Bonnie Buratti
Address:
4800 Oak Grove Drive
M/S 183-601
Pasadena, CA 91109
Phone:
818.354.7427
Fax:
818.354.0966
Member of:
Science Division
Senior Research Scientist, JPL Fellow
Education
- B.S., M.S. in Earth & Planetary Sciences, Mass. Inst. Technology (1976)
- M.S., PhD. in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Cornell University (1983)
Professional Experience
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1985 - present)
- JPL Fellow / Principal Scientist / Senior Research Scientist/Rosetta NASA Project Scientist
- Group Supervisor of the Asteroids, Comets, and Satellites Group (2002-2018)
- National Research Council, Resident Research Associate at JPL (1983-1985)
- The Claremont Colleges, Visiting Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2000-2010)
- Cornell University, Teaching and Research Assistant (1977-1983)
- MIT, Research Assistant, Department of Physics, and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (1972-1976)
- American Science and Engineering, Associate Scientist, X-ray astronomy group (1974-1976)
- Maria Mitchell Observatory, NSF summer student researcher (1973)
Research Interests
- Seasonal transport of volatiles on the surfaces of the planets and satellites in the outer Solar System, particularly Io, Pluto, and Triton.
- The composition, distribution, and nature of dark material in the outer Solar System, and its relationship to similar material in the interstellar medium and in star-forming regions; and to prebiotic material.
- The microphysical nature of planetary surfaces, and the possible existence of water ice in the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar poles
Selected Awards
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (1983-1985)
- JPL Director's Achievement Award (1989)
- Amer. Assoc. of University Women, Pasadena-Arcadia Chapter, Woman of the Year (1998)
- NASA Group Achievement Awards:
- Voyager Photopolarimeter Science, Uranus Encounter (1987)
- Neptune Encounter (1990)
- Cassini Project (10 group achievement awards between 1997 and 2017)
- Deep Space 1 Encounter at Braille (1999)
- Deep Space 1 Encounter at 19P/ Borrelly (2001)
- Dawn Science Team (2013)
- New Horizons (2017)
- NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2006)
- Asteroid 90502 Buratti
- JPL People Leadership Award (2017)
- Election to Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2017)
- NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal (2018)
- Sagan Medal (2018)
Selected Publications
- Recent Publications (250 peer-reviewed total; 51 first author)
- Popular book: “Worlds Fantastic Worlds Familiar (Cambridge, 2017)
- Buratti, B. J., M. Hicks, K. Tryka, M. Sittig, R. Newburn, 2001. High resolution spectroscopy of Iapetus, Hyperion, Phoebe, Rhea, Dione and D-type asteroids: How are they related? Icarus 155, 375-381.
- McConnochie, T.H., B. J. Buratti, J. K. Hillier, and K. A. Tryka, 2002. A search for water ice at the lunar poles with Clementine images. Icarus 156, 335-351.
- Soderblom, L. A., T. L. Becker, G. Bennett, D. C. Boice, D. T. Britt, R. H. Brown, B. J. Buratti et al. 2002. Observations of Comet 19P/Borrelly by MICAS aboard Deep Space 1. Science 296, 1087-1091.
- Buratti, B. J. and L. L. Johnson 2003. Identification of the lunar flash of 1953 with a fresh crater on the Moon's surface. Icarus 161, 192-197.
- Buratti, B. J., J. K. Hillier, A. Heinze, M. Hicks, K. Tryka, J. Mosher, M. Garske, J. Atienza-Rosel, J. Young. 2003. Photometry of Pluto in the last decade and before: Evidence for volatile transport? Icarus 162, 171-182.
- Brown, R., K. Baines, G. Bellucci, J-P. Bibring, B. Buratti, et al., 2003. Observations with the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) during Cassini's flyby of Jupiter. Icarus 164, 461-470.
- Buratti, B. J., M. D. Hicks, L. A. Soderblom, D. Britt, J. Oberst, J. K. Hillier 2004. Deep Space 1 photometry of the nucleus of Comet 19P/Borrelly. Icarus 167, 16-29.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2004. 9969 Braille: The Deep Space 1 infrared spectroscopy, geometric albedo, and classification. Icarus 167, 129-135.
- Hicks, M. D. and B. J. Buratti 2004. Spectroscopy and filter photometry of Triton from 1997-2000. Icarus, in press.
- Britt, D. T., D. C. Boice, B. J. Buratti et al. 2004. The morphology and surface properties of Comet 19P/Borrelly. Icarus 167, 45-53.
- Buratti et al. 2005. Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer observations of Iapetus: Discovery of CO2. Ap. J. 622, L149-162.
- Buratti, B., M. Hicks, and A. Davies 2005. Spectrophotometry of the small satellites of Saturn and their relationship to Iapetus, Phoebe, and Hyperion. Icarus 175, 490-495
- Brown, R. H., R. N. Clark, B. J. Buratti et al. 2006. Composition and physical properties of Enceladus surface. Science 311, 1425-1428.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2006. Titan: preliminary results on surface properties and photometry from VIMS observations of the early flybys. Planet. & Space Sci. 54, 1498-1509.
