Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples
2000521 citationsC. M. Pieters, S. K. Noble et al.profile →
Space weathering on airless bodies
2016364 citationsC. M. Pieters, S. K. Nobleprofile →
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All Works
20 of 20 papers shown
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Noble, S. K., L. P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, & Z. Rahman. (2016). The Microstructure of Lunar Micrometeorite Impact Craters. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1465.5 indexed citations
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Christoffersen, R., et al.. (2016). Evolution of Shock Melt Compositions in Lunar Regoliths. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2852.1 indexed citations
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Elphic, R. C., M. Horányi, A. Colaprete, et al.. (2016). The Lunar Gas and Dust Exosphere as Revealed by the LADEE Mission. LPICo. 1911. 6022.1 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., L. P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, & Z. Rahman. (2015). The Microstructure of a Micrometeorite Impact into Lunar Olivine. LPICo. 1878. 2034.2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, M. T. Mellon, D. W. Ming, et al.. (2014). Planning Considerations Related to Collecting and Analyzing Samples of the Martian Soils. 1791. 1371.1 indexed citations
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Elphic, R. C., G. T. Delory, S. K. Noble, et al.. (2014). Science from the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer Mission. DPS.1 indexed citations
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Keller, L. P., Z. Rahman, T. Hiroi, et al.. (2013). Asteroidal Space Weathering: The Major Role of FeS. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2404.7 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., L. P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, & Z. Rahman. (2013). Lateral Variations in Lunar Weathering Patina on Centimeter to Nanometer Scales. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1298.2 indexed citations
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Elphic, R. C., Butler Hine, G. T. Delory, et al.. (2013). The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE): T-Minus 6 Months and Counting. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3112.3 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., L. P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, & Z. Rahman. (2012). Space Weathering of Lunar Rocks. 1239.1 indexed citations
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Thompson, M. S., R. Christoffersen, S. K. Noble, & L. P. Keller. (2012). Comparative Mineralogy, Microstructure and Compositional Trends in the Sub-Micron Size Fractions of Mare and Highland Lunar Soils. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2384.1 indexed citations
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Hiroi, T., S. Sasaki, S. K. Noble, & C. M. Pieters. (2011). Space Weathering of Ordinary Chondrite Parent Bodies, Its Impact on the Method of Distinguishing H, L, and LL Types and Implications for Itokawa Samples Returned by the Hayabusa Mission. 1264.2 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., et al.. (2009). Lunar Mapping and Modeling Project. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1515. 47.1 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., L. P. Keller, & R. M. Stroud. (2007). Probing the Depths of Space Weathering: A Cross-Sectional View of Lunar Rock 76015. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1359.1 indexed citations
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Pieters, C. M., R. L. Klima, T. Hiroi, et al.. (2007). The Origin of Brown Olivine in Martian Dunite NWA 2737. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement. 42. 5062.1 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., C. M. Pieters, & L. P. Keller. (2003). The Optical Properties of Nanophase Iron: Investigation of a Space Weathering Analog. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1172.7 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K. & C. M. Pieters. (2002). The Optical Effects of Space Weathering Products on Silicate Surfaces. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002.1 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K. & C. M. Pieters. (2001). Type 2 Terrain: Compositional Constraints on the Martian Lowlands. LPI. 1230.14 indexed citations
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Pieters, C. M., L. A. Taylor, S. K. Noble, et al.. (2000). Space Weathering on Asteroids: A Mystery Resolved with Lunar Samples. M&PSA. 35.2 indexed citations
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Noble, S. K., C. M. Pieters, L. A. Taylor, et al.. (1999). The Optical Properties of the Finest Fraction of Lunar Soils: Initial Results and Implications for Weathering Processes. LPI. 1669.4 indexed citations
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