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Surface Geology and Evolution of Asteroid Ryugu: Insights From Hayabusa2 Global Mapping

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract Rubble‐pile asteroids, characterized by loose aggregates of debris held together by gravity, represent both a significant planetary hazard and a key to understanding planetesimal formation. Geologic mapping of these bodies provides essential insights into their origins, evolution, and surface processes.
Lisa M. Vincent, Trishit Ruj, Goro Komatsu, Aditya Ray, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Ryodo Hemmi, Hideaki Miyamoto, Seiji Sugita, the Hayabusa2 ONC science team   +8 more
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Rotationally Resolved Mid-infrared Spectroscopy of (16) Psyche

The Planetary Science Journal
Asteroid (16) Psyche is theorized to be an exposed iron core of a primordial asteroid and is the target of the upcoming NASA Psyche mission. Recent observations of Psyche identified the presence of rotational heterogeneity, a fine-grained regolith ...
Anicia Arredondo, Margaret M. McAdam, Tracy M. Becker, Linda Elkins-Tanton, Zoe Landsman, Thomas Müller   +5 more
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Osmium Isotope and Highly Siderophile Element Constraints on the Cretaceous/Paleogene Boundary in Western Pacific Pelagic Clay

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract The Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) Chicxulub impact produced globally synchronous enrichments of highly siderophile elements (HSEs) and a pronounced decline in marine osmium isotope ratios (187Os/188Os), forming a key geochemical marker of the boundary.
Honami Sato, Yoichi Usui, Kazuhide Mimura, Akira Ishikawa, Kazutaka Yasukawa, Junichiro Ohta, Yasuhiro Kato   +6 more
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Static recrystallization of shocked calcite in Ries impact breccias

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 7, Page 1456-1473, July 2026.
Abstract Calcite is prone to chemical and microstructural modifications, especially after having been strained at high stresses and strain rates, as during hypervelocity impact events. These modifications include precipitation from pore fluid as well as replacement of strained volumes by recrystallization. In calcite aggregates of a metagranite breccia
Claudia A. Trepmann, Fabian Dellefant, Lina Seybold, Wolfgang W. Schmahl, Elena Sturm, Daniel Weidendorfer, Sandro Jahn, Iuliia V. Sleptsova, Stuart A. Gilder   +8 more
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Dynamic 3D Simulation of Surface Charging on Rotating Asteroids

The Astrophysical Journal
The surface-charging phenomenon of asteroids, mainly resulting from solar wind plasma and solar radiation, has been extensively studied. However, the influence of the asteroid’s rotation on surface charging is not yet fully understood.
Ronghui Quan, Zhiying Song, Zhigui Liu
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Revisiting the Numerical Evaluation and Visualization of the Gravity Fields of Asteroid 4769 Castalia Using Polyhedron and Harmonic Expansions Models

Applied Sciences
For the convenience of comparison with previous literature, the gravity calculations are revisited for the Asteroid 4769 Castalia, but with extensions on its surface and on intersecting planes and spheres around it, using the polyhedron and harmonic ...
Weiduo Hu, Tao Fu, Chang Liu
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A Formula for the Rotation Periods of the Planets & Asteroids

, 1998
The note presents a formula for the prediction of the rotation periods of the planets and asteroids. This formula, which is like the Titius-Bode law, gives a good agreement with the rotation periods of most planets, shows that Venus is retrograde, and that there must be five objects between Mars and Jupiter.
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An Earth Encounter as the Cause of Chaotic Dynamics in Binary Asteroid (35107) 1991VH

The Planetary Science Journal
Among 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, Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz, Ioannis Gkolias, Kleomenis Tsiganis, Petr Pravec, Shantanu Naidu, Daniel J. Scheeres   +6 more
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A Change of the Rotation Period of Asteroid (65803) Didymos Caused by the DART Impact

The Planetary Science Journal
On 2022 September 26, the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft impacted Dimorphos, the secondary component of the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos. This experiment tested the kinetic impactor technology for diverting dangerous asteroids.
Josef Ďurech, Petr Pravec, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Derek C. Richardson, Harrison Agrusa, Ryota Nakano   +5 more
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Radiation Forces and Trajectory of Hayabusa2♯ Target 1998 KY26

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Small near-Earth asteroid 1998 KY _26 has recently become an object of interest because it is the target of the Hayabusa2 ♯ mission and because challenges in fitting its astrometric data have led to classifying it as a dark comet.
Davide Farnocchia, David Vokrouhlický, Toni Santana-Ros, Przemysław Bartczak, Marco Micheli, Steven R. Chesley   +5 more
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