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Composition and structure of the shallow subsurface of Ceres revealed by crater morphology by Bland, Michael T., Raymond, Carol A., Schenk, Paul M., Fu, Roger R., Kneissl, Thomas, Pasckert, Jan Hendrik, Hiesinger, Harry, Preusker, Frank, Park, Ryan S., Marchi, Simone, King, Scott D., Castillo-Rogez, Julie C., Russell, Christopher T.

“…Before NASA’s Dawn mission, the dwarf planet Ceres was widely believed to contain a substantial ice-rich layer below its rocky surface. The existence of such a…”
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Predicted crater morphologies on Ceres: Probing internal structure and evolution by Bland, Michael T.

“…•We simulate viscous relaxation of impact craters in a putative ice layer on Ceres.•We predict extensive crater relaxation.•Complete crater erasure is…”
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The vanishing cryovolcanoes of Ceres by Sori, Michael M., Byrne, Shane, Bland, Michael T., Bramson, Ali M., Ermakov, Anton I., Hamilton, Christopher W., Otto, Katharina A., Ruesch, Ottaviano, Russell, Christopher T.

“…Ahuna Mons is a 4 km tall mountain on Ceres interpreted as a geologically young cryovolcanic dome. Other possible cryovolcanic features are more ambiguous,…”
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Enceladus' extreme heat flux as revealed by its relaxed craters by Bland, Michael T., Singer, Kelsi N., McKinnon, William B., Schenk, Paul M.

“…Enceladus' cratered terrains contain large numbers of unusually shallow craters consistent with deformation by viscous relaxation of water ice under conditions…”
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Current Status of the Community Sensor Model Standard for the Generation of Planetary Digital Terrain Models by Hare, Trent M., Kirk, Randolph L., Bland, Michael T., Galuszka, Donna M., Laura, Jason R., Mayer, David P., Redding, Bonnie L., Wheeler, Benjamin H.

“…The creation of accurate elevation models (topography) from stereo images are critical for a large variety of geospatial activities, including the production…”
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How Well Do We Know Europa’s Topography? An Evaluation of the Variability in Digital Terrain Models of Europa by Bland, Michael T., Kirk, Randolph L., Galuszka, Donna M., Mayer, David P., Beyer, Ross A., Fergason, Robin L.

“…Jupiter’s moon Europa harbors one of the most likely environments for extant extraterrestrial life. Determining whether Europa is truly habitable requires…”
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Ceres internal structure from geophysical constraints by King, Scott D., Castillo‐Rogez, Julie C., Toplis, M. J., Bland, Michael T., Raymond, Carol A., Russell, Christopher T.

“…Thermal evolution modeling has yielded a variety of interior structures for Ceres, ranging from a modestly differentiated interior to more advanced evolution…”
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Improving the Usability of Galileo and Voyager Images of Jupiter's Moon Europa by Bland, Michael T., Weller, Lynn A., Archinal, Brent A., Smith, Ethan, Wheeler, Benjamin H.

“…NASA's Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and Galileo spacecraft acquired hundreds of images of Jupiter's moon Europa. These images provide the only moderate‐ to…”
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Cryovolcanic rates on Ceres revealed by topography by Sori, Michael M., Sizemore, Hanna G., Byrne, Shane, Bramson, Ali M., Bland, Michael T., Stein, Nathaniel T., Russell, Christopher T.

“…Cryovolcanism, defined here as the extrusion of icy material from depth, may be an important planetary phenomenon in shaping the surfaces of many worlds in the…”
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The orbital–thermal evolution and global expansion of Ganymede by Bland, Michael T., Showman, Adam P., Tobie, Gabriel

“…The tectonically and cryovolcanically resurfaced terrains of Ganymede attest to the satellite's turbulent geologic history. Yet, the ultimate cause of its…”
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Ceres’ Broad‐Scale Surface Geomorphology Largely Due To Asymmetric Internal Convection by King, Scott D., Bland, Michael T., Marchi, Simone, Raymond, Carol A., Russell, Christopher T., Scully, Jennifer E. C., Sizemore, Hanna G.

“…While we now know much about the volatile‐rich world of Ceres from the Dawn mission, the deep interior remains something of an enigma, shrouded by a crust…”
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The effects of strain localization on the formation of Ganymede’s grooved terrain by Bland, Michael T., McKinnon, William B., Showman, Adam P.

