Inferring interiors and structural history of top-shaped asteroids from external properties of asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yun Zhang, Patrick Michel, Olivier S. Barnouin, James H. Roberts, Michael G. Daly, Ronald-L. Ballouz, Kevin J. Walsh, Derek C. Richardson, Christine M. Hartzell & Dante S. Lauretta Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 4589Published:…
Early silicic magmatism on a differentiated asteroid
Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Kathryn G. Gardner-Vandy & Arya Udry Nature GeosciencePublished: 04 August 2022 LINK “Unlike the other terrestrial planets, Earth has a substantial silica-rich continental crust with a bulk andesitic…
Spectroscopic Characterization of the Gefion Asteroid Family: Implications for L-chondrite
Allison M McGraw, Vishnu Reddy, Juan A Sanchez Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac2075Published: 03 August 2022 LINK “Asteroid families are cosmic puzzles that help us understand the true nature of their original…
Asteroid families: properties, recent advances, and future opportunitiesOPEN ACCESS
Bojan Novaković, David Vokrouhlický, Federica Spoto & David Nesvorný Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Volume 134, Article number: 34Published: 22 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Collisions are one of the key processes shaping…
Fine-grained regolith loss on sub-km asteroids
Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Xu Wang, Anthony Carroll, Noah Hood & Mihály Horányi Nature AstronomyPublished: 11 July 2022 LINK “Fine-grained regolith, a surface layer of unconsolidated granular material, has been considered to cover the surfaces of airless…
Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu’s near subsurface revealed by spacecraft contactOPEN ACCESS
Kevin J. Walsh, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Erica R. Jawin, Chrysa Avdellidou, livier S. Barnouin, Carina A. Bennett, Edward B. Bierhaus, Brent J. BosSaverio Cambioni, Harold C. ConnollyJr., Marco Delbo, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Joseph DeMartini, Joshua P….
The Nature of Low-albedo Small Bodies from 3μm Spectroscopy: One Group that Formed within the Ammonia Snow Line and One that Formed beyond ItOPEN ACCESS
Andrew S. Rivkin, Joshua P. Emery, Ellen S. Howell, Theodore Kareta, John W. Noonan, Matthew Richardson, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Amanda A. Sickafoose, Laura M. Woodney, Richard J. Cartwright, Sean Lindsay and Lucas T. Mcclure…
Spectral reflectance variations of aubrites, metal-rich meteorites, and sulfides: Implications for exploration of (16) Psyche and other “spectrally featureless” asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Steven D. Dibb, James F. Bell III, Laurence A. J. Garvie MAPSVersion of Record online: 05 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 350–2500 nm reflectance spectra of five enstatite achondrites (aubrites), five metal-rich chondrites…
High-Resolution Thermophysical Analysis of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site and Three Other Regions of Interest on BennuOPEN ACCESS
B. Rozitis, A. J. Ryan, J. P. Emery, M. C. Nolan, S. F. Green, P. R. Christensen, V. E. Hamilton, M. G. Daly, O. S. Barnouin, D. S. Lauretta JGR PlanetsFirst published: 18 June 2022…
The breakup of a long-period comet is not a likely match to the Chicxulub impactorOPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Alan P. Jackson, Jessica L. Noviello & Ariel D. Anbar Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 10415 (2022)Published: 21 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The Original Article was published on…
Incipient Space Weathering on 162173 Ryugu Recorded by Crystallographic Changes of Pyrrhotite
Harries D. * Langenhorst F. Matsumoto T. Noguchi T. Yurimoto H. Nakamura T. Yabuta H. Naraoka H. Okazaki R. Sakamoto K. Tachibana S. Watanabe S. Tsuda Y. MetSoc 2022 abstract [#6073] LINK “Pyrrhotite recovered from…
Dehydration Decomposition of Phyllosilicates in the C-Type Asteroid Ryugu Material by Space Weathering
Noguchi T. * Matsumoto T. Miyake A. Igami Y. Haruta M. Saito H. Hata S. Seto Y. Miyahara M. Tomioka N. Ishii H. A. Bradley J. P. Ohtaki K. Dobricǎ E. Leroux H. LeGuillou C….
Molecular Atlas and Structural Complexity Revealed with Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Ryugu
Schmitt-Kopplin Ph. Hertkorn H. Harir M. Lucio M. Naraoka H. Hayabusa2-Initial-Analysis SOM Team Hayabusa2-Initial-Analysis Core MetSoc 2022 abstract [#6040]LINK “Ryugu sample A0106 showed extreme chemical diversity and complexity, close to low temperature water altered meteoritic…
Deciphering the Parent Bodies of Heated CMs
Prestgard T. J. Beck P. Bonal L. MetSoc22 abstract [#6187] LINK “Some Stage-II and III heated CM chondrites, and Elephant Moraine (EET) 83355, have spectra similar to C, Cg and/or X-type asteroids. A subset of…
Site selection for the Hayabusa2 artificial cratering and subsurface material sampling on Ryugu
Shota Kikuchi, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Koji Wada, Takanao Saiki et al. Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 June 2022 LINK “Highlights • Hayabusa2 aimed to collect subsurface samples from Ryugu excavated by…
Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuya Yokoyama, Kazuhide Nagashima, Izumi Nakai, Edward D. Young, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi, Nicolas…
On the origin and evolution of the asteroid Ryugu: A comprehensive geochemical perspectiveOPEN ACCESS
Eizo NAKAMURA , Katsura KOBAYASHI, Ryoji TANAKA, Tak KUNIHIRO, Hiroshi KITAGAWA, Christian POTISZIL, Tsutomu OTA, Chie SAKAGUCHI, Masahiro YAMANAKA, Dilan M. RATNAYAKE, Havishk TRIPATHI, Rahul KUMAR, Maya-Liliana AVRAMESCU, Hidehisa TSUCHIDA, Yusuke YACHI, Hitoshi MIURA, Masanao…
A Numerical Approach Using a Finite Element Model to Constrain the Possible Interior Layout of (16) PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Yaeji Kim and Masatoshi Hirabayashi The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid (16) Psyche (278×238×171 km in size) is notable for the largest M-type asteroid and has the…
Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit
M. E. Perry, O. S. Barnouin, R. T. Daly, E. B. Bierhaus, R.-L. Ballouz, K. J. Walsh, M. G. Daly, D. N. DellaGiustina, M. C. Nolan, J. P. Emery, M. M. Al Asad, C. L….
