User:Volcanopele

False-color mosaic of Enceladus taken by the Cassini-Huygens probe July 14, 2005. Mosaic completed in only 20 hours ;), trying to finish quickly before a workshop, yet it still ended up on the cover of Science magazine and the New York Times 8 months later

The user known as volcanopele in many fora, works for the Cassini Imaging team, processing images of several of Saturn's moons, most notably Titan and Enceladus. You can find a number of volcanopele's image products on the Imaging team Website. Volcanopele's research interests include: mapping albedo features on the surface of Titan and link them to various geologic processes like cryovolcanism, the geologic history of Enceladus and the evolution of Enceladus' cryovolcanic south polar region, and the volcanic history of Io.

Volcanopele is currently an undergraduate attending the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, majoring in Geosciences and History. His interests include movies (particularly historical epics and crime/mob dramas), sports (particularly American_Football and Football (soccer)), and television (particularly 24, Lost, The Sopranos, and The Simpsons).

On wikipedia, volcanopele spends an inordinate amount of time working on the Enceladus. Now that the article has reached featured article status, he plans to focus his Wikipedia attention on other outer solar system satellite Wikipedia article, in an attempt to get the Io and Titan to the same status.

This user has an Erdös number of 8.

[edit] Awards

		The E=MC² Barnstar
		For your awesome drive of Enceladus (moon) to FA status, I hereby bestow you this EMC² Barnstar! Grafikm (AutoGRAF) 16:23, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userboxes

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[edit] Wikipedia-related

This user is a member of the Astronomical Object WikiProject.	1RR This user prefers discussing changes on the talkpage rather than engaging in an edit war.	This user wastes far too much time editing Wikipedia.

[edit] Publications

[edit] Peer-review Journal, co-author

• J. R. Spencer et al. (2002). "The Future of Io Exploration". The Future of Solar System Exploration (2003-2013) -- Community Contributions to the NRC Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey. ASP Conference Proceedings 272: 201-216. 
• H. B. Hammel et al. (2002). "Exploration of the Neptune System". The Future of Solar System Exploration (2003-2013) -- Community Contributions to the NRC Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey. ASP Conference Proceedings 272: 297-322. 
• E. P. Turtle et al. (2004). "The final Galileo SSI observations of Io: orbits G28-I33". Icarus 169: 3-28. 
• R. M. C. Lopes et al. (2004). "Lava lakes on Io: observations of Io's volcanic activity from Galileo NIMS during the 2001 fly-bys". Icarus 169: 140-174. 
• C. C. Porco et al. (2005). "Cassini Imaging Science: Initial Results on Saturn's Rings and Small Satellites". Science 307: 1226-1236. 
• C. C. Porco et al. (2005). "Cassini Imaging Science: Initial Results on Phoebe and Iapetus". Science 307: 1237-1242. 
• C. C. Porco et al. (2005). "Cassini Imaging Science: Initial Results on Saturn's Atmosphere". Science 307: 1243-1247. 
• C. C. Porco et al. (2005). "Imaging of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft". Nature 434: 159-168. 
• J. W. Barnes et al. (2005). "A 5-Micron-Bright Spot on Titan: Evidence for Surface Diversity". Science 310: 92-95. 
• C. C. Porco et al. (2006). "Cassini Observes the Active South Pole of Enceladus". Science 311: 1393-1401. 

[edit] Conference, main author

• J. Perry et al. (2003). "Gish Bar Patera, Io: Geology and Volcanic Activity, 1996-2001". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 34: 1720. 
• J. E. Perry et al. (2005). "Processing ISS Images of Titan's Surface". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 36: 2312. 
• J. E. Perry et al. (2006). "Equatorial Faculae on Titan: Distribution and Orientation". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 37: 2170. 

[edit] Conference, co-author

• H. B. Hammel et al. (2001). "Exploration of the Neptune System". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 33: 1056. 
• A. McEwen et al. (2001). "Galileo SSI Images of Io During the I31 and I32 Flybys". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting N/A: #P11A-09. 
• R. M. C. Lopes et al. (2003). "Lava Lakes on Io?". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 35: #02.02. 
• R. M. C. Lopes et al. (2004). "Global Distribution of Active Volcanism on Io as Known at the End of the Galileo Mission". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 35: 1837. 
• J. Radebaugh et al. (2004). "Relationships Between Paterae, Mountains, and Hotspots on Io from a Global Database". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 35: 2067. 
• E. P. Turtle et al. (2004). "Cassini ISS observations of the surface of Titan". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 36: #06.01. 
• R. West et al. (2004). "Titan's Atmosphere: An Early Cassini ISS Perspective". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 36: #22.07. 
• A. S. McEwen et al. (2004). "Cassini Imaging Observations of Titan". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting N/A: #P41B-01. 
• A. S. McEwen et al. (2005). "Cassini Imaging Results at Titan". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 36: 1968. 
• T. Denk et al. (2005). "The First Six Months of Iapetus Observations by the Cassini ISS Camera". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 36: 2262. 
• T. Denk et al. (2005). "First Imaging Results from the Iapetus B/C Flyby of the Cassini Spacecraft". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 36: 2268. 
• S. Fussner et al. (2005). "Dependence of Surface Contrast on Emission Angle in Cassini ISS 938-nm Images of Titan". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 36: 2278. 
• E. P. Turtle et al. (2005). "Liquid Hydrocarbons on Titan's Surface? How Cassini ISS Observations Fit into the Story (So Far)". Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference 36: 2311. 
• P. Helfenstein et al. (2005). "Geological Features and Terrains on Enceladus as seen by Cassini ISS". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 37: #36.01. 
• J. W. Barnes et al. (2005). "The Brightest Spot on Titan". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 37: #46.03. 
• A. S. McEwen et al. (2005). "Mapping and Monitoring the Surface of Titan". American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting 37: #53.04. 
• J. A. Rathbun et al. (2005). "Enceladus' global geology as seen by Cassini ISS". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting N/A: #P32A-03. 
• E. P. Turtle et al. (2005). "Exploring the Surface of Titan with Cassini-Huygens". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting N/A: #P44A-01. 

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