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Dennis L. Matson
Researcher at California Institute of Technology
Publications - 191
Citations - 7691
Dennis L. Matson is an academic researcher from California Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asteroid & Titan (rocket family). The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 191 publications receiving 7231 citations. Previous affiliations of Dennis L. Matson include Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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A refined “standard” thermal model for asteroids based on observations of 1 Ceres and 2 Pallas
Larry A. Lebofsky,Mark V. Sykes,Edward F. Tedesco,Glenn J. Veeder,Dennis L. Matson,Robert H. Brown,J. Gradie,Michael A. Feierberg,Richard J. Rudy +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of ground-based thermal IR observations of 1 Ceres and 2 Pallas has yielded a new value for the IR beaming parameter employed in the standard asteroid thermal emission model which is significantly lower than the previous one.
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Hydrated salt minerals on Europa's surface from the Galileo near-infrared mapping spectrometer (NIMS) investigation
Thomas B. McCord,Gary B. Hansen,Dennis L. Matson,Torrence V. Johnson,J. K. Crowley,Fraser P. Fanale,Robert W. Carlson,William D. Smythe,Patrick Martin,Charles A. Hibbitts,J. C. Granahan,Adriana C. Ocampo +11 more
TL;DR: McCord et al. as discussed by the authors reported evidence of heavily hydrated salt minerals present over large areas of Europa's surface from analysis of reflectance spectra returned by the Galileo mission near infrared mapping spectrometer (NIMS).
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Hydrogen Peroxide on the Surface of Europa
Robert W. Carlson,Mark S. Anderson,Robert E. Johnson,William D. Smythe,Amanda R. Hendrix,Charles A. Barth,L. A. Soderblom,Gary B. Hansen,T. B. McCord,J. B. Dalton,Roger N. Clark,James H. Shirley,Adriana C. Ocampo,Dennis L. Matson +13 more
TL;DR: Spatially resolved infrared and ultraviolet wavelength spectra of Europa's leading, anti-jovian quadrant observed from the Galileo spacecraft show absorption features resulting from hydrogen peroxide, demonstrating that Europa's surface chemistry is dominated by radiolysis.
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An overview of the descent and landing of the Huygens probe on Titan
Jean-Pierre Lebreton,Olivier Witasse,Claudio Sollazzo,Thierry Blancquaert,Patrice Couzin,Anne-Marie Schipper,Jeremy B. Jones,Dennis L. Matson,Leonid I. Gurvits,David H. Atkinson,Bobby Kazeminejad,Miguel Pérez-Ayúcar +11 more
TL;DR: An overview of the Huygens mission is reported, which enabled studies of the atmosphere and surface, including in situ sampling of the organic chemistry, and revealed an Earth-like landscape.
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Composition and physical properties of Enceladus' surface
Robert H. Brown,R. N. Clark,Bonnie J. Buratti,Dale P. Cruikshank,Jason W. Barnes,Rachel Mastrapa,James M. Bauer,S. Newman,Tom Momary,Kevin H. Baines,Giancarlo Bellucci,Fabrizio Capaccioni,Priscilla Cerroni,M. Combes,Angioletta Coradini,Pierre Drossart,Vittorio Formisano,Ralf Jaumann,Yves Langevin,Dennis L. Matson,Thomas B. McCord,Robert M. Nelson,P. D. Nicholson,Bruno Sicardy,Christophe Sotin +24 more
TL;DR: Observations of Saturn's satellite Enceladus using Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer instrument were obtained during three flybys in 2005, and upper limits of 140 kelvin are derived for the temperatures in the tiger stripes.