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Enceladus' Damascus Sulci

Dr Carly Howett

Associate Professor of Space Instrumentation

Research theme

  • Exoplanets and planetary physics

Sub department

  • Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics

Research groups

  • Planetary surfaces
  • Solar system
  • Space instrumentation
carly.howett@physics.ox.ac.uk
Atmospheric Physics Clarendon Laboratory
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The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds.

Astrobiology 19:1 (2019) 1-27

Authors:

Amanda R Hendrix, Terry A Hurford, Laura M Barge, Michael T Bland, Jeff S Bowman, William Brinckerhoff, Bonnie J Buratti, Morgan L Cable, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Geoffrey C Collins, Serina Diniega, Christopher R German, Alexander G Hayes, Tori Hoehler, Sona Hosseini, Carly JA Howett, Alfred S McEwen, Catherine D Neish, Marc Neveu, Tom A Nordheim, G Wesley Patterson, D Alex Patthoff, Cynthia Phillips, Alyssa Rhoden, Britney E Schmidt, Kelsi N Singer, Jason M Soderblom, Steven D Vance

Abstract:

In this article, we summarize the work of the NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) group. The aim of this group is to assemble the scientific framework that will guide the exploration of ocean worlds, and to identify and prioritize science objectives for ocean worlds over the next several decades. The overarching goal of an Ocean Worlds exploration program as defined by ROW is to "identify ocean worlds, characterize their oceans, evaluate their habitability, search for life, and ultimately understand any life we find." The ROW team supports the creation of an exploration program that studies the full spectrum of ocean worlds, that is, not just the exploration of known ocean worlds such as Europa but candidate ocean worlds such as Triton as well. The ROW team finds that the confirmed ocean worlds Enceladus, Titan, and Europa are the highest priority bodies to target in the near term to address ROW goals. Triton is the highest priority candidate ocean world to target in the near term. A major finding of this study is that, to map out a coherent Ocean Worlds Program, significant input is required from studies here on Earth; rigorous Research and Analysis studies are called for to enable some future ocean worlds missions to be thoughtfully planned and undertaken. A second finding is that progress needs to be made in the area of collaborations between Earth ocean scientists and extraterrestrial ocean scientists.
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Washboard and fluted terrains on Pluto as evidence for ancient glaciation

Nature Astronomy Springer Nature 3:1 (2019) 62-68

Authors:

Oliver L White, Jeffrey M Moore, Alan D Howard, William B McKinnon, James T Keane, Kelsi N Singer, Tanguy Bertrand, Stuart J Robbins, Paul M Schenk, Bernard Schmitt, Bonnie J Buratti, S Alan Stern, Kimberly Ennico, Cathy B Olkin, Harold A Weaver, Leslie A Young
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Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn

University of Arizona Press, 2018

Authors:

Paul M Schenk, Roger N Clark, Carly JA Howett, Anne J Verbiscer, J Hunter Waite

Abstract:

As a new volume in the Space Science Series, Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn brings together nearly eighty of the world’s top experts writing more than twenty chapters to set the foundation for what we currently understand, while ...

Composition of Pluto’s small satellites: Analysis of New Horizons spectral images

Icarus Elsevier 315 (2018) 30-45

Authors:

Jason C Cook, Cristina M Dalle Ore, Silvia Protopapa, Richard P Binzel, Richard Cartwright, Dale P Cruikshank, Alissa Earle, William M Grundy, Kimberly Ennico, Carly Howett, Donald E Jennings, Allen W Lunsford, Catherine B Olkin, Alex H Parker, Sylvain Philippe, Dennis Reuter, Bernard Schmitt, John A Stansberry, S Alan Stern, Anne Verbiscer, Harold A Weaver, Leslie A Young
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Methane distribution on Pluto as mapped by the New Horizons Ralph/MVIC instrument

Icarus Elsevier 314 (2018) 195-209

Authors:

Alissa M Earle, W Grundy, CJA Howett, CB Olkin, AH Parker, F Scipioni, RP Binzel, RA Beyer, JC Cook, DP Cruikshank, CM Dalle Ore, K Ennico, S Protopapa, DC Reuter, PM Schenk, B Schmitt, SA Stern, HA Weaver, LA Young, The New Horizons Surface Composition Theme Team
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