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Brett W. Denevi
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Publications - 177
Citations - 6580
Brett W. Denevi is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mercury (element) & Impact crater. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 174 publications receiving 5555 citations. Previous affiliations of Brett W. Denevi include University of Hawaii & University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Instrument Overview
Mark S. Robinson,S. Brylow,M. Tschimmel,David C. Humm,Samuel J. Lawrence,Peter C. Thomas,Brett W. Denevi,E. Bowman-Cisneros,J. Zerr,M. A. Ravine,Michael Caplinger,F. T. Ghaemi,J. A. Schaffner,Michael C. Malin,Prasun Mahanti,Arlin E. Bartels,J. Anderson,T. Tran,Eric M. Eliason,Alfred S. McEwen,Elizabeth P. Turtle,Bradley L. Jolliff,Harald Hiesinger +22 more
TL;DR: The Wide Angle Camera (WAC) and Narrow Angle Cameras (NACs) are on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) as discussed by the authors, and the primary mission of LRO is to obtain measurements of the Moon that will enable future lunar human exploration.
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Vesta’s Shape and Morphology
Ralf Jaumann,Ralf Jaumann,David A. Williams,Debra Buczkowski,R. A. Yingst,Frank Preusker,Harald Hiesinger,Nico Schmedemann,Thomas Kneissl,Jean-Baptiste Vincent,David T. Blewett,B. J. Buratti,Uri Carsenty,Brett W. Denevi,M. C. De Sanctis,W. B. Garry,Horst Uwe Keller,E. Kersten,Katrin Krohn,Jianguo Li,Simone Marchi,Klaus-Dieter Matz,T. B. McCord,Harry Y. McSween,Scott C. Mest,David W. Mittlefehldt,Stefano Mottola,Andreas Nathues,G. Neukum,David P. O'Brien,Carle M. Pieters,Thomas H. Prettyman,Carol A. Raymond,Thomas Roatsch,Christopher T. Russell,Paul M. Schenk,Britney E. Schmidt,Frank Scholten,Katrin Stephan,Mark V. Sykes,Pasquale Tricarico,Roland Wagner,Maria T. Zuber,Holger Sierks +43 more
TL;DR: Dawn observations confirm the large impact basin at Vesta's south pole and reveal evidence for an earlier, underlying large basin (Veneneia), underscoring Vesta’s unique role as a transitional solar system body.
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Flood volcanism in the northern high latitudes of Mercury revealed by MESSENGER.
James W. Head,Clark R. Chapman,Robert G. Strom,Caleb I. Fassett,Brett W. Denevi,David T. Blewett,Carolyn M. Ernst,Thomas R. Watters,Sean C. Solomon,Scott L. Murchie,Louise M. Prockter,Nancy L. Chabot,Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis,Jennifer L. Whitten,Timothy A. Goudge,David M.H. Baker,D. M. Hurwitz,Lillian R. Ostrach,Zhiyong Xiao,Zhiyong Xiao,William J. Merline,Laura Kerber,James L. Dickson,Jürgen Oberst,Paul K. Byrne,Christian Klimczak,Larry R. Nittler +26 more
TL;DR: Observations of Mercury’s high northern latitudes reveal a contiguous area of volcanic smooth plains covering more than 6% of the surface that were emplaced in a flood lava mode, consistent with average crustal compositions broadly similar to terrestrial komatiites.
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The distribution and origin of smooth plains on Mercury
Brett W. Denevi,Carolyn M. Ernst,Heather Meyer,Mark S. Robinson,Scott L. Murchie,Jennifer L. Whitten,James W. Head,Thomas R. Watters,Sean C. Solomon,Sean C. Solomon,Lillian R. Ostrach,Clark R. Chapman,Paul K. Byrne,Christian Klimczak,Patrick N. Peplowski +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the MESSENGER images from the MRS spacecraft show that ~27% of Mercury's surface is covered by smooth plains, the majority of which are interpreted to be volcanic in origin, suggesting high temperatures and high degrees of partial melting in magma source regions persisted through most of the duration of smooth plains formation.
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The Evolution of Mercury’s Crust: A Global Perspective from MESSENGER
Brett W. Denevi,Mark S. Robinson,Sean C. Solomon,Scott L. Murchie,David T. Blewett,Deborah L. Domingue,Timothy J. McCoy,Carolyn M. Ernst,James W. Head,Thomas R. Watters,Nancy L. Chabot +10 more
TL;DR: Together, MESSENGER and Mariner 10 observations of Mercury now provide a near-global look at the planet, revealing lateral and vertical heterogeneities in the color and thus composition of Mercury’s crust.