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Mass, Density, and Radius of Asteroid (16) Psyche from High-precision Astrometry

The Astronomical Journal
We characterize asteroid (16) Psyche using high-precision astrometry, including the recent Gaia Focused Product Release. The gravitational perturbations of Psyche on other asteroids can be observable in the case of mutual encounters.
Davide Farnocchia, Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz, Ryan S. Park, James Baer, Steven R. Chesley   +4 more
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Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI) Reveals Crater and Boulder Distribution on Deimos: Insights Into Its Dynamical and Geological Evolution

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract Deimos, the smaller and outer Martian moon, is a dark, irregularly shaped body whose origin and evolution are still poorly constrained. Its surface is smoother and less cratered than the other moon, Phobos, a difference still unexplained due to limited data coverage and resolution.
Y. Shimizu, R. H. Hoover, K. Hotta, N. R. Alsaeed, W. F. Bottke, C. S. Edwards, H. Kikuchi, H. Miyamoto, M. M. Osterloo, P. Michel, S. J. Robbins   +10 more
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Recent arrivals to the main asteroid belt

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2022
AbstractThe region where the main asteroid belt is now located may have started empty, to become populated early in the history of the Solar system with material scattered outward by the terrestrial planets and inward by the giant planets. These dynamical pathways toward the main belt may still be active today.
Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl de la Fuente Marcos   +1 more
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Emerging Diversity among the Main-belt Comets: Insights from JWST and Ground-based Observations of 457P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS

The Planetary Science Journal
We present JWST NIRSpec and NIRCam observations of 457P/Lemmon-PANSTARRS, a main-belt comet that displayed activity around its 2020 perihelion and that was observed to regain activity during its 2024 perihelion by a ground-based observing campaign.
John W. Noonan, Henry H. Hsieh, Michael S. P. Kelley, Dennis Bodewits, Jana Pittichová, Audrey Thirouin, Marco Micheli, Scott S. Sheppard, Colin O. Chandler, Theodore Kareta, Colin Snodgrass, Richard E. Cannon, Brian P. Murphy   +12 more
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NEOMOD: A New Orbital Distribution Model for Near-Earth Objects

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are a transient population of small bodies with orbits near or in the terrestrial planet region. They represent a mid-stage in the dynamical cycle of asteroids and comets, which starts with their removal from the respective ...
David Nesvorný, Rogerio Deienno, William F. Bottke, Robert Jedicke, Shantanu Naidu, Steven R. Chesley, Paul W. Chodas, Mikael Granvik, David Vokrouhlický, Miroslav Brož, Alessandro Morbidelli, Eric Christensen, Frank C. Shelly, Bryce T. Bolin   +13 more
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Surface Geology and Evolution of Asteroid Ryugu: Insights From Hayabusa2 Global Mapping

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract Rubble‐pile asteroids, characterized by loose aggregates of debris held together by gravity, represent both a significant planetary hazard and a key to understanding planetesimal formation. Geologic mapping of these bodies provides essential insights into their origins, evolution, and surface processes.
Lisa M. Vincent, Trishit Ruj, Goro Komatsu, Aditya Ray, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Ryodo Hemmi, Hideaki Miyamoto, Seiji Sugita, the Hayabusa2 ONC science team   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of the Volatile Properties of 133P/Elst-Pizarro and Other Main-belt Comets with JWST and Ground-based Observations

The Planetary Science Journal
We report results from an analysis of the volatile composition and evolution of the main-belt comet (MBC) 133P/Elst–Pizarro using JWST NIRSpec and NIRCam observations and ground-based observations during its 2024 active apparition, and also assess the ...
Henry H. Hsieh, John W. Noonan, Michael S. P. Kelley, Dennis Bodewits, Jana Pittichová, Audrey Thirouin, Marco Micheli, Scott S. Sheppard, Colin O. Chandler, Theodore Kareta, Colin Snodgrass, Richard E. Cannon, Brian P. Murphy   +12 more
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Cosmic Dust Flux During the Quaternary: The Record of Large Scoriaceous and Unmelted Micrometeorites From the Transantarctic Mountains Collection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract We estimate the cosmic dust flux to Earth through the study of rare micrometeorites that preserve part of their precursor features during atmospheric entry heating, namely unmelted and scoriaceous subtypes. Combining high‐precision mass balance measurements, X‐ray computed microtomography and scanning electron microscopy, we studied mass, size
S. Ottaviani, L. Folco, M. D. Suttle, R. Repič, L. Mancini, T. Battiston, S. Iannini Lelarge, M. Masotta   +7 more
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JWST Spectroscopy of (142) Polana: Connection to NEAs (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu

The Planetary Science Journal
The new Polana collisional family is the hypothesized origin of the near-Earth asteroids (101955) Bennu, which was the target of the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, and (162173) Ryugu, which was the target of the JAXA Hayabusa2 mission.
Anicia Arredondo, Tracy M. Becker, Maggie M. McAdam, Andrew S. Rivkin, Stephanie Jarmak, Ian Wong   +5 more
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New knowledge about shock events that affected the L‐chondrite parent body from two heavily shocked L6 meteorite finds

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 7, Page 1610-1626, July 2026.
Abstract We report new results from a study of shock‐related features in the L6 ordinary chondrites Northwest Africa (NWA) 4672 and NWA 12841. Our observations confirm the occurrence of eight high‐pressure (HP) minerals in each meteorite, namely, ringwoodite, majorite, akimotoite, wadsleyite, albitic jadeite, lingunite, tuite, and xieite.
I. Baziotis, L. Ferrière, C. Ma, J. Hu, D. Palles, P. D. Asimow   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source