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Henry B. Throop
Researcher at Planetary Science Institute
Publications - 69
Citations - 4154
Henry B. Throop is an academic researcher from Planetary Science Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pluto & Jupiter. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 69 publications receiving 3723 citations. Previous affiliations of Henry B. Throop include Johns Hopkins University & Northern Arizona University.
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Cassini imaging of Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and rings.
Carolyn Porco,Robert A. West,Alfred S. McEwen,Anthony D. Del Genio,Andrew P. Ingersoll,Peter C. Thomas,S. W. Squyres,Luke Dones,Carl D. Murray,Torrence V. Johnson,Joseph A. Burns,André Brahic,Gerhard Neukum,Joseph Veverka,J. Barbara,Tilmann Denk,Michael W. Evans,Joseph Ferrier,Paul Geissler,Paul Helfenstein,Thomas Roatsch,Henry B. Throop,Matthew S. Tiscareno,Ashwin R. Vasavada +23 more
TL;DR: Findings on Jupiter's zonal winds, convective storms, low-latitude upper troposphere, polar stratosphere, and northern aurora are reported, including previously unseen emissions arising from Io and Europa in eclipse, and a giant volcanic plume over Io's north pole are described.
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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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The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons.
Jeffrey M. Moore,William B. McKinnon,John R. Spencer,Alan D. Howard,Paul M. Schenk,Ross A. Beyer,Ross A. Beyer,Francis Nimmo,Kelsi N. Singer,Orkan M. Umurhan,Oliver L. White,S. Alan Stern,Kimberly Ennico,Catherine B. Olkin,Harold A. Weaver,Leslie A. Young,Richard P. Binzel,Marc W. Buie,Bonnie J. Buratti,Andrew F. Cheng,Dale P. Cruikshank,William M. Grundy,Ivan Linscott,Harold J. Reitsema,Dennis C. Reuter,Mark R. Showalter,Veronica J. Bray,C. L. Chavez,C. L. Chavez,Carly Howett,Tod R. Lauer,Carey M. Lisse,Alex Parker,Simon B. Porter,Stuart J. Robbins,Kirby Runyon,T. Stryk,Henry B. Throop,Constantine Tsang,Anne J. Verbiscer,Amanda M. Zangari,Andrew L. Chaikin,Don E. Wilhelms +42 more
TL;DR: Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has revealed a complex geology of Pluto and Charon, including evidence of tectonics, glacial flow, and possible cryovolcanoes, and these findings massively increase the understanding of the bodies in the outer solar system.
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The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons
G. R. Gladstone,S. A. Stern,Kimberly Ennico,Catherine B. Olkin,Harold A. Weaver,Leslie A. Young,Michael E. Summers,Darrell F. Strobel,David P. Hinson,Joshua A. Kammer,Alex Parker,Andrew J. Steffl,Ivan Linscott,Joel Wm. Parker,Andrew F. Cheng,D. C. Slater,M. H. Versteeg,Thomas K. Greathouse,Kurt D. Retherford,Kurt D. Retherford,Henry B. Throop,Nathaniel J. Cunningham,W. W. Woods,Kelsi N. Singer,Constantine Tsang,Eric Schindhelm,Carey M. Lisse,Michael L. Wong,Yuk L. Yung,Xun Zhu,Werner Curdt,Panayotis Lavvas,Eliot F. Young,G. L. Tyler +33 more
TL;DR: Moore et al. as discussed by the authors presented the complex surface features and geology of Pluto and its large moon Charon, including evidence of tectonics, glacial flow, and possible cryovolcanoes.