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Max Mutchler
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Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Operated by AURA for NASA
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Projects
Science
- Asteroids: Hubble imaging of Pallas,
Vesta,
and
Ceres
(now a
dwarf planet)
in support of the
Dawn mission
- Comets: the eruption of
Comet 17P/ Holmes,
the disintegration of
Comet 73P/SW3
(see article,
movie),
Hubble imaging
of Comet Tempel 1
Deep Impact
- Hubble support for
New Horizons mission to Pluto:
discovery of moons
Nix and Hydra, and
Jupiter flyby
- Hubble ACS imaging of
The Moon
- Large ACS mosaics of
Starburst Galaxy M82 and
Whirlpool Galaxy M51
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Spitzer imaging of
nearby galaxies
(SINGS):
campaigns,
drizzling
- Starburst galaxy NGC 1808,
distant starburst galaxies
- Hubble Deep Fields:
- Planetary nebulae:
Magellanic Clouds,
Helix Nebula
- Gamma-ray burst GRB 970228:
mosaic,
closeup
Instruments
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Pluto's two new moons
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Educational Outreach
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"The universe is full of magical things
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." - Bertrand Russell
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