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Elastic Properties of Titan Tholins Revealed by Brillouin Spectroscopy
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.Abstract Titan tholins, complex organic solids synthesized by simulating photochemical processes in Titan's atmosphere, are widely regarded as analogs to organic surface materials on the Saturnian moon. Their mechanical properties are critical for understanding the evolution of Titan's geomorphology and crustal layering.
Mark A. Johnson +9 more
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Passive sorting of asteroid material using solar radiation pressure [PDF]
, 2014 Understanding dust dynamics in the vicinity of asteroids is key for future science missions and, in the long-term, for asteroid exploitation. This paper analyses the feasibility of manipulating asteroid material by means of solar radiation pressure.
Sanchez Cuartielles, Joan-Pau +2 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.Abstract Hardware released during spacecraft entry can generate hypervelocity impacts that provide unique constraints on planetary subsurface properties. During NASA's Perseverance descent, two tungsten cruise ballast mass devices (CBMD) and fragments of the cruise stage formed meter‐scale craters north‐west of Jezero crater, in one of the sinuous ...
A. J. Sokołowska +4 more
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Experimental characterization of the thrust induced by laser ablation on an asteroid [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents an improved laser ablation model and compares the performance – Δv and mass efficiency - of laser ablation against contactless deflection methods based on ion-propulsion.
Vasile, Massimiliano +4 more
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The Astrophysical Journal LettersRed spectral slopes (i.e. increasing reflectance with increasing wavelength) and featureless 0.5–2.5 μ m spectra are often associated with the presence of organic material, and there is a sense that the redder the slope, the more organic material is ...
Andrew S. Rivkin +3 more
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The Astrophysical JournalWe present Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopic analyses of two particles (A0226 and C0242) returned from the C-type asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 mission.
M. Angrisani +9 more
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Life on Mars? The physiological perspective
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Ronan M. G. Berg, Damian M. Bailey
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Photometric Observations and Analysis of Active Asteroid (62412) 2000 SY178
The Astronomical JournalThe active asteroid (62412) 2000 SY178 is a C-type object located in the outer main belt and was first reported to exhibit a dust tail in 2014 May. Before and after its recent perihelion, we carried out long-term observations of 2000 SY178 with the ...
Xiangyu Fan +3 more
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The Astrophysical JournalThe analysis of samples returned from the C-type asteroid Ryugu has drastically advanced our knowledge of the evolution of early solar system materials.
Ryoji Tanaka +25 more
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Spitzer Observations of the Koronis Asteroid Family: Probing Size-dependent Surface Evolution
The Planetary Science JournalThe Koronis family is an ideal case study, as its members share a common formation age and composition. This enables investigation of how surface properties vary with asteroid size, independent of shared family age.
Annika Gustafsson +6 more
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