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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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The Tidal Potential of a Homogeneous Torus with an Elliptical Section of the Sleeve

Open Astronomy, 2016
In this paper the problem of the tidal potential of a homogeneous gravitating torus with an elliptical cross-section sleeve is solved. In particular, the potentials in analytical form in the vicinity of the center of the torus and its external region are
Kondratyev B. P., Trubitsyna N. G.
doaj   +1 more source

Calculating the Area within the Orbit of Arrokoth

Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two, 2020
The area within the orbit of the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) Arrokoth (or 2014MU69) is approximated using the corresponding ellipse. The fact that the Sun lies at a focus of the ellipse is of interest.
Aurielle Collins
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The Dynamic Inducing Magnetic Field Signal at Triton

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 4, 28 February 2026.
Abstract Triton, Neptune's largest moon, is suspected of harboring a subsurface ocean. Detecting sub‐surface oceans requires measuring the ocean's induced magnetic field, typically exploiting common frequencies at which the field environment of the moon changes, in this case Triton's path through Neptune's magnetosphere.
L. Wivell, M. K. Dougherty, A. Masters
wiley   +1 more source

Size and albedo of Kuiper belt object 55636 from a stellar occultation

, 2010
The Kuiper belt is a collection of small bodies (Kuiper belt objects, KBOs) that lie beyond the orbit of Neptune and which are believed to have formed contemporaneously with the planets.
Lockhart, M, Kakkala, M., Levine, S, Zangari, A.M., Grigsby, B., M. J. Person, DuPré, K., Ryan, W. H., E. R. Adams, J. Wolf, G. Jacobson, A. A. S. Gulbis, Rapoport, Sharon, E. W. Dunham, Zangari, A. M., Mattingly, A., Pasachoff, J.M., Zuluaga, C.A., Zuluaga, C. A., Lockhart, M., Sheppard, S.S., Zangari, A, A. S. Bosh, Berger, B., Ragozzine, D., Person, M.J., E. V. Ryan, Ryan, W.H., Michel, R., Bosh, A.S., L. Bright, Ryan, E.V., Briggs, J. W., Gilmore, A., W. Rosing, B. A. Babcock, Babcock, B.A., Bosh, A S, Wolf, J., Elliot, J, B. Volz, J. M. Pasachoff, A. Mattingly, Elliot, J. L., Adams, E. R., A. M. Zangari, Jacobson, G., S. S. Sheppard, Gulbis, A. A. S., M. Kakkala, Brucker, M., N. Secrest, Secrest, N., K. DuPré, Tilleman, T., Levine, S.E., Montano, H.G., Briggs, J.W., A. W. Meyer, R. Michel, Adams, E.R., J. Brimacombe, Valleli, P., Rapoport, S., Person, M, S. E. Levine, P. Valleli, Brothers, T.C., Souza, S. P., C. A. Zuluaga, Montano, H. G., Brothers, T. C., Bright, L., Bosh, A. S., Brothers, T C, Dunham, E.W., Rosing, W., A. Gilmore, J. W. Briggs, Meyer, A. W., Dunham, E. W., Zambrano-Marin, L., B. Grigsby, T. Tilleman, Pasachoff, J. M., Hart, R., R. Hart, M. Lockhart, B. Berger, Morzinski, K., Volz, B., Meyer, A.W., Person, M. J., K. Morzinski, S. P. Souza, Babcock, B. A., Souza, S.P., H. G. Montano, Sheppard, S. S., S. Rapoport, L. Zambrano-Marin, Levine, S. E., T. C. Brothers, M. Brucker, Ryan, E. V., W. H. Ryan, Elliot, J.L., Brimacombe, J., J. L. Elliot, Gulbis, A.A.S., D. Ragozzine   +110 more
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A deep survey of the Kuiper belt.

, 2002
The Kuiper belt, the population of small icy planetesimals orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune, offers an exciting new avenue for studying the formation and evolution of the Solar System.
Allen, Rhiannon Lynne
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Rotation and Mutual Eclipse Events Season in the Kuiper Belt: (524366) 2001 XR254

The Astronomical Journal
(524366) 2001 XR _254 is a dynamically cold classical Kuiper Belt object that is a nearly equal-sized wide binary whose upcoming mutual event season makes it a particularly valuable target for physical characterization.
Audrey Thirouin, William M. Grundy, Scott S. Sheppard, Keith S. Noll, José María Gómez-Limón, Benjamin Proudfoot   +5 more
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Tracing a Wet Past and Diverse Provenances in Gale Crater, Mars, With Lithium Content Using ChemCam on the Curiosity Rover

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The incompatible behavior of Lithium during magmatic differentiation and high mobility during aqueous alteration make it a valuable tracer of crustal processes on Mars. Its preferential incorporation into secondary phyllosilicates further links Li to clay‐forming environments, which are critical for evaluating past aqueous activity and ...
K. W. Nikolajsen, J. Frydenvang, E. Dehouck, R. C. Wiens, P. J. Gasda, L. Le Deit, G. Caravaca, C. C. Bedford, A. Ollila, A. Cousin, S. Maurice, O. Gasnault, N. L. Lanza   +12 more
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Kuiper Belt formation via grainy planetary migration

We used N-body simulations to model the 4.5 Gyr orbital evolution of the early Kuiper Belt, incorporating a massive protoplanetary disc, the four giant planets, and 1500 primordial Pluto-class bodies ('Plutos') that drove Neptune's grainy migration.
Bernardinelli, Pedro, Lykawka, Patryk Sofia, Horner, Jonathan   +2 more
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Sustainable Water Systems in Space: A Review of Current Technologies and Future Prospects

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Sustainable water management is a critical challenge in space exploration, where the limited availability of resources requires innovative approaches to ensure astronauts' survival on long‐duration missions. This narrative review explores the key technologies and methods involved in water recycling, in situ resource utilization (ISRU), and ...
David Bamidele Olawade, James O. Ijiwade, Ojima Zechariah Wada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source