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The Inner Kernel of the Classical Kuiper Belt

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The “kernel” of the classical Kuiper Belt was discovered by Petit et al. as a visual overdensity of objects with low ecliptic inclinations and eccentricities at semimajor axes near ∼44 au.
Amir Siraj, Christopher F. Chyba, Scott Tremaine   +2 more
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The shape distribution of Kuiper belt objects

, 2003
. If we assume that the periodic brightness variations in a Kuiper Belt lightcurve are determined only by their aspherical shapes and the observing geome-try, the fraction of detectable Kuiper Belt lightcurves and the lightcurve amplitude distribution ...
Pedro Lacerda, Jane Luu
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Aspect Asymmetry in Martian Gullies: A Topographic Signature of Their Formation Process?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract On Mars, erosional‐depositional landforms named gullies provide natural experiments for studying the topographic signature of the processes that act on hillslope evolution. High‐resolution topographic data were used to quantitatively compare the steepness of opposing walls in gully alcoves incised into ice‐rich slopeside mantling deposits.
A. Noblet, G. R. Osinski, S. J. Conway
wiley   +1 more source

A Search for Bright Kuiper Belt Objects

, 1998
Since 1992, 60 large Kuiper Belt objects have been detected by ground-based telescopes. Previous surveys which have detected objects have searched approximately 60□° and detected objects with magnitudes 20·6 < mR < 25·0.
R. L. Webster, Michael J. I. Brown
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Defining soil: Proposals of zero‐states, active layer, and págousols (from ice parent materials) to fundamentally expand soil science

Soil Science Society of America Journal, Volume 90, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract Recent publications in soil science have reopened discussions over how soil and soil science should be defined, reflecting productive tension between historical constructs and the evolving frontiers of the discipline. While new definitions offered over the past decade provide valuable perspectives, they inevitably rely on past conventions and ...
Aaron Lee M. Daigh
wiley   +1 more source

Gravitational Time Potential Energy

Advances in Astronomy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
We extend the Einstein equivalence principle via a supplementary local energy equivalence postulate and propose the gravitational time potential energy (GTP) framework: a time‐dimensional scalar potential accumulating continuously with the proper duration of gravitational action. This framework may provide a potential classical interpretation for alpha
Ne Allen, Mohammad Rezwan Habib
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Satellites and Small Bodies With ALMA: Insights Into Solar System Formation and Evolution

AGU Advances, Volume 6, Issue 6, December 2025.
Abstract Our understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems has made major advances in the past decade. This progress has been driven in large part by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), which has given us an unprecedented view of solar system bodies themselves, and of the structure and chemistry of forming ...
Katherine de Kleer, Michael E. Brown, Martin Cordiner, Richard Teague   +3 more
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Spectral Diversity of DiSCo’s TNOs Revealed by JWST: Early Sculpting and Late Irradiation

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The spectral diversity of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) is crucial for understanding the processes that led to the formation and evolution of planetesimals in the outer solar system. Using near-IR (NIR) spectra obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope
R. Brunetto, E. Hénault, S. Cryan, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. P. Emery, A. Guilbert-Lepoutre, B. J. Holler, L. T. McClure, T. G. Müller, Y. Pendleton, A. C. de Souza-Feliciano, J. Stansberry, W. Grundy, N. Peixinho, G. Strazzulla, M. T. Bannister, D. Cruikshank, B. Harvison, J. Licandro, V. Lorenzi, M. N. de Prá, C. Schambeau   +21 more
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Reassessing the Relationship Between Meteor Radio Afterglows and Optical Persistent Trains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 130, Issue 9, September 2025.
Abstract Meteor radio afterglows (MRAs) and optical persistent trains (PTs) are two types of long‐lived phenomena which are occasionally observed following the occurrence of a meteor. Both phenomena are thought to be produced by intrinsic emission mechanisms; PTs have been associated with chemiluminescent reactions between meteoric metals and ...
L. E. Cordonnier, K. S. Obenberger, G. B. Taylor, J. M. Holmes, J. Dowell, D. Vida   +5 more
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The Transition to Tectonic Control of Magmatism in the East African Rift System—The 20 Ma Samburu Event

Tectonics, Volume 44, Issue 9, September 2025.
Abstract The Samburu Series magmas of the East African Rift System are a key component of the Early Miocene magmatic resurgence, marking the initiation of plate‐scale volcanic events associated with extension, distinct from the prior continental flood basalt episodes.
Tyrone O. Rooney, R. Alex Steiner, John Kappelman, Eric Brown, Nicholas Mariita   +4 more
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