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A. J. Verbiscer
Researcher at University of Virginia
Publications - 68
Citations - 1752
A. J. Verbiscer is an academic researcher from University of Virginia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pluto & Enceladus. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 68 publications receiving 1490 citations. Previous affiliations of A. J. Verbiscer include University of Victoria.
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The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons.
S. A. Stern,Fran Bagenal,Kimberly Ennico,G. R. Gladstone,William M. Grundy,William B. McKinnon,J. M. Moore,Catherine B. Olkin,John R. Spencer,Harold A. Weaver,Leslie A. Young,Tom Andert,Jane M. Andrews,M. E. Banks,B. Bauer,Jeremy Bauman,Olivier S. Barnouin,Peter D. Bedini,K. B. Beisser,Ross A. Beyer,S. Bhaskaran,Richard P. Binzel,Emma Birath,Mike Bird,D. J. Bogan,Alice Bowman,Veronica J. Bray,M. Brozovic,C. Bryan,Matthew R. Buckley,Marc W. Buie,Bonnie J. Buratti,Stewart Bushman,Andrew B. Calloway,Brian Carcich,Andrew F. Cheng,Steven J. Conard,C. A. Conrad,Jason C. Cook,Dale P. Cruikshank,O. S. Custodio,C. M. Dalle Ore,C. C. Deboy,Zach Dischner,Philip J. Dumont,Alissa M. Earle,H. A. Elliott,J. Ercol,Carolyn M. Ernst,Tiffany J. Finley,Sarah H. Flanigan,Glen H. Fountain,M. J. Freeze,Thomas K. Greathouse,James L. Green,Yanping Guo,Matthias Hahn,Douglas P. Hamilton,Sarah A. Hamilton,Jennifer Hanley,A. Harch,H. M. Hart,Chris B. Hersman,A. Hill,Matthew E. Hill,David P. Hinson,Mark E. Holdridge,Mihaly Horanyi,Alan D. Howard,Carly Howett,Coralie D. Jackman,Robert A. Jacobson,D. E. Jennings,Joshua A. Kammer,H. K. Kang,David E. Kaufmann,Peter Kollmann,Stamatios M. Krimigis,David Y. Kusnierkiewicz,Tod R. Lauer,J. E. Lee,K. L. Lindstrom,Ivan Linscott,Carey M. Lisse,Allen W. Lunsford,V. A. Mallder,Nicole Martin,David J. McComas,Ralph L. McNutt,Douglas S. Mehoke,Thomas Mehoke,E. D. Melin,Max Mutchler,Derek S. Nelson,Francis Nimmo,Jorge I. Nunez,A. C. Ocampo,William M. Owen,Martin Paetzold,B. Page,Alex Parker,Joel Wm. Parker,Frederic Pelletier,J. Peterson,Nickalaus Pinkine,M. Piquette,Simon B. Porter,Silvia Protopapa,Jillian Redfern,Harold J. Reitsema,D. C. Reuter,James H. Roberts,Stuart J. Robbins,Gabe Rogers,Debi Rose,Kirby Runyon,Kurt D. Retherford,M. G. Ryschkewitsch,Paul M. Schenk,Eric Schindhelm,B. Sepan,Mark R. Showalter,Kelsi N. Singer,M. Soluri,Dale Stanbridge,Andrew J. Steffl,Darrell F. Strobel,T. Stryk,Michael E. Summers,Jamey Szalay,M. B. Tapley,A. Taylor,H. W. Taylor,Henry B. Throop,Constantine Tsang,G. L. Tyler,Orkan M. Umurhan,A. J. Verbiscer,M. H. Versteeg,Michael Vincent,R. W. Webbert,S. Weidner,G. Weigle,Oliver L. White,Karl Whittenburg,B. G. Williams,Kaj E. Williams,S. P. Williams,W. W. Woods,Amanda M. Zangari,Eric J. Zirnstein +150 more
TL;DR: The New Horizons encounter revealed that Pluto displays a surprisingly wide variety of geological landforms, including those resulting from glaciological and surface-atmosphere interactions as well as impact, tectonic, possible cryovolcanic, and mass-wasting processes.
