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Michael E. Summers
Researcher at George Mason University
Publications - 107
Citations - 4771
Michael E. Summers is an academic researcher from George Mason University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Atmosphere & Pluto. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 107 publications receiving 4383 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael E. Summers include United States Naval Research Laboratory & United States Department of the Navy.
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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,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,N. Behrooz,K. B. Beisser,Susan D. Benecchi,E. Bernardoni,Ross A. Beyer,S. Bhaskaran,Carver J. Bierson,R. P. Binzel,Emma Birath,Mike 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,A. L. Chaikin,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. 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 T. 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,Ralph L. McNutt,Jr. D. 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,J. Scherrer,W. R. Schlei,Bernard Schmitt,D. J. Schultz,D. C. Schurr,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,J. Van Eck,D. Velez,M. H. Versteeg,Michael Vincent,R. W. Webbert,S. Weidner,G. Weigle,J. R. Wendel,Oliver L. White,Karl Whittenburg,B. G. Williams,Kaj E. Williams,S. P. Williams,H. L. Winters,Amanda M. Zangari,Thomas H. Zurbuchen +204 more
TL;DR: The New Horizons spacecraft completed its MU69 flyby on 1 January 2019, with a closest approach distance of 3538 km—less than one-third of its closest distance to Pluto.
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New Horizons: Anticipated Scientific Investigations at the Pluto System
Leslie A. Young,S. Alan Stern,Harold A. Weaver,Fran Bagenal,Richard P. Binzel,Bonnie J. Buratti,Andrew F. Cheng,Dale P. Cruikshank,G. Randall Gladstone,William M. Grundy,David P. Hinson,Mihaly Horanyi,Donald E. Jennings,Ivan Linscott,David J. McComas,William B. McKinnon,Ralph L. McNutt,J. M. Moore,Scott L. Murchie,Catherine B. Olkin,Carolyn C. Porco,Harold J. Reitsema,Dennis C. Reuter,John R. Spencer,David C. Slater,Darrell F. Strobel,Michael E. Summers,G. Leonard Tyler +27 more
TL;DR: The New Horizons spacecraft will achieve a wide range of measurement objectives at the Pluto system, including color and panchromatic maps, 1.25-2.50 micron spectral images for studying surface compositions, and measurements of Pluto's atmosphere.
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Two-dimensional model calculations of nitric oxide transport in the middle atmosphere and comparison with Halogen Occultation Experiment data
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-dimensional chemical transport model was used to examine the physical processes governing the transport of high levels of thermospheric nitric oxide (NO) downward into the middle atmosphere.
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Vertical constituent transport in the mesosphere
TL;DR: In this paper, ground-based microwave spectroscopy measurements of mesospheric CO and H2O vertical mixing ratio profiles are used to infer vertical mixing rates in the upper mesosphere.
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The small satellites of Pluto as observed by New Horizons.
Harold A. Weaver,Marc W. Buie,Bonnie J. Buratti,William M. Grundy,Tod R. Lauer,Catherine B. Olkin,Alex Parker,Simon B. Porter,Mark R. Showalter,John R. Spencer,S. A. Stern,Anne J. Verbiscer,William B. McKinnon,Jeffrey M. Moore,Stuart J. Robbins,Paul M. Schenk,Kelsi N. Singer,Olivier S. Barnouin,A. F. Cheng,Carolyn M. Ernst,Carey M. Lisse,D. E. Jennings,Allen Lunsford,Dennis C. Reuter,Douglas P. Hamilton,David E. Kaufmann,Kimberly Ennico,Leslie A. Young,Ross A. Beyer,Ross A. Beyer,Richard P. Binzel,Veronica J. Bray,A. L. Chaikin,Jason C. Cook,Dale P. Cruikshank,C. M. Dalle Ore,A. M. Earle,G. R. Gladstone,Carly Howett,Ivan Linscott,Francis Nimmo,J. Wm. Parker,S. Philippe,Silvia Protopapa,Harold J. Reitsema,Bernard Schmitt,T. Stryk,Michael E. Summers,Constantine Tsang,Henry B. Throop,Oliver L. White,Amanda M. Zangari +51 more
TL;DR: The New Horizons flyby enabled a whole new category of measurements of Pluto's small moons as mentioned in this paper, including Nix and Hydra, and two even smaller moons, Kerberos and Styx, were discovered in 2011 and 2012.