Published in Icarus in Aug 31, 2016
We report observations of four energetic volcanic eruptions on Io: at Tupan Patera on UT 8 March 2003; Tung Yo Patera on UT 28 May 2004; Sui Jen Patera on UT 30 May 2004; and south of Babbar Patera on UT 31 May 2005. The Tung Yo, Sui Jen and south of Babbar Paterae eruptions are in locations where no activity had been seen before. Our observations ...
Published in International COSPAR Assembly meeting in Istanbul in Aug 01, 2016
Published in Int. COSPAR Assembly in Aug 01, 2016
Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.05729 in May 18, 2016
With each new version of the Kepler pipeline and resulting planet candidate catalogue, an updated measurement of the underlying planet population can only be recovered with an corresponding measurement of the Kepler pipeline detection efficiency. Here, we present measurements of the sensitivity of the pipeline (version 9.2) used to generate the Q1-...
Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.03487 in May 11, 2016
A key outstanding question in Martian science is are the polar caps gaining or losing mass and what are the implications for past, current and future climate? To address this question, we use observations from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) of the north polar cap during late summer for multiple Martian years, to m...
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society in May 11, 2016
Binary stars provide a valuable test of stellar structure and evolution, because the masses of the individual stellar components can be derived with high accuracy and in a model-independent way. In this work, we study Spica, an eccentric double-lined spectroscopic binary system with a β Cep type variable primary component. We use state-of- the-art...
Published in The Astrophysical Journal in May 10, 2016
We present astrophysical false positive probability calculations for every Kepler Object of Interest (KOI)—the first large-scale demonstration of a fully automated transiting planet validation procedure. Out of 7056 KOIs, we determine that 1935 have probabilities
Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.00579 in May 02, 2016
Saturn s moon Enceladus offers a unique opportunity in the search for life and habitable environments beyond Earth, a key theme of the National Research Council s 2013- 2022 Decadal Survey. A plume of water vapor and ice spews from Enceladus s south polar region. Cassini data suggest that this plume, sourced by a liquid reservoir beneath the moon s...
Published in Geophysical Research Letters in May 01, 2016
Mineral dust particles represent the most abundant component of atmospheric aerosol in terms of dry mass. They play a key role in climate and climate change, so the study of their emission processes is of utmost importance. Measurements of dust emission into the atmosphere are scarce, so that the dust load is generally estimated using models. It is...
in Apr 21, 2016
Almahata Sitta (AhS) is the first meteorite to originate from an asteroid (2008 TC3) that had been studied in space before it hit Earth [1,2]. It is also unique because the fallen fragments comprise a variety of types: approximately 69% ureilites (achondrites) and 31% chondrites [3]. Two models have been proposed for the origin 2008 TC3: 1) an accr...