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Kevin Baines

Education
  • B.A. in Physics, Astronomy (with honors, summa cum laude), Amherst College (1976)
  • M.A. in Physics, Washington University (1978)
  • Ph.D. in Physics, Washington University (1982)
Projects

Cassini-Huygens Icon Cassini-Huygens
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is currently exploring the ringed planet, its mysterious moons, the stunning rings and its complex magnetic environment.

New Horizons Icon New Horizons
New Horizons is the first mission in NASA's New Frontiers program of medium-class planetary missions. It will be the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and its moon Charon.

Venus Express Icon Venus Express
Venus Express is the European Space Agency's first mission to Earth's nearest planetary neighbor, Venus.

Professional Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1984 - present)
  • Principal Scientist (2003 - present)
  • Co-Investigator, PFS and VIRTIS on Venus Express
  • Research Scientist (1984 - present)
  • Cassini /VIMS Science Team Member
  • Galileo/NIMS Co-Investigator
  • Galileo/NIMS Venus/Earth/Jupiter Atmospheric Science Coordinator
Selected Awards
  • Edward Stone Award for Outstanding Research Publication, JPL (2003)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award-Galileo Orbiter Instrument Design, Dev. and Test (1991)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award-Galileo Ida Encounter/Dactyl Discovery Team (1995)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award-Galileo Orbital Operations Recovery Team (1997)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award-Galileo Project Team (1998)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award-Cassini Research Visible and Infrared Spectrometer Team (1998)
  • Editor's Letter of Commendation, Icarus (1991)
Selected Publications
  1. Baines, K.H., and Bergstralh, J.T. (1986). The structure of the Uranian Atmosphere: Constraints from the geometric albedo spectrum and H2 and CH4 line profiles. Icarus 65, 406-441.
  2. Pollck, J.B., Rages, Baines, K.H., Bergstralh, J.T., Wenkert, D., and Danielson, G.E. (1986). Estimates of the bolometric albedos and radiation balance of Uranus and Neptune. Icarus 65, 442-446.
  3. Orton, G.S., Baines, K.H., Bergstralh, J.T., Brown, R.H., Caldwell, J., and Tokunaga, A.T. (1987). Infrared radiometry of Uranus and Neptune at 21 and 32 µm. Icarus 69, 230-238.
  4. Smith, W.H., Schempp, W.V., Simon, J., and Baines, K.H. (1989). The D/H ratio for Uranus and Neptune. Astrophys. J. 336, 962-966.
  5. Smith, W.H., Schempp, W.V., and Baines, K.H. (1989). The D/H ratio for Jupiter. Astrophys J. 336, 967-970.
  6. Smith, W.H., Schempp, W.V., and Baines, K.H. (1989). Limits on the diurnal variation of H2 quadrupole features in Neptune. Astrophys. J. 343, 450-455.
  7. Hammel, H.B., Baines, K.H., and Bergstralh, J.T. (1989). Vertical aerosol structure on Neptune: Constraints from center-to-limb profiles. Icarus 80, 416-438.
  8. Baines, K.H., and Smith, W.H. (1990). The atmospheric structure and dynamical properties of Neptune derived from ground-based and IUE spectrophotometry. Icarus 85, 65-108.
  9. Carlson, R.W., Baines, K. H., Encrenaz, T., Taylor, F. W., Drossart, P., Kamp, L. W. et al. (1991). Galileo infrared imaging spectroscopy measurements at Venus. Science 253, 1541-1548.
  10. West, R.A., Baines, K.H., and Pollack, J.B. (1991). Clouds and aerosols in the Uranian atmosphere. In Uranus. (J.T. Bergstralh and M.S. Matthew, Eds.) University of Arizona Press, 296-324.
  11. Baines, K. H. and Hammel, H. B. (1994). Clouds, hazes, and the stratospheric methane abundance in Neptune. Icarus 109, 20-39.
  12. Baines, K. H., Mickelson, M. E., Larson, L. E., and Ferguson, D. W. (1995). The abundances of methane and ortho/para hydrogen in Uranus and Neptune: Implications of new laboratory 4-0 H2 quadrupole line parameters. Icarus 114, 328-340.
