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most citedThe Atmosphere of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons

259 citations · 654 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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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.EP2013★ 8 cited

MeV electrons detected by the Alice UV spectrograph during the New Horizons flyby of Jupiter

A. J. Steffl, A. B. Shinn, G. R. Gladstone +5

In early 2007, the New Horizons spacecraft flew through the Jovian magnetosphere on the dusk side. Here, we present results from a novel means of detecting energetic electrons alon…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 99 cited

Rosetta-Alice Observations of Exospheric Hydrogen and Oxygen on Mars

Paul D. Feldman, Andrew J. Steffl, Joel Wm. Parker +9

The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, en route to a 2014 encounter with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, made a gravity assist swing-by of Mars on 25 February 2007, close…

astro-ph.EP2009★ 21 cited

Ultraviolet and visible photometry of asteroid (21) Lutetia using the Hubble Space Telescope

H. A. Weaver, P. D. Feldman, W. J. Merline +10

The asteroid (21) Lutetia is the target of a planned close encounter by the Rosetta spacecraft in July 2010. To prepare for that flyby, Lutetia has been extensively observed by a v…

astro-ph2007★ 125 cited

ALICE: The Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph aboard the New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission

S. Alan Stern, David C. Slater, John Scherrer +8

The New Horizons ALICE instrument is a lightweight (4.4 kg), low-power (4.4 Watt) imaging spectrograph aboard the New Horizons mission to Pluto/Charon and the Kuiper Belt. Its prim…

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…