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Is There an Earth-like Planet in the Distant Kuiper Belt?

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
The orbits of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) can indicate the existence of an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system. Here we used N -body computer simulations to investigate the effects of a hypothetical Kuiper Belt planet (KBP) on the orbital ...
Patryk Sofia Lykawka, Takashi Ito
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Grounded Cognition Entails Linguistic Relativity: A Neglected Implication of a Major Semantic Theory

Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 15, Issue 4, Page 615-647, October 2023., 2023
Abstract According to the popular Grounded Cognition Model (GCM), the sensory and motor features of concepts, including word meanings, are stored directly within neural systems for perception and action. More precisely, the core claim is that these concrete conceptual features reuse some of the same modality‐specific representations that serve to ...
David Kemmerer
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Compositions and Interior Structures of the Large Moons of Uranus and Implications for Future Spacecraft Observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 128, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Abstract The five large moons of Uranus are important targets for future spacecraft missions. To motivate and inform the exploration of these moons, we model their internal evolution, present‐day physical structures, and geochemical and geophysical signatures that may be measured by spacecraft.
Julie Castillo‐Rogez, Benjamin Weiss, Chloe Beddingfield, John Biersteker, Richard Cartwright, Allison Goode, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Marc Neveu   +7 more
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A Climatology of Long‐Duration High 2‐MeV Electron Flux Periods in the Outer Radiation Belt

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 127, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022
Abstract Since the advent of the Space Age, the importance of understanding and forecasting relativistic electron fluxes in the Earth’s radiation belts has been steadily growing due to the threat that such particles pose to satellite electronics. Here, we provide a model of long‐duration periods of high time‐integrated 2‐MeV electron flux deep inside ...
D. Mourenas, O. V. Agapitov, A. V. Artemyev, X.‐J. Zhang   +3 more
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Ceres’ Broad‐Scale Surface Geomorphology Largely Due To Asymmetric Internal Convection

AGU Advances, Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2022., 2022
Abstract While we now know much about the volatile‐rich world of Ceres from the Dawn mission, the deep interior remains something of an enigma, shrouded by a crust composed of water ice, carbonates, phyllosilicates, salts and clathrate hydrates. While smaller than most active moons or planets, Ceres has many features commonly associated with active ...
Scott D. King, Michael T. Bland, Simone Marchi, Carol A. Raymond, Christopher T. Russell, Jennifer E. C. Scully, Hanna G. Sizemore   +6 more
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The Geophysical Environment of (486958) Arrokoth—A Small Kuiper Belt Object Explored by New Horizons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 127, Issue 6, June 2022., 2022
Abstract NASA's New Horizons mission performed the first flyby of a small Kuiper Belt Object (KBO), (486958) Arrokoth on 1 January 2019. The fast flyby revealed a fascinating, flattened, contact binary replete with a variety of unexpected geologic terrains.
James T. Keane, Simon B. Porter, Ross A. Beyer, Orkan M. Umurhan, William B. McKinnon, Jeffrey M. Moore, John R. Spencer, S. Alan Stern, Carver J. Bierson, Richard P. Binzel, Douglas P. Hamilton, Carey M. Lisse, Xiaochen Mao, Silvia Protopapa, Paul M. Schenk, Mark R. Showalter, John A. Stansberry, Oliver L. White, Anne J. Verbiscer, Joel W. Parker, Catherine B. Olkin, Harold A. Weaver, Kelsi N. Singer   +22 more
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THE COLOR DIFFERENCES OF KUIPER BELT OBJECTS IN RESONANCE WITH NEPTUNE [PDF]

The Astronomical Journal, 2012
(Abridged) New optical colors of 58 objects in mean motion resonances with Neptune show the various resonant populations have significantly different color distributions. The 5:3 and 7:4 resonances have semi-major axes near the middle of the main Kuiper Belt and both are dominated by ultra-red material. The 5:3 and 7:4 resonances have statistically the
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Abundance and importance of petrological type 1 chondritic material

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 277-301, February 2022., 2022
Abstract We review the mineralogy, petrology, and abundance of petrological type 1 extraterrestrial material. Such material has been completely altered by aqueous processing on its parent bodies. As well as the four meteorite groups that contain type 1 members (CI, CM, CR, and CY), we summarize data from the 2019 fall Flensburg and a recent reanalysis ...
Sara S. Russell, M. D. Suttle, A. J. King   +2 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., Romanishin, W., Tegler, S. C.   +2 more
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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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