  13. Baines, K. H., Carlson, R. W., Crisp, D., Schofield, J. T., Bezard, de Bergh, C., Drossart, P., Delamere, W. A., Fegley, B., Smith, W. H., Limaye, S. J., Russell, C. T., and Schubert, G. (1995). VESAT: The Venus environmental satellite discovery mission. Acta Astronautica, 35, 417-425.
  14. Baines, K. H., Hammel, H. B., Rages, K. A., Romani, P. N., and Samuelson, R. E. (1995). Clouds and aerosols in the atmosphere of Neptune. In Neptune and Triton (D. P. Cruikshank, Ed.) University of Arizona Press, 489-546.
  15. Baines, K. H., Yanamandra-Fisher, P., Lebofsky, L. A., Momary, T. W., Golisch, W., Kaminski, C., and Wild, W. (1998). Near-infrared absolute photometric imaging of the Uranian System. Icarus, 132, 266-284.
  16. Baines, K. H., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J-P, Brown, R. H., Buratti, B. J., Bussoletti, E., Capaccioni, F., Cerroni, P., Clark, R. N., Coradini, A., Cruikshank, D. P., Drossart, P., Formisano, V., Jaumann, R., et al. (2000). Detection of sub-micron radiation from the surface of Venus by Cassini/VIMS. Icarus 148, 307-311.
  17. Sromovsky, L.A., Spencer, J. R., Baines, K. H., and Fry, P. M. (2000). Groundbased observations of cloud features on Uranus. Icarus, 146, 306-311.
  18. Sromovsky, L. A., Fry, P.M., Baines, K. H., Limaye, S. S., Orton, G. S., and Dowling, T. E. (2001). Coordinated 1996 HST and IRTF imaging of Neptune and Triton. I. Observations, navigation, and differential deconvolution. Icarus, 149, 416-434.
  19. Sromovsky, L. A., Fry, P. M., Baines, K. H., and Dowling, T. E., (2001). Coordinated 1996 HST and IRTF imaging of Neptune and Triton. II. Implications of disk-integrated photometry. Icarus 149,435-458.
  20. Sromovsky, L. A., Fry, P.M., Dowling, T. E., Baines, K. H., and Limaye, S. S. (2001). Coordinated 1996 HST and IRTF imaging of Neptune and Triton. III. Neptunes atmospheric circulation and cloud structure. Icarus 149, 459-488.
  21. Sromovksy, L. A., Fry, P. M., Dowling, T. E., Baines, K. H., and Limaye, S. S. (2001). Neptunes atmospheric circulation and cloud morphology: Changes revealed by 1988 HST Images. Icarus 150, 244-260.
  22. Gibbard, S. G., Roe, H., de Pater, I., MacIntosh, B., Gavel, D., Max, C. E., Baines, K. H., and Ghez, A. (2001). High-resolution infrared imaging of Neptune from the Keck telescope. Icarus 156, 1-15.
  23. Roe, H., Gavel, P., Max, C., de Pater, I., Gibbard, S., MacIntosh, B., and Baines, K. H. (2001). Near-infrared observations of Neptunes tropospheric cloud layer with the Lick Observatory adaptive optics system. Astron. J. 122, 1636-1643..
  24. Sromovsky, L. A., Fry, P. M., and Baines, K. H. (2002). The unusual dynamics of northern dark spots in Neptune, Icarus 156, 16-36.
  25. Baines, K. H., Carlson, R. W., Kamp, L. W. (2002). Fresh ammonia ice clouds in Jupiter. Spectroscopic identification, spatial distribution, and dynamical implications. Icarus 159, 74-94.
  26. Sromovsky, L., Fry, P. M., Limaye, S. S. and Baines, K. H. (2003). The nature of Neptune's increasing brightness: evidence for a seasonal response. Icarus 163, 256-261.
