W. J. Merline

5.0k total citations
120 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

W. J. Merline is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Merline has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 20 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. J. Merline's work include Astro and Planetary Science (91 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (75 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (27 papers). W. J. Merline is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (91 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (75 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (27 papers). W. J. Merline collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. W. J. Merline's co-authors include C. R. Chapman, P. C. Thomas, B. L. Enke, D. D. Durda, W. F. Bottke, D. C. Richardson, Erik Asphaug, E. B. Bierhaus, J. Joseph and J. Veverka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Merline

115 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers

W. J. Merline
S. Mottola Germany
R. W. Gaskell United States
L. Jordá France
Robert Jedicke United States
W. M. Owen United States
J. Drummond United States
Steven R. Chesley United States
R. R. Howell United States
W. J. Merline
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. J. Merline

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. J. Merline

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chapman, C. R., C. I. Fassett, S. Marchi, et al.. (2015). Basin Formation and Cratering on Mercury Revealed by MESSENGER. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Vervack, Ronald J., Peter Tamblyn, C. R. Chapman, et al.. (2014). Results from the MESSENGER Imaging Campaign of Comets C/2012 S1 (ISON) and 2P/Encke. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2585. 1 indexed citations
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Drummond, J., B. Carry, W. J. Merline, et al.. (2013). The size and pole of Ceres from nine years of adaptive optics observations at Keck and the VLT. DPS. 1 indexed citations
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Showalter, M. R., H. A. Weaver, S. A. Stern, et al.. (2012). Pluto's P4 and P5: Latest Results for Pluto's Tiniest Moons. DPS. 2 indexed citations
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Chapman, C. R., W. J. Merline, S. Marchi, et al.. (2012). The Young Inner Plains of Mercury's Rachmaninoff Basin Reconsidered. LPI. 1607. 4 indexed citations
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Drummond, J., W. J. Merline, Al Conrad, et al.. (2012). The Triaxial Ellipsoid Diameters and Rotational Pole of Asteroid (9) Metis from AO at Gemini and Keck. DPS. 1 indexed citations
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Strom, R. G., M. E. Banks, C. R. Chapman, et al.. (2011). Mercury Crater Statistics from Messenger Flybys: Implications for the Stratigraphy and Resurfacing History. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 1079.
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Chapman, C. R., B. L. Enke, W. J. Merline, et al.. (2009). Reflectance Spectra of Members of Very Young Asteroid Families. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2258. 2 indexed citations
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Drummond, J., W. J. Merline, Albert Conrad, Christophe Dumas, & B. Carry. (2008). Standard Triaxial Ellipsoid Asteroids from AO Observations. 40. 2 indexed citations
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Consolmagno, G. J., et al.. (2006). Small Body Density and Porosity: New Data, New Insights. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2214. 21 indexed citations
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Conrad, Al, W. J. Merline, R. Campbell, et al.. (2006). Rotation and Morphology of Asteroid 511 Davida. LPI. 1955. 1 indexed citations
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Bierhaus, E. B., W. J. Merline, & C. R. Chapman. (2005). Variation in Size-Distributions Between Adjacent and Distant Secondary Craters. LPI. 2386. 2 indexed citations
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Bierhaus, E. B., C. R. Chapman, & W. J. Merline. (2004). Small Craters in the Inner Solar System: Primaries or Secondaries or Both?. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1963. 1 indexed citations
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Merline, W. J., Peter Tamblyn, David Nesvorný, et al.. (2004). Discovery of binaries among small asteroids in the Koronis dynamical family using the HST Advanced Camera for Surveys. DPS. 2 indexed citations
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Merline, W. J., Laird M. Close, C. R. Chapman, et al.. (2003). Discovery of new asteroid binaries (121) Hermione and (1509) Esclangona. DPS. 4 indexed citations
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Merline, W. J., Laird M. Close, J. C. Shelton, et al.. (2000). Satellites of Minor Planets. IAUC. 7503. 3. 5 indexed citations
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Asphaug, Erik, et al.. (1998). Galileo Images of Split-Comet Catenae on Ganymede. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 30. 1122. 3 indexed citations
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Merline, W. J., C. R. Chapman, M. Robinson, et al.. (1998). NEAR's Encounter with 253 Mathilde: Search for Satellites. LPI. 1954. 3 indexed citations
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Chapman, C. R., W. J. Merline, J. W. Keller, et al.. (1997). Populations of small craters on Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto: initial Galileo imaging results. elib (German Aerospace Center). 217. 6 indexed citations
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McMillan, R. S., J. E. Frecker, Paul Smith, E. H. Roland, & W. J. Merline. (1982). The LPL Extrasolar-Planet-Detection Spectrometer: A New Configuration. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 14. 625. 3 indexed citations

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