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Overview

Giancarlo Bellucci is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Physiology.

Their work centers around topics including Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Exploration and Technology, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, and Spaceflight effects on biology.

Giancarlo Bellucci has published extensively in several scientific journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Icarus
  • Planetary and Space Science
  • 2022 IEEE 9th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bellucci include:

  • Martian water loss to space enhanced by regional dust storms, 2021, Nature Astronomy
  • SIMBIO-SYS: Scientific Cameras and Spectrometer for the BepiColombo Mission, 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • Transient HCl in the atmosphere of Mars, 2021, Science Advances
  • Strong Variability of Martian Water Ice Clouds During Dust Storms Revealed From ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter/NOMAD, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Comprehensive investigation of Mars methane and organics with ExoMars/NOMAD, 2020, Icarus

Collaborations have been an important aspect of Bellucci's scientific contributions. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Frank Daerden
  • Ian Thomas
  • Ann Carine Vandaele
  • Manish Patel
  • J. J. López-Moreno

Best Publications

  • The Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) Investigation

    R. H. Brown;K. H. Baines;G. Bellucci;J.-P. Bibring

  • Olivine and Pyroxene Diversity in the Crust of Mars

    John F. Mustard;Francois Poulet;Aline Gendrin;Jean-Pierre Bibring

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • The organic-rich surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by VIRTIS/Rosetta

    F. Capaccioni;A. Coradini;G. Filacchione;S. Erard

  • Perennial water ice identified in the south polar cap of Mars

    J.-P. Bibring;Y. Langevin;F. Poulet;A. Gendrin

  • OMEGA: Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité

    J. P. Bibring;A. Soufflot;M. Berthé;Y. Langevin

  • VIRTIS: an imaging spectrometer for the ROSETTA mission.

    A. Coradini;F. Capaccioni;P. Drossart;G. Arnold

  • Composition and physical properties of Enceladus' surface

    Robert H. Brown;Roger N. Clark;Bonnie J. Buratti;Dale P. Cruikshank

  • Release of volatiles from a possible cryovolcano from near-infrared imaging of Titan

    Christophe Sotin;R. Jaumann;B.J. Buratti;R. H. Brown

  • Spectral reflectance and morphologic correlations in eastern Terra Meridiani, Mars.

    Raymond E. Arvidson;François Poulet;Jean-Pierre Bibring;Michael Wolff

  • Scientific goals for the observation of Venus by VIRTIS on ESA/Venus Express mission

    P. Drossart;G. Piccioni;A. Adriani;F. Angrilli

  • Nature and Origin of the Hematite-Bearing Plains of Terra Meridiani Based on Analyses of Orbital and Mars Exploration Rover Data Sets

    R. E. Arvidson;F. Poulet;R. V. Morris;J.-P. Bibring

  • Compositional maps of Saturn's moon Phoebe from imaging spectroscopy

    Roger N. Clark;Robert H. Brown;Ralf Jaumann;Dale P. Cruikshank

  • The Evolution of Titan's Mid-Latitude Clouds

    C.A. Griffith;P. Penteado;K. Baines;P. Drossart

  • South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole

    G. Piccioni;P. Drossart;A. Sanchez-Lavega;R. Hueso

  • The planetary fourier spectrometer (PFS) onboard the European Venus Express mission

    V. Formisano;F. Angrilli;G. Arnold;S. Atreya

  • ASPI experiment : measurements of fields and waves on board the INTERBALL-1 spacecraft

    S. Klimov;S. Romanov;E. Amata;J. Blecki

  • No detection of methane on Mars from early ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observations.

    Oleg Korablev;Ann Carine Vandaele;Franck Montmessin;Anna A Fedorova

  • Martian dust storm impact on atmospheric H2O and D/H observed by ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

    Ann Carine Vandaele;Oleg Korablev;Frank Daerden;Shohei Aoki

  • The Surface Composition and Temperature of Asteroid 21 Lutetia As Observed by Rosetta/VIRTIS

    A. Coradini;F. Capaccioni;S. Erard;G. Arnold

  • Exposed water ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

    G. Filacchione;M. C. De Sanctis;F. Capaccioni;A. Raponi

  • NOMAD, an Integrated Suite of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars Trace Gas Mission: Technical Description, Science Objectives and Expected Performance

    A. C. Vandaele;J.-J. Lopez-Moreno;M. R. Patel;M. R. Patel;G. Bellucci

  • Virtis : an imaging spectrometer for the rosetta mission

    A. Coradini;F. Capaccioni;P. Drossart;A. Semery

  • Global maps of anhydrous minerals at the surface of Mars from OMEGA/MEx

    A. Ody;F. Poulet;Y. Langevin;J.-P. Bibring

Frequent Co-Authors

Vittorio Formisano
Vittorio Formisano National Institute for Astrophysics
Yves Langevin
Yves Langevin University of Paris-Saclay
Ann Carine Vandaele
Ann Carine Vandaele Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Jean-Pierre Bibring
Jean-Pierre Bibring University of Paris-Saclay
Dale P. Cruikshank
Dale P. Cruikshank University of Central Florida
P. Drossart
P. Drossart Université Paris Cité
Giuseppe Piccioni
Giuseppe Piccioni National Institute for Astrophysics
Federico Tosi
Federico Tosi National Institute for Astrophysics
Stéphane Erard
Stéphane Erard Université Paris Cité

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