Alignment of fractures on Bennu’s boulders indicative of rapid asteroid surface evolution
Marco Delbo, Kevin J. Walsh, Christophe Matonti, Justin Wilkerson, Maurizio Pajola, Manar M. Al Asad, Chrysa Avdellidou, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Carina A. Bennett, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Dathon R. Golish, Jamie L. Molaro,…
The Heterogeneous Surface of Asteroid (16) PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Saverio Cambioni, Katherine de Kleer, Michael Shepard JGR PlanetsFirst published: 19 May 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Main-belt asteroid (16) Psyche is the largest M-type asteroid, a class of object classically thought to be…
The Nature of Low-Albedo Small Bodies from 3-μm Spectroscopy: One Group that Formed Within the Ammonia Snow Line and One that Formed Beyond ItOPEN ACCESS
Andrew S. Rivkin, Joshua P. Emery, Ellen S. Howell, Theodore Kareta, John W. Noonan, Matthew Richardson, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Amanda A. Sickafoose, Laura M. Woodney, Richard J. Cartwright, Sean Lindsay, Lucas T. Mcclure Accepted…
Determining the Relative Cratering Ages of Regions of Psyche’s SurfaceOPEN ACCESS
S. Marchi, E. Asphaug, J. F. Bell III, W. F. Bottke, R. Jaumann, R. S. Park, C. A. Polanskey, T. H. Prettyman, D. A. Williams, R. Binzel, R. Oran, B. Weiss & C. T. Russell…
Prolonged early migration of dust from the inner Solar System to the comet-forming region
Devin L. Schrader, Jemma Davidson Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 589, 1 July 2022, 117552 LINK “Highlights • We present olivine compositions from uequilibrated ordinary chondrites (UOCs).• UOC chondrule olivine compositionally matches olivine thought unique…
The morphometry of small impact craters on Bennu: Relationships to geologic units, boulders, and impact armoringOPEN ACCESS
R. Terik Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Edward B. Bierhaus, Michael G. Daly, Jeffrey A. Seabrook, Ronald L. Ballouz, Hari Nair, Raymond C. Espiritu, Erica R. Jawin, David Trang, Daniella N. DellaGuistina, Keara N. Burke, Juliette…
GRO 95577 (CR1) as a mineralogical analogue for asteroid (101955) Bennu
Victoria E. Hamilton, Hannah H. Kaplan, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Neyda M. Abreu, Amy A. Simon IcarusAvailable online 21 April 2022 LINK “Highlights • The only known CR1 meteorite is the best…
“The ice-organic-silicate contents of small solar system bodies: indicators for a comet to asteroid evolutionary pathway”OPEN ACCESS
Havishk Tripathi, Christian Potiszil, Ryoji Tanaka, Eizo Nakamura Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac1068Published: 20 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Comets and asteroids have traditionally been separated categories, but main belt comets skew…
Assessing the Sampleability of Bennu’s Surface for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return MissionOPEN ACCESS
Kevin J. Walsh, Edward B. Bierhaus, Dante S. Lauretta, Michael C. Nolan, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Carina A. Bennett, Erica R. Jawin, Olivier S. Barnouin, Kevin Berry, Keara N. Burke, Bella Brodbeck, Rich Burns, Benton C. Clark,…
Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Erik Asphaug, James F. Bell III, Carver J. Bierson, Bruce G. Bills, William F. Bottke, Samuel W. Courville, Steven D. Dibb, Insoo Jun, David J. Lawrence, Simone Marchi, Timothy J. McCoy, Jose…
Crater population on asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates impact armouring and a young surface
E. B. Bierhaus, D. Trang, R. T. Daly, C. A. Bennett, O. S. Barnouin, K. J. Walsh, R.-L. Ballouz, W. F. Bottke, K. N. Burke, M. E. Perry, E. R. Jawin, T. J. McCoy, H….
Glycine amino acid transformation under impacts by small solar system bodies, simulated via high-pressure torsion methodOPEN ACCESS
Kaveh Edalati, Ikuo Taniguchi, Ricardo Floriano & Augusto Ducati Luchessi Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 5677Published: 05 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impacts by small solar system bodies (meteoroids, asteroids, comets and…
Investigating S-type asteroid surfaces through reflectance spectra of ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, M. Mahlke, B. Carry, P.Beck, J. Gattacceca IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 April 2022 LINK Update (22 June 2022): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Reflectance spectroscopy• Petrography• Unequilibrated Ordinary…
The Formation of Terraces on Asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
O. S. Barnouin, M. G. Daly, J. A. Seabrook, Y. Zhang, F. Thuillet, P. Michel, J. H. Roberts, R. T. Daly, M. E. Perry, H. C. M. Susorney, E. R. Jawin, R.-L. Ballouz, K. J….
