent with geological features that bear on this question, and…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 19 cited

Morphological Comparison of Blocks in Chaos Terrains on Pluto, Europa, and Mars

Helle L. Skjetne, Kelsi N. Singer, Brian M. Hynek +12

Chaos terrains are characterized by disruption of preexisting surfaces into irregularly arranged mountain blocks with a chaotic appearance. Several models for chaos formation have…

astro-ph.EP2021

Persephone: A Pluto-System Orbiter and Kuiper Belt Explorer

Carly Howett, Stuart Robbins, Bryan J. Holler +40

Persephone is a NASA concept mission study that addresses key questions raised by New Horizons' encounters with Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs), with arguably the most important being "…