The Quasar SDSS J1536+0441: An Unusual Double-Peaked Emitter (2009)
Chornock, Ryan, Bloom, J. S., Cenko, S. B., Filippenko, A. V., Silverman, J. M., Hicks, M. D., ...
The quasar SDSS J153636.22+044127.0, exhibiting peculiar broad emission-line profiles with multiple components, was proposed as a candidate sub-parsec binary supermassive black hole system. More...
Photometric Survey of Binary Near-Earth Asteroids (2006)
Pravec, Petr, Scheirich, P., Kusnirak, P., Sarounova, L., Mottola, Stefano, Hahn, Gerhard, ...
Photometric data on 17 binary near-Earth asteroids (15 of them are certain detections, two are probables) were analysed and characteristic properties of the near-Earth asteroid (NEA) binary...
Buratti, B. J., Sotin, C., Brown, R. H., Hicks, M. D., Clark, R. N., Mosher, J. A., ...
Cassini observations of the surface of Titan offer unprecedented views of its surface through atmospheric windows in the 1–5 μm region. Images obtained in windows for which the haze opacity is low...
CCD observatiions of asteroid 1998 SF36 (25143) (2004)
Lowry, S. C., Weissman, P. R., Hicks, M. D.
Talks of how asteroid 1998 SF36 (25143) is the target of the Japanese/NASA MUSES-C sample return mission.
Physical studies of asteroid 1998 SF36 (25143) - target fo the MUSES-C Sample Return Mission (2004)
Larson, S., Whiteley, R. J., Hicks, M. D., Weissman, P. R., Lowry, S. C.
Deep Space 1 photometry of the nucleus of Comet P/19 Borrelly (2004)
Buratti, B. J., Britt, D., Oberst, J., Soderblom, L. A., Hillier, J. K., Hicks, M. D.
The NASA-JPL Deep Space 1 Mission (DS1) encountered the short-period Jupiter-family comet 19/P Borrelly on September 22, 2001, about 8 days after perihelion. DS1's payload contained a remote-sensing...
Triton Blushes: A Clue to Global Warming? (2004)
Buratti, B. J., Hicks, M. D., Newburn, R. L. Jr.
The large Neptunian satellite Triton is a geologically active body that apparently undergoes complex seasonal changes in its 165 year journey around the sun. Because it is the vehicle for the...
Photometry and surface physical properties of Comet 19P/Borrelly (2004)
Buratti, B. J., Soderblom, L. A., Britt, D. T., Hicks, M. D., Thomas, N., Oberst, J., ...
Slowly rotating asteroid 1999 GU/sub 3 (2004)
Pravec, P., Sarounova, L., Benner, L. A. M., Ostro, S. J., Hicks, M. D., Jurgens, R. F., ...
Optical and radar observations reveal that 1999 GU3 is subkilometer-sized object with a synodic period of 9.0 days, low visual and radar albedos, and colors more consistent with the...
Bambery, R. J., Helin, E. F., Pravdo, S. H., Lawrence, K. J., Hicks, M. D.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) program has two simultaneously-operating, autonomous search systems on two geographically-separated 1.2-m telescopes; one at the...
An updat of the near-Earth asteroid tracking/Maui space surveillance system (NEAT/MSSS) (2004)
Helin, E. F., Bambery, R. J., Pravdo, S. H., Lawrence, K. S., Hicks, M. D.
Comet nuclear magnitudes and a new size distribution using archived NEAT data (2004)
Bambery, R. J., Hicks, M. D., Pravdo, S. H., Helin, E. F., Lawrence, K.
Bambery, R. J., Lawrence, K. J., Hicks, M. D., Jong, E. M. De, Parvdo, S., Helin, E. F.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) program has two simultaneously-operating, autonomous search systems on two geographically-separated 1.2-m telescopes; one at the Maui...
Deep Space 1 photometry of the nucleus of Comet 19P/Borrelly (2004)
Buratti, B.J., Hicks, M.D., Soderblom, L.A., Britt, D., Oberst, J., Hillier, J.K.
The NASA-JPL Deep Space 1 Mission (DS1) encountered the short-period Jupiter-family Comet 19P/Borrelly on September 22, 2001, about 8 days after perihelion. DS1's payload contained a remote-sensing...
9969 Braille: Deep Space 1 infrared spectroscopy, geometric albedo, and classification (2004)
Buratti, B.J., Britt, D.T., Soderblom, L.A., Hicks, M.D., Boice, D.C., Brown, R.H., ...
Spectra of Asteroid 9969 Braille in the 1.25–2.6 µm region returned by the Deep Space 1 (DS1) Mission show a ~10% absorption band centered at 2 µm, and a reflectance peak at 1.6 µm. Analysis of...
Photometric Survey of Binary Near-Earth Asteroids (2004)
Pravec, P., Scheirich, P., Kusnirák, P., Sarounová, L., Mottola, S., Hahn, G., ...
9969 Braille: Deep Space 1 infrared spectroscopy, geometric albedo, and classification (2004)
Buratti, B. J., Britt, D. T., Soderblom, L. A., Hicks, M. D., Boice, D. C., Brown, R. H., ...
Soderblom, L.A., Becker, T.L., Bennett, G., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., ...
Deep Space 1 images and spectra of Comet 19P/Borrelly reveal two distinct classes of dust jets; a hot, dry, red-sloped IR spectrum; and a geologically complex nucleus.
Soderblom, L.A., Becker, T.L., Bennett, G., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., ...
The nucleus of the Jupiter-family comet 19P/Borrelly was closely observed by the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer aboard the Deep Space 1 spacecraft on 22 September 2001. The...
The geology of comet 19/P Borrelly (2002)
Britt, D.T., Boice, D.C., Buratti, B.J., Hicks, M.D., Nelson, R.M., Oberst, J., ...
Photometric modeling of a cometary nucleus: taking Hapke modeling to the limit (2002)
Buratti, B. J., Hicks, M. D., Soderblom, L., Hillier, J., Britt, D.
Photometry and surface physical properties of comet 19P/Borrelly (2001)
Buratti, B.J., Soderblom, L.A., Britt, D.T., Hicks, M.D., Thomas, N., Oberst, J., ...
The successful Deep Space 1 flyby of Comet P/19 Borrelly offers an unprecedented opportunity to perform disk-resolved photometry and photometric modeling of a comet's nucleus. The flyby occurred at a...
Soderblom, L.A., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., Buratti, B.J., Hicks, M.D., ...
Images from the DS1 MICAS CCD camera reveal in three dimensions, the complex characteristics of Borrelly's nucleus, coma, and jets. The images acquired during the last 2 hours of the approach, as the...