Three-axial shape distributions of pebbles, cobbles and boulders smaller than a few meters on asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Tatsuhiro Michikami, Axel Hagermann, Tomokatsu Morota, Yasuhiro Yokota, Seitaro Urakawa, Hiroyuki Okamura, Naoya Tanabe, Koki Yumoto, Tatsuki Ebihara, Yuichiro Cho, Carolyn M. Ernst, Masahiko Hayakawa, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Naru Hirata, Chikatoshi Honda, Rie Honda, Shingo Kameda,…
The Solar Wind at (16) Psyche: Predictions for a Metal WorldOPEN ACCESS
Glyn A. Collinson, Li-Jen Chen, Lan K. Jian, and John Dorelli The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 927, Number 2Published: 2022, March 17 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will carry a magnetometer to main-belt…
Science Drivers for the Future Exploration of Ceres: From Solar System Evolution to Ocean World ScienceOPEN ACCESS
Julie Castillo-Rogez, Marc Neveu, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Kelly E. Miller, Michael M. Sori, Federico Tosi, Britney Schmidt, Jennifer E. C. Scully, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Kynan Hughson The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 3Published: March 16,…
Global geologic map of asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates heterogeneous resurfacing in the past 500,000 yearsOPEN ACCESS
R.-L. Ballouz, A.J. Ryan, H.H. Kaplan, M. Pajola, V.E. Hamilton, O.S. Barnouin, J.P. Emery, B. Rozitis, D.N. DellaGiustina, M.G. Daly, C.A. Bennett, D.R. Golish, M.E. Perry, R.T.Daly, E.B. Bierhaus, M.C. Nolan, H.L. Enos, D.S. Lauretta…
Non-protein amino acids identified in carbon-rich Hayabusa particles
Eric T. Parker, Queenie H. S. Chan, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin MAPSVersion of Record online: 08 March 2022 LINK “Amino acid abundances in acid-hydrolyzed hot water extracts of gold foils containing five Category…
Linear Modeling of Spectra of Fine Particulate Materials: Implications for Compositional Analyses of Primitive AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Vanessa C. Lowry, Kerri L. Donaldson Hanna, Humberto Campins, Neil Bowles, Victoria E. Hamilton, Eloïse C. Brown Earth and Space ScienceFirst published: 04 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Fine particulate primitive…
Deciphering Redox State for a Metal-Rich WorldOPEN ACCESS
Timothy J. McCoy, Steven D. Dibb, Patrick N. Peplowski, Clara Maurel, Hannah L. Bercovici, Catherine M. Corrigan, James F. Bell III, Benjamin P. Weiss, David J. Lawrence, Daniel D. Wenkert, Thomas H. Prettyman & Lindy…
Connecting Asteroids and Meteorites with visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Francesca E. DeMeo, Brian J. Burt, Michaël Marsset, David Polishook, Thomas H. Burbine, Benoît Carry, Richard P. Binzel, Pierre Vernazza, Vishnu Reddy, Michelle Tang, Cristina A. Thomas, Andrew S. Rivkin, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stephen M….
On the cooling rate evolution of asteroid fragments
Jialong Ren, Marc A. Hesse, Michael P. Lucas, Nicholas Dygert IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Conductive cooling rate at constant temperature declines as 1/time.• High-temperature cooling rate data…
Evidence for a primordial isotopic gradient in the inner region of the solar protoplanetary discOPEN ACCESS
J. Mah, R. Brasser, J. M. Y. Woo, A. Bouvier, S. J. Mojzsis manuscript, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) and PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Not only do the sampled terrestrial worlds…
Asteroids and Life: How Special Is the Solar System?OPEN ACCESS
Rebecca G. Martin and Mario Livio The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 926, Number 2Published: 18 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid impacts with Earth may have played an essential role in the emergence…
Giant Impact onto a Vesta-Like Asteroid and Formation of Mesosiderites through Mixing of Metallic Core and Surface CrustOPEN ACCESS
Keisuke Sugiura, Makiko K. Haba, Hidenori Genda accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (24 February 2022): LINK “Mesosiderites are a type of stony-iron meteorites composed of a mixture of silicates and Fe-Ni…
Mineralogical Comparison Between Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Spatial Mission and Antarctic Micrometeorites (AMMs)
Bejach L. Engrand C. Duprat J. Dartois E. Mathurin J. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1924] “Ryugu samples are made of phyllosilicates, magnetite, Fe sulfides, carbonates, rare apatite. AMMs show similar magnetite structures (~5%),…
The Asteroid 162173 Ryugu: a Cometary OriginOPEN ACCESS
Hitoshi Miura, Eizo Nakamura and Tak Kunihiro The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 925, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Japanese Hayabusa2 mission has revealed in detail the physical characteristics of the C-type asteroid…
Kilometer-scale crater size-frequency distributions on CeresOPEN ACCESS
Kosei Toyokawa, Junichi Haruyama, Naoyuki Hirata, Sayuri Tanaka, Takahiro Iwata IcarusAvailable online 29 January 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We explored the crater size-frequency distribution (SFD) with D > 1 km on Ceres.• The SFD of projectiles…
