The bulk of the Donald M. Hunten papers consists of 25
notebooks. The majority are related to his career as an astronomical researcher at the
University Saskatchewan, Kitt Peak Observatory and the University of Arizona.
Collection Number:
MS 578
Language:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
Donald M. Hunten was born in Montreal on March 1, 1925. He earned a Ph.D. from McGill
University, Montreal in 1950. After earning his doctorate he became an assistant
professor at the University Saskatchewan. In 1963 Hunten moved to Kitt Peak National
Observatory where he joined the newly formed space research group lead by Joe
Chamberlain. In 1974 he moved to the LPL at the University of Arizona where he continued
his research of the planetary atmosphere. In 1977 he became a professor of Planetary
Sciences and eventually a Regents Professor at LPL. Dr. Hunten received many honors
during his career. In 1982 he was inducted into the National Academy of Science, He was
awarded the Kuiper Prize of the Division Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical
Society and in 1998 he was honored with the Adam Fleming Medal of the American
Geophysical Union (AGU). Don Hunten was a major contributor to the unmanned space
program. He was very involved in the planning and implementation of many of the NASA
planetary missions including Pioneer, Venus, Voyager, Galileo and Cassini. Dr. Donald M.
Hunten retired from the University of Arizona in 2001 but remained scientifically
productive through his retirement publishing single author papers in Nature and Icarus
up until a couple of years before he died on December 14th, 2010
Scope and Content Note
Donald M. Hunten papers, 1818-2011 (bulk 1946-2010). The bulk of this collection
consists of 25 notebooks. The majority are related to his career as an astronomical
researcher at the University Saskatchewan, Kitt Peak Observatory and the University of
Arizona. Other items in the collection are correspondence, photographs, computer disks
and CD's. This series includes personal notes, birthday cards, and congratulatory cards
given to Hunten. This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence between
Hunten and different individuals and organizations. Correspondence has been arranged
alphabetically. This series includes materials relating to articles, books, and
conference papers written by Hunten. The series is arranged chronologically. This
subseries includes a selection of book chapters authored by Hunten. Items are arranged
chronologically. This subseries includes materials related to conferences and talks that
were attended by Dr. Hunten. Most of these items have no papers. They have been arranged
chronologically. This series includes grants and proposals authored by Dr. Hunten and/or
pertain to his work. The series is arranged alphabetically by organization This series
contains materials relating to Dr. Hunten's work, is arranged alphabetically. This
series includes photographs, which are arranged by subject and photographer. This series
includes notebooks authored by Hunten. The notebooks are mostly work related some but do
include a few books from classes he attended while earning his degrees. This series
contains born digital media files, which are arranged by item type. Includes six
CDs.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of
the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
or she is an owner of copyright.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Kitt Peak National Observatory
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration --
History
University of Arizona. Department of Planetary Sciences -- History
This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence between Hunten and
different individuals and organizations. Correspondence has been arranged
alphabetically.
box
folder
1
3
A, 1970-1993
1
4
Academic Press, 1969 1977, 1982
1
5
Akasofu, S.I., 1965-1967
1
6
Atreya, S.K., 1978-1992
1
7
B, 1964-1998
1
8
Barth, Charles A., 1960-1989
1
9
Baum, William, circa 1974
1
10
Belton, Michael J.S., 1966-1986
1
11
Bertaux, J.L., 1976-1990
1
12
Best, Gorden T., 1971-1974
1
13
Blamont, Jacques E., 1958-1985
1
14
Briggs, Geoffrey, 1986-1992
1
15
Broadfoot, Lyle, 1966-1993
1
16
Burns, Joseph, 1982-1996
1
17
C, 1971-1994
1
18
C, 1971-1994
1
19
