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Dimorphos Orbit Determination from Mutual Events Photometry
The Planetary Science JournalThe NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft successfully impacted the Didymos–Dimorphos binary asteroid system on 2022 September 26 UTC.
Peter Scheirich +8 more
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Accretion and Uneven Depletion of the Main Asteroid Belt
The Planetary Science JournalThe main asteroid belt (MAB) is known to be primarily composed of objects from two distinct taxonomic classes, generically defined here as S- and C-complex.
Rogerio Deienno +5 more
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The Cumulation of Debris Clouds around a Fast-rotating Asteroid
The Astrophysical JournalThe rotational mass loss has been realized to be a prevalent mechanism to produce low-speed debris near the asteroid, and the size composition of the asteroid’s surface regolith has been closely measured by in situ explorations.
Chenyang Huang +5 more
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AerospaceAdvances in the field of asteroid dynamics continue to yield new knowledge regarding the behavior and characteristics of asteroids, allowing unprecedented levels of accuracy for predicting trajectories and contributing to impact avoidance strategies ...
Evie Kendal, Tony Milligan, Martin Elvis
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An Earth Encounter as the Cause of Chaotic Dynamics in Binary Asteroid (35107) 1991VH
The Planetary Science JournalAmong binary asteroids, (35107) 1991VH stands out as unique given the likely chaotic rotation within its secondary component. The source of this excited dynamical state is unknown. In this work, we demonstrate that a past close encounter with Earth could
Alex J. Meyer +6 more
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Earth's Minimoons: Opportunities for Science and Technology
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2018 Twelve years ago the Catalina Sky Survey discovered Earth's first known natural geocentric object other than the Moon, a few-meter diameter asteroid designated 2006 RH120. Despite significant improvements in ground-based telescope and detector technology
Robert Jedicke +8 more
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Orbital Capture of Ejecta into Periodic Orbits around Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos
The Planetary Science JournalThe successful impact of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft on Dimorphos enabled the first-ever extensive observation of a postimpact ejecta tail from a binary asteroid system.
Xiaoyu Fu +28 more
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Earth and Space ScienceThe longest known Aletai meteorite belt presents a unique phenomenon in meteoroid dynamics. To investigate its formation mechanism, this study introduces a bilobate‐shaped meteoroid model, emphasizing aerodynamic interactions and structure evolution. The
Haoyu Li +3 more
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The Astronomical JournalAsteroids offer valuable insights into the formation and evolution of the solar system. Understanding their rotation and shape is essential for studying asteroid collision histories and geological processes, as well as for planning exploration missions ...
Yi Liu, Bo Wu, Hongliang Li
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Orbital and Physical Characterization of Asteroid Dimorphos Following the DART Impact
The Planetary Science JournalThe Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impacted Dimorphos, the satellite of binary near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos, on 2022 September 26 UTC.
Shantanu P. Naidu +12 more
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