The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons
Author:
Stern S. A.1, Bagenal F.2, Ennico K.3, Gladstone G. R.4, Grundy W. M.5, McKinnon W. B.6, Moore J. M.3, Olkin C. B.1, Spencer J. R.1, Weaver H. A.7, Young L. A.1, Andert T.8, Andrews J.1, Banks M.9, Bauer B.7, Bauman J.10, Barnouin O. S.7, Bedini P.7, Beisser K.7, Beyer R. A.3, Bhaskaran S.11, Binzel R. P.12, Birath E.1, Bird M.13, Bogan D. J.14, Bowman A.7, Bray V. J.15, Brozovic M.11, Bryan C.10, Buckley M. R.7, Buie M. W.1, Buratti B. J.11, Bushman S. S.7, Calloway A.7, Carcich B.16, Cheng A. F.7, Conard S.7, Conrad C. A.1, Cook J. C.1, Cruikshank D. P.3, Custodio O. S.7, Dalle Ore C. M.3, Deboy C.7, Dischner Z. J. B.1, Dumont P.10, Earle A. M.12, Elliott H. A.4, Ercol J.7, Ernst C. M.7, Finley T.1, Flanigan S. H.7, Fountain G.7, Freeze M. J.7, Greathouse T.4, Green J. L.17, Guo Y.7, Hahn M.18, Hamilton D. P.19, Hamilton S. A.7, Hanley J.4, Harch A.1, Hart H. M.7, Hersman C. B.7, Hill A.7, Hill M. E.7, Hinson D. P.20, Holdridge M. E.7, Horanyi M.2, Howard A. D.21, Howett C. J. A.1, Jackman C.10, Jacobson R. A.11, Jennings D. E.22, Kammer J. A.1, Kang H. K.7, Kaufmann D. E.1, Kollmann P.7, Krimigis S. M.7, Kusnierkiewicz D.7, Lauer T. R.23, Lee J. E.24, Lindstrom K. L.7, Linscott I. R.25, Lisse C. M.7, Lunsford A. W.22, Mallder V. A.7, Martin N.1, McComas D. J.4, McNutt R. L.7, Mehoke D.7, Mehoke T.7, Melin E. D.7, Mutchler M.26, Nelson D.10, Nimmo F.27, Nunez J. I.7, Ocampo A.17, Owen W. M.11, Paetzold M.18, Page B.10, Parker A. H.1, Parker J. W.1, Pelletier F.10, Peterson J.1, Pinkine N.7, Piquette M.2, Porter S. B.1, Protopapa S.19, Redfern J.1, Reitsema H. J.1, Reuter D. C.22, Roberts J. H.7, Robbins S. J.1, Rogers G.7, Rose D.1, Runyon K.7, Retherford K. D.4, Ryschkewitsch M. G.7, Schenk P.28, Schindhelm E.1, Sepan B.7, Showalter M. R.20, Singer K. N.1, Soluri M.29, Stanbridge D.10, Steffl A. J.1, Strobel D. F.30, Stryk T.31, Summers M. E.32, Szalay J. R.2, Tapley M.4, Taylor A.10, Taylor H.7, Throop H. B.9, Tsang C. C. C.1, Tyler G. L.25, Umurhan O. M.3, Verbiscer A. J.33, Versteeg M. H.4, Vincent M.1, Webbert R.7, Weidner S.4, Weigle G. E.4, White O. L.3, Whittenburg K.7, Williams B. G.10, Williams K.10, Williams S.7, Woods W. W.25, Zangari A. M.1, Zirnstein E.4
Affiliation:
1. Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, USA. 2. Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. 3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center, Space Science Division, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA. 4. Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 28510, USA. 5. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA. 6. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. 7. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USA. 8. Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg 85577, Germany. 9. Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA. 10. KinetX Aerospace, Tempe, AZ 85284, USA. 11. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011, USA. 12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. 13. University of Bonn, Bonn D-53113, Germany. 14. NASA Headquarters (retired), Washington, DC 20546, USA. 15. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. 16. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. 17. NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, USA. 18. Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung an der Universität zu Köln, Cologne 50931, Germany. 19. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. 20. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. 21. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA. 22. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. 23. National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ 26732, USA. 24. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA. 25. Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. 26. Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. 27. University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. 28. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, USA. 29. Michael Soluri Photography, New York, NY 10014, USA. 30. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. 31. Roane State Community College, Jamestown, TN 38556, USA. 32. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA. 33. Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
Abstract
New Horizons' views of Pluto
The flyby of Pluto and its moon Charon by the New Horizons spacecraft generated news coverage around the world. Now Stern
et al.
report the first scientific results from the high-speed encounter. The surface of Pluto is surprisingly diverse, with large regions of differing brightness and composition. There is ample evidence for ongoing rich geological processes that act to sculpt its surface. Charon's surface is similarly complex, with numerous relief structures and varied coloration. Pluto's atmosphere is extensive but less dense than expected, whereas Charon has no detectable atmosphere.
Science
, this issue p.
10.1126/science.aad1815
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Subject
Multidisciplinary
Cited by
444 articles.
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