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Dynamical Studies of the Kuiper Belt and the Centaurs

open access: yes, 2013
The Kuiper belt is a population of small bodies located outside Neptune's orbit. The observed Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) can be divided into several subclasses based on their dynamical structure.
Volk, Kathryn Margaret
core   +6 more sources

Logos-Zoe: A Contact Binary Triple System in the Trans-Neptunian Belt

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal
The trans-Neptunian object (58534) 1997 CQ _29 (a.k.a. Logos) is a resolved wide binary in the dynamically Cold Classical population. With Hubble Space Telescope resolved observations where the primary Logos is well separated from its secondary Zoe it ...
Audrey Thirouin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unbiased Inclination Distributions for Objects in the Kuiper Belt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Using data from the Deep Ecliptic Survey (DES), we investigate the inclination distributions of objects in the Kuiper Belt. We present a derivation for observational bias removal and use this procedure to generate unbiased inclination distributions for ...
Adams, Elisabeth Rose   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Neural canal ridges: A novel osteological correlate of postcranial neuroanatomy in dinosaurs

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 5, Page 1349-1368, May 2025.
Abstract In this article, we document the widespread presence of bony ridges in the neural canals of non‐avian dinosaurs, including a wide diversity of sauropods, two theropods, a thyreophoran, and a hadrosaur. These structures are present only in the caudal vertebrae.
Jessie Atterholt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Close Kuiper Belt Binaries with HST WFC3

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
Binaries in the Kuiper Belt are common. Here we present our analysis of the Solar System Origins Legacy Survey (SSOLS) to show that using a point-spread function (PSF)-fitting method can roughly double the number of binaries identified in that data set ...
Simon B. Porter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The absolute magnitude distribution of cold classical Kuiper belt objects

open access: yes, 2016
International audienceWe report measurements of the low inclination component of the main Kuiper Belt showing a size freqency distribution very steep for sizes larger than H_r ~ 6.5-7.0 and then a flattening to shallower slope that is still steeper than ...
Alexandersen, Mike   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Evolution and architecture of an exhumed ocean‐facing coarse‐grained submarine canyon fill, Baja California, Mexico

open access: yesSedimentology, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 189-226, January 2025.
ABSTRACT Present day submarine canyons are active conduits for the transfer of large volumes of sediment, carbon and pollutants from continents to oceans. However, the evolution of submarine canyons over geological timescales remains poorly understood due to their erosional nature and low preservation potential. The Late Cretaceous Punta Baja Formation
Max J. Bouwmeester   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Trojan-like Colors of Low-perihelion Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]

open access: yes
An important testable prediction of dynamical instability models for the early evolution of the solar system is that Jupiter Trojans share a source population with the Kuiper Belt.
Matthew Belyakov   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Size, Shape, Density, and Atmospheric Limit of (50000) Quaoar Revealed from 14 years of Stellar Occultation

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
We present results from 28 stellar occultations by the large trans-Neptunian object (50000) Quaoar registered between 2018 and 2025. By performing a joint analysis of this occultation dataset, along with nine other published events, we were able to fit ...
Giuliano Margoti   +178 more
doaj   +1 more source

The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). V. The Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) is a deep survey of the trans-Neptunian solar system being carried out on the 4 m Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam).
Kevin J. Napier   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

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