Carleton, N.P., 1958-1968
1
20
Carlson, Herbert C., 1968-1970
1
21
Carlson. R.W., circa 1979
1
22
Chamberlain, Joe W., 1959-1976
1
23
Chamberlain, Joe W., 1976-1988 1990
1
24
Chamberlain, Joe W., 1984-1985 1990
1
25
Chandraiah, G., 1965-1967
1
26
Chapman, Clark R., 1977 1988
1
27
Cole, K.D., 1966-1967
1
28
Coughlin, Bridget, 2001
1
29
Currie, Balfour, 1964-1967 1980-1981
1
30
D, 1972-1987
1
31
Dachs, J., 1968-1969
1
32
de Imke, Pater, 1980
1
33
Dickinson, Robert, 1976
1
34
Donahue, Thomas M., 1966-1988
1
35
Dressler, Alex, 1964-1990
1
36
DeMore, William B., 1970
1
37
E, 1990
1
38
Elphinstone, Rob, 1998
1
39
Eshleman, Von R., 1966-1968
1
40
F, 1981-1990
1
41
F, 1981-1990
1
42
Fastie, William G., 1966
box
folder
2
1
Fink, Uwe, 1977-1983
2
2
Fjeldbo, Gunnar, 1966-1967
2
3
Fite, Wade, 1976-1998
2
4
Fox, Jane Lee, 1985-1989
2
5
Frank, Lou, 1988-2001
2
6
G, 1978 1993
2
7
Gadsden, Michael, 1960-1966
2
8
Chandraiah, G., 1965-1967
2
9
Gehrels, Tom, 1981-1990
2
10
Gerard, J.C., 1970
2
11
Godson, W.L., 1960-1965
2
12
Goody, Richard M., 1967-1999
2
13
Gross, Stanley H., 1971-1980
2
14
H, 1967-1992
2
15
Hansen, Jim, 1968-1996
2
16
Hartle, Richard E., 1978
2
17
Hapke, Bruce, 1993-1995
2
18
Hodges, Richard, Jr., 1976-1982
2
19
Hunaerts, J., 1964
2
20
Huntress, Wesley t. Jr., circa 1973
2
21
IP, W.-H., 1982-1983 1988
2
22
J, 1977 1998
2
23
Johnson, Terrence V., 1974-1980 1990
2
24
Jones, Alister V., 1960-1968
2
25
Judge, Darrel L., 1969-1974 1990
2
26
K, 1979 1988
2
27
Killen, Rosemary M., 1990-1991
2
28
L, 1968
2
29
Landry, Bridget, 1988
2
30
Linsky, Jeffrey, 1976
2
31
Lellouch, Michael, 1992-1995
2
32
Llewellyne, Edward J., 1966-1968
2
33
M, 1969-1978
box
folder
3
20
Madjar-Vidjar, A., 1973-1976
box
folder
2
34
Maran, Steve, 1976-1992
2
35
Margolis, Jack S., 1978-1979
2
36
McElroy, Michael B., 1971-1992
2
37
McGrath, Melissa A., 1992-1994
2
38
Morgan, Thomas, (The Lunar Atmosphere Review), 1990
A comparison of several systems for photometry of the twilight
sodium emission, 1955
4
2
A Nomogram for solving spherical triangles, 1958
4
3
Relative intensity of nitrogen band systems in Aurora, 1959
4
4
A Method of estimating albedo for dayglow measurements, 1960
4
5
1991, circa 1960
4
6
A Cassegrain Echelle Spectrograph, 1961
4
7
Sodium twilight at Christ Church New Zealand, 1963
4
8
Excitation of N2 band systems in aurora, 1964
4
9
Metallic emissions from the upper atmosphere, 1964
4
10
Optics of the upper atmosphere, 1964
4
11
A Review of recent determinations of the composition and surface
pressure of the atmosphere of Mars, 1965
4
12
Excitation of the sodium emission in aura, 1965
4
13
Comment on "Selection of low pass filters for shock tube
instrumentation", 1966
4
14
On Ejection of neutral hydrogen from the sun and the terrestrial
consequences, 1966
4
15
Quenching of metastable states of atomic and molecular oxygen and
nitrogen, 1966
4
16
The Abundance and temperature of Co2 in the Martian
atmosphere, 1966
4
17
Emission in the twilight, 1966
4
18
Upper atmospheric sodium and stratospheric warmings at highly
latitudes, 1967
4
19
Water vapor on Venus, 1967
4
20
The Upper atmosphere of Venus: The regulus occultation
reconsidered, 1968
4
21
The Abundance and temperature of C02 on Mars during the 1967
opposition, 1968
4
22
Jupiter turbopause probe, 1969-1970
4
23
An Estimate of the present day deep mantle degassing rate from data
on the atmosphere of Venus, circa 1970
4
24
Alkali emission (Aeronomy), 1970
4
25
Martian dust storm: its depth on 25 November 1971, 1972
4
26
The Escape by light gases from planetary atmospheres, 1973
4
27
On Titan's atmosphere and surface, (Planetary satellites
colloquium), 1974
4
28
Stratospheric pollution: How it dissipates, 1974
4
29
Reshaping and stabilization of astronomical images, 1974
4
30
Effect of the Jovian oblateness on Pioneer 10/11 radio
occultation's, 1975
4
31
Performance of a silicon vidicon at low signal levels, 1976
4
32
Slow scan system, 1976
4
33
Image slicers, 1978
4
34
Climate stability,(Conference on life in the universe,), 1978
4
35
New surprises from Uranus, 1978
4
36
The Jovian in region 0.4-1.1 um: The C/H Ratio, 1978
4
37
Why send probes to Venus, 1978
4
38
Capture of phobos and deimos by protoatmospheric drag, 1979
4
39
News from Moscow and Venus, 1980
4
40
Detection of energetic Hydrogen molecules in Jupiter's
