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The future of planetary geophysics

Astronomy and Geophysics 51:2 (2010) 2.22-2.25

Authors:

N Teanby, N Bowles

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M. eeting report Nick Teanby and Neil Bowles look to the future for planetary geophysics, drawing together ideas discussed at an RAS Discussion Meeting in November. © 2010 Royal Astronomical Society.
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The lunar reconnaissance orbiter diviner lunar radiometer experiment

Space Science Reviews 150:1-4 (2010) 125-160

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DA Paige, MC Foote, BT Greenhagen, JT Schofield, S Calcutt, AR Vasavada, DJ Preston, FW Taylor, CC Allen, KJ Snook, BM Jakosky, BC Murray, LA Soderblom, B Jau, S Loring, J Bulharowski, NE Bowles, IR Thomas, MT Sullivan, C Avis, EM De Jong, W Hartford, DJ McCleese

Abstract:

The Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will be the first instrument to systematically map the global thermal state of the Moon and its diurnal and seasonal variability. Diviner will measure reflected solar and emitted infrared radiation in nine spectral channels with wavelengths ranging from 0.3 to 400 microns. The resulting measurements will enable characterization of the lunar thermal environment, mapping surface properties such as thermal inertia, rock abundance and silicate mineralogy, and determination of the locations and temperatures of volatile cold traps in the lunar polar regions. © The author(s) 2009.
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Correlations between cloud thickness and sub-cloud water abundance on Venus

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 37 (2010) ARTN L02202

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Constantine CC Tsang, Colin F Wilson, Joanna K Barstow, Patrick GJ Irwin, Fredric W Taylor, Kevin McGouldrick, Giuseppe Piccioni, Pierre Drossart, Hakan Svedhem
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Global Silicate Mineralogy of the Moon from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer

SCIENCE 329:5998 (2010) 1507-1509

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Benjamin T Greenhagen, Paul G Lucey, Michael B Wyatt, Timothy D Glotch, Carlton C Allen, Jessica A Arnold, Joshua L Bandfield, Neil E Bowles, Kerri L Donaldson Hanna, Paul O Hayne, Eugenie Song, Ian R Thomas, David A Paige
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Structure and dynamics of the Martian lower and middle atmosphere as observed by the Mars Climate Sounder: Seasonal variations in zonal mean temperature, dust, and water ice aerosols

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS 115 (2010) ARTN E12016

Authors:

DJ McCleese, NG Heavens, JT Schofield, WA Abdou, JL Bandfield, SB Calcutt, PGJ Irwin, DM Kass, A Kleinbohl, SR Lewis, DA Paige, PL Read, MI Richardson, JH Shirley, FW Taylor, N Teanby, RW Zurek
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