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20142023
most citedThe Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

485 citations · 1.4k across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

astro-ph.EP2023★ 7 cited

Surface Composition of Pluto's Kiladze Area and Relationship to Cryovolcanism

A. Emran, C. M. Dalle Ore, D. P. Cruikshank +1

A link between exposures of water (HO) ice with traces of an ammoniated compound (e.g., a salt) and the probable effusion of a water-rich cryolava onto the surface of Pluto…

astro-ph.EP2021

The science case for spacecraft exploration of the Uranian satellites: Candidate ocean worlds in an ice giant system

Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom A. Nordheim +15

The 27 satellites of Uranus are enigmatic, with dark surfaces coated by material that could be rich in organics. Voyager 2 imaged the southern hemispheres of Uranus' five largest '…

astro-ph.IM2020

The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites

Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom Nordheim +14

The five classical Uranian moons are possible ocean worlds that exhibit bizarre geologic landforms, hinting at recent surface-interior communication. However, Uranus' classical moo…

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.EP2019★ 61 cited

Pluto's Haze as a Surface Material

W. M. Grundy, T. Bertrand, R. P. Binzel +37

Pluto's atmospheric haze settles out rapidly compared with geological timescales. It needs to be accounted for as a surface material, distinct from Pluto's icy bedrock and from the…