Search Results - "Towner, M. C"

The Tharsis mantle source of depleted shergottites revealed by 90 million impact craters by Lagain, A., Benedix, G. K., Servis, K., Baratoux, D., Doucet, L. S., Rajšic, A., Devillepoix, H. A. R., Bland, P. A., Towner, M. C., Sansom, E. K., Miljković, K.

“…The only martian rock samples on Earth are meteorites ejected from the surface of Mars by asteroid impacts. The locations and geological contexts of the launch…”
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Deriving Surface Ages on Mars Using Automated Crater Counting by Benedix, G. K., Lagain, A., Chai, K., Meka, S., Anderson, S., Norman, C., Bland, P. A., Paxman, J., Towner, M. C., Tan, T.

“…Impact craters on solar system bodies are used to determine the relative ages of surfaces. The smaller the limiting primary crater size, the higher the spatial…”
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Characteristics of large Martian dust devils using Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System visual and infrared images by Towner, M. C.

“…A search for Martian dust devils has been carried out, using Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) visible‐wavelength images. Simultaneous…”
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Field measurements of horizontal forward motion velocities of terrestrial dust devils: Towards a proxy for ambient winds on Mars and Earth by Balme, M.R., Pathare, A., Metzger, S.M., Towner, M.C., Lewis, S.R., Spiga, A., Fenton, L.K., Renno, N.O., Elliott, H.M., Saca, F.A., Michaels, T.I., Russell, P., Verdasca, J.

“…► We measured the speed dust devils (DDs) move across the ground on Earth. ► Long baseline stereo imaging allowed ground motion of >100 DDs to be measured. ►…”
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In situ measurements of particle load and transport in dust devils by Metzger, S.M., Balme, M.R., Towner, M.C., Bos, B.J., Ringrose, T.J., Patel, M.R.

“…► In situ measurements of 3D wind and particle load profiles in dust devils. ► Calculation of horizontal profiles of dust devil vertical dust flux. ► Most…”
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Assessing the power law hypothesis for the size–frequency distribution of terrestrial and martian dust devils by Pathare, A.V., Balme, M.R., Metzger, S.M., Spiga, A., Towner, M.C., Renno, N.O., Saca, F.

“…Competing hypotheses for the diameter dependence of terrestrial and martian dust devil frequency are assessed using new field observations from two sites in…”
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Observation of metre-scale impactors by the Desert Fireball Network by Devillepoix, H A R, Bland, P A, Sansom, E K, Towner, M C, Cupák, M, Howie, R M, Hartig, B A D, Jansen-Sturgeon, T, Cox, M A

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Speed of sound measurements and the methane abundance in Titan's atmosphere by Hagermann, A., Rosenberg, P.D., Towner, M.C., Garry, J.R.C., Svedhem, H., Leese, M.R., Hathi, B., Lorenz, R.D., Zarnecki, J.C.

“…Aboard the Huygens probe, which descended through Titan's atmosphere in January 2005, was the Surface Science Package (SSP), a set of 9 sensors, including a…”
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Using atmospheric impact data to model meteoroid close encounters by Shober, P M, Jansen-Sturgeon, T, Bland, P A, Devillepoix, H A R, Sansom, E K, Towner, M C, Cupák, M, Howie, R M, Hartig, B A D

“…ABSTRACT Based on telescopic observations of Jupiter-family comets (JFCs), there is predicted to be a paucity of objects at sub-kilometre sizes. However,…”
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Convective vortices on Mars: a reanalysis of Viking Lander 2 meteorological data, sols 1–60 by Ringrose, T.J., Towner, M.C., Zarnecki, J.C.

“…Dust devil data from Mars is limited by a lack of data relating to diurnal dust devil behaviour. Previous work looking at the Viking Lander meteorological data…”
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Physical properties of Titan's surface at the Huygens landing site from the Surface Science Package Acoustic Properties sensor (API-S) by Towner, M.C., Garry, J.R.C., Lorenz, R.D., Hagermann, A., Hathi, B., Svedhem, H., Clark, B.C., Leese, M.R., Zarnecki, J.C.

