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The Thermal Structure and Composition of Jupiter's Great Red Spot From JWST/MIRI

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 129, Issue 10, October 2024.
Abstract Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) was mapped by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/Mid‐Infrared Instrument (4.9–27.9 μ ${\upmu }$m) in July and August 2022. These observations took place alongside a suite of visual and infrared observations from; Hubble, JWST/NIRCam, Very Large Telescope/VISIR and amateur observers which provided both spatial ...
Jake Harkett   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

New features in the structure of the classical Kuiper Belt

open access: yes, 2016
International audienceWe report fascinating new dynamical structures emerging from a higher precision view of the classical Kuiper belt (the plentiful non-resonant orbits with semimajor axes in roughly the a=35-60 au range).
Alexandersen, Mike   +8 more
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Considering Contact Forces during the Formation of Planetesimals by Gravitational Collapse: Mutual Orbits, Spin States, and Shapes

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
In this work, we apply a soft-sphere discrete element method (SSDEM) within the PKDGRAV N -body integrator to investigate the formation of planetesimal systems through the gravitational collapse of clouds of superparticles. Previously published numerical
Jackson T. Barnes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kuiper Belt Objects Along the Pluto-Express Path [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The science objective of this work is to identify objects in the Kuiper Belt which will, in the 5 years following Pluto encounter, be close to the flight path of NASA's Pluto Express.
Jewitt, David
core  

Ray and Halo Impact Craters on Ganymede: Fingerprint for Decoding Ganymede's Crustal Structure

open access: yesEarth and Space Science, Volume 11, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Impact craters are a unique tool not only for inferring ages of planetary surfaces and examining geological processes, but also for exploring subsurface properties. We use ejecta blankets as proxies to obtain insights into the subsurface characteristics and the vertical stratification of Ganymede's icy crust.
N. R. Baby   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extent of alteration, paleomagnetic history, and infrared spectral properties of the Tarda ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite

open access: yesMeteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 59, Issue 9, Page 2411-2431, September 2024.
Abstract Tarda is an ungrouped, hydrated carbonaceous chondrite (C2‐ung) that was seen to fall in Morocco in 2020. Early studies showed that Tarda chemically resembles another ungrouped chondrite, Tagish Lake (C2‐ung), which has previously been linked to the dark D‐type asteroids.
H. C. Bates   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

heliostack: A Novel Approach to Minor Planet Discovery

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
The study of faint solar system objects is a promising avenue for understanding the origin and evolution of planetary systems. However, such objects are difficult to detect in conventional surveys.
Kevin J. Napier   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). VI. First Multiyear Observations of Trans-Neptunian Objects

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal
We present the first set of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) observed on multiple nights in data taken from the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project. Of these 110 TNOs, 105 do not coincide with previously known TNOs and appear to be new discoveries.
Hayden Smotherman   +27 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing Hydrated Sulfates and Altered Phases in Jezero Crater Fan and Floor Geologic Units With SHERLOC on Mars 2020

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 129, Issue 7, July 2024.
Abstract The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has explored fluvio‐lacustrine sedimentary rocks within Jezero crater. Prior work showed that igneous crater floor Séítah and Máaz formations have mafic mineralogy with alteration phases that indicate multiple episodes of aqueous alteration.
Yu Yu Phua   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Edges of Planetary Systems: Falling Off the Kuiper Cliff in a Dissipating Gas Disk

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
Probably the last planetesimals to have formed from dust in the solar nebula are cold classical Kuiper Belt Objects (CCKBOs). To the extent that they are isolated and unchanged since birth, CCKBOs offer direct insights into nebular processes.
Rixin Li, Eugene Chiang
doaj   +1 more source

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