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Thomas H. Prettyman
Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
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Assessment of Lunar Equatorial Volatiles through Radon Using KPLO Gamma-Ray Data
FIRST SCIENCE RESULTS FROM THE KOREA PATHFINDER LUNAR ORBITER (DANURI) II ORAL
planetary sciences | 12 december 2023
Naoyuki Yamashita, Thomas H. Prettyman, Suyeon Kim...
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO, nicknamed Danuri) was launched on Aug. 4, 2022 and inserted to the lunar orbit on Dec. 28, 2022 to investiga...
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OVERVIEWS ON MAJOR SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF KPLO GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER (KGRS)
FIRST SCIENCE RESULTS FROM THE KOREA PATHFINDER LUNAR ORBITER (DANURI) II ORAL
planetary sciences | 12 december 2023
Kyeong J. Kim, Suyeon Kim, Yire Choi, Jung Hun Par...
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO or Danuri) was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on August 5, 2022...
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Mobile Instrument Suites for Autonomous Characterization of Lunar Polar Volatiles
TO THE MOON: A NEW ERA OF LUNAR SCIENCE —CURRENT AND FUTURE MISSIONS I POSTER
planetary sciences | 11 december 2023
Craig J. Hardgrove, Charles Hibbitts, AJ Gemer, Sa...
With several surface missions to the Moon actively in development, and future missions being planned, it is critical that human and robotic explorers ...
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From the Moon to the Asteroid Belt: Planetary Geology with Gamma Rays and Neutrons
FRED WHIPPLE LECTURE
planetary sciences | 11 december 2023
Thomas H. Prettyman
Nuclear radiation made by cosmic ray interactions and the decay of natural radioelements is diagnostic of the elemental composition and structure of p...
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Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) Mission, Launch and Early Operations
FROM APOLLO TO ARTEMIS: A PERSPECTIVE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 17 AND WHAT IS TO COME REGARDING OUR MOON III ORAL
planetary sciences | 15 december 2022
Craig J. Hardgrove, Thomas H. Prettyman, Richard D...
The Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) is a 6U CubeSat launching on the Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis-1 mission. LunaH-Map was selected throu...
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The role of non-water-ice hydration in Ceres’ near-surface regolith
GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS OF ACTIVE SATELLITES AND SMALL BODIES I ORAL
planetary sciences | 15 december 2022
Margaret E. Landis, Julie C. Castillo, Thomas H. P...
Geophysical and geochemical data show that water is pervasive in the outermost layers of dwarf planet Ceres.Water ice is likely the dominant chemical ...
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TREX Public Engagement: A Diverse Portfolio for Science Communication
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRACTICE, RESEARCH, AND REFLECTION III POSTER
science and society | 13 december 2022
Sanlyn Buxner, Amanda R. Hendrix, Melissa D. Lane,...
The Toolbox for Research and Exploration (TREX) is a node of NASAs Solar System Exploration Re-search Virtual Institute (SSERVI). TREX is developing t...
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Abundance of Organic Matter in Ceres' Crust
CARBON ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM I ORAL
planetary sciences | 12 december 2022
Thomas H. Prettyman, Julie C. Castillo, Margaret E...
Elemental mapping data acquired by the NASA Dawn missions Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector (GRaND) show that Ceres regolith is hydrogen-rich, a mixture ...
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