  27. Brown, R. A., Baines, K. H., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J.-P., Buratti, B. J., Capacionni, F., Cerroni, P., Clark, R. N., Coradini, A., Cruikshank, D. P., Drossart, P., Formisano, V. et al. (2003). Observations with the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) during Cassini's flyby of Jupiter. Icarus 164, 461-470.
  28. West, R. A., Baines, K. H., Banfield, D., Friedson, A. J. and Ragent, B. (2004). Jovian clouds and haze. In Jupiter: Planet, Satellites, and Magnetosphere (F. Bagenal, T. Dowling, and W.B. McKinnon Eds.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 79-104.
  29. McCord, T. B.,Coradini, A., Hibbitts, C.A., Capaccioni, F., Hansen, G.B., Fillacchione, G., Clark, R.N., Cerroni, P. Brown, R.H., Baines,K.H., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J.-P. Buratti, B. J., Bussoletti, E., Combes, M. Cruikshank, D. P., Drossart, P., Formisano, V., Jaumann, R., Langevin, Y., Matson, D.L, Nelson, R.M., Nicholson, P.D., Sicardy, B., and Sotin, C. (2004). Cassini VIMS observations of the Galilean satellites including the VIMS calibration procedure. Icarus 172, 104-126.
  30. Bellucci, G., DAversa, E., Formisano, V., Cruikshank, D., Nelson, R. M., Clark, R. N., Baines, K. H., Matson, D., Brown, R. H., McCord, T. B., Buratti, B. J., Nicholson, P. D., and the Casini VIMS Team. (2004). Cassini/VIMS observation of an Io post-eclipse brightening event. Icarus 172 141-148.
  31. Brown, R. A., Baines, K. H., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J.-P., Buratti, B. J., Capacionni, F., Cerroni, P., Clark, R. N., Coradini, A., Cruikshank, D. P., Drossart, P., Formisano, V., Jaumann, R. Langevin, Y.,Matson, D.L., McCord, T.B., Mennella, V.,Miller, E.,Nelson, R.M., Nicholson, P.D., Sicardy, B.,and Sotin, C. (2004). The Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Investigation. Space Sci. Rev. 115, 1-4, 111-168.
  32. Atreya, S. K., A. S. Wong, K.H. Baines, M. H. Wong, T. C. Owen. (2005). Jupiters ammonia clouds-localized or ubiquitous? Planetary and Space Science, 53, 498-507.
  33. Buratti, B. J., D. P. Cruikshank, R. H. Brown, R. N. Clrkm J. M. Bauer, R. Jaumann, T. B. McCord, D. P. Simonelli, C. A. Hibbitts, G. B. Hansen, T. C, Owen, K. H. Baines, G. Bellucci, J.-P. Bibring, F. Capaccioni, P. Cerroni, A. Coradini, P. Drossart, V. Formisano, Y. Langevin et al. (2005). Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer observations of Iapetus: Detection of CO2. Astrophys. J. 622, L149-L152.
  34. Clark, R. N., R. H. Brown, R. Jaumann, D. P. Cruikshank, R. M. Nelson, B. J. Buratti, T. B. McCord, J. Lunine, K. H. Baines, G. Bellucci, J-P Bibring, F. Capaccioni, P. Cerroni, A. Coradini, V. Formisano, Y. Langevin, D. L. Matson, V. Mennella, P. D. Nicholson, B. Sicardy, C. Sotin, T. M. Hoefen, J. M. Curchin, G. Hansen, K. Hibbits, and K-D Matz. (2005). Compositional maps of Saturns moon Phoebe from imaging spectroscopy. Nature 435, 66-69.
  35. Sotin, C., Jaumann, R., Buratti, B. J., Brown, R. H., Clark, R. N., Soderblom, L. A., Baines, K. H., Belluci, G., Bibring, J.-P., Capaccioni, F., Cerroni, P., Combes, M., Coradini, A., Cruikshank, D. P., Drossart, P., Formisano, V., Langevin, Y., Matson, D. L., McCord, T. B., Nelson, R. M., Nicholson, P. D., Sicardy, B., LeMouelie, S., Rodriguez, S., Stephan, K., and Scholz, C. K., (2005), Release of volatiles from a possible cryovolcano from near-infrared imaging of Titan. Nature 435, 786-789.