“…We present the results from the first sonar to be deployed outside of Earth, and the first active acoustic instrument on Titan, onboard the Huygens probe, and…”
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In situ measurements of the physical characteristics of Titan's environment by López-Moreno, J. J, Flamini, E, Harri, A. M, Coustenis, A, Seiff, A, Trautner, R, Fulchignoni, M, Mäkinen, T, Towner, M. C, McDonnell, J. A. M, Fanti, G, Lion Stoppato, P. F, Debei, S, Barucci, M. A, Schwingenschuh, K, Borucki, W, Zarnecki, J. C, Bianchini, G, Colombatti, G, Molina-Cuberos, G, Falkner, P, Bar-Nun, A, Lehto, A, Leese, M. R, Angrilli, F, McKay, C. P, Tokano, T, Ferri, F, Saggin, B, Hathi, B, Grard, R, Jernej, I, Bettanini, C, Rodrigo, R, Gaborit, V, Coradini, M, Simões, F, Ball, A. J, Neubauer, F. M, Pirronello, V, Withers, P, Svedhem, H, Hamelin, M

“…On the basis of previous ground-based and fly-by information, we knew that Titan's atmosphere was mainly nitrogen, with some methane, but its temperature and…”
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In situ thermal conductivity measurements of Titan's lower atmosphere by Hathi, B., Ball, A.J., Banaszkiewicz, M., Daniell, P.M., Garry, J.R.C., Hagermann, A., Leese, M.R., Lorenz, R.D., Rosenberg, P.D., Towner, M.C., Zarnecki, J.C.

“…Thermal conductivity measurements, presented in this paper (Fig. 3), were made during the descent of the Huygens probe through the atmosphere of Titan below…”
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Physical properties as indicators of liquid compositions: Derivation of the composition for Titan's surface liquids from the Huygens SSP measurements by Hagermann, A., Zarnecki, J. C., Towner, M. C., Rosenberg, P. D., Lorenz, R. D., Leese, M. R., Hathi, B., Ball, A. J.

“…We present a method for inferring the relative molar abundance of constituents of a liquid mixture, in this case methane, ethane, nitrogen and argon, from a…”
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Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and chronology of the Murrili (H5) meteorite fall: The third recovered fall from the Desert Fireball Network by Anderson, S., Benedix, G. K., Forman, L. V., Daly, L., Greenwood, R. C., Franchi, I. A., Friedrich, J. M., Macke, R., Wiggins, S., Britt, D., Cadogan, J. M., Meier, M. M. M., Maden, C., Busemann, H., Welten, K. C., Caffee, M. W., Jourdan, F., Mayers, C., Kennedy, T., Godel, B., Esteban, L., Merigot, K., Bevan, A. W. R., Bland, P. A., Paxman, J., Towner, M. C., Cupak, M., Sansom, E. K., Howie, R., Devillepoix, H., Jansen‐Sturgeon, T., Stuart, D., Strangway, D.

“…Murrili, the third meteorite recovered by the Desert Fireball Network, is analyzed using mineralogy, oxygen isotopes, bulk chemistry, physical properties,…”
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Analysis of entry accelerometer data: A case study of Mars Pathfinder by Withers, Paul, Towner, M.C., Hathi, B., Zarnecki, J.C.

“…Accelerometers are regularly flown on atmosphere-entering spacecraft. Using their measurements, the spacecraft trajectory and the vertical structure of…”
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The impact of market integration on arranged marriages in Matlab, Bangladesh by Schaffnit, S B, Page, A E, Lynch, R, Spake, L, Sear, R, Sosis, R, Shaver, J, Alam, N, Towner, M C, Shenk, M K

“…Success in marriage markets has lasting impacts on women's wellbeing. By arranging marriages, parents exert financial and social powers to influence spouse…”
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The Australian Desert Fireball Network: a new era for planetary science by Bland, P. A., Spurný, P., Bevan, A.W. R., Howard, K. T., Towner, M. C., Benedix, G. K., Greenwood, R. C., Shrbený, L., Franchi, I. A., Deacon, G., Borovička, J., Ceplecha, Z., Vaughan, D., Hough, R. M.

“…Through an international collaboration between Imperial College London, the Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic and the Western Australian Museum, the…”
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SURVIVAL AND SONG-TYPE SHARING IN A SEDENTARY SUBSPECIES OF THE SONG SPARROW by Wilson, Pamela L, Towner, Mary C, Vehrencamp, Sandra L

“…The extent and spatial pattern of song-type sharing among neighboring males in one subspecies of Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia cooperi, were examined in two…”
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A Dynamic Model of Human Dispersal in a Land-Based Economy by Towner, Mary C.

“…This paper presents a dynamic state variable model that examines human dispersal in a land-based economy. In humans, like other animals, many individuals…”
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