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20052022
most citedThe Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

485 citations · 791 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

astro-ph.EP2022

A Near Surface Temperature Model of Arrokoth

O. M. Umurhan, W. M. Grundy, M. K. Bird +19

A near surface thermal model for Arrokoth is developed based on the recently released facet model of the body. This thermal solution takes into account Arrokoth's surface re…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 175 cited

Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt Object

S. A. Stern, H. A. Weaver, J. R. Spencer +202

The Kuiper Belt is a distant region of the Solar System. On 1 January 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft flew close to (486958) 2014 MU69, a Cold Classical Kuiper Belt Object, a cla…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 86 cited

Color, Composition, and Thermal Environment of Kuiper Belt Object (486958) Arrokoth

W. M. Grundy, M. K. Bird, D. T. Britt +46

The outer Solar System object (486958) Arrokoth (provisional designation 2014 MU) has been largely undisturbed since its formation. We study its surface composition using da…

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-ph.IM2015★ 35 cited

The Hera Saturn Entry Probe Mission

O. Mousis, D. H. Atkinson, T. Spilker +41

The Hera Saturn entry probe mission is proposed as an M--class mission led by ESA with a contribution from NASA. It consists of one atmospheric probe to be sent into the atmosphere…

astro-ph2005★ 10 cited

Recent Searches for the Radio Lines of NH_3 in Comets

J. Hatchell, M. K. Bird, F. F. S. van der Tak +1

Radio observations in the ammonia inversion lines of four comets, C/2001 A2 (LINEAR), 153P/Ikeya-Zhang, C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) and C/2002 T7 (LINEAR), were performed at the Effelsberg 10…