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Understanding the Origin of Planetary Systems: Studying the Kuiper Belt and the Dynamics of Planet Formation [PDF]
, 2009 This thesis presents theoretical and observational studies pertaining to the early solar system, planet formation and extrasolar planets. First, we explore the dynamics of protoplanet formation. We find that the growth of protoplanets may be dominated
Schlichting, Hilke Elisabeth
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Satellites of the Largest Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2006 We have searched the four brightest objects in the Kuiper belt for the presence of satellites using the newly commissioned Keck Observatory Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system. Satellites are seen around three of the four objects: Pluto (whose satellite Charon is well-known), 2003 EL61, and 2003 UB313. The object 2005 FY9, the brightest Kuiper belt
Brown, M. E. +14 more
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Colors of inner disk classical Kuiper Belt objects [PDF]
, 2010 We present new optical broadband colors, obtained with the Keck 1 and Vatican Advanced Technology telescopes, for six objects in the inner classical Kuiper Belt.
Consolmagno, G. J. +2 more
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The Kuiper Belt and Olbers's Paradox
The Astrophysical Journal, 2001 4 pages and 2 figures; submitted to Astrophysical Journal ...
Kenyon, Scott J., Windhorst, Rogier A.
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A HYPOTHESIS FOR THE COLOR DIVERSITY OF THE KUIPER BELT [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2011 We propose a chemical and dynamical process to explain the surface colors of the Kuiper belt. In our hypothesis, the initial bulk compositions of the bodies themselves can be quite diverse -- as is seen in comets -- but the early surface compositions are set by volatile evaporation after the objects are formed.
Brown, M. E. +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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Collision Probabilities in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt
, 2020 International audienceWe investigate the intrinsic collision probabilities in the Kuiper belt with implications for dust production rate in the trans-Neptunian region, as well as to better understand the collisional outcome between small icy ...
Gwyn, S. +10 more
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Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 7, Page 4475-4514, October 2026.ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang +3 more
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.Abstract Water ice deposits occur on inner solar system bodies in sunlit and shadowed terrains. We develop approaches to remotely determine the mixing mode with regolith (areal vs. intimate), ice grain size, and abundance that reveal processes of ice formation, emplacement, and evolution.
V. V. Kachmar, B. L. Ehlmann
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Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2026.Abstract Precambrian supercontinent reconstructions largely rely on robust geological constraints. Among these, the basin affinities recorded by Precambrian sedimentary fragments preserved in orogenic belts provide critical evidence for resolving the paleogeographic configurations of microcontinents and continental blocks.
Yongcheng Li +14 more
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