- Grundy, W., B. J. Buratti et al. 2007. New Horizons Mapping of Europa and Ganymede. Science 318, 234-237.
- Newman, S. F., B. J. Buratti, R. Jaumann, J. Bauer, T. W. Momary 2007. Hydrogen Peroxide on Enceladus. Ap J. Lett. 670, L143-L146.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2008 Infrared (0.83-5.1 μm) Photometry of Phoebe from the Cassini Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer. Icarus 193, 309-322.
- Pitman, K., B. Buratti, et al. 2008. First High Solar Phase Angle Observations of Rhea Using Cassini VIMS: Upper Limits on Water Vapor and Geologic Activity. Ap. J., 680, L65-L68.
- Newman, S. F., B. J. Buratti, R. H. Brown, R. Jaumann, J. Bauer, T. Momary 2008. Photometric and spectral analysis of the distribution of crystalline and amorphous ices on Enceladus as seen by Cassini. Icarus 193, 397-406.
- Newman, S. F., B. J. Buratti, R. H. Brown, R. Jaumann, J. Bauer, T. Momary 2009. Water ice crystallinity and grain sizes on Dione. Icarus 203, 553-559.
- Pieters, C. M.; Goswami, J. N.; Clark, R. N.; Annadurai, M.; Boardman, J.; Buratti, B.; Combe, J.-P.; Dyar, M. D.; Green, R.; Head, J. W.; and 19 coauthors 2009. Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1. Science 326, 568.
- Jaumann, R. R. N. Clark, F. Nimmo, A. R. Hendrix, B. J. Buratti, T. Denk, J. M. Moore, P. M. Schenk, S. J. Ostro, R. Srama 2009. Icy Satellites: Geological Evolution and Surface Processes. In Saturn after Cassini Huygens (M. Dougherty, L. Esposito, S. Krimigis, eds.) Springer, Dordrecht.
- Moore, J., C. Phillips, R. Sullivan, J. Spencer, G. Black, B. Buratti 2009 Surface Properties, Regolith & Landscape Degradation. In Europa (; R. Pappalardo, W. McKinnon, K. Khurana, eds.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2010. Cassini spectra and photometry 0.25-5.1 microns of the small inner satellites of Saturn, Icarus 206, 524-536.
- Lee, J., B. Buratti, M. Hicks, J. Mosher 2010. The Roughness of the Dark Side of Iapetus From the 2004-2005 Flyby Icarus 206, 623-630.
- Pitman, K. M., B. Buratti, J. Mosher 2010. Disk-integrated bolometric bond albedos and rotational light curves of Saturnian satellites from Cassini VIMS. Icarus 206, 537-560.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2011. Photometry of Triton 1992-2004: Surface volatile transport and discovery of a remarkable opposition surge. Icarus 212, 835-846.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. Photometry of Triton 1992-2004: Surface volatile transport and discovery of a remarkable opposition surge. Icarus 212, 835-846.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2011. A wavelength-dependent visible and infrared spectrophotometric function for the Moon based on ROLO data. J.G.R. 116, CiteID E00G03.
- Buratti, B. et al. 2011. Search for and limits on plume activity on Mimas, Tethys, and Dione with the Cassini Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS). Icarus 214, 534-540.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2013. Vesta, vestoids, and the HED meteorites: interconnections and differences based on Dawn Framing Camera observations. JGR Planets 118, 1991-2003.
- Barnes, J., B. J. Buratti et al. 2013. Precipitation-induced surface brightenings seen on Titan by Cassini VIMS and ISS. Planetary Science 2, article id.1
- Goguen, J., B. J. Buratti et al., 2013. The temperature and width of an active fissure on Enceladus measured with Cassini VIMS during the 14 April 2012 South Pole flyover. Icarus 226, 1128-1137.
- Buratti et al. 2015. Photometry of Pluto 2008--2014: Evidence of Ongoing Seasonal Volatile Transport and Activity. Ap. J. Lett. 804, article id. L6, 6 pp.
- Stern, S. A. et al. 2015. The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons. Science 351, id.aad9189
- Grundy, W., R. P. Binzel, B. J. Buratti et al. 2016. Surface compositions across Pluto. Science 350, id.aad1815.
- Weaver, H., M. Buie, B. J. Buratti et al. 2016. The small satellites of Pluto as observed by New Horizons. Science 351, id.aad0030.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2017. Global albedos of Pluto and Charon from LORRI New Horizons Observations, Icarus 287, 207-217.
- Buratti, B. J. et al. 2018. Cold Cases: What we don’t know about Saturn’s Moons, Planetary &Space Sci., in press.
- Buratti, B. J. and 38 coauthors, 2019. Close Cassini Flybys of Saturn's Ring Moons Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Pandora, and Epimetheus. Science 364, 1053.