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Surface compositions across Pluto and Charon
William M. Grundy,Richard P. Binzel,Bonnie J. Buratti,Jason C. Cook,Dale P. Cruikshank,C. M. Dalle Ore,C. M. Dalle Ore,Alissa M. Earle,Kimberly Ennico,Carly Howett,Allen W. Lunsford,Catherine B. Olkin,Alex Parker,S. Philippe,Silvia Protopapa,Eric Quirico,D. C. Reuter,Bernard Schmitt,Kelsi N. Singer,A. J. Verbiscer,Ross A. Beyer,Ross A. Beyer,Marc W. Buie,Andrew F. Cheng,D. E. Jennings,Ivan Linscott,J. Wm. Parker,Paul M. Schenk,John R. Spencer,John Stansberry,S. A. Stern,Henry B. Throop,C. C. C. Tsang,Harold A. Weaver,G. Weigle,Leslie A. Young +35 more
TL;DR: The New Horizons team presents the complex surface features and geology of Pluto and its large moon Charon, including evidence of tectonics, glacial flow, and possible cryovolcanoes, as well as their analysis of the encounter data downloaded so far.
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Pluto’s global surface composition through pixel-by-pixel Hapke modeling of New Horizons Ralph/LEISA data
Silvia Protopapa,William M. Grundy,D. C. Reuter,Douglas P. Hamilton,C. M. Dalle Ore,Jason C. Cook,Dale P. Cruikshank,Bernard Schmitt,S. Philippe,Eric Quirico,R. P. Binzel,Alissa M. Earle,Kimberly Ennico,Carly Howett,Allen W. Lunsford,Catherine B. Olkin,Alex Parker,Kelsi N. Singer,Alan Stern,A. J. Verbiscer,Harold A. Weaver,Leslie A. Young +21 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a pixel-by-pixel Hapke radiative transfer model was applied to the LEISA scans of Pluto to define the spatial distribution of the abundance and textural properties of the volatiles methane and nitrogen ices and non-volatiles water ice and tholin.
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Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU69, a small Kuiper Belt object
S. A. Stern,Harold A. Weaver,J. R. Spencer,Catherine B. Olkin,G. R. Gladstone,William M. Grundy,J. M. Moore,Dale P. Cruikshank,H. A. Elliott,H. A. Elliott,William B. McKinnon,J. Wm. Parker,A. J. Verbiscer,Leslie A. Young,D. A. Aguilar,J. M. Albers,Tom Andert,J. Andrews,Fran Bagenal,Maria E. Banks,Brian Bauer,Jeremy Bauman,K. E. Bechtold,Chloe B. Beddingfield,Chloe B. Beddingfield,N. Behrooz,K. B. Beisser,Susan D. Benecchi,E. Bernardoni,Ross A. Beyer,Ross A. Beyer,S. Bhaskaran,Carver J. Bierson,R. P. Binzel,Emma Birath,Michael K. Bird,Michael K. Bird,D. R. Boone,Alice Bowman,Veronica J. Bray,Daniel T. Britt,L. E. Brown,Matthew R. Buckley,Marc W. Buie,B. J. Buratti,L. M. Burke,Stewart Bushman,Brian Carcich,Brian Carcich,A. L. Chaikin,C. L. Chavez,C. L. Chavez,Andrew F. Cheng,E. J. Colwell,Steven J. Conard,M. P. Conner,C. A. Conrad,Jason C. Cook,S. B. Cooper,O. S. Custodio,C. M. Dalle Ore,C. M. Dalle Ore,C. C. Deboy,P. Dharmavaram,Rajani D. Dhingra,G. Dunn,Alissa M. Earle,Anthony F. Egan,J. Eisig,Mohamed Ramy El-Maarry,C. Engelbrecht,B. L. Enke,Carl J. Ercol,E. D. Fattig,Chelsea L. Ferrell,Tiffany J. Finley,J. Firer,J. Fischetti,William M. Folkner,M. N. Fosbury,Glen