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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.EP2015★ 2 cited
Orbits of Potential Pluto Satellites and Rings Between Charon and Hydra
Simon B. Porter, S. Alan Stern
Pluto and its five known satellites form a complex dynamic system. Here we explore where additional satellites could exist exterior to Charon (the innermost moon) but interior of H…
astro-ph.EP2015★ 45 cited
The Mutual Orbit, Mass, and Density of the Large Transneptunian Binary System Varda and Ilmarë
W. M. Grundy, S. B. Porter, S. D. Benecchi +7
From observations by the Hubble Space Telescope, Keck II Telescope, and Gemini North Telescope, we have determined the mutual orbit of the large transneptunian object (174567) Vard…