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, 2020 Chapter to be published in the book "The Trans-Neptunian Solar System" (D. Prialnik, M.A. Barucci and L. Young, eds.).
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The State of CO and CO2 Ices in the Kuiper Belt as Seen by JWST
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 JWST has shown that CO _2 and CO are common on the surfaces of objects in the Kuiper Belt and have apparent surface coverages even higher than that of water ice, though water ice is expected to be significantly more abundant in the bulk composition ...
Michael E. Brown, Wesley C. Fraser
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Photometric Survey of Neptune's Trojan Asteroids. I. The Color Distribution
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 In 2018, Jewitt identified the “The Trojan Color Conundrum,” namely that Neptune's Trojan asteroids (NTs) had no ultrared members, unlike the the nearby Kuiper Belt.
Larissa Markwardt +3 more
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Kuiper belt: Formation and evolution [PDF]
, 2020 Review chapter to be published in the book "The Transneptunian Solar System", Dina Prialnik, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Leslie Young Eds ...
Morbidelli, Alessandro, Nesvorný, David
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 1994 The existence of a belt of comets in the outer solar system (the “Kuiper belt”) has been postulated for a variety of reasons, including the need for a source for the short-period comets. The existence of the belt seems supported by the discoveries of the trans-Neptunian objects 1992 QB1, 1993 FW, 1993 RO, 1993 RP, 1993 SB, and 1993 SC. If these objects
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WATER ICE IN THE KUIPER BELT [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2012 We examine a large collection of low resolution near-infrared spectra of Kuiper belt objects and centaurs in an attempt to understand the presence of water ice in the Kuiper belt. We find that water ice on the surface of these objects occurs in three separate manners: (1) Haumea family members uniquely show surfaces of nearly pure water ice, presumably
Brown, M. E. +2 more
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Chosen problems of terraforming Mars [PDF]
Przegląd Komunikacyjny: Consideration was given to creating an atmosphere on Mars that would enable people to stay on the surface of Mars without spacesuits. The source of matter for this atmosphere are bodies brought from the outer zones of the Solar System.
Leszek Czechowski
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What If Planet Nine Has Satellites?
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 In the past decade, numerical simulations started to reveal the possible existence of Planet Nine in our solar system. The Planet Nine scenario can provide an excellent explanation for the clustering in orbital elements for Kuiper Belt objects.
Man Ho Chan
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Formation of Kuiper Belt Binaries [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2008 The discovery that a substantial fraction of Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) exists in binaries with wide separations and roughly equal masses, has motivated a variety of new theories explaining their formation. Goldreich et al. (2002) proposed two formation scenarios: In the first, a transient binary is formed, which becomes bound with the aid of dynamical
Schlichting, Hilke E., Sari, Re'em
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The Properties and Origin of Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth's Large Mounds
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 We report on a study of the mounds that dominate the appearance of Kuiper Belt Object (486958) Arrokoth's larger lobe, named Wenu. We compare the geological context of these mounds and measure and intercompare their shapes, sizes/orientations ...
S. A. Stern +13 more
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