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Asteroid and meteorite compositional studies by modeling light scattering [PDF]

, 2021
Physical characterization of asteroid surfaces by studying the scattered light is challenging as the light-scattering processes are affected by the particle sizes, shapes, and materials, which in most cases are unknown.
Martikainen, Julia
core  

Detection of a 2.85 μm Feature on Five Spinel-rich Asteroids from JWST

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Ground-based observations of “Barbarian” L-type asteroids at 1–2.5 μ m indicate that their near-infrared spectra are dominated by the mineral spinel, which has been attributed to a high abundance of calcium-aluminum inclusions (CAIs)—the first solids to ...
Jonathan Gomez Barrientos, Katherine de Kleer, Bethany L. Ehlmann, Francois L. H. Tissot, Jessica Mueller   +4 more
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Microbial endolithic community at Meteor Crater

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 955-962, June 2026.
Abstract Postimpact recovery and evolution in response to climate changes produced a modern ecosystem at Meteor Crater dominated by a grassland and woodland of piñon and juniper, which has been used to evaluate floral and megafaunal consequences of impact cratering during the Phanerozoic Eon of complex life.
David A. Kring, Charles S. Cockell
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of simulated space weathering-based meteorite alteration and potential influence on mechanical deformation of rubble pile asteroids

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Asteroids with the potential to impact Earth have become a significant focus of scientific research and applied space technology. These bodies are expected to be key targets for mitigation actions and space mining activities in the coming decades ...
A. Kereszturi, A. Kereszturi, I. Gyollai, I. Gyollai, S. Biri, Z. Juhász, Cs. Király, Cs. Király, B. D. Pál, B. D. Pál, R. Rácz, D. Rezes, D. Rezes, B. Sulik, M. Szabó, M. Szabó, Z. Szalai, Z. Szalai, Z. Szalai, P. Szávai, P. Szávai   +20 more
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Asteroid-NeRF: A deep-learning method for 3D surface reconstruction of asteroids

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Context. Asteroids preserve important information about the origin and evolution of the Solar System. Three-dimensional (3D) surface models of asteroids are essential for exploration missions and scientific research. Regular methods for 3D surface reconstruction of asteroids, such as stereo-photogrammetry (SPG), usually struggle to reconstruct ...
Shihan Chen, Bo Wu, Hongliang Li, Zhaojin Li, Yi Liu   +4 more
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Anhydrous minerals in asteroid Bennu: Evidence for well‐preserved primordial components

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 963-986, June 2026.
Abstract Aqueously altered carbonaceous astromaterials are dominated by secondary minerals, but a minor fraction of primary, anhydrous silicates and oxides escape alteration, offering insight into the original composition of asteroid parent bodies. We report the mineralogy, petrology, mineral chemistry, and oxygen isotopes of anhydrous minerals—50 ...
S. S. Russell, I. A. Franchi, T. Salge, X. Zhao, R. H. Jones, A. J. King, N. V. Almeida, P. F. Schofield, H. C. Bates, E. A. Cortes‐Calderon, N. Kawasaki, Y. Yurimoto, Y. Marrocchi, G. Libourel, K. Thomas‐Keprta, L. P. Keller, K. Righter, T. J. McCoy, T. J. Zega, J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, S. Tachibana, H. C. Connolly Jr, D. S. Lauretta   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary space mission design under uncertainty [PDF]

, 2010
This paper proposes a way to model uncertainties and to introduce them explicitly in the design process of a preliminary space mission. Traditionally, a system margin approach is used in order to take the min to account. In this paper, Evidence Theory is
Croisard, Nicolas, Vasile, M., Vasile, Massimiliano, Kemble, S., Kemble, Stephen, Radice, G., Croisard, N., Radice, Gianmarco   +7 more
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Rotationally Resolved Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Three Large Eurybates Family Members

The Planetary Science Journal
The Eurybates family is the largest collisional family in the Jupiter Trojan population. Previous visible spectroscopy of asteroid (3548) Eurybates has shown potential surface heterogeneity due to rotation of the asteroid.
Anicia Arredondo
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Low temperatures and high water/rock ratios in asteroid (101955) Bennu's history based on X‐ray powder diffraction of returned samples

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 1077-1094, June 2026.
Abstract Samples returned by NASA's OSIRIS‐REx mission from the carbonaceous asteroid (101955) Bennu hold clues about conditions in the early solar system and the formation of planetary bodies. Initial investigation of Bennu samples found that they are rich in phyllosilicates and other secondary minerals formed during aqueous alteration of a larger ...
A. J. King, P. F. Schofield, J. Najorka, H. C. Bates, S. S. Russell, T. J. McCoy, T. J. Zega, H. C. Connolly Jr, D. S. Lauretta   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential of VIS‐IR imaging spectroscopy and SEM‐EDS and EMPA to map the mineralogical composition of NWA 7317 (CR6)

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 1026-1044, June 2026.
Abstract Asteroid compositional analysis relies on comparing reflectance spectra with laboratory data from well‐characterized meteorites. To advance this comparison, we performed a comprehensive laboratory analysis on a slab of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 7317—CR6 carbonaceous chondrite.
Simone Pascucci, Tiberio Cuppone, Martina Casalini, Simone De Angelis, Antonio Lettino, Angelo Palombo, Eliana La Francesca, Gianrico Filacchione, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Anna Galiano, Giovanni Pratesi   +10 more
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