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An Efficient Numerical Approach to Modeling the Effects of Particle Shape on Rubble-pile Dynamics

The Planetary Science Journal, 2023
We present an approach for the inclusion of nonspherical constituents in high-resolution N -body discrete element method (DEM) simulations. We use aggregates composed of bonded spheres to model nonspherical components.
Julian C. Marohnic, Joseph V. DeMartini, Derek C. Richardson, Yun Zhang, Kevin J. Walsh   +4 more
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The ORCA‐TWIN qCMOS Experiment I. Science Case and Commissioning at Calar Alto Observatory

Astronomische Nachrichten, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe a pilot study to explore a new generation of fast and low noise CMOS image sensors for time domain astronomy, using two remote telescopes with a baseline of 1635 km. The experiment involves direct imaging with novel qCMOS image sensor technology that combines fast readout with sub‐electron readout noise.
Martin M. Roth, Paško Roje, Stella Vješnica, Stefan Cikota, Alex J. Brown, Mike Kretlow, Marco Azzaro, Santiago Reinhart, Jesús Aceituno, Harry Dawson, Carsten Denker, Torsten Enßlin, Stephan Geier, Thomas Granzer, Thomas Kupfer, Gianluca Li Causi, Samaya Nissanke, José Luis Ortiz, Fernando Pedichini, Katja Poppenhäger, Axel Schwope   +20 more
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Revisiting Variable Stars Toward the Globular Cluster NGC 6496 With ATLAS and Gaia Photometry

Astronomische Nachrichten, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We revisit 13 variable stars in the field of the metal‐rich globular cluster NGC 6496, discovered by Abbas et al. (2015; Astronomical Journal 149:40) (hereafter referred to as “MA15”) via time‐series data, spanning 2 years. We improve upon the MA15 characterization of the variables using ATLAS time‐series photometry data, spanning 8 years, in ...
Madison E. Martin, Andrew Layden, Andrew McNeill   +2 more
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Thermophysical Model of (269) Justitia—Main Belt Asteroid Possibly Implanted from Trans-Neptunian Region

The Planetary Science Journal
Asteroid Justitia is a special main-belt object, being an extremely red body with a steeper spectral slope than any other D-type asteroid. Conversely, its spectral and polarimetric properties resemble organics-rich Centaurs and trans-Neptunian objects ...
Anna Marciniak, Antoine Choukroun, Julia Perła, Waldemar Ogłoza, Robert Szakáts, Pierre Antonini, Raoul Behrend, Géza Csörnyei, Marek Dróżdż, Marcel Fauvaud, Stéphane Fauvaud, Adrian Jones, Dong-Heun Kim, Myung-Jin Kim, Viktor Kudak, Iga Mieczkowska, Erika Pakštienė, Vasyl Perig, Eda Sonbas   +18 more
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Embryonic development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Starfish play essential ecological roles as predators and ecosystem regulators; however, detailed developmental descriptions exist for only a handful of species, none of which are from the Mediterranean Sea. Results In this study, we provide the first full account of the development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata ...
Silvia Caballero‐Mancebo, Laurent Gilletta, Janet Chenevert, Stefania Castagnetti   +3 more
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From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
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Different Frontier, Same Legal Script? On the Course of Replicating Earth's Patterns in Space

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
As states and private actors expand their activities in outer space, the international legal framework governing this domain risks extending longstanding structures of global inequality beyond Earth. This article examines how international space law, shaped by a broader disciplinary pattern of reactive legal development, is poised to reproduce ...
Sivan Shlomo‐Agon, Michal Saliternik
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First Results of the VLBI Experiment on Radar Location of the Asteroid 2012 DA14

Open Astronomy, 2013
An international VLBI experiment on radio location of the asteroid 2012 DA14 was organized on 2013 February 15–16, during its flyby close to Earth. The purpose of observations was to investigate and specify orbital parameters of the asteroid, as well as ...
Nechaeva M., Antipenko A., Bezrukov D., Bezrukovs Vl., Dementjev A., Dugin N., Jekabsons N., Khutornoy R., Klapers M., Konovalenko A., Kulishenko V., Nabatov A., Nesteruk V., Pupillo G., Reznichenko A., Salerno E., Shmeld I., Skirmante K., Tikhomirov Yu., Voytyuk V.   +19 more
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Rotation Periods of Asteroids Determined With Bootstrap Convex Inversion From ATLAS Photometry

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022
The rotation period is one of the fundamental physical characteristics of asteroids. It can be determined from photometric measurements by standard methods of time-series period analysis or by creating a physical model of an asteroid with the rotation ...
Josef Ďurech, Michael Vávra, Radim Vančo, Nicolas Erasmus   +3 more
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Visible, near‐, and thermal infrared spectra of asteroid Bennu samples: Relationship to and implications for remote sensing of carbonaceous asteroids

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Remote spectroscopy is used to characterize the mineralogy and infer the history of planetary bodies. Carbonaceous asteroids, such as B‐type (101955) Bennu, represent the earliest stages of planet formation. B types have a blue (negative) spectral slope and comprise <5% of asteroids.
V. E. Hamilton, E. A. Cloutis, R. E. Milliken, P. Haenecour, D. R. Golish, K. J. Domanik, T. J. McCoy, L. P. Keller, A. A. Simon, H. H. Kaplan, C. A. Goodrich, S. A. Sandford, D. Applin, T. Hiroi, D. H. Hill, N. G. Lunning, F. M. McCubbin, S. A. Eckley, C. J. Snead, E. H. Blumenfeld, J. E. Aebersold, C. Schultz, N. Bowles, K. A. Shirley, S. S. Russell, J. J. Barnes, T. J. Zega, D. N. DellaGiustina, A. J. Ryan, D. P. Glavin, J. P. Dworkin, H. C. Connolly Jr., D. S. Lauretta   +32 more
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