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Pluto and Triton are the icy twins of the outer solar system who were born in the same region but grew up under very different circumstances. Triton is only slightly larger than Pluto. Both worlds have similar surface materials, such as nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide. Their diameters, masses and densities are also very similar, but one of them is a moon of Neptune while the other one is part of a binary (dwarf) planet system near the edge of the Kuiper belt. This book will explore the similarities and differences of Pluto and Triton through comparative planetology; an emerging tool in planetary science that allows great advances by comparing and contrasting similar bodies in the solar system and beyond.
The book is divided into two sections: (1) an overview of the state of knowledge, and (2) open questions and future measurement needs. The topics that are covered involve all aspects of understanding Pluto and Triton and their relevance to the bigger picture of planetary system formation and evolution, with implications that go beyond our solar system. Finally, the book outlines the challenges faced in planning missions to such distant objects and the urgency to start planning now.
This book is suitable for researchers and graduate students alike in planetary science. It is not a course text but could be used for planetary science courses focused on the outer solar system.
Adrienn Luspay-Kuti is a planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She has over a decade of experience studying icy bodies in the outer Solar System, including Titan, Pluto and Triton. Her experience with planetary missions includes flight instrument calibration, data analysis, and various leadership roles. Dr. Luspay-Kuti is the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding on NASA's flagship-class mission, Europa Clipper, and she was also a science team member of the Rosetta Orbiter for Ion and Neutral Analysis mass spectrometer onboard the Rosetta mission.
Kathy Mandt is a Planetary Scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Her research includes the origin and evolution of volatiles throughout the solar system and the role of dynamics, chemistry and atmospheric evolution in understanding this. Dr. Mandt previously served as the chief scientist for Exoplanets and the astrobiology section manager at the Johns Hopkins Applied Research Laboratory, an adjoint professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and as a senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute.
1 - Triton and Pluto: Same Origin but Separated at Birth
2 - Pluto and Triton: Interior Structures, Lithospheres and Potential for Oceans
3 - Triton and Pluto: Cryovolcanism in the Outer Reaches of Our Solar System
4 - Divergent: Triton and Pluto Morphology and Geology
5 - Volatile Cycles and Surface-Atmosphere Interactions
6 - Clouds and Hazes in the Atmospheres of Triton and Pluto
7 - Magnetospheric and Space Environment Interactions with the Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere
8 - On the Detection of Subsurface Oceans within Triton and Pluto
9 - Future Measurement Needs: Surface Processes
10 - Future Measurement Needs for the Atmospheres of Pluto and Triton
11 - Planning for Long-Lived Missions
12 - Pluto and Triton: Open Questions and Decadal Linkages
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