Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) Science: Planetary and Cometary Atmospheres

M Cordiner, A Thelen, T Cavalie… - Open Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The study of planets and small bodies within our Solar System is fundamental for
understanding the formation and evolution of the Earth and other planets. Compositional …

Filament eruption by multiple reconnections

Y Liu, GP Ruan, B Schmieder, JH Guo, Y Chen… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Filament eruption is a common phenomenon in solar activity, but the triggering
mechanism is not well understood. Aims. We focus our study on a filament eruption located …

Observations of Titan's Stratosphere during Northern Summer: Temperatures, CH3CN and CH3D Abundances

AE Thelen, CA Nixon, MA Cordiner… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Titan's atmospheric composition and dynamical state have previously been studied over
numerous epochs by both ground-and space-based facilities. However, stratospheric …

ALMA Spectroscopy of Europa: A Search for Active Plumes

MA Cordiner, AE Thelen, IL Lai, WL Tseng… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The subsurface ocean of Europa is a high priority target in the search for extraterrestrial life,
but direct investigations are hindered by the presence of a thick, exterior ice shell. Here we …

A framework for characterizing the near-surface heterogeneity of Europa and Ganymede with radar reflectometry

K Chan - 2024 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Jupiter's icy moons Europa and Ganymede are primary targets for exploration with two
upcoming missions, both carrying ice-penetrating radars onboard. Applications of radar …