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Eberhard Grün

Eberhard Grün

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D-Index
81
Citations
22237
World Ranking
2946
National Ranking
281

Overview

Eberhard Grün is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with specialization in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Space Satellite Systems and Control
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Grün has contributed to several research papers published primarily in "Space Science Reviews" and other venues such as "Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)." Notable publications include:

  • "Mercury Dust Monitor (MDM) Onboard the Mio Orbiter of the BepiColombo Mission," 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • "SUDA: A SUrface Dust Analyser for Compositional Mapping of the Galilean Moon Europa," 2025, Space Science Reviews
  • "Helios spacecraft data revisited: detection of cometary meteoroid trails by following in situ dust impacts," 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • "Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) Onboard NASA's Interstellar Mapping And Acceleration Probe (IMAP)," 2025, Space Science Reviews

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Grün include:

  • R. Srama
  • S. Kempf
  • Scott Tucker
  • N. Altobelli
  • M. Horányi

The scientist's publication record reflects a consistent focus on instrumentation for space missions, dust analysis in planetary environments, and studies related to interstellar and cometary dust. Publications are primarily in peer-reviewed journals specializing in space science and astrophysics.

Best Publications

  • Collisional balance of the meteoritic complex

    E. Grün;H.A. Zook;H. Fechtig;R.H. Giese

  • ISOPHOT - capabilities and performance

    D. Lemke;U. Klaas;J. Abolins;P. Abraham

  • Discovery of Jovian dust streams and interstellar grains by the Ulysses spacecraft

    E. Grün;H. A. Zook;M. Baguhl;A. Balogh

  • Composition of comet Halley dust particles from Giotto observations

    J. Kissel;D. E. Brownlee;K. Büchler;B. C. Clark

  • The Cassini Cosmic Dust Analyzer

    R. Srama;T. J. Ahrens;N. Altobelli;S. Auer

  • Dust measurements in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko inbound to the Sun

    Alessandra Rotundi;Alessandra Rotundi;Holger Sierks;Vincenzo Della Corte;Marco Fulle

  • Cassini Dust Measurements at Enceladus and Implications for the Origin of the E Ring

    Frank Spahn;Jürgen Schmidt;Nicole Albers;Marcel Hörning

  • Mechanism for the acceleration and ejection of dust grains from Jupiter's magnetosphere

    M. Horanyi;G. Morfill;E. Grün

  • DUst around NEarby Stars. The survey observational results

    C. Eiroa;J. P. Marshall;A. Mora;B. Montesinos

  • A homogeneous nucleus for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from its gravity field

    M Pätzold;T. Andert;Matthias Hahn;S.W. Asmar

  • Micron-sized particles detected near Saturn by the Voyager plasma wave instrument☆

    D.A. Gurnett;E. Grün;D. Gallagher;W.S. Kurth

  • Growth and form of planetary seedlings: results from a microgravity aggregation experiment.

    J. Blum;G. Wurm;S. Kempf;T. Poppe

  • Cosmic Dust - Near and Far

    T. Henning;E. Grün;J. Steinacker

  • Dust charges, cloud potential, and instabilities in a dust cloud embedded in a plasma

    O. Havnes;C. K. Goertz;G. E. Morfill;E. Grün

  • Dust in the Local Interstellar Wind

    P.C. Frisch;J.M. Dorschner;J. Geiss;J.M. Greenberg

  • Dust in the local interstellar wind

    Priscilla C. Frisch;Johann M. Dorschner;Johannes Geiss;J. Mayo Greenberg

  • The dust distribution within the inner coma of comet P/Halley 1982i: encounter by Giotto's impact detectors.

    J. A. M. McDonnell;W. M. Alexander;W. M. Burton;E. Bussoletti

  • A permanent, asymmetric dust cloud around the Moon

    M. Horányi;J. R. Szalay;S. Kempf;J. Schmidt

  • Interstellar Dust Inside and Outside the Heliosphere

    Harald Krüger;Eberhard Grün

  • The Galileo dust detector

    Eberhard Grün;Hugo Fechtig;Martha S. Hanner;Jochen Kissel

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregor E. Morfill
Gregor E. Morfill Max Planck Society
Anton T. Kearsley
Anton T. Kearsley Natural History Museum
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rhonda M. Stroud
Rhonda M. Stroud Arizona State University
Manfred Burghammer
Manfred Burghammer European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester
Frank E. Brenker
Frank E. Brenker Goethe University Frankfurt
Peter Cloetens
Peter Cloetens European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Sho Sasaki
Sho Sasaki Osaka University
Akira Tsuchiyama
Akira Tsuchiyama Ritsumeikan University

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