Resurfacing processes constrained by crater distribution on Ryugu
Naofumi Takaki, Yuichiro Cho, Tomokatsu Morota, Eri Tatsumi, Rie Honda, Shingo Kameda, Yasuhiro Yokota, Naoya Sakatani, Toru Kouyama, Masahiko Hayakawa, Moe Matsuoka, Manabu Yamada, Chikatoshi Honda, Hidehiko Suzuki, Kazuo Yoshioka, Kazunori Ogawa, Hirotaka Sawada, Patrick…
Mid-infrared emissivity of partially dehydrated asteroid (162173) Ryugu shows strong signs of aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
M. Hamm, M. Grott, H. Senshu, J. Knollenberg, J. de Wiljes, V. E. Hamilton, F. Scholten, K. D. Matz, H. Bates, A. Maturilli, Y. Shimaki, N. Sakatani, W. Neumann, T. Okada, F. Preusker, S. Elgner,…
Reevaluating how charged particles cause space weathering on airless bodies
A.P. Jordan IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 January 2022 LINK “Highlights • Space weathering experiments use particle fluxes much higher than those in nature.• Such fluxes and fluences are known to cause dielectric…
Noble gases in Dome C micrometeorites – An attempt to disentangle asteroidal and cometary sources
Bastian Baecker, Ulrich Ott, Mario Trieloff, Cécile Engrand, Jean Duprat IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 January 2022 LINK “Highlights • We analyzed noble gas isotopes in micrometeorites collected from surface snow.• He and…
A Possible Explanation for the Blue Spectral Slope Observed on B-type AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Mark J. Loeffler, Beau S. Prince Accepted in Icarus on 6 January 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (13 January 2022): LINK In an effort to better understand the role dark material plays in the reflectance…
Diverse space weathering effects on asteroid surfaces as inferred via laser irradiation of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
P. Zhang, K. Tai, Y. Li, J. Zhang, C. Lantz, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, S. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Wen, H. Han and X. Zeng A&A 659, A78 (2022)Received 5 November 2021 / Accepted 30…
Has the impact flux of small and large asteroids varied through time on Mars, the Earth and the Moon?OPEN ACCESS
Anthony Lagain, Mikhail Kreslavsky, David Baratoux, Yebo Liu, Hadrien Devillepoix, Philip Bland, Gretchen K. Benedix, Luc S. Doucet, Konstantinos Servis accepted in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 28/12/2021 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The impact flux over…
The appearance of a ‘fresh’ surface on 596 Scheila as a consequence of the 2010 impact eventOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Michael Marsset, Francesca E. DeMeo, Schelte J. Bus, Masateru Ishiguro, Daisuke Kuroda, Richard P. Binzel, Josef Hanus, Akiko M. Nakamura, Bin Yang, Pierre Vernazza Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Electromagnetic characterization of a crushed L-chondrite for subsurface radar investigations of solar system bodies
Alessandro Brin, Sebastian Emanuel Lauro, Barbara Cosciotti, Elisabetta Mattei, Elena Pettinelli IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 November 2021 LINK “Highlights • Electric and magnetic characterization of an L-chondrite granular sample.• Electric permittivity and…
YORP Effect on Asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Implications for the Dynamical History
M. Kanamaru, S. Sasaki, T. Morota, Y. Cho, E. Tatsumi, M. Hirabayashi, N. Hirata, H. Senshu, Y. Shimaki, N. Sakatani, S. Tanaka, T. Okada, T. Usui, S. Sugita, S. Watanabe JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 11 November…
Lunar-like silicate material forms the Earth quasi-satellite (469219) 2016 HO3 KamoʻoalewaOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Vishnu Reddy, Renu Malhotra, Audrey Thirouin, Olga Kuhn, Albert Conrad, Barry Rothberg, Juan A. Sanchez, David Thompson & Christian Veillet Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 231 (2021) LINK…
Shock Wave Effects from the Impacts of Cosmic Objects with Diameters from 20 m to 3 km
D. O. Glazachev, O. P. Popova, E. D. Podobnaya, N. A. Artemieva, V. V. Shuvalov & V. V. Svetsov Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, Volume 57, pages 698–709 (2021)Published: 03 November 2021 LINK “Destruction…
Mass and Shape Determination of (101955) Bennu Using Differenced Data from Multiple OSIRIS-REx Mission PhasesOPEN ACCESS
Sander Goossens, David D. Rowlands, Erwan Mazarico, Andrew J. Liounis, Jeffrey L. Small, Dolan E. Highsmith, Jason C. Swenson, Joshua R. Lyzhoft, Benjamin W. Ashman, Kenneth M. Getzandanner, Jason M. Leonard, Jeroen L. Geeraert, Coralie…
Aqueous Alteration on Asteroids Simplifies Soluble Organic Matter MixturesOPEN ACCESS
Junko Isa, François-régis Orthous-Daunay, Pierre Beck, Christopher D. K. Herd, Veronique Vuitton, and Laurène Flandinet The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 920, Number 2 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Biologically relevant abiotic extraterrestrial soluble organic matter (SOM)…
Fine-regolith production on asteroids controlled by rock porosity
S. Cambioni, M. Delbo, G. Poggiali, C. Avdellidou, A. J. Ryan, J. D. P. Deshapriya, E. Asphaug, R.-L. Ballouz, M. A. Barucci, C. A. Bennett, W. F. Bottke, J. R. Brucato, K. N. Burke, E….
