NAI
Michael A'Hearn
University of Maryland
Current Projects
- The Astrobiology Walk — 2013 NAI
- Stardust NExT and EPOXI Mission Observing Coordination — 2009 NAI
- MBC Mission Development — 2009 NAI
- View all 3 projects
NAI Project Collaborators
- Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
-
Publications
-
Belton, M. J. S., Meech, K. J., Chesley, S., Pittichová, J., Carcich, B., Drahus, M., … Zhao, H. (2011). Stardust-NExT, Deep Impact, and the accelerating spin of 9P/Tempel 1. Icarus, 213(1), 345–368. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.006
See Project See Project -
Cowan, N. B., Robinson, T., Livengood, T. A., Deming, D., Agol, E., A’Hearn, M. F., … Wellnitz, D. D. (2011). ROTATIONAL VARIABILITY OF EARTH’S POLAR REGIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DETECTING SNOWBALL PLANETS. The Astrophysical Journal, 731(1), 76. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/731/1/76
See Project See Project -
Lisse, C. M., Fernandez, Y. R., Reach, W. T., Bauer, J. M., A’Hearn, M. F., Farnham, T. L., … Snodgrass, C. D. (2009). Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of the Nucleus of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121(883), 968–975. doi:10.1086/605546
See Project -
Meech, K. J., Pittichová, J., Yang, B., Zenn, A., Belton, M. J. S., A’Hearn, M. F., … Zhao, H. (2011). Deep Impact, Stardust-NExT and the behavior of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 from 1997 to 2010. Icarus, 213(1), 323–344. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.02.016
See Project See Project -
Radeva, Y. L., Mumma, M. J., Villanueva, G. L., & A’Hearn, M. F. (2011). A NEWLY DEVELOPED FLUORESCENCE MODEL FOR C 2 H 6 ν 5 AND APPLICATION TO COMETARY SPECTRA ACQUIRED WITH NIRSPEC AT KECK II. The Astrophysical Journal, 729(2), 135. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/729/2/135
See Project See Project -
Robinson, T. D., Meadows, V. S., Crisp, D., Deming, D., A’Hearn, M. F., Charbonneau, D., … Wellnitz, D. D. (2011). Earth as an Extrasolar Planet: Earth Model Validation Using EPOXI Earth Observations. Astrobiology, 11(5), 393–408. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0642
See Project See Project -
Thomas, P. C., A’Hearn, M. F., Veverka, J., Belton, M. J. S., Kissel, J., Klaasen, K. P., … Richardson, J. E. (2013). Shape, density, and geology of the nucleus of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. Icarus, 222(2), 550–558. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.05.034
See Project See Project -
Thomas, P., A’Hearn, M., Belton, M. J. S., Brownlee, D., Carcich, B., Hermalyn, B., … Wellnitz, D. (2013). The nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1: Shape and geology from two flybys. Icarus, 222(2), 453–466. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.02.037
See Project See Project - Fernandez, Y.R., Lisse, C.M., Reach, W.T., Bauer, J.M., A’Hearn, M.F., Farnham, T.L., Groussin, O., Belton, M.J.S., Meech, K.J. & Snodgrass, C. (2009). Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of the Nucleus and Trail of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. See Project
- Hewagama, T., A’Hearn, M.F., Deming, D., Charbonneau, D., Lisse, C.M., Livengood, T.A., McFadden, L.A., Meadows, V.S., Seager, S., Wellnitz, D.D. & Team, E-E. (2009). The Astronomical Color of Earth from EPOXI Observations. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 40: 404. See Project
- Livengood, T.A., A’Hearn, M.F., Deming, D., Charbonneau, D., Hewagama, T., Lisse, C.M., McFadden, L.A., Meadows, V.S., Seager, S., Wellnitz, D.D. & Team, E-E. (2008). EPOXI Empirical Test of Optical Characterization of an Earth-like Planet. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 40: 385. See Project
- Meech, K.J., Hainaut, O., Weaver, H.A., Snodgrass, C., Pittichova, J., Pittichova, J., Riesen, T., Vilas, F., A’Hearn, M.F., Licandro, J., Gulbis, A. & Lowry, S. (2009). Characterization of the Nucleus of 103P/Hartley 2 for the EPOXI Mission. See Project
- Robinson, T., Meadows, V.S., Deming, D., A’Hearn, M.F., Charbonneau, D., Hewagama, T., Lisse, C., Livengood, T., McFadden, L., Seager, S., Wellnitz, D.D. & Team, E.E. (2008). Simulating the Earth as an Extrasolar Planet. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 40: 386. See Project
- Robinson, T.D., Meadows, V.S., Deming, D., A’Hearn, M.F., Charbonneau, D., Hewagama, T., Lisse, C., Livengood, T., McFadden, L., Seager, S., Wellnitz, D.D. & Team, E.E. (2010). Earth as an Extrasolar Planet: The VPL Earth Model Validated Against EPOXI Observations. American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #41. See Project
- Schwieterman, E., Robinson, T.D., Meadows, V.S., Deming, D., A’Hearn, M., Charbonneau, D., Hewagama, T., Lisse, C., Livengood, T.A., McFadden, L., Seager, S. & Wellnitz, D. (2012). Characterizing Terrestrial Exoplanets: Evaluating Temperature and Albedo Retrieval Methods with Near-IR EPOXI Earth and Mars Spectra. Astrobiology Science Conference. See Project
- Shields, A., Meadows, V.S., Robinson, T.D., Crisp, D., Deming, D., A’Hearn, M.F., Charbonneau, D., Livengood, T.A., Seager, S., Barry, R.K., Hearty, T., Hewagama, T., Lisse, C.M., McFadden, L., Wellnitz, D.D. & Team, E.E. (2011). Earth as an Extrasolar Planet: Comparing Polar and Equatorial Views of Modern Day and Snowball Earth. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. See Project
- Shields, A.L., Meadows, V.S., Robinson, T.D., Deming, L.D., A’Hearn, M.F., Charbonneau, D., Hewagama, T., Lisse, C., Livengood, T., McFadden, L., Seager, S., Welnitz, D.D. & Team, E.E. (2010). Earth as an Extrasolar Planet: Comparing Polar and Equatorial Views. Astrobiology Science Conference 2010. League City, TX. See Project
- View all 17 publications
