Planetary and Space Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Planetary and Space Science is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
The case for a Themis asteroid family spacecraft mission83
Corrigendum to “Effects of stealth CME to ion energisation at ionospheric altitudes of Mars” [Planet. Space Sci. 234 (2023) 105721]42
Editorial Board35
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Structural study of graben within the Margaritifer Terra region of Mars28
Turbulence for extraterrestrial aviation: Gust specification for Dragonfly's powered flights24
An analysis of possible asteroids flyby for the ESA JUICE mission24
The effectiveness of microwave heating as an ISRU extraction technique on different arrangements of icy lunar regolith24
Three dimensional (3-D) density structures for the lunar mascons beneath impact basins and its implication for the evolution of the moon24
Rotational states and shapes of Ryugu and Bennu: Implications for interior structure and strength24
In-flight radiometric calibration of the ExoMars TGO Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System21
Role of 26Al and impact-generated atmosphere in the early thermal evolution, differentiation, and volatile-rich core of Mars21
Absolute calibration of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS)21
Influence of low orbit design and strategies for gravity field recovery of Europa20
Maximizing the velocity deflection of asteroid Didymos using the Whale Optimization Algorithm17
Exploring Venus subsurface: Analysis of geological targets and their properties16
Europa’s structural conditions for the existence of subsurface ocean and the absence of metallic core-driven magnetic field16
On structural properties of Comet 67/P dust particles collected in situ by ROSETTA/COSIMA from observations of electrical fragmentation16
Synthesis of magnesiowüstite nanocrystallites embedded in an amorphous silicate matrix via low energy multiple ion implantations16
Jovian auroral radio source occultation modelling and application to the JUICE science mission planning15
Noble gases and nitrogen in CV3 chondrite Bukhara15
Performance evaluation of pansharpening for planetary exploration: A case study on the implementation of TGO CaSSIS with MRO HiRISE15
Titan's surface bearing strength: Contact force models for the Dragonfly rotorcraft lander14
An inorganic silicate simulant to represent the interior of enceladus14
About C/539W1 and C/1245D1 as the parent comet of 15-BOOTIDS14
A comprehensive semigray climate model13
Re-evaluation of Apollo 17 Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment data including new LROC-derived coordinates for explosive packages 1 and 7, at Taurus-Littrow, Moon13
A free and open-source solution for Rietveld refinement of XRD data from the CheMin instrument onboard the Mars rover Curiosity13
Retrieval of the ground dielectric permittivity by planetary GPR accommodated on a rover: Application to the estimation of the reflectors' depth by the WISDOM/ExoMars radar13
A study of very high resolution visible spectra of Titan: Line characterisation in visible CH<12
Analytic rock abundance distributions and their application to spacecraft landing hazards12
Physical properties and average atomic numbers of chondrules using computed tomography12
Microbial abundance across a salinity and mineralogical transect in the Ntwetwe Pan of Botswana: A terrestrial analogue for playa deposits on Mars11
System design and laboratory tests of an autonomous seismic station for space applications11
Impact cratering at the lunar Ina irregular mare patch (IMP): Experimental evidence for the nature of impacts into porous basaltic substrate and outstanding questions11
LatHyS global hybrid simulation of the BepiColombo second Venus flyby11
Using engineering cameras on mars rovers and landers to retrieve atmospheric dust optical depth11
Chondrules from the ordinary chondrite Itawa Bhopji (L3-5): Noble gases and nitrogen11
Stochastic simulation of orbital uncertainty of potentially hazardous asteroids observed in one appearance10
Characterizing heterogeneities in the subsurface with an ultra-wideband GPR: Application to WISDOM, the GPR of the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars mission10
Editorial Board10
Re-calibration of Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra. 1. Methodology and re-derived data products: Aerosol opacities and surface emissivities10
9th workshop on Catastrophic Disruption in the Solar System (CD9)10
Comparative analysis of photometric parameters over Apollo landing sites from Terrain Mapping Camera (Chandrayaan-1/2) and lab measured data10
Practical exogeoconservation of Mars: Lessons from the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah10
The InSight Mars lander's meteor search10
Nonlinear regression multivariate model for first order resonant periodic orbits and error analysis10
Mapping the spatial distributions of oxide abundances and Mg# on the lunar surface using multi-source data and a new ensemble learning algorithm9
Thermal extraction of water ice from the lunar surface II - vapor yields for an improved regolith model9
Meteoroid ablation simulations with ESA’s SCARAB software9
Photogrammetric 3D reconstruction of Apollo 17 Station 6: From boulders to lunar rock samples integrated into virtual reality9
Modeling the interstellar dust detections by DESTINY+9
Viscosity contrasts in the Venus mantle from tidal deformations9
Spectrophotometric properties of materials from the Mars Science Laboratory at Gale crater: 1. Bradbury Landing to Cooperstown9
Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis (AMDA): An on-line database and analysis tool for heliospheric and planetary plasma data8
Localization of cosmic gamma-ray bursts in interplanetary space with MGNS/BepiColombo and HEND/Mars Odyssey experiments8
