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View article: Using VIRTIS on Venus Express to Constrain the Properties of the Giant Dark Cloud Observed in Images of Venus by IR2 on Akatsuki
Using VIRTIS on Venus Express to Constrain the Properties of the Giant Dark Cloud Observed in Images of Venus by IR2 on Akatsuki Open
A cloud opacity contrast feature that has been called a “long-lived sharp disruption” has been seen in the atmosphere of Venus in the near-infrared using Akatsuki’s IR2 camera, most clearly at equatorial latitudes. This feature was found t…
View article: Habitability, Geodynamics, and the Case for Venus
Habitability, Geodynamics, and the Case for Venus Open
Geodynamics, like Earth’s plate tectonics (PT), governs long-term planetary evolution and habitability. Beyond Earth, only Venus may have key elements of PT: subduction (the 1st step in PT) and continents. Revealing Venus’ geodynamics is k…
View article: Recommendations for Addressing Priority Io Science in the Next Decade
Recommendations for Addressing Priority Io Science in the Next Decade Open
Io is a priority destination for solar system exploration. The scope and importance of science questions at Io necessitates a broad portfolio of research and analysis, telescopic observations, and planetary missions - including a dedicated…
View article: Jupiter System Observatory at Sun-Jupiter Lagrangian Point One
Jupiter System Observatory at Sun-Jupiter Lagrangian Point One Open
We present a New Frontiers class mission concept of a Jupiter system observatory located at the Sun-Jupiter L1 point focusing on time-domain sciences to study Jupiter, its Galilean moons, and irregular satellites and address fundamental so…
View article: The Atmospheric eXploration and Investigative Synergy (AXIS) Group: proposal for a new interdisciplinary NASA Assessment/Analysis Group (AG)
The Atmospheric eXploration and Investigative Synergy (AXIS) Group: proposal for a new interdisciplinary NASA Assessment/Analysis Group (AG) Open
Whitepaper #433 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: atmospheric/exospheric evolution; other: Infrastructure; other planetary bodies: Terrestrial planets in the Solar System and Beyond
View article: The Science Case for Io Exploration
The Science Case for Io Exploration Open
Io is a priority destination for solar system exploration, as it is the best natural laboratory to study the intertwined processes of tidal heating, extreme volcanism, and atmosphere-magnetosphere interactions. Io exploration is relevant t…
View article: Discovery of a 150 day period in the Venus condensational clouds
Discovery of a 150 day period in the Venus condensational clouds Open
We have analyzed the long-term regional and global variation of emitted radiance in 1.74 µ m and 2.30 µ m near infrared spectral windows in the Venus atmosphere using the medium resolution, infrared channel of the Visible and Infrared Ther…
View article: The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons
The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons Open
New Horizons unveils the Pluto system In July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft flew through the Pluto system at high speed, humanity's first close look at this enigmatic system on the outskirts of our solar system. In a series of papers, …
View article: The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons
The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons Open
New Horizons unveils the Pluto system In July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft flew through the Pluto system at high speed, humanity's first close look at this enigmatic system on the outskirts of our solar system. In a series of papers, …