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RESONANCES IN ASTEROID SYSTEMS

Odessa Astronomical Publications, 2016
Today the following types of resonances in the rotation of celestial bodies in the solar system are known, namely orbital, spin-orbit and spin-spin resonances.
V. Troianskyi
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Lunar Trailblazer Spacecraft Tracking and Mission Recovery Attempt: Characterization of Status and Behavior of a Non‐Cooperative Object in Cis‐Lunar Space

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Unexpectedly following launch, the Lunar Trailblazer mission experienced software anomalies that led it to orient solar panels away from the sun and lose communication with Earth. This paper describes efforts to determine the spacecraft state and attempt recovery of the mission's science at the Moon.
B. L. Ehlmann, J. Bellerose, G. Lantoine, E. Furlan, E. Scire, S. Fajardo‐Acosta, L. Bennett, M. Sanchez Net, T. J. W. Lazio, M. Brozović, J. Masiero, A. V. Steckel, P. A. Burke, M. Kimura, S. Foxman, M. P. M. Zaw, L. M. Lee, F. Clarke, M. Hauge, D. McDonald, J. Adler, R. Strauss, D. Trilling, C. S. Edwards, M. C. Nolan, D. Lyster, L. Robinson, A. T. Klesh, C. C. Seybold   +28 more
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Passive sorting of asteroid material using solar radiation pressure [PDF]

, 2014
Understanding dust dynamics in the vicinity of asteroids is key for future science missions and, in the long-term, for asteroid exploitation. This paper analyses the feasibility of manipulating asteroid material by means of solar radiation pressure.
Sanchez Cuartielles, Joan-Pau, Garcia Yarnoz, Daniel, McInnes, Colin   +2 more
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Lightcurves, Rotation Periods, and Colors for Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Asteroid Discoveries

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
We 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, Zhuofu (Chester) Li, Dmitrii E. Vavilov, Devanshi Singh, Mario Jurić, Željko Ivezić, Siegfried Eggl, Alec Koumjian, Joachim Moeyens, Valerio Carruba, Maria Womack, Mikael Granvik, Anastasia Alexov, Pierre Antilogus, B̌rian J. Baumanć, Eric C. Bellm, Alexandre Boucaud, Andrew Bradshaw, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Hsin-Fang Chiang, Philip N. Daly, Felipe Daruich, Guillaume Daubard, Erik Dennihy, Stephanie JH Deppe, Holger Drass, Emmanuel Gangler, Laurent Le Guillou, Leanne P. Guy, Patrick A. Hascall, Patrick Ingraham, M. James Jee, Tim Jenness, Steven M. Kahn, Arun Kannawadi, Lee S. Kelvin, Jacob A. Kurlander, Didier Laporte, Nate B. Lust, Mostafa Lutfi, Lauren A. MacArthur, Gabriele Mainetti, Moniez Marc, Andrés A. Plazas Malagón, David Jiménez Mejías, F̌elipe Menanteau, David J. Mills, William O’Mullane, Angelo Fausti Neto, Jeremy Neveu, Erfan Nourbakhsh, HyeYun Park, Maria T Patterson, John R. Peterson, Bruno C. Quint, Tiago Ribeiro, Stephen T. Ridgway, Wouter van Reeven, Jacques Sebag, Nima Sedaghat, Richard A. Shaw, Alan L. Strauss, Krzysztof Suberlak, Ian S. Sullivan, John D. Swinbank, Sandrine Thomas, Adam Thornton, W. M. Wood-Vasey, Christopher W. Walter, Charlotte Ward, Beth Willman   +70 more
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Exploring rotational properties and the YORP effect in asteroid families

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Context. The long-term dynamical evolution of asteroid families is governed by the interplay between orbital and rotational evolution driven by thermal forces and collision. Aims.
Bertinelli G., Zhou W.-H., Tanga P.
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Effect of Lunar Rotation on Antipodal Ejecta Deposition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract The Moon's crust exhibits strong magnetic anomalies that likely record ancient magnetic fields produced by a core dynamo. Lunar materials have low magnetic susceptibility, but impactor material with high susceptibility may record the Moon's ancient dynamo. Some magnetic anomalies are antipodal to lunar basins and it is hypothesized that impact
S. Wakita, B. C. Johnson
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The Cumulation of Debris Clouds around a Fast-rotating Asteroid

The Astrophysical Journal
The 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, Yang Yu, Zhijun Song, Bin Cheng, Patrick Michel, Hexi Baoyin   +5 more
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Rheology and Structure of Fe‐Mg‐Ca Enriched Silicate Melt: Benchmarking Viscosity Models for an Exotic Planetary Composition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Silicate melt viscosity plays a pivotal role in the evolution of rocky bodies within the Solar System, exerting first‐order control on mantle differentiation and stratification, while dictating the metal‐silicate separation and the subsequent volcanic activity.
Fabrizio Di Fiore, Michele Cassetta
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Asteroid spin-rate studies using large sky-field surveys

Geoscience Letters, 2017
Eight campaigns to survey asteroid rotation periods have been carried out using the intermediate Palomar Transient Factory in the past 3 years. 2780 reliable rotation periods were obtained, from which we identified two new super-fast rotators (SFRs ...
Chan-Kao Chang, Hsing-Wen Lin, Wing-Huen Ip, Thomas A. Prince, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, David Levitan, Russ Laher, Jason Surace   +7 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, Volume 61, Issue 8, Page 1788-1805, August 2026.
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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