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The role of chaotic resonances in the solar system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Our understanding of the Solar System has been revolutionized over the past decade by the finding that the orbits of the planets are inherently chaotic. In extreme cases, chaotic motions can change the relative positions of the planets around stars, and ...
A Morbidelli   +57 more
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Triplicity and Physical Characteristics of Asteroid (216) Kleopatra

open access: yes, 2010
To take full advantage of the September 2008 opposition passage of the M-type asteroid (216) Kleopatra, we have used near-infrared adaptive optics (AO) imaging with the W.M.
Assafin, M.   +18 more
core   +3 more sources

Asteroid satellite ephemeride service. Mutual occultations and eclipses

open access: yes, 2021
A tool has been developed for computing the ephemerides of asteroid satellites, which are needed to plan and verify new observations, as well as for space missions.
N. Emelyanov, A. Drozdov
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Extreme AO Observations of Two Triple Asteroid Systems with SPHERE

open access: yes, 2016
We present the discovery of a new satellite of asteroid (130) Elektra - S/2014 (130) 1 - in differential imaging and in integral field spectroscopy data over multiple epochs obtained with SPHERE/VLT.
Beauvalet, L.   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Observations of "Fresh" and Weathered Surfaces on Asteroid Pairs and Their Implications on the Rotational-Fission Mechanism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The rotational-fission of a rubble-pile asteroid can result in an "asteroid pair", two un-bound asteroids sharing similar orbits. This mechanism might exposes material that previously had never have been exposed to the weathering conditions of space ...
Binzel, Richard P.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations

open access: yesNature Communications, 2019
During its approach to asteroid (101955) Bennu, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft surveyed Bennu’s immediate environment, photometric properties, and rotation state ...
C. Hergenrother   +464 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chaotic rotation and evolution of asteroids and small planets in high-eccentricity orbits around white dwarfs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Observed planetary debris in white dwarf atmospheres predominately originate from the destruction of small bodies on highly eccentric (>0.99) orbits. Despite their importance, these minor planets have coupled physical and orbital evolution, which has ...
Makarov, Valeri V., Veras, Dimitri
core   +2 more sources

A Comparative Study of Infrared Asteroid Surveys: IRAS, AKARI, and WISE

open access: yes, 2014
We present a comparative study of three infrared asteroid surveys based on the size and albedo data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), the Japanese infrared satellite AKARI, and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).
Hasegawa, Sunao   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Regolith behavior under asteroid-level gravity conditions: low-velocity impact experiments [PDF]

open access: yesProgress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2017
The dusty regolith covering the surfaces of asteroids and planetary satellites differs in size, shape, and composition from terrestrial soil particles and is subject to environmental conditions very different from those found on Earth.
J. Brisset   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asteroid Companions in the Visible: WFPC 2 Images

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
We report the observation of six asteroidal companions in direct images of five asteroids from Hubble Space Telescope (HST). These are (45) Eugenia, (87) Sylvia, (93) Minerva, (107) Camilla (the discovery observation for this companion), and (121 ...
A. D. Storrs, F. Vilas
doaj   +1 more source

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