“…We investigate the effects of strain localization on the formation of Ganymede’s grooved terrain by numerically modeling the extension of an ice lithosphere in…”
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The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds by Hendrix, Amanda R, Hurford, Terry A, Barge, Laura M, Bland, Michael T, Bowman, Jeff S, Brinckerhoff, William, Buratti, Bonnie J, Cable, Morgan L, Castillo-Rogez, Julie, Collins, Geoffrey C, Diniega, Serina, German, Christopher R, Hayes, Alexander G, Hoehler, Tori, Hosseini, Sona, Howett, Carly J A, McEwen, Alfred S, Neish, Catherine D, Neveu, Marc, Nordheim, Tom A, Patterson, G Wesley, Patthoff, D Alex, Phillips, Cynthia, Rhoden, Alyssa, Schmidt, Britney E, Singer, Kelsi N, Soderblom, Jason M, Vance, Steven D

“…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…”
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The interior structure of Ceres as revealed by surface topography by Fu, Roger R., Ermakov, Anton I., Marchi, Simone, Castillo-Rogez, Julie C., Raymond, Carol A., Hager, Bradford H., Zuber, Maria T., King, Scott D., Bland, Michael T., Cristina De Sanctis, Maria, Preusker, Frank, Park, Ryan S., Russell, Christopher T.

“…Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt (940 km diameter), provides a unique opportunity to study the interior structure of a volatile-rich dwarf planet…”
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Mountain building on Io driven by deep faulting by Bland, Michael T., McKinnon, William B.

“…The high relief on Jupiter’s moon Io has been linked to compression due to global subsidence. Simulations show that Io’s mountains may form along thrust faults…”
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Geomorphological evidence for ground ice on dwarf planet Ceres by Schmidt, Britney E., Hughson, Kynan H. G., Chilton, Heather T., Scully, Jennifer E. C., Platz, Thomas, Nathues, Andreas, Sizemore, Hanna, Bland, Michael T., Byrne, Shane, Marchi, Simone, O’Brien, David P., Schorghofer, Norbert, Hiesinger, Harald, Jaumann, Ralf, Pasckert, Jan Hendrik, Lawrence, Justin D., Buzckowski, Debra, Castillo-Rogez, Julie C., Sykes, Mark V., Schenk, Paul M., DeSanctis, Maria-Cristina, Mitri, Giuseppe, Formisano, Michelangelo, Li, Jian-Yang, Reddy, Vishnu, LeCorre, Lucille, Russell, Christopher T., Raymond, Carol A.

“…Five decades of observations of Ceres suggest that the dwarf planet has a composition similar to carbonaceous meteorites and may have an ice-rich outer shell…”
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Increasing the Usability and Accessibility of Voyager 2 Images of Triton by Bland, Michael T., Martin, Emily S., Patthoff, Alex

“…Abstract Much of what we know about Neptune’s moon Triton was inferred from the analysis of images returned by the Voyager 2 mission, the only spacecraft to…”
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Relaxed impact craters on Ganymede: Regional variation and high heat flows by Singer, Kelsi N., Bland, Michael T., Schenk, Paul M., McKinnon, William B.

“…•Apparent depths for 180 craters on Ganymede were measured.•Many craters exhibit substantially reduced depths compared to fresh craters.•Regions near the south…”
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Constraining the heat flux between Enceladus’ tiger stripes: Numerical modeling of funiscular plains formation by Bland, Michael T., McKinnon, William B., Schenk, Paul M.

“…•Enceladus’ funiscular terrain consists of short wavelength, periodic ridges.•We simulate lithospheric shortening to test whether the terrain formed by…”
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Exploring the Interior of Europa with the Europa Clipper by Roberts, James H., McKinnon, William B., Elder, Catherine M., Tobie, Gabriel, Biersteker, John B., Young, Duncan, Park, Ryan S., Steinbrügge, Gregor, Nimmo, Francis, Howell, Samuel M., Castillo-Rogez, Julie C., Cable, Morgan L., Abrahams, Jacob N., Bland, Michael T., Chivers, Chase, Cochrane, Corey J., Dombard, Andrew J., Ernst, Carolyn, Genova, Antonio, Gerekos, Christopher, Glein, Christopher, Harris, Camilla D., Hay, Hamish C. F. C., Hayne, Paul O., Hedman, Matthew, Hussmann, Hauke, Jia, Xianzhe, Khurana, Krishan, Kiefer, Walter S., Kirk, Randolph, Kivelson, Margaret, Lawrence, Justin, Leonard, Erin J., Lunine, Jonathan I., Mazarico, Erwan, McCord, Thomas B., McEwen, Alfred, Paty, Carol, Quick, Lynnae C., Raymond, Carol A., Retherford, Kurt D., Roth, Lorenz, Rymer, Abigail, Saur, Joachim, Scanlan, Kirk, Schroeder, Dustin M., Senske, David A., Shao, Wencheng, Soderlund, Krista, Spiers, Elizabeth, Styczinski, Marshall J., Tortora, Paolo, Vance, Steven D., Villarreal, Michaela N., Weiss, Benjamin P., Westlake, Joseph H., Withers, Paul, Wolfenbarger, Natalie, Buratti, Bonnie, Korth, Haje, Pappalardo, Robert T.

“…The Galileo mission to Jupiter revealed that Europa is an ocean world. The Galileo magnetometer experiment in particular provided strong evidence for a salty…”
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