magnetosphere, 1980
4
41
Thermal and nonthermal escape mechanisms for terrestrial
bodies, 1981
4
42
Venus: Funk and Wagnalls, 1981
4
43
Theoretical astrophysics program seminar series, 1981
4
44
A Meteor-ablation model of the sodium and potassium
layers, 1981
4
45
Conversion of para and ortho hydrogen in Jovian plants, 1982
4
46
Stability of Pluto's atmosphere, 1982
4
47
Transmission to space of the light produced by lightening in the
clouds of Venus, circa 1982
4
48
Recent progress in atomic escape, 1982
4
49
A Second order effect of Stratospheric vertical motions, 1983
4
50
Planetary lighting: Earth, Jupiter and Venus, 1983
4
51
Day and night models of the Venus thermosphere, 1983
4
52
Nonthermal escape of hydrogen and deuterium form Venus and
implications for loss of water, 1983
4
53
The Star tar in the Jupiter jar, 1984
4
54
Blowoff of an atmosphere and possible application to 10, 1985
4
55
Eddy diffusion coefficients in the mesosphere: Comment on "An
observational study of water vapor in the mid-latitude mesosphere using
ground based microwave techniques" by R.M. Bevilacqua et al., 1985
4
56
Lighting on Saturn, 1986
4
57
Moist convection and the abundance of Jupiter, 1986
4
58
Dust trails, 1986
4
59
Derivation of aerosol and sedimentation fluxes from published
dates, 1987
4
60
Theory of planetary atmospheres 2nd Edition, 1987
4
61
Abundance of condensable species at planet cold traps: The Role of
moist convection, 1989
4
62
Kuiper Prize Lecture: Escape of atmospheres, ancient and
modern, 1989
4
63
UVS calibrations and comparisons draft plan, 1989
4
64
Titans thermosphere profile, 1989
4
65
Early days of Pioneer Venus, 1991
4
66
The Sodium and potassium atmosphere of the moon and its interaction
with the moon, 1991
4
67
The Thermal structure of the atmosphere of Titan, 1991
4
67
The Thermal structure of the atmosphere of Titan, 1991
4
68
A Possible meteor shower on the moon, 1991
4
69
Galileo probe mass spectrometer experimenter, 1992
4
70
Data collection with a portable computer, 1992
box
folder
5
1
CO on Mars: Comment on a paper by Rosenqvist et al., 1992
5
2
Venus: Lessons for earth, 1992
5
3
Venus lighting pros and cons, 1992
5
4
Notes on Martian oxygen and CO, 1992
5
5
The Equilibrium of atmospheric sodium, 1992
5
6
Meridional transport and water reservoirs in southern Mars during,
1988-1989, 1992
5
7
Atmosphere evolution of the terrestrial planets, 1993
5
8
Atmosphere evolution of the terrestrial planets, 1993
5
9
Line intensities in the 647.5-nm ammonia band at low temperatures
determined intracavity laser spectroscopy, 1995
5
10
Exospheres and planetary escape, 2000
5
11
Correction for dust opacity of Martian atmospheric water vapor
abundance, 2000
5
12
Clues to the Martian atmosphere, 2001
5
13
Diurnal variation of Na and K at Mercury, 2002
5
14
The Atmosphere of the moon since Apollo, 2002
5
15
Nuclear magnetic moment of Scandium of mass, undated
This subseries includes materials related to conferences and talks that were
attended by Dr. Hunten. Most of these items have no papers. They have been
arranged chronologically.
box
folder
5
31
The Upper atmospheric at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), 1978
5
32
27th Annual meeting Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), Division
of the American Astronomical Society, Mauna Lani, Hawaii, October 9-13,
1995
5
33
COSPAR meeting, Birminghan, Alabama, July 1996
5
34
The Three GALLILEOs the man, the spacecraft, the telescope, Padova,
Italy, January 7-10,
1997
5
35
Nates Symposium, May 1998
5
36
DPS 31st Annual Meeting, Padova, Italy, October 1999
5
37
Complex talk, November 1-5,
1999
5
38
DPS 2000 meeting, Pasadena, 2000
5
39
Jupiter: Planet, Satellites and Magnetoshere, Boulder
Colorado, June 24-30,
2001
This series includes notebooks authored by Hunten. The notebooks are mostly work
related some but do include a few books from classes he attended while earning his
degrees.
box
item
7
1
Nuclear moments, book II, June 1948
7
2
P51 Lab, L. Ann Rubenstein, 1949
7
3
Chemistry 452a, Research, April 1952-April
1953
7
4
Electronics 1, Physics 255, Chemistry and Physics, 1946
7
5
Physics 459-365, 1946, April 1953-June
1954
7
6
Book III, 1953
7
7
Untitled book, 1953
7
8
LBS, G. Shepherd, 1954
7
9
Rotational Temps, University of Saskatchewan, 1954