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The Geology of Pluto and Charon Through the Eyes of New Horizons

(2016)

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Jeffrey M Moore, William B McKinnon, John R Spencer, Alan D Howard, Paul M Schenk, Ross A Beyer, Francis Nimmo, Kelsi N Singer, Orkan M Umurhan, Oliver L White, S Alan Stern, Kimberly Ennico, Cathy B Olkin, Harold A Weaver, Leslie A Young, Richard P Binzel, Marc W Buie, Bonnie J Buratti, Andrew F Cheng, Dale P Cruikshank, Will M Grundy, Ivan R Linscott, Harold J Reitsema, Dennis C Reuter, Mark R Showalter, Veronica J Bray, Carrie L Chavez, Carly JA Howett, Tod R Lauer, Carey M Lisse, Alex Harrison Parker, SB Porter, Simon J Robbins, Kirby Runyon, Ted Stryk, Henry B Throop, Constantine CC Tsang, Anne J Verbiscer, Amanda M Zangari, Andrew L Chaikin, Don E Wilhelms
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Surface Compositions Across Pluto and Charon

(2016)

Authors:

WM Grundy, RP Binzel, BJ Buratti, JC Cook, DP Cruikshank, CM Dalle Ore, AM Earle, K Ennico, CJA Howett, AW Lunsford, CB Olkin, AH Parker, S Philippe, S Protopapa, E Quirico, DC Reuter, B Schmitt, KN Singer, AJ Verbiscer, RA Beyer, MW Buie, AF Cheng, DE Jennings, IR Linscott, J Wm Parker, PM Schenk, JR Spencer, JA Stansberry, SA Stern, HB Throop, CCC Tsang, HA Weaver, GE Weigle, LA Young, the New Horizons Science Team
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The Small Satellites of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons

(2016)

Authors:

HA Weaver, MW Buie, BJ Buratti, WM Grundy, TR Lauer, CB Olkin, AH Parker, SB Porter, MR Showalter, JR Spencer, SA Stern, AJ Verbiscer, WB McKinnon, JM Moore, SJ Robbins, P Schenk, KN Singer, OS Barnouin, AF Cheng, CM Ernst, CM Lisse, DE Jennings, AW Lunsford, DC Reuter, DP Hamilton, DE Kaufmann, K Ennico, LA Young, RA Beyer, RP Binzel, VJ Bray, AL Chaikin, JC Cook, DP Cruikshank, CM Dalle Ore, AM Earle, GR Gladstone, CJA Howett, IR Linscott, F Nimmo, J Wm Parker, S Philippe, S Protopapa, HJ Reitsema, B Schmitt, T Stryk, ME Summers, CCC Tsang, HHB Throop, OL White, AM Zangari
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Detection of H3+ auroral emission in Jupiter's 5-micron window

Astronomy and Astrophysics EDP Sciences (2016)

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Rohini Giles, Ln Fletcher, Pgj Irwin, Et al.

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We use high-resolution ground-based observations from the VLT CRIRES instrument in November 2012 to identify sixteen previously undetected H3+ emission lines from Jupiter’s ionosphere. These emission lines are located in Jupiter’s 5-micron window (4.5−5.2 μm), an optically-thin region of the planet’s spectrum where the radiation mostly originates from the deep troposphere. The H3+ emission lines are so strong that they are visible even against this bright background. We measure the Doppler broadening of the H3+ emission lines in order to evaluate the kinetic temperature of the molecules, and we obtain a value of 1390 ± 160 K. We also measure the relative intensities of lines in the ν2 fundamental in order to calculate the rotational temperature, obtaining a value of 960 ± 40 K. Finally, we use the detection of an emission line from the 2ν2(2)-ν2 overtone to measure a vibrational temperature of 925 ± 25 K. We use these three independent temperature estimates to discuss the thermodynamic equilibrium of Jupiter’s ionosphere.

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ISOTOPIC RATIOS OF CARBON AND OXYGEN IN TITAN'S CO USING ALMA

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS 821:1 (2016) ARTN L8

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J Serigano, CA Nixon, MA Cordiner, PGJ Irwin, NA Teanby, SB Charnley, JE Lindberg
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