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The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are a key test bed for investigations into planet formation, asteroid dynamics, and planetary defense initiatives. These studies rely on understanding NEA sizes, albedo distributions, and regolith properties.
Samuel A. Myers +6 more
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OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid Apophis
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft mission characterized and collected a sample from asteroid (101955) Bennu.
Daniella N. DellaGiustina +53 more
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Mineralogy and Surface Composition of Asteroids [PDF]
, 2015 Methods to constrain the surface mineralogy of asteroids have seen considerable development during the last decade with advancement in laboratory spectral calibrations and validation of our interpretive methodologies by spacecraft rendezvous missions. This has enabled the accurate identification of several meteorite parent bodies in the main asteroid ...
Reddy, Vishnu +4 more
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Bulk Thermal Conductivity of Granular Aggregates: Decoupling Coordination Number and Porosity
The Planetary Science JournalBoth internal evolution and orbital dynamics of asteroids are influenced by the thermal conductivity of their surface regolith and boulders, yet the microstructural factors that control it remain poorly constrained.
Bhuvan Agrawal +8 more
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Therapeutic nano‐drug delivery systems interact with cellular mitochondria in a multitude of ways. While the complexity of such interactions disrupts the mitochondrial electron transport chain and increases reactive oxygen species production, thereby contributing to nanoparticle toxicity, they also present unique theranostic opportunities in diseases ...
Sourav Bhattacharjee
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Simulating the (99942) Apophis Earth Flyby Using a Contact Binary Model
The Planetary Science JournalThis paper investigates the mass shifts of asteroid (99942) Apophis during its 2029 close encounter with Earth, using the contact dynamics method, a type of discrete element method. Unlike previous analyses, we model the asteroid as a contact binary body
Hai-Shuo Wang +2 more
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Isolating the mechanisms for asteroid surface refreshing
Icarus, 2023 Evidence is seen for young, fresh surfaces among Near-Earth and Main-Belt asteroids even though space-weathering timescales are shorter than the age of the surfaces. A number of mechanisms have been proposed to refresh asteroid surfaces on short timescales, such as planetary encounters, YORP spinup, thermal degradation, and collisions.
Francesca E. DeMeo +12 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang +20 more
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The Planetary Science JournalAsteroid Justitia is a special main-belt object, being an extremely red body with a steeper spectral slope than any other D-type asteroid. Conversely, its spectral and polarimetric properties resemble organics-rich Centaurs and trans-Neptunian objects ...
Anna Marciniak +18 more
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Sm and Gd Isotopic Shifts in Eucrites and Implications for Their Cosmic-Ray Exposure History
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 The isotopic compositions of Sm and Gd in eight eucrites—five from a desert, Dar al Gani (DaG) 380, DaG 391, DaG 411, DaG 443, and DaG 480, and three from nondesert areas, Juvinas, Millibillillie, and Stannern—were determined to understand the cosmic-ray
Takaharu Saito +2 more
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