Dr. Viktor V. Korokhin
Leading research scientist, Department of Solar, Lunar and Planetary Physics
of Astronomical Institute of Kharkiv V.N. Karazin National University,
35 Sumskaya St., Kharkov, 61022, Ukraine
tel. +38 (057) 707-5064
e-mail: wk@astron.kharkov.ua
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June 03, 2020
Dr. Viktor V. Korokhin
Date of Birth: April 11, 1963. Place of Birth: Druzhkovka, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
Academic degrees:
Ph. D., Physics and Mathematics Sci., Heliophysics and Physics of Solar System, March 1996, Main Astronomical Observatory of Ukrainian National Academy of Science, Kyiv, Ukraine.
M. Sci., Astronomer, June 1985, Kharkov State University, USSR.
Employment:
- 2017-present, Leading research scientist, Department of Solar, Lunar and planetary physics of Institute of Astronomy of Kharkov National University, scientific work.
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2000-2017, Head of Department of Solar, Lunar and planetary physics of Institute of Astronomy of Kharkov National University, administrative and scientific work.
1997- 2000, Senior researcher, Astronomical Observatory of Kharkov State University, scientific work.
1992-1997, Scientific researcher, Astronomical Observatory of Kharkov State University, scientific work.
1988-1992, Engineer, Astronomical Observatory of Kharkov State University, engineering and scientific work.
1985-1988, Teacher of informatics, Secondary School No 15, Stakhanov, Lugansk region, teaching.
Scientific Work:
The development of the one-dimensional CCD-photopolarimeter (1988-1989).
The development of the methods and software for processing and analysis of the data of photometry, polarimetry and spectrometry (1988-2012).
The photometric observations of the Moon (1989-1996).
The study of phase dependence of brightness of lunar surface (1989-1996).
The polarimetric observations of Jupiter (1989-2008).
The study of the temporal and spatial variations of linear polarization of Jupiter (1989-2012).
The development of the tools and methods for monitoring of Solar activity (1993-2013).
The development of the imaging planetary CCD-photopolarimeter (1997-1998).
The polarimetric observations of Galilean satellites of Jupiter (1998).
The creation of the web-site of Kharkov Station of Solar Monitoring http://www.astron.kharkov.ua/ssm/ (1999).
The photometric and polarimetric observations of the Moon (2001-2005).
The study of positive branch of phase dependence of polarization of the Moon (2001-2005).
The study of phase dependence of integral brightness of the Moon (2005-2007).
The development of the method of prognosis of the chemical and mineral composition of the lunar surface using artificial neural networks (2005-now).
The development of the method for photometric correction of data of spectrometry of the Moon using infrared spectrometers SIR-1 (Smart-1) and SIR-2 (Chandrayaan-1) (2005-2010).
The development of the imaging polarimeter for polarimetry of the Moon (2006).
The study of photometric function of the lunar surface using data of absolute photometry of the Moon (2006-2013).
The development of the method for removal of topographic effects from lunar images (2009-now).
The development of the method of prognosis mineralogical composition of the lunar surface from spectrometry using Shkuratov's model of nonlinear spectral mixing (2011-now).
- Space cartography (2009- now).
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The development of the methods of quantitative analysis of data from camera LROC WAC of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: studying the photometric function of the lunar surface, orthorectification of the photometric data, usage of the WAC data for prognosis of the chemical composition of the lunar soils etc. (2013-now).
Area of Expertise:
Solar System bodies: photometry and polarimetry of the Moon, Jupiter; spectrometry of the Moon; remote sensing of optical and physical properties of the lunar surface.
Monitoring of solar activity. .
Data processing and analysis methods and software.
Development of tools for photometry and polarimetry.
Selected Visits:
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max-Planck-Str. 2, 37191, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany. Visiting Scientist.
Analysis of data of spectrometry of the Moon using infrared spectrometers SIR-1 (Smart-1, 2005) and SIR-2 (Chandrayaan-1, 2009-2012).- Beijing Institute of space mechanics and electronics of China Academy of space technology, Beijing, China. Discussion of prospects of joint space research (23.03.2012 – 02.04.2012).
- Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Goettingen, Germany. Visiting
Scientist (2016).
Teaching Activities:
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Lecture courses for graduate and postgraduate students:
1) "Space Cartography" [special course for 5th year students of the Department of Astronomy, 2013-2016].