Physical Characterization of Metal-rich Near-Earth Asteroids 6178 (1986 DA) and 2016 ED85OPEN ACCESS
Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, William F. Bottke, Adam Battle, Benjamin Sharkey, Theodore Kareta, Neil Pearson and David C. Cantillo The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metal-rich near-Earth…
A Model to Predict the Size of Regolith Clumps on Planetary BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Anand Patel and Christine Hartzell The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Prior investigations of the behavior of regolith on the surface of planetary bodies has considered the motion…
Widely distributed exogenic materials of varying compositions and morphologies on asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Eri Tatsumi, Marcel Popescu, Humberto Campins, Julia de León, Juan Luis Rizos Carcía, Javier Licandro, Amy A. Simon, Hannah H. Kaplan, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Dathon R. Golish, Dante S. Lauretta accepted manuscript for MNRAS PDF…
On the capture of small stony asteroids into Earth orbit by atmospheric grazing
Shujuan Geng, Binghong Zhou, Mingtao Li Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stab2439Published: 30 August 2021 LINK “An Earth-grazing asteroid can be captured into a gravitational bound orbit around Earth during its transitory atmospheric…
Volatility of Sodium in Carbonaceous Chondrites at Temperatures Consistent with Low-perihelion AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Joseph R. Masiero, Björn J. R. Davidsson, Yang Liu, Kelsey Moore and Michael Tuite The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solar system bodies with surface…
Comparison of space weathering spectral changes induced by solar wind and micrometeoroid impacts using ion- and femtosecond-laser-irradiated olivine and pyroxeneOPEN ACCESS
K. Chrbolková, R. Brunetto, J. Ďurech, T. Kohout, K. Mizohata, P. Malý, V. Dědič, C. Lantz, A. Penttilä, F. Trojánek, A. Maturilli Astronomy & Astrophysics (manuscript) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering is a process that…
Ryugu’s observed volatile loss did not arise from impact heating aloneOPEN ACCESS
Kosuke Kurosawa, Ryota Moriwaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Ko Ishibashi, Goro Komatsu & Takafumi Matsui Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 146 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous asteroids, including Ryugu and Bennu, which…
The astrophysical context of collision processes in meteorites
Yves Marrocchi, Marco Delbo, Matthieu Gounelle Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 July 2021 LINK “Chondrites are leftover solids from the early evolution of the solar protoplanetary disk that never experienced melting since…
Spectral diversity of the inner belt primitive asteroid background population
Anicia Arredondo, Humberto Campins, Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Julia de León, Vania Lorenzi, David Morate, Juan Luis Rizos, Mário De Prá IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 July 2021 LINK “Highlights • New NIR observations of…
Dark Primitive Asteroids Account for a Large Share of K/Pg-Scale Impacts on the EarthOPEN ACCESS
David Nesvorny, William F. Bottke, Simone Marchi Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (Update: 15 July 2021) “Highlights • We develop a dynamical model for large near-Earth asteroids to understand the occurrence rate and nature of…
Calculation of a magnetic force acting on small superconducting celestial bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Lukasz Tomkow The European Physical Journal Plus volume 136, Article number: 730 (2021)Published: 08 July 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent discoveries of superconducting phases in the samples of meteorites suggest the possibility of…
Regional Photometric Modeling of Asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
D. R. Golish, J.-Y. Li, B. E. Clark, D. N. DellaGiustina, X.-D. Zou, J. L. Rizos, P. H. Hasselmann, C. A. Bennett, S. Fornasier, C. Drouet d’Aubigny, B. Rizk, M. G. Daly, O. S. Barnouin,…
Northwest Africa (NWA) 12563 and ungrouped C2 chondrites: Alteration styles and relationships to asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
P.-M. Zanetta, B. Zanda, C.Le Guillou, J. Gattacceca, C. Sognzoni, S. Pont, L. Piani, T. Rigaudier, H. Leroux, R. Brunetto, R. Maupin, Z. Djouadi, S. Bernard, D. Deldicque, V. Malarewicz, Z. Dionnet, A. Aléon-Toppani, A….
Initial Descriptions of Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returned by Hayabusa2
Yada T., Abe M., Nakato A., Yogata K., Miyazaki A., Kumagai K., Hatakeda K., Okada T., Nishimura M., Furuya S., Yoshitake M., Iwamae A., Soejima H., Hitomi Y., Riu L., Lourit L., Pilorget C., Hamm…
Thermal Analysis and Constraints for the MASCOT Landing Site Selection on the Asteroid Ryugu
Barbara Cozzoni, Michael Maibaum, Maximilian Hamm Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • Application of Thermal Mathematical Models for landing site selection• Day-Night temperature is main criteria…
Comparison of space weathering features in three particles from Itokawa
K. D. Burgess, R. M. Stroud Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 23 June 2021 LINK “The return of samples from S-type asteroid 25143 Itokawa have enabled significant improvements in our understanding of space weathering on…
Spectrophotometric Modeling and Mapping of (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Jian-Yang Li (李荐扬), Xiao-Duan Zou (荐小端), Dathon R. Golish, Beth E. Clark, Salvatore Ferrone, Sonia Fornasier, Pedro H. Hasselmann, Andrew J. Ryan, Benjamin Rozitis, Joshua P. Emery, Matthew A. Siegler, Amy A. Simon, Daniella N….
Visible–near-infrared observations of organics and carbonates on (101955) Bennu: Classification method and search for surface context
S.M. Ferrone, B.E. Clark, H.H. Kaplan, J.-L. Rizos, X.-D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, M.A. Barucci, A.A. Simon, D. Reuter, P.H. Hasselmann, J.D.P. Deshapriya, G. Poggiali, J.R. Brucato, S. Cambioni, Ed Cloutis, V.E. Hamilton, D.S. Lauretta IcarusIn…
How much water was delivered from the asteroid belt to the Earth after its formation?OPEN ACCESS
Rebecca G. Martin, Mario Livio Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Earth contains between one and ten oceans of water, including water within the mantle, where one ocean is the mass…
The Surface of (16) Psyche from Thermal Emission and Polarization MappingOPEN ACCESS
Katherine de Kleer, Saverio Cambioni, Michael Shepard To be published in Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (6 August 2021): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Fragmentation model and strewn field estimation for meteoroids entryOPEN ACCESS
S. Limonta, M. Trisolini, S. Frey, C. Colombo IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 May 2021 LINK Update (1 June 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Novel probabilistic model of asteroid breakup based on…
Impacts may provide heat for aqueous alteration and organic solid formation on asteroid parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Minami Yasui, Taku Tazawa, Ryohei Hashimoto, Masahiko Arakawa & Kazunori Ogawa Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 95 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chemical reactions on asteroid parent bodies, such as aqueous…
Constraining the Regolith Composition of Asteroid (16) Psyche via Laboratory Near-infrared SpectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
David C. Cantillo, Vishnu Reddy, Benjamin N.L. Sharkey, Neil A. Pearson, Juan A. Sanchez, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Theodore Kareta, Tanner S. Campbell, Om Chabra The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3, published 12 May…
High-resolution observations of bright boulders on asteroid Ryugu: 1. Size frequency distribution and morphologyOPEN ACCESS
Chiho Sugimoto, Eri Tatsumi, Yuichiro Cho, Tomokatsu Morota, Rie Honda, Shingo Kameda, Yosuhiro, Yokota, Koki Yumoto, Minami Aoki, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Tatsuhiro Michikami, Takahiro Hiroi, Deborah L. Domingue, Patrick Michel, Stefan E.Schröder, Tomoki Nakamura, Manabu…
An evolutionary system of mineralogy, Part IV: Planetesimal differentiation and impact mineralization (4566 to 4560 Ma)
Shaunna M. Morrison, Robert M. Hazen American Mineralogist (2021) 106 (5): 730–761 LINK “The fourth installment of the evolutionary system of mineralogy considers two stages of planetesimal mineralogy that occurred early in the history of…
Origins of colors variability among C-cluster main-belt asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Pierre Beck, Olivier Poch IcarusAvailable online: 21 April 2021 LINK Update (6 May 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • A C-type cluster is identified by an SDSS colors & albedo cluster analysis.• The C-cluster matches…
Evidence for differentiation of the most primitive small bodiesOPEN ACCESS
B. Carry, P. Vernazza, F. Vachier, M. Neveu, J. Berthier J. Hanus, M. Ferrais, L. Jorda, M. Marsset, M. Viikinkoski, P. Bartczak, R. Behrend, Z. Benkhaldoun, M. Birlan, J. Castillo-Rogez, F. Cipriani, F. Colas, A….
