Search Results - "Prettyman, T."
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Extensive water ice within Ceres’ aqueously altered regolith: Evidence from nuclear spectroscopy
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (06-01-2017)“…The surface elemental composition of dwarf planet Ceres constrains its regolith ice content, aqueous alteration processes, and interior evolution. Using…”
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Dawn arrives at Ceres: Exploration of a small, volatile-rich world
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (02-09-2016)“…On 6 March 2015, Dawn arrived at Ceres to find a dark, desiccated surface punctuated by small, bright areas. Parts of Ceres' surface are heavily cratered, but…”
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Dawn at Vesta: Testing the Protoplanetary Paradigm
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (11-05-2012)“…The Dawn spacecraft targeted 4 Vesta, believed to be a remnant intact protoplanet from the earliest epoch of solar system formation, based on analyses of…”
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Ammoniated phyllosilicates with a likely outer Solar System origin on (1) Ceres
Published in Nature (London) (10-12-2015)“…Infrared spectra of (1) Ceres acquired at distances of 82,000 to 4,300 kilometres from the surface indicate widespread ammoniated phyllosilicates; the presence…”
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Elemental composition of the lunar surface: Analysis of gamma ray spectroscopy data from Lunar Prospector
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets (01-12-2006)“…Gamma ray spectroscopy data acquired by Lunar Prospector are used to determine global maps of the elemental composition of the lunar surface. Maps of the…”
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Vesta's Shape and Morphology
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (11-05-2012)“…Vesta's surface is characterized by abundant impact craters, some with preserved ejecta blankets, large troughs extending around the equatorial region,…”
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Chondritic models of 4 Vesta: Implications for geochemical and geophysical properties
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-11-2013)“…Simple mass‐balance and thermodynamic constraints are used to illustrate the potential geochemical and geophysical diversity of a fully differentiated…”
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An aqueously altered carbon-rich Ceres
Published in Nature astronomy (01-02-2019)“…The surface mineralogy of dwarf planet Ceres appears to be dominated by products of rock–fluid interactions, such as phyllosilicates—some of which are NH 4…”
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Pitted terrains on (1) Ceres and implications for shallow subsurface volatile distribution
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-07-2017)“…Prior to the arrival of the Dawn spacecraft at Ceres, the dwarf planet was anticipated to be ice‐rich. Searches for morphological features related to ice have…”
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Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-03-2020)“…Some years ago, the consensus was that asteroid (16) Psyche was almost entirely metal. New data on density, radar properties, and spectral signatures indicate…”
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Global Distribution of Neutrons from Mars: Results from Mars Odyssey
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-07-2002)“…Global distributions of thermal, epithermal, and fast neutron fluxes have been mapped during late southern summer/northern winter using the Mars Odyssey…”
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Distribution of Hydrogen in the near Surface of Mars: Evidence for Subsurface Ice Deposits
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-07-2002)“…Using the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer on the Mars Odyssey, we have identified two regions near the poles that are enriched in hydrogen. The data indicate the…”
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Determining the Relative Cratering Ages of Regions of Psyche’s Surface
Published in Space science reviews (01-06-2022)“…The study of the cratering history of asteroid (16) Psyche is one of the investigations to be performed by the NASA Psyche mission. A dedicated Relative Ages…”
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Global distribution of near-surface hydrogen on Mars
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets (01-09-2004)“…Neutron data observed using the Neutron Spectrometer aboard 2001 Mars Odyssey provide a lower limit to the global inventory of Martian water‐equivalent…”
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MCNPX benchmark for cosmic ray interactions with the Moon
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets (01-06-2006)“…The MCNPX radiation transport code is used to simulate cosmic ray interactions within the Moon. Accurate source, geometric, and physics models are developed to…”
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Impact-driven mobilization of deep crustal brines on dwarf planet Ceres
Published in Nature astronomy (01-08-2020)“…Ceres, the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System, appears to be a relict ocean world. Data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft provided evidence that…”
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Correction to: Determining the Relative Cratering Ages of Regions of Psyche’s Surface
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Mars Odyssey neutron data: 1. Data processing and models of water-equivalent-hydrogen distribution
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (01-11-2011)“…For more than 7 years, the Los Alamos built Mars Odyssey Neutron Spectrometer (MONS) has measured the neutron albedo from Mars in three consecutive energy…”
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Evidence for water ice near the lunar poles
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (25-10-2001)“…Improved versions of Lunar Prospector thermal and epithermal neutron data were studied to help discriminate between potential delivery and retention mechanisms…”
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Vesta, vestoids, and the HED meteorites: Interconnections and differences based on Dawn Framing Camera observations
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-10-2013)“…The Framing Camera (FC) on the Dawn spacecraft provided the first view of 4 Vesta at sufficiently high spatial resolution to enable a detailed correlation of…”
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