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Pluto and Triton are icy twins of the outer Solar System, 'born' in the same region but 'raised' under very different circumstances. This book provides a comprehensive review of the similarities and differences between various features of Pluto and Triton for a big-picture view of how these planetary bodies may be connected. In addition, the book reviews the far too limited spacecraft exploration that has been devoted to both of these planetary bodies and outlines the outstanding questions that future missions will need to answer.
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.
Key Features
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Represents the first book to compare and contrast Pluto and Triton
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Includes results from the New Horizons flyby of Pluto, one of the most exciting and scientifically impactful events in modern planetary exploration
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Written by leading experts in the field
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Identifies outstanding science questions and planning constraints for future missions
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