Crater shape as a possible record of the impact environment of metallic bodies: Effects of temperature, impact velocity and impactor densityOPEN ACCESS
Ryo Ogawa, Akiko M. Nakamura, Ayako Suzuki, Sunao Hasegawa Icarus, accepted PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic bodies that were the cores of differentiated bodies are sources of iron meteorites and are considered to have formed early…
Organic matter and water from asteroid ItokawaOPEN ACCESS
Q. H. S. Chan, A. Stephant, I. A. Franchi, X. Zhao, R. Brunetto, Y. Kebukawa, T. Noguchi, D. Johnson, M. C. Price, K. H. Harriss, M. E. Zolensky & M. M. Grady Scientific Reports 11…
Mass and Density of Asteroid (16) PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Lauri Siltala, Mikael Granvik Submitted to ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We apply our novel Markov-chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)-based algorithm for asteroid mass estimation to asteroid (16) Psyche, the target of NASA’s eponymous Psyche mission, based…
The Manifold Of Variations: impact location of short-term impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Alessio Del Vigna, Linda Dimare, Davide Bracali Cioci PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (20 May 2021) : LINK “The interest in the problem of small asteroids observed shortly before a deep close approach or an impact…
Alkali metals in white dwarf atmospheres as tracers of ancient planetary crustsOPEN ACCESS
Mark A. Hollands, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Boris T. Gänsicke, Detlev Koester & Nicola Pietro Gentile-Fusillo Nature Astronomy (2021)Published: 11 February 2021 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “White dwarfs that accrete the debris of tidally disrupted asteroids provide…
Jetting during oblique impacts of spherical impactors
Shigeru Wakita, Brandon Johnson, C. Adeene Denton, Thomas M.Davison IcarusAvailable online: 8 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • We examine the efficiency of jetting during oblique impacts.• Oblique impacts produce more jetted ejecta than vertical impacts.•…
Hydrated Minerals on B-class Asteroids
Rivkin A. S., Howell E. S., Emery J. P., Richardson M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1945 PDF “B is for Bennu.” / Is that good enough for you? / Spectra disagree.”
Short Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages of CI and CM Chondrites May Reflect Disintegration of Volatile-Rich Asteroids at Perihelion
E. R. D. Scott, Herzog G. F. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1833 PDF “Dark, volatile-rich asteroids seem to disintegrate near the Sun. This may explain why CM and CI chondrites have…
Round up the unusual suspects: Near-Earth Asteroid 17274 (2000 LC16) a plausible D-type parent body of the Tagish Lake meteorite
Gordon M. Gartrelle, Paul S. Hardersen, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Matthew C. Nowinski IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • Spectral, visual, mathematical and Shkuratov radiative transfer analyses have determined near-Earth…
Ceres, a wet planet: The view after Dawn
Thomas B. McCorda, Jean-Philippe Combe, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Harry Y. McSween, Thomas H. Prettyman GeochemistryAvailable online 3 February 2021, 125745 LINK “Ceres, a nearly 1000-km diameter body located in the Solar System’s main asteroid belt,…
The aqueous alteration of CM chondrites, a review
M.D. Suttle, A.J. King, P.F. Schofield, H.Bates, S.S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 2 February 2021 LINK “The CM chondrites are samples of primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early solar system. They record…
Implications of High Polarization Degree for the Surface State of RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Daisuke Kuroda, Jooyeon Geem, Hiroshi Akitaya, Sunho Jin, Jun Takahashi, Koki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Naito, Kana Makino, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Jinguk Seo, Shuji Sato, Hiroshi Sasago, Koji S. Kawabata, Aoi Kawakami, Miyako Tozuka, Makoto…
Fe‐redox changes in Itokawa space‐weathered rimsOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, T. Noguchi, A. Miyake, J. D. Piercy, S. H. Baker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Synchrotron Fe‐K X‐ray absorption…
Synthesis of Organic Matter in Aqueous Environments Simulating Small Bodies in the Solar System and the Effects of Minerals on Amino Acid FormationOPEN ACCESS
Walaa Elmasry, Yoko Kebukawa, and Kensei Kobayashi Life 2021, 11(1), 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The extraterrestrial delivery of organics to primitive Earth has been supported by many laboratory and space experiments. Minerals played an…
Nature of bright C-complex asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Toshihiro Kasuga, Fumihiko Usui, Daisuke Kuroda accepted for publication in PASJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most C-complex asteroids have albedo values less than 0.1, but there are some high-albedo (bright) C-complex asteroids with albedo…
Assessment of Cr isotopic heterogeneities of volatile-rich asteroids based on multiple planet formation modelsOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Sota Arakawa accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal (Volume 908, Number 1) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (15 February 2021): LINK “Describing the comprehensive evolutionary scenario for asteroids is key to explaining the…