2) "Data Bases and Banks" [special course for 4th year students of the Department of Astronomy, 2014-2016].
Advisor of 2 PhDs:
1) Shalygina O.S. (defended);
2) Shalygin E.V..
Professional Societies:
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Member of International Astronomical Union:
(a) Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Bioastronomy;
(b) Member of Division F Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets.
Grants:
2004-2006 Grant #UKP2-2614-KH-04 of the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF).
2008-2010 Grant # UKP2-2897-KK-07 of the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF).
- Contract # W911NF-07-R-0001 for the project "Light scattering by small arbitrarily shaped particles computed with the Sh-matrix approach", 2012-2013 p., concluded between the Kharkiv National University V.N. Karazin and Research Office of the United States Army.
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Contract # W911NF-14-1-0622 to the project "Phase-ratio technique as applied to rough particulate surfaces for tracking human presence" 2014-2015r., concluded between the Kharkiv National University V.N. Karazin and Research Office of the United States Army.
Selected peer-reviewed papers:
V.V.Korokhin, L.A.Akimov, G.P.Martchenko, O.M.Starodubtseva, Observations of Jupiter, the Moon and the Sun with the one-dimensional CCD detector, Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 1993, v. 25, No 3, p. 56-64 [Solar System Research (Engl. transl.). 1993, v. 25, No 3, p. 252-259]
V.V.Korokhin, L.A.Akimov, Mapping of the phase dependence of lunar surface brightness: reduction of the observations to standard conditions, construction of the equigonal albedo maps, Kinematika Fizika Nebeshykh Tel, 1994, v. 10, No 2, p. 56-64 (in Russian).
O.M.Starodubtseva, L.A.Akimov, V.V.Korokhin, V.G.Tejfel, Spatial and temporal variations of the degree of linear polarization for Jupiter in the visible spectral range, Kinematika Fizika Nebeshykh Tel, 1994, v. 10, No 2, p. 50-57 (in Russian).
V.V.Korokhin, L.A.Akimov, Mapping of the phase parameters of the lunar surface brightness, Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 1997, v. 31, No 2, p. 143-152 [Solar System Research (Engl. transl.), 1997, v. 31, No 2, p. 128-136]
V.V.Korokhin, Zoning of the lunar surface by parameters of brightness-phase relation, Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 1997, v. 31, No 6, p. 484-490 [Solar System Research (Engl. transl.), 1997, v. 31, No 6, p. 430-435]
O.M.Starodubtseva, L.A.Akimov, V.V.Korokhin, Time variations of north-south dissymmetry in the polarized emission of Jupiter, Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 1997, v. 31, No 3, p. 214-221 [Solar System Research (Engl. transl.), 1997, v. 31, No 3]
O.M.Starodubtseva, L.A.Akimov, V.V.Korokhin, Temporal changes in the north-south asymmetry of polarized light of Jupiter may be associated with the comet SL9 visit to the jovian system, Planetary and Space Science, 1997, v. 45, No 10, p. 1183-1188
Yu.G.Shkuratov, D.G.Stankevich, A.A.Ovcharenko and V.V.Korokhin, A study of light back scattering from planetary-regolith- type surfaces at phase angles 0.2-3.5 degrees, Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 1997, v. 31, No 1, p. 56-63 [Solar System Research (Engl. transl.), 1997, v.31, No 1]
Kurochka L.N., Belkina I.L., Beletskiy S.A., Korokhin V.V., and Marchenko G.P., Observations and Analysis of Emission from Solar Active Regions at the Edge of Balmer Continuum, Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, 1997, v.74, N3, p.460-465 (in Russian).
Akimov L.A., Velikodsky Yu.I., Korokhin V.V., Dependence of Lunar Highlands Brightness on Photometric Latitude, Kinematika i fisika nebesnykh tel, 1999, v. 15, No 4. p. 304-309 (in Russian).
Korokhin V., Akimov L., Beletsky S., Belkina I., Velikodsky Y., Marchenko G., Shaparenko E., Multi-Wave Station of Solar Monitoring, Romanian Astronomical Journal, Supplement, 1999, v. 9, p. 83.
Akimov L.A., Velikodsky Yu.I., and Korokhin V.V., Dependence of Latitude Brightness Distribution Over the Lunar Disk on Albedo and Relief, "Kinematika i fisika nebesnykh tel, 2000, v. 16, No 2. p. 181-187 (in Russian).
