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Analysis of the Rotational Properties of Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2006 15 pages, 14 figures, LaTeX.
Lacerda, Pedro, Luu, Jane
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Kuiper belt occultation predictions [PDF]
, 2013 Here we present observations of seven large Kuiper Belt objects. From these observations, weextract a point source catalog with ~0:01″ precision, and astrometry of our target Kuiper Belt objects with0.04-0.08″ precision within that catalog.
Langill, Phil P. +15 more
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Extreme Kuiper Belt Object 2001 QG298 and the Fraction of Contact Binaries [PDF]
, 2004 Extensive time-resolved observations of Kuiper belt object 2001 QG298 show a light curve with a peak-to-peak variation of 1.14 ± 0.04 mag and single-peaked period of 6.8872 ± 0.0002 hr. The mean absolute magnitude is 6.85 mag, which corresponds to a mean
S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt
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The Sizes of Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
SPICA joint European/Japanese Workshop, 2009 One of the most fundamental problems in the study of Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) is to know their true physical size. Without knowledge of their albedos we are not able to distinguish large and dark from small and bright KBOs. Spitzer produced rough estimates of the sizes and albedos of about 20 KBOs, and the Herschel space telescope will improve on ...
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Detecting a small Kuiper Belt object using archival data of HST's Fine Guidance Sensor [PDF]
, 2010 The Kuiper Belt is a remnant of the primordial Solar System. Measurements of its size distribution constrain its accretion and collisional history, and the importance of material strength of Kuiper Belt objects.
Livio, Mario +15 more
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A Kuiper Belt Object Orbiter Enabled By 10 kW Kilopower Electric Propulsion
AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum, 2019 Recently, the New Horizons spacecraft flew by the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule 13 years after launch. While flybys are a necessary 'first look' at the object in question a more comprehensive evaluation of the object will require an orbiter.
S. Oleson, P. Schmitz
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The Compositions of Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2012 Objects in the Kuiper belt are difficult to study in detail, even with the best telescopes available. Therefore, for many years, studies of the compositions of these objects were relegated to collections of moderate-quality spectroscopic and photometric data that remained difficult to interpret.
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The Collisional Divot in the Kuiper Belt Size Distribution [PDF]
, 2009 This paper presents the results of collisional evolution calculations for the Kuiper Belt starting from an initial size distribution similar to that produced by accretion simulations of that region—a steep power-law large object size distribution that ...
Fraser, Wesley C., Wesley C. Fraser
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The Planetary Science JournalThe DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) is a deep survey of the trans-Neptunian solar system being carried out on the 4 m Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam).
Kevin J. Napier +22 more
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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 +9 more
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