  36. Barnes, J. W., R. H. Brown, E. P. Tuttle, A. S. McEwen, R. D. Lorenz, M. Janssen, E. L. Schaller, M. E. Brown, B. J. Buratti, C. Sotin, C. Griffith, R. Clark, J. Perry, S. Fussner, J. Barbara, R. West, C. Elachi, A. H. Bouchez, H. G. Roe, K. H. Baines, G. Bellucci, J.-P. Bibring, F. Capaccioni, et al.(2005). A 5-micron bright spot on Titan: Evidence for surface diversity. Science 310, 92-95.
  37. Baines, K. H., P. Drossart, T.W. Momary, V. Formisano. C. Griffith, G. Bellucci, J. P. Bibring, R.H. Brown, B.J. Buratti , F. Capaccioni , P. Cerroni , R.N. Clark, A. Coradini, D.P. Cruikshank, R. Jaumann, Y. Langevin, D.L. Matson, T.B. McCord, V. Mennella, R.M. Nelson, P.D. Nicholson, B. Sicardy, C. Sotin (2005). The Atmospheres of Saturn and Titan in the Near-Infrared: First Results of Cassini/VIMS. Earth, Moon, and Planets 96, 119-147.
  38. Griffith, C. A., P. Penteado, K. Baines, P. Drossart, J. Barnes, G. Bellucci, J. Bibring, R. Brown, B. Buratti, F. Capaccioni, P. Cerrroni, R. Clark, M. Combes, A. Coradini, D. Cruikshank, V. Formisano, R. Jaumann, Y. Langevin, D. Matson, T. McCord, V. Mennella, R. Nelson, P. Nicholson, B. Sicaardy, C. Sotin, L. A. Soderblom, and R. Kursinski (2005). The evolution of Titan's mid-latitude clouds. Science 310, 474-477.
  39. Brown, R. H., R. N. Clark, B. J. Buratti, D. P. Cruikshank, J. W. Barnes, R. M. E. Mastrapa, J. Bauer, S. Newman, T. Momary, K. H. Baines, G. Bellucci, F. Capaccioni, P. Cerroni et al. (2005). Composition and physical properties of Enceladus' surface. Science 311,1425-1428.
  40. Baines, K. H., S. Atreya, R. W. Carlson, D. Crisp, P. Drossart, V. Formisano, S. S. Limaye, W. J. Markiewicz, G. Piccioni (2005). To the Depths of Venus: Exploring the deep atmosphere and surface of our sister world with Venus Express. Planetary and Space Sci. 54, 1263-1278.
  41. Brown, R. A., K. H. Baines, G. Bellucci, B. J. Buratti, F. Capacionni, P. Cerroni, R. N. Clark, A. Coradini, D. P. Cruikshank, P. Drossart, V. Formisano, R.Jaumann, Y. Langevin,D. L. Matson, T. B. McCord, V. Mennella, R.M. Nelson, P. D. Nicholson, B. Sicardy, C. Sotin, N.Baugh, C. A. Griffith, G. B. Hansen, C. A. Hibbitts, T. W. Momary and M. R. Showalter (2006). Observations in the Saturn system during approach and orbital insertion, with Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS). Astron. Astrophys., 446, 707-716.
  42. Baines, K. H., Drossart, P., Lopez-Valverde, M., Atreya, S. K., Sotin, C., Momary, T., Brown, R. H., Buratti, B. J., Clark, R. N., Nicholson, P. D. (2006). On the discovery of CO nighttime emissions on Titan by Cassini/VIMS: Derived stratospheric abundances and geological implications. Planetary and Space Sci. in press.
  43. Baines, K. H., Atreya, S. K., Carlson, R. W., Crisp, D., Grinspoon, D., Russell, C. T., Schubert, G., Zahnle, K. (2007).. Experiencing Venus: Clues to the origin, evolution, and chemistry of terrestrial planets via in-situ exploration of our sister world. AGU Monographs, in press.(2006).

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