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Determination Of Average Loss Lifetimes For Near‐Earth Electrons In Solar Storms, John Blears 
Washington University in St. Louis
Determination Of Average Loss Lifetimes For Near‐Earth Electrons In Solar Storms, John Blears
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The rate of electron wave‐particle scattering in the near‐Earth magnetosphere is investigated using multiple simulations of solar storms from solar cycle 23 (1996‐2005). Simulations are created using the Hot Electron and Ion Drift Integrator (HEIDI) model, which analyzes the drifts of keV‐energy electrons through the inner magnetosphere and identifies the precipitation of these particles into the upper atmosphere. The loss lifetime formulation used by HEIDI, which represents the rate at which the keV‐energy of the electrons is extinguished, predicts unreasonably large loss lifetimes deep in the inner magnetosphere. This discrepancy between the values used by ...
A Multispectral Assessment Of Complex Impact Craters On The Lunar Farside, Bhairavi Shankar 
Western University
A Multispectral Assessment Of Complex Impact Craters On The Lunar Farside, Bhairavi Shankar
University of Western Ontario - Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Hypervelocity collisions of asteroids onto planetary bodies have catastrophic effects on the target rocks through the process of shock metamorphism. The resulting features, impact craters, are circular depressions with a sharp rim surrounded by an ejecta blanket of variably shocked rocks. With increasing impact energy, the inner crater cavity can preserve complex morphologies including terraced walls, central uplifts, and melted rocks. The lack of erosion due to the absence of water or an atmosphere makes the Moon the perfect target to study impact crater processes, in particular the distribution of highly shocked materials within impact craters of different sizes. This ...
Mars Up Close: Scott Murchie's Team Of Scientists Helps Uncover The Secrets Of The Red Planet, Tom Nugent 
Colby College
Mars Up Close: Scott Murchie's Team Of Scientists Helps Uncover The Secrets Of The Red Planet, Tom Nugent
Colby Magazine
Planetary geologist Scott Murchie ’81 leads a team that built and operates the high-tech camera now orbiting Mars and analyzes images used to help select landing sites for the Phoenix lander and the Mars Science Laboratory, scheduled for launch in 2009. Murchie’s work is groundbreaking—literally.
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Bhairavi Shankar
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Western Kentucky University
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Jim McGovern
Dublin Institute of Technology
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Washington University in St. Louis
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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California Polytechnic State University
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A Multispectral Assessment Of Complex Impact Craters On The Lunar Farside, Bhairavi Shankar
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The Ages And Metallicities Of Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxies From The Nearby Galaxies Supernova Search Program, Suzanna Sadler
Characterizing Phyllosilicate Distribution, Abundance, And Origin On Mars, Christina Viviano
Determination Of Average Loss Lifetimes For Near‐Earth Electrons In Solar Storms, John Blears
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Solar Observations During A Solar Minimum Using A Small Radio Telescope
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