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CI chondrite Oued Chebeika 002 links asteroids Bennu and Ryugu to common parent body

open access: yesMeteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract CI chondrites are a compositionally primitive group of meteorites that have undergone extensive aqueous alteration, providing insights into the evolution of primitive planetesimals. Oued Chebeika 002 is the most pristine CI chondrite to date.
Megan Broussard   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cumulation of Debris Clouds around a Fast-rotating Asteroid

open access: yesThe 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ryugu Reference Project: Recommendations from the Measurement Definition Team

open access: yesMeteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Sample return missions play a significant role in planetary science by providing pristine extraterrestrial materials. JAXA's Hayabusa2 and NASA's OSIRIS‐REx missions have returned samples from the C‐type asteroids Ryugu and Bennu, respectively. The chemical and mineralogical compositions of these samples closely resemble those of CI chondrites,
Tetsuya Yokoyama   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

A promising view to the Moon: Anticipations for Tianwen-2 samples returned from Kamo’oalewa

open access: yesEarth and Planetary Physics
The exploration of asteroids has received increasing attention since the 1990s because of the unique information these objects contain about the history of the early solar system. Quasi-satellites are a population of asteroids that co-orbit closely with,
WenZhe Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

What If Planet Nine Has Satellites?

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2023
In the past decade, numerical simulations started to reveal the possible existence of Planet Nine in our solar system. The Planet Nine scenario can provide an excellent explanation for the clustering in orbital elements for Kuiper Belt objects.
Man Ho Chan
doaj   +1 more source

Mountain‐top spherules: Criteria to identify natural and synthetic particles

open access: yesMeteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Natural microspherules are important tracers of geologic and environmental processes in modern and ancient deposits. However, anthropogenic contamination can dilute natural collections by releasing synthetic microspherules into the environment.
M. R. Boyd, M. J. Genge
wiley   +1 more source

The angular momentum of two collided rarefied preplanetesimals and the formation of binaries

open access: yes, 2009
This paper studies the mean angular momentum associated with the collision of two celestial objects in the earliest stages of planet formation. Of primary concern is the scenario of two rarefied preplanetesimals (RPPs) in circular heliocentric orbits ...
Alexander   +55 more
core   +1 more source

Microgravity‐induced changes in skeletal muscle and possible countermeasures: What we can learn from bed rest and human space studies

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite exercise countermeasures to sustain health and performance in spaceflight, complete maintenance of muscle mass and functions in microgravity is still not possible for most astronauts. The principal cause of the limited effectiveness of existing exercise countermeasures is the difficulty in achieving full loading forces in space.
Alessandra Bosutti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Earth Encounter as the Cause of Chaotic Dynamics in Binary Asteroid (35107) 1991VH

open access: yesThe 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct N-body Simulations of Satellite Formation around Small Asteroids: Insights from DART’s Encounter with the Didymos System

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
We explore binary asteroid formation by spin-up and rotational disruption considering the NASA DART mission's encounter with the Didymos–Dimorphos binary, which was the first small binary visited by a spacecraft.
Harrison F. Agrusa   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

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