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Origin of asteroid rotation rates in catastrophic impacts
Nature, 1997 The rotation rates of asteroids, which are deduced from periodic fluctuations in their brightnesses, are controlled by mutual collisions. The link between asteroid spin and collision history is usually made with reference to impact experiments on ...
Stanley G Love
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Mathematics, 2023 We have considered here a novel particular model for dynamics of a non-rigid asteroid rotation, assuming the added mass model instead of the concept of Viscoelastic Oblate Rotators to describe the physically reasonable response of a ‘rubble pile ...
Sergey Ershkov, Dmytro Leshchenko
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The Apollo Group Asteroid 2008 OS9: Discovery, Orbit, Rotation and the Yarkovsky/YORP Effects
Open Astronomy, 2010 A project for astrometric and photometric observations of asteroids at the Baldone Observatory is described. One of the most important results of the project is the discovery of 2008 OS9, a 600 meter asteroid of the NEO Apollo group.
Černis K. +4 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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MathematicsThe main motivation of this research is the semi-analytical exploration of the dynamics of an asteroid that is attacked while approaching a planet (with an inelastic collision of the projectile normally to the surface of the asteroid occurring just ...
Sergey Ershkov
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Averaged rotational dynamics of an asteroid in tumbling rotation under the YORP torque
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2010 International audienceThe secular effect of YORP torque on the rotational dynamics of an asteroid in non-principal axis rotation is studied. The general rotational equations of motion are derived and approximated with an illumination function expanded up
Daniel J Scheeres, Scheeres D J
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4963 Kanroku: Asteroid with a possible precession of rotation axis
Planetary and Space Science, 2018 Based on photometric observations of 4963 Kanroku as part of a campaign to measure its light-curve, changes of the light-curve profile have been detected. These changes are of a periodic nature, i.e. the profiles change with a detected period P = 16.4032
A Marchini, Teodora Palmas
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Stability of a Rotating Asteroid Housing a Space Station [PDF]
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2019 Today there are numerous studies on asteroid mining. They elaborate on selecting the right objects, prospecting missions, potential asteroid redirection, and the mining process itself.
Thomas I. Maindl +2 more
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The dependence of asteroid rotation on composition
Astronomy & AstrophysicsContext. The rotational properties of asteroids provide critical information about not only their internal structure, but also their collisional and thermal histories.
Dyer T. J. +6 more
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Lightcurves, Rotation Periods, and Colors for Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Asteroid Discoveries
The Astrophysical Journal LettersWe present lightcurves, rotation periods, and colors for the first asteroid discoveries made with the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. These are the first science results derived from the 2103 asteroid discoveries released as part of the Rubin First ...
Sarah Greenstreet +70 more
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