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Airborne Laser Spectroscopy System Can Map Atmospheric Gases

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 31 July 201726 October 2021

A new versatile spectroscopy system could create ultraprecise maps of Earth’s atmosphere, detect methane emission sources, and scan for chemical weapons.

Researchers spot a new technique to seek out sources of nitrous oxide
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New Technique Could Help Scientists Track Nitrous Oxide Sources

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 July 201725 July 2022

A long-term study in Switzerland reveals the promise of a new method to determine isotopic composition of the potent greenhouse gas.

New research suggests Jupiter’s aurora are produced by processes unlike those on Earth
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Mysterious Particle Beams Found over Jupiter’s Poles

by Mark Zastrow 19 June 201711 August 2022

The unexpected character of the beams, revealed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, suggests that the processes that produce Jupiter’s auroras are unlike those on Earth.

Researchers look at silicon carbide under heat and pressure to better understand its behavior in a planet mantle
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Lab Tests Probe Carbon Planets’ Inner Dynamics

by Terri Cook 15 June 201730 September 2021

Thermal convection in deep interiors could be more vigorous in carbide planets than in comparably sized silicate planets, according to new high-pressure measurements of silicon carbide.

Gerald Wasserburg in front of the Lunatic I mass spectrometer with the Allende meteorite and a lunar rock on the table beside him
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Gerald J. Wasserburg (1927–2016)

by S. B. Jacobsen, D. A. Papanastassiou and D. J. DePaolo 3 May 201727 January 2022

A leading geochemist who became well known for creating the first high-precision mass spectrometer, called Lunatic I, that measured isotope ratios in lunar samples from the Apollo missions.

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Surveying Alaskan Minerals from Afar

by E. Deatrick 13 July 20167 February 2023

By using hyperspectral imaging, researchers test their ability to find copper in remote areas.

Portion of a photo taken by NASA's Curiosity rover while traversing the Kimberly formation on its journey south toward the center of Gale Crater.
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Curiosity Sends Curious Water Data from Mars

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 June 201624 April 2024

The rover's neutron spectroscopy instrument hints at an unexpected trend: The upper soil levels in the layers of Gale Crater's Kimberley formation seem to hold more water-associated hydrogen.

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Demystifying Mercury "Hollows"

by Terri Cook 11 March 201628 July 2022

Spectral data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft indicate that the properties of the depressions on Mercury's surface can vary within a single crater and that these differences may correlate to age.

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Charles A. Barth, 1930–2014

by D. N. Baker and T. N. Woods 29 September 201523 January 2023

Long-time director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics conducted pioneering studies of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets using ultraviolet spectroscopy.

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How Powerful Is Jupiter's Aurora?

by Mark Zastrow 8 September 201511 August 2022

Scientists have mapped Jupiter's spectacular aurora in unprecedented detail with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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