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Michael J. Mumma is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific emphasis on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, and Spectroscopy.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics, including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Michael J. Mumma has contributed to several scientific publications in notable venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nature Astronomy

The recent papers by Michael J. Mumma include:

  • Unusually high CO abundance of the first active interstellar comet, 2020, Nature Astronomy
  • Strong Variability of Martian Water Ice Clouds During Dust Storms Revealed From ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter/NOMAD, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • On the Origin and Evolution of the Material in 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • Comprehensive investigation of Mars methane and organics with ExoMars/NOMAD, 2020, Icarus
  • Water heavily fractionated as it ascends on Mars as revealed by ExoMars/NOMAD, 2021, Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Gerónimo Villanueva
  • Sara Faggi
  • M. Lippi
  • Giuliano Liuzzi
  • M. D. Smith

Best Publications

  • The Chemical Composition of Comets—Emerging Taxonomies and Natal Heritage

    Michael J. Mumma;Steven B. Charnley

  • Discovery of X-ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Emission from Comet C/Hyakutake 1996 B2

    C. M. Lisse;K. Dennerl;J. Englhauser;M. Harden

  • Detection of Abundant Ethane and Methane, Along with Carbon Monoxide and Water, in Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake: Evidence for Interstellar Origin

    Michael J. Mumma;Michael A. DiSanti;Neil Dello Russo;Marina Fomenkova

  • Strong water isotopic anomalies in the martian atmosphere: probing current and ancient reservoirs.

    G. L. Villanueva;G. L. Villanueva;M. J. Mumma;R. E. Novak;H. U. Käufl

  • Comets and the Origin of the Solar System - Reading the Rosetta Stone

    Michael J. Mumma;Paul R. Weissman;S. A. Stern

  • Dissociative Excitation of Vacuum Ultraviolet Emission Features by Electron Impact on Molecular Gases. III. CO2

    M. J. Mumma;E. C. Zipf

  • Deep Impact: Observations from a worldwide Earth-based campaign

    K.-J. Meech;N. Ageorges;Michael F. A'Hearn;C. Arpigny

  • Organic Composition of C/1999 S4 (LINEAR): A Comet Formed Near Jupiter?

    M. J. Mumma;N. Dello Russo;N. Dello Russo;M. A. DiSanti;M. A. DiSanti;K. Magee-Sauer

  • High‐resolution spectroscopy of Mars at 3.7 and 8 μm: A sensitive search for H2O2, H2CO, HCl, and CH4, and detection of HDO

    V. A. Krasnopolsky;G. L. Bjoraker;M. J. Mumma;D. E. Jennings

  • Detection of Water Vapor in Halley's Comet

    Michael J. Mumma;Harold A. Weaver;Harold P. Larson;D. Scott Davis

  • Parent Volatiles in Comet 9P/Tempel 1: Before and After Impact

    Michael J. Mumma;Michael A. DiSanti;Karen Magee-Sauer;Boncho P. Bonev;Boncho P. Bonev

  • REMOTE INFRARED OBSERVATIONS OF PARENT VOLATILES IN COMETS: A WINDOW ON THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM

    M.J. Mumma;M.A. DiSanti;N. Dello Russo;K. Magee-Sauer

  • Carbon Monoxide Production and Excitation in Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp): Isolation of Native and Distributed CO Sources

    Michael A. DiSanti;Michael A. DiSanti;Michael J. Mumma;Neil Dello Russo;Neil Dello Russo;Karen Magee-Sauer

  • Excitation of the CO Fourth Positive Band System by Electron Impact on Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide

    M. J. Mumma;E. J. Stone;E. C. Zipf

  • 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

  • Science objectives and performances of NOMAD, a spectrometer suite for the ExoMars TGO mission

    Ann Carine Vandaele;Eddy Neefs;Rachel Drummond;Ian R. Thomas

  • Detection of Atomic Deuterium in the Upper Atmosphere of Mars

    Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky;Michael J. Mumma;Michael J. Mumma;Michael J. Mumma;G. Randall Gladstone;G. Randall Gladstone;G. Randall Gladstone

  • First Detection of Near-Infrared Line Emission from Organics in Young Circumstellar Disks

    A. M. Mandell;J. Bast;E. F. van Dishoeck;G. A. Blake

  • Methane in Oort cloud comets

    E.L. Gibb;M.J. Mumma;N. Dello Russo;N. Dello Russo;M.A. DiSanti

  • A Sensitive Search for Deuterated Water in Comet 8p/Tuttle

    G. L. Villanueva;G. L. Villanueva;M. J. Mumma;B. P. Bonev;B. P. Bonev;M. A. DiSanti

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold A. Weaver
Harold A. Weaver Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ann Carine Vandaele
Ann Carine Vandaele Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Giancarlo Bellucci
Giancarlo Bellucci National Institute for Astrophysics
Geoffrey A. Blake
Geoffrey A. Blake California Institute of Technology
Miguel Lopez-Valverde
Miguel Lopez-Valverde Spanish National Research Council
Drake Deming
Drake Deming University of Maryland, College Park
James A. Whiteway
James A. Whiteway York University
Nicholas A Teanby
Nicholas A Teanby University of Bristol
Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky
Vladimir A. Krasnopolsky Catholic University of America
Michael F. A'Hearn
Michael F. A'Hearn University of Maryland, College Park

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