Thermal emission measurements of ordinary chondrite mineral analogs in a simulated asteroid environment: 2. Representative mineral mixtures
Michael S. Bramble, Ralph E. Milliken, William R. Patterson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • The thermal emission of mineral mixtures was analyzed in a simulated asteroid environment.• The…
Photometry of asteroid (101955) Bennu with OVIRS on OSIRIS-REx
Xiao-Duan Zou, Jian-Yang Li, Beth E. Clark, Dathon R. Golish, Salvatore Ferrone, Amy A. Simon, Dennis C. Reuter, Deborah L. Domingue, Hannah Kaplan, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Sonia Fornasiere, Alice Praet, Pedro Henrique Hasselmann, Carina Bennett,…
Microporosity and parent body of the rubble-pile NEA (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Matthias Grott, Mario Trieloff, Ralf Jaumann, Jens Biele, Maximilian Hamm, Ekkehard Kührt IcarusIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 24 October 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We investigate the porosity for ice-rich…
Motion of Dust Ejected from the Surface of Asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yu Jiang, Jürgen Schmidt Heliyon (2020) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “From Jan. 6, 2019 to Feb. 18, 2019, OSIRIS-REx observed asteroid (101955) Bennu ejecting 11 plumes of dust, of which part is escaping and another part…
Widespread carbon-bearing materials on near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu
Amy A. Simon, Hannah H. Kaplan, Victoria E. Hamilton, Dante S. Lauretta, Humberto Campins, Joshua P. Emery, M. Antonietta Barucci, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Dennis C. Reuter, Scott A. Sandford, Dathon R. Golish, Lucy F. Lim,…
Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) Bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history
H. H. Kaplan, D. S. Lauretta, A. A. Simon, V. E. Hamilton, D. N. DellaGiustina, D. R. Golish, D. C. Reuter, C. A. Bennett, K. N. Burke, H. Campins, H. C. Connolly Jr., J. P….
Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
D. N. DellaGiustina, K. N. Burke, K. J. Walsh, P. H. Smith, D. R. Golish, E. B. Bierhaus, R.-L. Ballouz, T. L. Becker, H. Campins, E. Tatsumi, K. Yumoto, S. Sugita, J. D. Prasanna Deshapriya,…
Heterogeneous mass distribution of the rubble-pile asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
D. J. Scheeres, A. S. French, P. Tricarico, S. R. Chesley, Y. Takahashi, D. Farnocchia, J. W. McMahon, D. N. Brack, A. B. Davis, R.-L. Ballouz, E. R. Jawin, B. Rozitis, J. P. Emery, A….
Asteroid (101955) Bennu’s weak boulders and thermally anomalous equatorOPEN ACCESS
B. Rozitis, A. J. Ryan, J. P. Emery, P. R. Christensen, V. E. Hamilton, A. A. Simon, D. C. Reuter, M. Al Asad, R.-L. Ballouz, J. L. Bandfield, O. S. Barnouin, C. A. Bennett, M….
Hemispherical differences in the shape and topography of asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
M. G. Daly, O. S. Barnouin, J. A. Seabrook, J. Roberts, C. Dickinson, K. J. Walsh, E. R. Jawin, E. E. Palmer, R. Gaskell, J. Weirich, T. Haltigin, D. Gaudreau, C. Brunet, G. Cunningham, P….
Modeling optical roughness and first-order scattering processes from OSIRIS-REx color images of the rough surface of asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Pedro H. Hasselmann, Sonia Fornasier, Maria A. Barucci, Alice Praet, Beth E. Clark, Jian-Yang Li, Dathon R. Golish, Daniella N. Della Giustina, Jasinghege Don P. Deshapriya, Xian-Duan Zou, Mike G. Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Amy…
Visible and near-infrared reflectance of hyperfine and Hyperporous particulate surfaces
R. Sultana, O. Poch, P. Beck, B. Schmitt, E. Quiricoa IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • A protocol for production of sub-μm grains in hyperporous surfaces was developed• Reflectance…
A high-resolution normal albedo map of asteroid (101955) Bennu
D.R. Golish, N.K. Shultz, T.L. Becker, K.J. Becker, K.L. Edmundson, D.N. DellaGiustina, C. Drouet d’Aubigny, C.A. Bennett, B. Rizk, O.S. Barnouin, M.G. Daly, J.A. Seabrook, L. Philpott, M.M. Al Asad, C.L. Johnson, J.-Y. Li, R.-L….
Global-scale albedo and spectro-photometric properties of Ryugu from NIRS3/Hayabusa2, implications for the composition of Ryugu and the representativity of the returned samples
C. Pilorget, J. Fernando, L. Riu, K. Kitazato, T. Iwata IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 September 2020 LINK “Highlights • We use a Bayesian approach to derive the photometric parameters from NIRS3 data.•…
Copper in ordinary chondrites: Proxies for resource potential of asteroids and constraints for minimum-invasive and economically efficient exploitationOPEN ACCESS
Katarzyna Łuszczek, Agata M. Krzesińska Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 September 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • S-type asteroids contain 70-100 ppm Cu, in FeNi-alloy and native-Cu mineral.• Native copper…
Exogenic basalt on asteroid (101955) Bennu
D. N. Della Giustina, H. H. Kaplan, A. A. Simon, W. F. Bottke, C. Avdellidou, M. Delbo, R.-L. Ballouz, D. R. Golish, K. J. Walsh, M. Popescu, H. Campins, M. A. Barucci, G. Poggiali, R….
