The Pluto System After New Horizons
SA Stern, WM Grundy, WB McKinnon… - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The New Horizons (NH) flyby of the Pluto–Charon binary planet and its system of four small
surrounding satellites in mid-2015 revolutionized our knowledge of this distant planet and its …
surrounding satellites in mid-2015 revolutionized our knowledge of this distant planet and its …
Future exploration of the outer heliosphere and very local interstellar medium by interstellar probe
PC Brandt, E Provornikova, SD Bale, A Cocoros… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
A detailed overview of the knowledge gaps in our understanding of the heliospheric
interaction with the largely unexplored Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) are provided …
interaction with the largely unexplored Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) are provided …
Report of the IAU working group on cartographic coordinates and rotational elements: 2015
BA Archinal, CH Acton, MF A'hearn, A Conrad… - Celestial Mechanics and …, 2018 - Springer
This report continues the practice where the IAU Working Group on Cartographic
Coordinates and Rotational Elements revises recommendations regarding those topics for …
Coordinates and Rotational Elements revises recommendations regarding those topics for …
Pluto's ocean is capped and insulated by gas hydrates
Abstract Many icy Solar System bodies possess subsurface oceans. On Pluto, Sputnik
Planitia's location near the equator suggests the presence of a subsurface ocean and a …
Planitia's location near the equator suggests the presence of a subsurface ocean and a …
Reorientation of Sputnik Planitia implies a subsurface ocean on Pluto
F Nimmo, DP Hamilton, WB McKinnon, PM Schenk… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The deep nitrogen-covered basin on Pluto, informally named Sputnik Planitia, is located
very close to the longitude of Pluto's tidal axis and may be an impact feature, by analogy with …
very close to the longitude of Pluto's tidal axis and may be an impact feature, by analogy with …
Basins, fractures and volcanoes: Global cartography and topography of Pluto from New Horizons
PM Schenk, RA Beyer, WB McKinnon, JM Moore… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2015 New Horizons flyby has produced the first high-resolution maps of
morphology and topography of Pluto and Charon, the most distant objects so mapped …
morphology and topography of Pluto and Charon, the most distant objects so mapped …
Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt object
INTRODUCTION The Kuiper Belt is a broad, torus-shaped region in the outer Solar System
beyond Neptune's orbit. It contains primordial planetary building blocks and dwarf planets …
beyond Neptune's orbit. It contains primordial planetary building blocks and dwarf planets …
Detection of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the stratified surface of Charon with JWST
S Protopapa, U Raut, I Wong, J Stansberry… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Charon, Pluto's largest moon, has been extensively studied, with research focusing on its
primitive composition and changes due to radiation and photolysis. However, spectral data …
primitive composition and changes due to radiation and photolysis. However, spectral data …
Origin of the Pluto–Charon system: Constraints from the New Horizons flyby
New Horizon's accurate determination of the sizes and densities of Pluto and Charon now
permit precise internal models of both bodies to be constructed. Assuming differentiated rock …
permit precise internal models of both bodies to be constructed. Assuming differentiated rock …
Structure and composition of Pluto's atmosphere from the New Horizons solar ultraviolet occultation
The Alice instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft observed an ultraviolet solar
occultation by Pluto's atmosphere on 2015 July 14. The transmission vs. altitude was …
occultation by Pluto's atmosphere on 2015 July 14. The transmission vs. altitude was …