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

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astro-ph.EP2017★ 21 cited

FUV Spectral Signatures of Molecules and the Evolution of the Gaseous Coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Paul D. Feldman, Michael F. A'Hearn, Jean-Loup Bertaux +10

The Alice far-ultraviolet imaging spectrograph onboard Rosetta observed emissions from atomic and molecular species from within the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during t…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 63 cited

Evidence of sub-surface energy storage in comet 67P from the outburst of 2016 July 3

J. Agarwal, V. Della Corte, P. D. Feldman +67

On 3 July 2016, several instruments on board ESA's Rosetta spacecraft detected signs of an outburst event on comet 67P, at a heliocentric distance of 3.32 AU from the sun, outbound…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 6 cited

New Horizons Upper Limits on O in Pluto's Present Day Atmosphere

J. A. Kammer, S. A. Stern, G. R. Gladstone +5

The surprising discovery by the Rosetta spacecraft of molecular oxygen (O) in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (Bieler et al. 2015) challenged our understanding of t…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 31 cited

HO and O Absorption in the Coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Measured by the Alice Far-Ultraviolet Spectrograph on Rosetta

Brian A. Keeney, S. Alan Stern, Michael F. A'Hearn +10

We have detected HO and O absorption against the far-UV continuum of stars located on lines of sight near the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using the Alice ima…

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…