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Phase‐Space Synchronization Driven by Moon‐Magnetosphere Coupling in Gas Giants

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract We present a new theoretical framework to describe the rapid and spatially localized loss of energetic particles in planetary radiation belts, focusing on interactions between gas giant magnetospheres and their moons. Observations show that flux depletions—known as microsignatures—often refill on timescales comparable to a single drift period,
Adnane Osmane, Elias Roussos, Peter Kollmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Secular Dynamical Evolution of Binary Asteroid System (65803) Didymos Post-DART

The Planetary Science Journal
The successful impact of NASA’s DART mission with Dimorphos, the secondary body of binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos, altered the attitude, shape, and orbit of Dimorphos.
Rachel H. Cueva, Jay W. McMahon, Alex J. Meyer, Daniel J. Scheeres, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Sabina D. Raducan, Seth A. Jacobson, Colby C. Merrill   +7 more
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Compression of Mercury's Dayside Magnetopause to the Surface: A Three‐Dimensional Model of Magnetospheric Structure and Dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract We apply a hybrid model (kinetic ions, fluid electrons) to provide context for MErcury Surface Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) observations of Disappearing Dayside Magnetosphere (DDM) events at Mercury. Such events have been observed on four occasions and are caused by Coronal Mass Ejections completely removing the ...
Georg Glebe, C. Michael Haynes, Sven Simon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observational Constraints on the Catastrophic Disruption Rate of Small Main Belt Asteroids

, 2014
We have calculated 90% confidence limits on the steady-state rate of catastrophic disruptions of main belt asteroids in terms of the absolute magnitude at which one catastrophic disruption occurs per year (HCL) as a function of the post-disruption ...
Burgett, W. S., Chambers, K. C., Denneau, Larry, Draper, P. W., Fitzsimmons, Alan, Flewelling, H., Granvik, Mikael, Hsieh, Henry, Huber, M. E., Jedicke, Robert, Kaiser, N., Kleyna, Jan, Micheli, Marco, Morgan, J. S., Spahr, T., Tonry, J. L., Vereš, Peter, Wainscoat, Richard   +17 more
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EQUILIBRIUM ROTATION STATES OF DOUBLY SYNCHRONOUS BINARY ASTEROIDS [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2016
ABSTRACT A doubly synchronous binary asteroid simultaneously experiences YORP and BYORP, the former being independent of the radius of the orbit, while the latter is linearly dependent on the radius. In many systems, YORP and BYORP can compensate each other at some radius, causing an equilibrium state, to which other orbits converge in ...
Oleksiy Golubov, Daniel J. Scheeres
openaire   +2 more sources

Experimental Hypervelocity Dust Impacts in Olivine—Multiscale Insights Into Microcrater Shock and Melting Effects From Coordinated SEM/TEM Observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract The flux of solar system meteoroids is dominated by objects less than 1 mm in diameter whose impact effects play a major role in the space weathering of airless body surfaces. These effects remain poorly characterized with respect to their dependence on the range of impact speeds for meteoroids across the inner solar system.
R. Christoffersen, M. J. Loeffler, S. Kanee, C. J. Cline II, L. P. Keller, T. M. Erickson, J. Fontanese, T. Munsat, M. Horányi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Assessing Potential Landing Sites With Favorable Illumination and Accessible, Potentially Volatile‐Rich Permanently Shadowed Regions Within Artemis Candidate Landing Regions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract The lunar south pole features permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) that never receive direct sunlight. These regions maintain cold temperatures that potentially trap and accumulate volatiles over geologic timescales. Within NASA's Artemis candidate landing regions, we identified 130 candidate landing sites (CLSs) that satisfy the Human Landing ...
Lukas Wueller, Lauren M. Berger, Hephzibah Christopher, Kanori Sugimoto, Ashka D. Thaker, Louis Carton, William Jo, Seungil Lee, Riccardo Pedrelli, Pedro Sanchez, David A. Kring   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling forces to asteroid surfaces: The role of cohesion

, 2010
The scaling of physical forces to the extremely low ambient gravitational acceleration regimes found on the surfaces of small asteroids is performed. Resulting from this, it is found that van der Waals cohesive forces between regolith grains on asteroid ...
Hartzell, C. M., Sanchez, P., Scheeres, D. J., Swift, M.   +3 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source