H. Fountain,J. M. Freeze,L. Gabasova,Lori S. Glaze,James L. Green,G. A. Griffith,Yanping Guo,Matthias Hahn,D. W. Hals,Douglas P. Hamilton,Sarah A. Hamilton,Jennifer Hanley,A. Harch,K. A. Harmon,H. M. Hart,John Hayes,Chris B. Hersman,Matthew E. Hill,T. A. Hill,Jason D. Hofgartner,Mark E. Holdridge,Mihaly Horanyi,A. Hosadurga,Alan D. Howard,Carly Howett,S. E. Jaskulek,D. E. Jennings,J. R. Jensen,Matthew Jones,H. K. Kang,D. J. Katz,David E. Kaufmann,Jj Kavelaars,James Tuttle Keane,G. P. Keleher,M. J. Kinczyk,M. C. Kochte,Peter Kollmann,Stamatios M. Krimigis,Gerhard Kruizinga,David Y. Kusnierkiewicz,M. S. Lahr,Tod R. Lauer,G. B. Lawrence,J. E. Lee,E. J. Lessac-Chenen,Ivan Linscott,Carey M. Lisse,Allen W. Lunsford,D. M. Mages,V. A. Mallder,Nicole Martin,B. H. May,David J. McComas,David J. McComas,Ralph L. McNutt,Douglas S. Mehoke,Thomas Mehoke,Derek S. Nelson,Hai Nguyen,Jorge I. Nunez,A. C. Ocampo,William M. Owen,G. K. Oxton,Alex Parker,Martin Pätzold,J. Y. Pelgrift,Frederic Pelletier,Jon Pineau,M. R. Piquette,Simon B. Porter,Silvia Protopapa,Eric Quirico,Jillian Redfern,A. L. Regiec,Harold J. Reitsema,D. C. Reuter,Derek C. Richardson,J. E. Riedel,M. A. Ritterbush,Stuart J. Robbins,D. J. Rodgers,Gabe Rogers,Debi Rose,Paul E. Rosendall,Kirby Runyon,M. G. Ryschkewitsch,M. M. Saina,M. J. Salinas,Paul M. Schenk,John Scherrer,W. R. Schlei,Bernard Schmitt,D. J. Schultz,D. C. Schurr,Francesca Scipioni,Francesca Scipioni,Rebecca Sepan,R. G. Shelton,Mark R. Showalter,M. Simon,Kelsi N. Singer,E. W. Stahlheber,Dale Stanbridge,John Stansberry,Andrew J. Steffl,Darrell F. Strobel,M. M. Stothoff,T. Stryk,J. R. Stuart,Michael E. Summers,M. B. Tapley,A. Taylor,H. W. Taylor,R. M. Tedford,Henry B. Throop,L. S. Turner,Orkan M. Umurhan,Orkan M. Umurhan,J. Van Eck,D. Velez,M. H. Versteeg,Michael Vincent,R. W. Webbert,S. Weidner,G. Weigle,J. R. Wendel,Oliver L. White,Oliver L. White,Karl Whittenburg,B. G. Williams,Kaj E. Williams,S. P. Williams,H. L. Winters,Amanda M. Zangari,T. H. Zurbuchen +215 more
TL;DR: Stern et al. as mentioned in this paper presented the initial results from the New Horizons flyby of MU_(69) on 1 January 2019, which consists of two lobes that appear to have merged at low speed, producing a contact binary.
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Physical state and distribution of materials at the surface of Pluto from New Horizons LEISA imaging spectrometer
Bernard Schmitt,S. Philippe,William M. Grundy,D. C. Reuter,R. Côte,Eric Quirico,Silvia Protopapa,Leslie A. Young,R. P. Binzel,Jason C. Cook,Dale P. Cruikshank,C. M. Dalle Ore,Alissa M. Earle,Kimberly Ennico,Carly Howett,D. E. Jennings,Ivan Linscott,Allen W. Lunsford,Catherine B. Olkin,Alex Parker,J. Wm. Parker,Kelsi N. Singer,John R. Spencer,John Stansberry,S. A. Stern,Constantine Tsang,A. J. Verbiscer,Harold A. Weaver +27 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report a study of the distribution and physical state of the ices and non-ice materials on Pluto's illuminated surface and their mode and degree of mixing.