The refractory-to-ice ratio in comet 67P: Implications on the composition of the comet-forming region of the protoplanetary disk8
Spectral reflectance properties of minerals exposed to martian surface conditions: Implications for spectroscopy-based mineral detection on Mars8
Hayabusa2 operation for MASCOT delivery to Ryugu surface8
Identifying optimal working conditions for close-up imagining during the ExoMars rover mission8
Independent identification of meteor showers from the EDMOND and the search for their parent bodies8
Editorial Board8
A novel methodology to estimate pre-atmospheric dynamical conditions of small meteoroids8
A lunar soil classification system for space resource utilization8
Preface for special issue on the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) at Mars8
Development of Shalbatana Vallis (Mars) by dry volcanic processes8
Orbital evolution and possible parent asteroids of 40 instrumentally observed meteorites8
Editorial Board7
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Lunar simulant behaviour in molten fluoride salt for ISRU applications7
Notes on force models for near-Sun asteroids7
Photometry of four long-period comets7
Analysis of the relation of hydrogen distribution and topographic roughness in the lunar south polar region7
Effect of work function on dust charging and dynamics on airless celestial body7
Character and spatial distribution of mineralogy at the lunar south polar region7
3D porosity, flow, and transport characteristics of two L chondrites reveal wet accretion-related cosmic web-like porosity7
Experimental investigation of an optimised tribocharger design for space resource utilisation7
Clay mineralogy in west Chryse Planitia, Mars: Comparison with present and future landing sites7
Optimal choice of closest approach distance for a comet flyby: Application to the Comet Interceptor mission7
Utilization of the Voronoï tessellation for improved planetary age determination: A case study of a large rampart crater in Thaumasia Planum (Mars)7
Geological history of Theia Mons, Beta Regio plume, Venus: Recognition of two main magmatic centers for flows, radiating dyke swarms and triple junction rifting7
Precision in planetary exploration: Crater detection with residual U-Net34/50 and matching template algorithm7
Decoupled and coupled moons’ ephemerides estimation strategies application to the JUICE mission7
Editorial Board6
Assessing the survival of carbonaceous chondrites impacting the lunar surface as a potential resource6
Infalling of nano-dust because of air drag on Uranus6
Editorial Board6
NGIMS/MAVEN observations of longitudinal structures in the Martian thermosphere6
Laboratory reflectance spectra of enstatite and oldhamite mixtures for comparison with Earth-based reflectance spectra of asteroid 2867 Šteins and Mercury6
Precious and structural metals on asteroids6
Thermodynamic modelling of ultra-high vacuum thermal decomposition for lunar resource processing6
Terrestrial demonstrator for a low-temperature carbothermal reduction process on lunar regolith simulant: Design and AIV activities6
Characteristics of convective vortices and dust devils at gale crater on Mars during MY336
The Luna structure, India: A probable impact crater formed by an iron bolide6
Surface morphology inside the PSR area of lunar polar crater Shoemaker in comparison with that of the sunlit areas6
Formation of hematite spherules from metallic spherules by oxidative hydrothermal alteration: Implications for hematite spherules on Martian surface6
Editorial Board6
Effects of stealth CME to ion energisation at ionospheric altitudes of Mars6
The five largest satellites of Uranus: Astrometric observations spread over 29 years at the Pico dos Dias Observatory6
Physical characterization of a simulated impact-vapor plume using laser ablation of Chicxulub sediments6
Geological history of the Atira Mons large shield volcano, Beta Regio, Venus.6
The equilibrium vapor pressures of ammonia and oxygen ices at outer solar system temperatures6
Settling time of solid grains in gaseous giant protoplanets6
Meteors observations by the orbital telescope TUS6
Taurid complex smoking gun: Detection of cometary activity5
Laboratory IR spectroscopy of soils from Apollo 14, 15, and 16: Spectral parameters and maturity5
Optical monitoring of the dust environment at lunar surface exploration sites5
Porous dust particles in astrophysics and their thermal properties5
Effect of three-body interaction on the topology of basins of convergence linked to the libration points in the R3BP5
A new shergottite martian meteorite analog system (SAS) for alteration experiments5
About the magnetic barrier of Venus5
Editorial Board5
Martian soil-analogue VI-M1 for large-scale geotechnical experiments5
Investigation of magnetic field signals during vortex-induced pressure drops at InSight5
Mapping the surface composition of Europa with SUDA5
Martian limb-viewing clouds: A study based on MCC, MCS and MARCI observations5
Simulation of dust activities in the southern high latitudes of Mars5
Power attenuation of Martian rovers and landers solar panels due to dust deposition5
Families of periodic orbits about Lagrangian points L1, L2 and L3 with continuation method5
Strategies for safely landing on Venusian tesserae5
Phobos and Mars orbit as a base for asteroid exploration and mining5
Phobos image enhancement using unpaired multi-frame acquisitions from Indian Mars Color Camera5
Comet P/2003 T12 (SOHO): A possible fragment of comet 169P/NEAT?5
Synthesizing lunar regolith-geopolymer emulating lunar positive temperature regime5
Clustering analysis of high spatial resolution spectra of asteroid (162173) Ryugu from Hayabusa2/NIRS35
Long-term orbit stability of the Apollo 11 “Eagle” Lunar Module Ascent Stage5
Photogeological analysis of ShadowCam images of the permanently shadowed floor of lunar crater Shoemaker5
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