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Elastic Properties of Titan Tholins Revealed by Brillouin Spectroscopy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Titan tholins, complex organic solids synthesized by simulating photochemical processes in Titan's atmosphere, are widely regarded as analogs to organic surface materials on the Saturnian moon. Their mechanical properties are critical for understanding the evolution of Titan's geomorphology and crustal layering.
Mark A. Johnson, Jose R. Montes‐Bojorquez, Adis Husić, Xinting Yu, Wenhao Su, Jia‐Sen Hu, Ryan Blase, Edward Patrick, Alan Whittington, Jin S. Zhang   +9 more
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The state of knowledge concerning the Kuiper belt [PDF]

, 1992
The arguments for and against the idea that most short-period comets originate in the Kuiper belt are discussed. Observational constraints on the distribution of mass in the Kuiper belt are reviewed as well as a model of the physical conditions that now ...
Levison, Harold F.
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Dynamical Studies of the Kuiper Belt and the Centaurs

, 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
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Coseismic Shallow Landslide Distributions Reveal Patterns of Regolith Thickness in High Mountains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Earthquake‐triggered landslides are a major source of sediment mobilization in steep mountain landscapes, yet the controls that organize regional patterns of coseismic shallow failure remain incompletely understood. Because shallow landslides occur within regolith, their initiation and magnitude depend strongly on near‐surface material ...
Suryodoy Ghoshal, Sarah J. Boulton, Tristram C. Hales, Georgina Bennett, Amy Beswick, Joshua N. Jones, Shaun Lewin, Zoë K. Mildon, Martin Stokes, Michael R. Z. Whitworth, Benjamin Campforts   +10 more
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Evidence for the continental origin of Pliocene deposits in the central Baja California peninsula, Mexico, and implications for controls on biodiversity

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 6, Page 2488-2518, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Previous studies have documented genetic divergence within the last few million years between northern and southern populations of terrestrial plants and animals along the Baja California peninsula, with many studies hypothesising that the divergence is due to an ancient seaway that crossed the central peninsula and created a physical barrier ...
Kevin K. Gardner, Rebecca J. Dorsey, Stephen T. Hasiotis, José Luis Antinao, Michael H. Darin, Scott E. K. Bennett, Matthew Heizler, Greer Dolby, Brian Hausback   +8 more
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Impacts of thrusting, extensional faulting, and glaciation on cratering records of Pluto’s largest moon Charon: Implications for the evolution of Kuiper belt objects

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2022
A first-order question in the studies of the Solar System is how its outer zone known as the Kuiper belt was created and evolved. Two end-member models, involving coagulation vs. streaming instability, make different predictions—testable by the cratering
HanZhang Chen, An Yin
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Ferric Chloride: The Venusian Unknown UV Absorber?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Near‐ultraviolet imaging of the planet Venus reveals inhomogeneous absorption features in the otherwise bright clouds. This absorption has been studied for nearly 100 years, but identification of the near‐UV absorber remains one of the largest open questions in Venusian research.
Joanna V. Egan, Wuhu Feng, Alexander D. James, James Manners, Daniel R. Marsh, Sébastien Lebonnois, Franck Lefèvre, Aurélien Stolzenbach, John M. C. Plane   +8 more
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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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Neutron Diffraction Evidence for Stress‐Induced Melting of Ice During Deformation of D2O‐Ice Ih—Fluorite Mixtures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Water ice is an important rock‐forming mineral, both on the Earth and on various extraterrestrial bodies. Naturally occurring ice is often “dirty”–an intimate mixture with harder mineral grains, which can have significant effects on the bulk properties of the aggregate. We have used neutron powder diffraction, with in situ triaxial deformation,
Ceri A. Middleton, A. Dominic Fortes, Peter M. Grindrod, Shu Yan Zhang, Stephen J. Covey‐Crump, Peter R. Sammonds, Ian G. Wood, David P. Dobson, Lidunka Vočadlo, Simon A. Hunt   +9 more
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An Extremely Deep Rubin Survey to Explore the Extended Kuiper Belt and Identify Objects Observable by New Horizons

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
A proposed Vera C. Rubin Observatory deep-drilling microsurvey of the Kuiper Belt will investigate key properties of the distant solar system. Utilizing 30 hr of Rubin time across six 5 hr visits over 1 yr starting in summer 2026, the survey aims to ...
J. J. Kavelaars, Marc W. Buie, Wesley C. Fraser, Lowell Peltier, Susan D. Benecchi, Simon B. Porter, Anne J. Verbiscer, David W. Gerdes, Kevin J. Napier, Joseph Murtagh, Takashi Ito, Kelsi N. Singer, S. Alan Stern, Tsuyoshi Terai, Fumi Yoshida, Michele T. Bannister, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Gary M. Bernstein, Colin Orion Chandler, Brett Gladman, Lynne Jones, Jean-Marc Petit, Megan E. Schwamb, Pontus C. Brandt, Joel W. Parker   +24 more
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