Rosenbush V.K., Kiselev N.N., Jockers K., Korokhin V.V., Shakhovskoy N.M., and Efimov Yu.S., Optical polarimetry of the Galilean satellites, Iapetus, and 64 Angelina near opposition. Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies, Supplement Series, 2000, No3, p. 227-230.
Korokhin V.V., Beletsky S.A, Velikodsky Yu.I., Konichek V.V., Sinelnikov I.E., The experience of CCD-photodetectors using on KHAO. Kinematika i fisika nebesnykh tel, 2000, v.16, No1. p. 80-86 (in Russian).
Starodubtseva O.M., Akimov L.A., Korokhin V.V., Seasonal variation of the North-South asymmetry of polarized light of Jupiter, Icarus, 2002, v. 157, No2, p. 419-425.
V.V.Korokhin, Yu.I. Velikodsky, Parameters of the Positive Polarization Maximum of the Moon: Mapping. Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2005, v. 39, No 1, p. 51-60 [Solar System Research (Engl. transl.), 2005, v. 39, No 1, p. 45-53].
Korokhin V.V., Velikodsky Yu.I., Shkuratov Yu.G., and Mall U. The Phase Dependence of Brightness and Color of the Lunar Surface: a Study Based on Integral Photometric Data // Solar System Research, 2007, Vol.41, No.1, pp.19-27.
Yu. Shkuratov, N. Opanasenko, E. Zubko, Y. Grynko, V. Korokhin, C. Pieters, G. Videen, U. Mall, A. Opanasenko Multispectral polarimetry as a tool to investigate texture and chemistry of lunar regolith particles // Icarus. -2007, 187, 406-416.
O. S. Shalygina, V. V. Korokhin, L. V. Starukhina, E. V. Shalygin, G. P. Marchenko, Yu. I. Velikodsky, O. M. Starodubtseva and L. A. Akimov. The north-south asymmetry of polarization of Jupiter: The causes of seasonal variations. Solar System Research, 2008, V. 42, N. 1, 8-17, DOI: 10.1134/S0038094608010024.
V.V. Korokhin, V.G. Kaydash, Yu.G. Shkuratov, D.G. Stankevich, U. Mall Prognosis of TiO2 abundance in lunar soil using Clementine and LSCC data: nonlinear approach // Planetary and Space Science. -2008, v.56, p.1063-1078.
O. S. Shalygina, V. V. Korokhin, E. V. Shalygin and Yu. I. Velikodskii. Photopolarimetric observations of Jupiter's polar region. Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies, 2008. v. 24, n. 4, 201-208, DOI: 10.3103/S088459130804003X.
Yu. Shkuratov, N. Opanasenko, A. Opanasenko, E. Zubko, S. Bondarenko, V. Kaydash, G. Videen, Yu. Velikodsky, V. Korokhin Polarimetric mapping of the Moon at a phase angle near the polarization minimum // Icarus. -2008, 198, 1-6.
V. G. Kaidash, S. Yu. Gerasimenko, Yu. G. Shkuratov, N. V. Opanasenko, Yu. I. Velikodskii and V. V. Korokhin. Photometric function variations observed on the near side of the Moon: Mapping. Solar System Research, 2009. v. 43, no.2, pp. 89 ヨ 99.
Opanasenko, N.V., Opanasenko, A.N., Shkuratov, Yu.G., Kaydash, V.G., Velikodsky, Yu.I., Korokhin, V.V. The negative polarization parameters of the light scattered by the lunar surface: Mapping. Solar System Research, 2009. v. 43, no. 3, pp. 210 ヨ 214.
Kaydash, V.G., Gerasimenko, S.Y., Shkuratov, Y.G., Opanasenko, N.V., Velikodsky, Y.I., Korokhin, V.V., Kaydash, M.V. The phase ratios of the color index: Mapping of two regions of the near side of the Moon. Solar System Research, 2010. v. 44, no. 4, pp. 267 ヨ 280.
Yu. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, S. Gerasimenko, N. Opanasenko, Yu. Velikodsky, V. Korokhin, G. Videen, C. Pieters. Probable swirls detected as photometric anomalies in Oceanus Procellarum // Icarus. -2010, v.208, p.20-30. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.028 (2010).
