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Overview

Martin G. Tomasko is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple fields, including physics and astronomy, medicine, and engineering.

The primary focus areas of their work span planetary science and exploration, spaceflight effects on biology, and space exploration and technology. These topics reflect an interdisciplinary approach, integrating aspects of both the physical sciences and biological impacts related to space environments.

Tomasko has published research in the venue University of Arizona Press eBooks. One of the notable recent publications is titled THE THERMAL BALANCE OF THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS, released in 2022. This work addresses aspects of planetary science specific to atmospheric conditions on Venus.

  • THE THERMAL BALANCE OF THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS (2022, University of Arizona Press eBooks)

Their work is categorized under several subfields, such as astronomy and astrophysics, physiology, and aerospace engineering. This highlights a diverse scientific background that bridges traditional physical sciences with applied biological and engineering disciplines linked to space environments.

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Physiology
  • Aerospace Engineering

Their main scientific fields of study consist of:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Medicine
  • Engineering

Frequent publication venues are currently recorded as University of Arizona Press eBooks. There are no listed frequent co-authors in their records, indicating either solo or diverse collaboration patterns.

Best Publications

  • Rain, winds and haze during the Huygens probe's descent to Titan's surface

    M.G. Tomasko;B. Archinal;T. Becker;B. Bezard

  • Properties of dust in the Martian atmosphere from the Imager on Mars Pathfinder

    M. G. Tomasko;L. R. Doose;M. Lemmon;P. H. Smith

  • A model of Titan's aerosols based on measurements made inside the atmosphere

    M.G. Tomasko;L. Doose;S. Engel;L.E. Dafoe

  • Clouds, aerosols, and photochemistry in the Jovian atmosphere

    Robert A. West;Darrell F. Strobel;Martin G. Tomasko

  • Results from the Mars Pathfinder camera.

    P. H. Smith;J. F. Bell;N. T. Bridges;D. T. Britt

  • The haze and methane distributions on Uranus from HST-STIS spectroscopy

    Erich Karkoschka;Martin G. Tomasko

  • Heating of H i Regions by Energetic Particles

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  • Measurements of the flux of sunlight in the atmosphere of Venus

    M. G. Tomasko;L. R. Doose;Peter H. Smith;A. P. Odell

  • Correlations between Cassini VIMS spectra and RADAR SAR images: Implications for Titan's surface composition and the character of the Huygens Probe Landing Site

    Laurence A. Soderblom;Randolph L. Kirk;Jonathan I. Lunine;Jeffrey A. Anderson

  • Methane absorption coefficients for the jovian planets from laboratory, Huygens, and HST data

    Erich Karkoschka;Martin G. Tomasko

  • Photometry and polarimetry of Titan: Pioneer 11 observations and their implications for aerosol properties

    Martin G. Tomasko;Peter H. Smith

  • Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch through landing, surface operations, data sets, and science results

    M.P. Golombek;R.C. Anderson;J.R. Barnes;J.F. Bell

  • Photometry and polarimetry of Jupiter at large phase angles: I. Analysis of imaging data of a prominent belt and a zone from pioneer 10

    M.G. Tomasko;R.A. West;N.D. Castillo

  • The Imager for Mars Pathfinder experiment

    P.H. Smith;M.G. Tomasko;D. Britt;D.G. Crowe

  • Distribution and source of the UV absorption in Venus' atmosphere

    James B. Pollack;Owen B. Toon;Robert C. Whitten;Robert Boese

  • Imaging photopolarimeter on pioneer saturn.

    T. Gehrels;L. R. Baker;E. Beshore;C. Blenman

  • Laboratory measurements of mineral dust scattering phase function and linear polarization

    Robert A. West;Lyn R. Doose;Andrew M. Eibl;Martin G. Tomasko

  • Photometry and polarimetry of Jupiter at large phase angles II. Polarimetry of the South Tropical Zone, South Equatorial Belt, and the polar regions from the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions

    Peter H. Smith;Martin G. Tomasko

  • Titan's Rotation: Surface Feature Observed

    Mark T. Lemmon;Erich Karkoschka;Martin Tomasko

  • Galileo probe measurements of thermal and solar radiation fluxes in the Jovian atmosphere

    L. A. Sromovsky;A. D. Collard;P. M. Fry;G. S. Orton

  • Topography and geomorphology of the Huygens landing site on Titan

    Laurence A. Soderblom;Martin G. Tomasko;Brent A. Archinal;Tammy L. Becker

  • The clouds of Venus: A synthesis report

    R. Knollenberg;L. Travis;M. Tomasko;P. Smith

  • TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission

    Athena Coustenis;Sushil K. Atreya;T. Balint;R.H. Brown

  • Saturn's vertical and latitudinal cloud structure 1991–2004 from HST imaging in 30 filters

    Erich Karkoschka;Martin Tomasko

  • Solar and thermal radiation in the Venus atmosphere

    V.I. Moroz;A.P. Ekonomov;B.E. Moshkin;H.E. Revercomb

  • Nature of the stratospheric haze on Uranus: Evidence for condensed hydrocarbons

    James B. Pollack;Kathy Rages;Shelly K. Pope;Martin G. Tomasko

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark T. Lemmon
Mark T. Lemmon Space Science Institute
Peter H. Smith
Peter H. Smith University of Arizona
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Daniel T. Britt
Daniel T. Britt University of Central Florida
James B. Pollack
James B. Pollack Ames Research Center
Robert A. West
Robert A. West Jet Propulsion Lab
Emmanuel Lellouch
Emmanuel Lellouch Janssen (Belgium)
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab
Paul S. Smith
Paul S. Smith University of Arizona

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