Abstract: We describe our approach for using shape-from-shading to create very high quality terrains on the…
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Lessons from Astrobiological Planetary Analogue Exploration in Iceland: Biomarker Assay Performance and Downselection
Abstract: Understanding the sensitivity of biomarker assays to the local physicochemical environment, and the underlying spatial…
Resource Prospector: An Update on the Lunar Volatiles Prospecting and ISRU Demonstration Mission
Abstract: Over the last two decades a wealth of new observations of the moon have demonstrated…
Recent Progress in Laboratory Astrophysics and Astrochemistry Achieved with the COSmIC Facility
Abstract: We describe the characteristics and the capabilities of the laboratory facility, COSmIC, that was developed…
Documenting Surface and Sub-surface Volatiles While Drilling in Frozen Lunar Simulant
Abstract: NASA's Resource Prospector (RP) mission is intended to characterize the three-dimensional nature of volatiles in…
Sugars and Sugar Derivatives in Residues Produced from the UV Irradiation of Astrophysical Ice Analogs
Abstract: Carbonaceous chondrites contain a large variety of organic compounds of prebiotic interest, which include amino…
Accurate Characterization of Rain Drop Size Distribution Using Meteorological Particle Spectrometer and 2D Video Disdrometer for Propagation and Remote Sensing Applications
Abstract: Accurate measurements of rain drop size distributions (DSD), with particular emphasis on small and tiny…
A Space-based, High-resolution View of Notable Changes in Urban Nox Pollution Around the World (2005 – 2014)
Abstract: Nitrogen oxides (NOxNO+NO2) are produced during combustion processes and, thus may serve as a proxy…
Multiwavelength Study of Quiescent States of Mrk 421 with Unprecedented Hard X-Ray Coverage Provided by NuSTAR in 2013
Abstract: We present coordinated multiwavelength observations of the bright, nearby BL Lacertae object Markarian 421 (Mrk…
NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Observations of the Hard X- Ray Spectrum of Centaurus A
Abstract: We present simultaneous XMM-Newton and Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) observations spanning 3-78 keV of…