Illuminating the dark side of the asteroid population: Visible near-infrared (0.7–2.45 μm) surface mineralogy modeling of D-type asteroids using Shkuratov theory
Gordon M.Gartrelle, Paul S. Hardersen, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Matthew C. Nowinski IcarusAvailable online 15 August 2020, 114043 LINK “Highlights • Shkuratov theory produces reasonable fits to D-type asteroid spectra using mineralogy grounded in meteorite analogues.•…
Spectral reflectance analysis of type 3 carbonaceous chondrites and search for their asteroidal parent bodies
J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, P. Beck, T.J. Prestgard IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Non-differentiated asteroids are among the most primitive objects in our Solar System, having escaped intense heating mechanisms….
A Special Role of Spectrophotometry in the Study of Asteroids and Meteorite Analogs
Vladimir V. Busarev, Andrey M. Sobolev, Victor I. Grohovsky, Nikolai A. Kruglikov Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 43-52, Conference paper LINK “The significance of spectrophotometry among other optical methods for the assessment of…
Global photometric properties of (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
E. Tatsumi, D. Domingue, S. Schröder, Y. Yokota, D. Kuroda, M. Ishiguro, S. Hasegawa, T. Hiroi, R. Honda, R. Hemmi, L. Le Corre, N. Sakatani, T. Morota, M. Yamada, S. Kameda, T. Koyama, H. Suzuki,…
The Albedo of Ryugu: Evidence for a High Organic Abundance, as Inferred from the Hayabusa2 Touchdown ManeuverOPEN ACCESS
Christian Potiszil, Ryoji Tanaka, Katsura Kobayashi, Tak Kunihiro, Eizo Nakamura Astrobiology, Vol. 20, No. 7Hypothesis ArticlePublished Online:8 Jul 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa2 mission successfully collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu last year and…
Fumarolic-like activity on carbonaceous chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Clément Ganino, Guy Libourel Science Advances, 03 Jul 2020 : eabb1166 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comparative planetology studies are key for understanding the main processes driving planetary formation and evolution. None have been yet…
In situ evidence of thermally induced rock breakdown widespread on Bennu’s surfaceOPEN ACCESS
J. L. Molaro, K. J. Walsh, E. R. Jawin, R.-L. Ballouz, C. A. Bennett, D. N. DellaGiustina, D. R. Golish, C. Drouet d’Aubigny, B. Rizk, S. R. Schwartz, R. D. Hanna, S. J. Martel, M….
Collisional heating and compaction of small bodies: Constraints for their origin and evolution
Martin Jutzi, Patrick Michel IcarusAvailable online 5 June 2020, 113867 LINK “Highlights • We study the degree of collisional heating and compaction by analysing a large set of simulations of break-ups of small bodies in…
Collisional formation of top-shaped asteroids and implications for the origins of Ryugu and BennuOPEN ACCESS
P. Michel, R.-L. Ballouz, O. S. Barnouin, M. Jutzi, K. J. Walsh, B. H. May, C. Manzoni, D. C. Richardson, S. R. Schwartz, S. Sugita, S. Watanabe, H. Miyamoto, M. Hirabayashi, W. F. Bottke, H….
Role of spectral resolution for infrared asteroid compositional analysis using meteorite spectraOPEN ACCESS
A. Skulteti, A. Kereszturi, Zs. Kereszty, B. Pal, M. Szabo, F. Cipriani Accepted in MNRAS for publication on May 22nd, 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this work the potential mineral identification of meteorites is analysed…
Organic Matter in the Solar System—Implications for Future on-Site and Sample Return MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Zita Martins, Queenie Hoi Shan Chan, Lydie Bonal, Ashley King & Hikaru Yabuta Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 54 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solar system bodies like comets, asteroids, meteorites and…
Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution
T. Morota, S. Sugita, Y. Cho, M. Kanamaru, E. Tatsumi, N. Sakatani, R. Honda, N. Hirata, H. Kikuchi, M. Yamada, Y. Yokota, S. Kameda, M. Matsuoka, H. Sawada, C. Honda, T. Kouyama, K. Ogawa, H….
Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging
Tatsuaki Okada, Tetsuya Fukuhara, Satoshi Tanaka, Makoto Taguchi, Takehiko Arai, Hiroki Senshu, Naoya Sakatani, Yuri Shimaki, Hirohide Demura, Yoshiko Ogawa, Kentaro Suko, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Toru Kouyama, Jun Takita, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Takeshi Imamura, Takehiko Wada, Sunao…
The orbital clusters among the near Earth asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Tadeusz J. Jopek PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Fifteen orbital clusters (associations) were identified among∼20000near-Earth asteroids(NEAs). All associations were found with a high statisticalreliability using a single link-age cluster analysis algorithm and three orbital similarity functions. The…
Disk-resolved photometric modeling and properties of asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
D.R. Golish, D.N. DellaGiustina, J.-Y. Li, B.E. Clark, X.-D.Zoub, P.H.Smith, J.L.Rizos, P.H. Hasselmann, C.A.Bennett, S.Fornasier, R.-L.Ballouz, C. Drouet d’Aubigny, B.Rizk, M.G.Daly, O.S. Barnouin, L.Philpott, M.M.Al Asad, J.A.Seabrook, D.S.Laurett Icarus LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The…
Iron whiskers on asteroid Itokawa indicate sulfide destruction by space weatheringOPEN ACCESS
Toru Matsumoto, Dennis Harries, Falko Langenhorst, Akira Miyake & Takaaki Noguchi Nature Communications, Volume 11, Article number: 1117 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial iron sulfide is a major mineral reservoir of the…
Velocity distribution of larger meteoroids and small asteroids impacting EarthOPEN ACCESS
Esther Drolshagen, Theresa Ott, Detlef Koschny, Gerhard Drolshagen, Anna Kristiane Schmidt, Björn Poppe Planetary and Space Science In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 February 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The velocity distribution…
Linking asteroids and meteorites to the primordial planetesimal populationOPEN ACCESS
Richard C. Greenwood, Thomas H. Burbine, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 February 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites provide a unique insight into early…