V.V. Korokhin, Yu.I. Velikodsky, Yu.G. Shkuratov, V.G. Kaydash, S.Y. Gerasimenko, N.V. Opanasenko, Gorden Videen, Carle Pieters. Removal of topographic effects from lunar images using Kaguya (LALT) and earth-based observations // Planetary and Space Science. -2010, v.58, p.1298-1306 (doi:10.1016/j.pss.2010.05.013).
Vadym Kaydash, Yuriy Shkuratov, Viktor Korokhin, Gorden Videen. Photometric anomalies in the Apollo landing sites as seen from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter // Icarus. -2011, v.211, p.89-96 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.024).
Yu. I. Velikodsky, N. V. Opanasenko, L. A. Akimov, V. V. Korokhin, Yu. G. Shkuratov, V. G. Kaydash, G. Videen, C. Pieters, Sh. A. Ehgamberdiev, N. E. Berdalieva. New earth-based absolute photometry of the Moon // Icarus. -2011. v.214, Issue 1, p. 30-45 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.04.021).
Y. Shkuratov, G. Videen, V. Kaydash, V. Korokhin, Y. Velokodsky, N. Opanasenko Optical measurements of the Moon as a tool to study its surface // Planetary and Space Science. -2011. v. 59, issue 13, p. 1326 -1371.
A. N. Opanasenko, N. V. Opanasenko, Yu. G. Shkuratov, V. G. Kaidash, Yu. I. Velikodskii and V. V. Korokhin. Distribution of the spectropolarimetric parameter of the moon in the northern part of Ocean Procellarum for a large phase angle. Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies, 2011. v. 27, n. 1, 38-41, DOI: 10.3103/S0884591311010077.
U. Mall, V. Korokhin, R. Bugiolacchi, Y. Shkuratov. Towards a quantitative determination of the modal mineralogy of planetary surfaces using near-infrared spectroscopic data from the Moon // lunar and planet. Sci. Conf. 43-th. March 19-23, 2012. Abstract # 1893. LPI Houston, USA.
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Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, V. Korokhin, Y. Velikodsky, D. Petrov, E. Zubko, D. Stankevich, G. Videen A critical assessment of the Hapke photometric model. JQSRT. -2012. v. 113. p. 2431–2456. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.04.010).
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Shkuratov Y., Kaydash V., Korokhin V., Velikodsky Y., Petrov D., Zubko E., Stankevich D., Videen G. Response the comments by B. Hapke on "A critical assessment of the Hapke photometric model" // JQSRT 2013. 116, 191-195.
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Kaydash, V., Pieters, C., Shkuratov, Y., Korokhin, V. Lunar opposition effect as inferred from Chandrayaan-1 M3 data // Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets. -2013. 118, issue 6, 1221-1232.
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Korokhin, V.V., Velikodsky, Yu.I., Shalygin, E.V., Shkuratov, Yu.G., Kaydash, V.G., Gorden, V, Retrieving lunar topography from multispectral LROC images. Planetary and Space Science, (2014), 92, 65–76,, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2014.01.008.
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Shkuratov, Yu., Opanasenko, N., Korokhin, V., and Videen, G., (2015), The Moon [in Polarimetry of Stars and Planetary Systems, ed. Kolokolova, L., Hough, J., Levasseur-Regourd, A-C. Cambridge University Press, 2015], p. 303-319.
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West, R., Yanamandra-Fisher, P., and Korokhin V., (2015), Gas giant planets, Saturn's rings, and Titan [in Polarimetry of Stars and Planetary Systems, ed. Kolokolova, L., Hough, J., Levasseur-Regourd, A-C. Cambridge University Press, 2015], p. 320-339.
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Hromakina, T. A., Starukhina, L. V., Belskaya, I. N., Korokhin, V. V. Modeling of the spectral properties of the dwarf planet Makemake // Professional Journal Bulletin. Series of Physics. – Vol. 1158. – Issue 22. – p. 10-12.
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Korokhin, V., Shkuratov, Y., Kaydash, V., et al., 2016. Characterization of a photometric anomaly in lunar Mare Nubium. Planet. Space Sci. 122, 70–87. doi:10.1016/j. Pss.2016.01.011.
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Yu.I. Velikodsky, V.V. Korokhin, Yu.G. Shkuratov, V.G. Kaydash, Gorden Videen. 2016. Opposition effect of the Moon from LROC WAC data. Icarus. 275, 1-15.
