On the Title of Moriarty's 'Dynamics of an Asteroid'
We propose an explanation of the title of Prof. James Moriarty's treatise_Dynamics of an Asteroid_, a scientific work mentioned by Sherlock Holmes in_The Valley of Fear_ and prominently featured in Guy Ritchie's 2011 film_Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows_. Our views on the subject differ from those expressed in Isaac Asimov's "The Ultimate Crime".
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Asteroid sample return missions are critical for understanding our Solar System. [PDF]
Bates H.
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Contact dynamics investigation towards microgravity experiment for asteroid-related scenarios. [PDF]
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Asteroid Spectral Dynamics Optimization
Asteroid surface spectra vary with time, space, and environmental factors. These spectral variations reflect surface material composition, space weathering processes, rotational effects, and impact events. This paper proposes an optimization algorithm inspired by asteroid spectral variations, named Asteroid Spectral Dynamics Optimization (ASDO).
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Direct detection of an asteroid's heliocentric deflection: The Didymos system after DART. [PDF]
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Evaluating multimodal commercial and open-source large language models for dynamical astronomy: a benchmark study of resonant behavior classification. [PDF]
Smirnov E, Carruba V.
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Boulder populations and orientation trends on asteroid Ryugu: implications for rubble-pile surface processes. [PDF]
Ray A +6 more
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A highly limited amino acid library from asteroid Bennu yields wide-ranging protein folds. [PDF]
Bartlett S +7 more
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The Impact Hazard Assessment for Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR<sub>4</sub>. [PDF]
Farnocchia D +12 more
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Mobilization of Unconsolidated Granular Material on Asteroid (101955) Bennu by Spacecraft Interaction. [PDF]
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