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Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, L. Rohacheva, V. Korokhin, M. Ivanov, Y. Velikodsky, G. Videen, 2016. Comparison of lunar red spots including the crater Copernicus. Icarus. 272, 125-139.
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Yuffa, A.J., Kaydash, V., Korokhin, V., Shkuratov, Y., Zubko, E., Videen, G. Phase-ratio imaging as applied to desert sands for tracking human presence (2017) Applied Optics, 56 (3), pp. B184-B190. doi: 10.1364/AO.56.00B184.
Shkuratov, Y., Basilevsky, A., Kaydash, V., Ivanov, D., Korokhin, V., Videen, G. Surface erosion and sedimentation caused by ejecta from the lunar crater Tycho, Planetary and Space Science. 2018. 151, 130-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2017.12.002. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032063317301009
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Shkuratov Y.G., Ivanov M.A., Korokhin V.V., Kaydash V.G., Basilevsky A.T., Videen G., Hradyska L.V. , Velikodsky Y.I., Marchenko G.P.. Characterizing dark mantle deposits in the lunar crater Alphonsus. Planetary and Space Science. 2018. 153, 22-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2017.12.010 .
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Shkuratov, Yu., Korokhin, V., Shevchenko, V., Mikhalchenko, O., Belskaya, I., Kaydash, V., Videen, G., Zubko, E., Velikodsky, Yu. A photometric function of planetary surfaces for gourmets. Icarus. 2018. 302, 213-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.11.00 .
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Kaydash, V., Shkuratov, Y., Korokhin, V., Velichko, S., Videen, G. The lunar surface around extremely fresh craters. Icarus. 2018. 311, 258-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.04.024
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Korokhin, V., Velikodsky, Y., Shkuratov, Y., Kaydash, V., Mall, U., Videen, G. Using LROC WAC data for Lunar surface photoclinometry. Planetary and Space Science. 2018. 160, 120-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.05.020
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Shkuratov, Y.G., Konovalenko, A.A., Zakharenko, V.V., Stanislavsky, A.A., Bannikova, E.Y., Kaydash, V.G., Stankevich, D.G., Korokhin, V.V., Vavriv, D.M., Galushko, V.G., Yerin, S.N., Bubnov, I.N., Tokarsky, P.L., Ulyanov, O.M., Stepkin, S.V., Lytvynenko, L.N., Yatskiv, Y.S., Videen, G., Zarka, P., Rucker, H.O. A twofold mission to the moon: Objectives and payloads. Acta Astronautica. 2019. 154. 214-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.03.038
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Shkuratov, Y., Surkov, Y., Ivanov, M., Korokhin, V., Kaydash, V., Videen, G., Pieters, C., Stankevich, D. Improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 data: A northwest portion of the Aristarchus Plateau and contiguous maria. Icarus. 2019. 321, 34-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.11.002
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Yehor Surkov, Yuriy Shkuratov, Vadym Kaydash, Viktor Korokhin, Gorden Videen. Lunar ilmenite content as assessed by improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 data. Icarus. 2020. 341, 113661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113661
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Theodosios Chatzistergos, Ilaria Ermolli, Natalie A. Krivova, Sami K. Solanki, Dipankar Banerjee, Teresa Barata, Marcel Belik, Ricardo Gafeira, Adriana Garcia, Yoichiro Hanaoka, Manjunath Hegde, Jan Klimeš, Viktor V. Korokhin, Ana Lourenço, Jean-Marie Malherbe, Gennady P. Marchenko, Nuno Peixinho, Takashi Sakurai and Andrey G. Tlatov. Analysis of full-disc Ca II K spectroheliograms. III. Plage area composite series covering 1892–2019. A&A. 2020. 639, A88. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037746
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Sergey Velichko, Viktor Korokhin, Yuri Velikodsky, Vadym Kaydash, Yuriy Shkuratov, Gorden Videen. Removal of topographic effects from LROC NAC images as applied to the inner flank of the crater Hertzsprung S. PSS. 2020. 193, 105090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.105090
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Yehor Surkov, Yuriy Shkuratov, Vadym Kaydash, Sergey Velichko, Viktor Korokhin. Characterizing southern portion of Mare Vaporum with improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 data. Icarus. 2021. 355, 114123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114123
Total number of publications: >200, peer-reviewed: 68. h-index: 13.