Magnetization of Iron Meteorites up to the Meter in Size as Possible Analogs for Asteroid PsycheOPEN ACCESS
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What we can learn about Mars from the magnetism of returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Elias N. Mansbach, Clara Maurel, Courtney J. Sprain, Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell, and Wyn Williams PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404259121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Red Planet is a magnetic…
Sampling Mars: Geologic context and preliminary characterization of samples collected by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover MissionOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Tanja Bosak, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Lisa E. Mayhew, David L. Shuster, Sandra Siljeström, Justin I. Simon, Benjamin P. Weiss, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Maria-Paz Zorzano, Justin N. Maki, Kenneth A. Farley,…
Perspectives on Mars Sample Return: A critical resource for planetary science and explorationOPEN ACCESS
Harry Y. McSween Jr., Victoria E. Hamilton, and Kenneth A. Farley PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404248121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been the highest flagship mission priority in…
Understanding the Effects of Micrometeoroid Bombardment on Graphite-rich Mercury Analogs through Laboratory Experiments and Electron Microscopy AnalysisOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Bott, Michelle S. Thompson, Mark J. Loeffler, Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden and Francis M. McCubbin The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 11, Published: 18 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering…
Estimate of Water and Hydroxyl Abundance on Asteroid (16) Psyche from JWST DataOPEN ACCESS
Stephanie G. Jarmak, Tracy M. Becker, Charles E. Woodward, Casey I. Honniball, Andrew S. Rivkin, Margaret M. McAdam, Zoe A. Landsman, Saverio Cambioni, Thomas G. Müller, Driss Takir, Kurt D. Retherford, Anicia Arredondo and Linda…
Delivery of DART Impact Ejecta to Mars and Earth: Opportunity for Meteor ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Michael Küppers, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola Draft version August 7, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s DART and ESA’s Hera missions offer a unique opportunity to investigate the delivery of impact ejecta to…
Petrological, chemical, and chronological study of breccias in the Chang’e-5 soil
Yuruo Shi, Wenxiao Peng, Katherine H. Joy, Xuefeng Yu, Yue Guan, Zemin Bao, Xiaochao Che, Romain Tartèse, Joshua F. Snape, James W. Head, Martin J. Whitehouse, Xiaolei Wang, Yuqi Qian, Zengsheng Li, Chen Wang, Tao…
Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the Laboratory: Properties of the Sample Collected by OSIRIS-RExOPEN ACCESS
Dante S. Lauretta, Harold C. Connolly, Jr., Joseph E. Aebersold, Conel M. O. D. Alexander, Ronald-L. Ballouz, Jessica J. Barnes, Helena C. Bates, Carina A. Bennett, Laurinne Blanche, Erika H. Blumenfeld, Simon J. Clemett, George…
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon
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OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid ApophisOPEN ACCESS
Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Michael C. Nolan, Anjani T. Polit, Michael C. Moreau, Dathon R. Golish, Amy A. Simon, Coralie D. Adam, Peter G. Antreasian, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Olivier S. Barnouin et al. The Planetary Science Journal,…
A Geologic Map of Vesta Produced Using a Hybrid Method for Incorporating Spectroscopic and Morphologic DataOPEN ACCESS
R. Aileen Yingst, Scott C. Mest, W. Brent Garry, David A. Williams, Daniel C. Berman and Tracy K. P. Gregg The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We have…
Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies: The capabilities of dust analyzer instruments during asteroid flybysOPEN ACCESS
Lisa Maria Eckart, Jon K. Hillier, Frank Postberg, Simone Marchi, Zoltan Sternovsky MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies remains an outstanding issue….
OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Plan — Revision 3.0OPEN ACCESS
Dante S. Lauretta, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Jeffrey N. Grossman, Anjani T. Polit, the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at…
Oxygen-bearing organic molecules in comet 67P’s dusty coma: first evidence for abundant heterocyclesOPEN ACCESS
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Surface Geology of Jupiter’s Trojan AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
S. Marchi, J. F. Bell III, B. Bierhaus & J. Spencer Space Science Reviews, Volume 219, Article number: 44 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The surface geology of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids is one of the…
A new shergottite martian meteorite analog system (SAS) for alteration experiments
V. Fortier, V. Debaille, V. Dehant, B. Bultel Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 July 2023 LINK “Martian rocky material available on Earth has been so far composed of meteorites and…
Bidirectional reflectance distribution function measurements of the Winchcombe meteorite using the Visible Oxford Space Environment Goniometer
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The Formation of a Rubble Pile Asteroid: Insights from the Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Tsutomu Ota, Christian Potiszil, Katsura Kobayashi, Ryoji Tanaka, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tak Kunihiro, Chie Sakaguchi, Masahiro Yamanaka and Eizo Nakamura Universe 2023, 9(6), 293, REVIEW LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The Hayabusa2 mission returned primitive samples from…
Pyroxene and Hydroxyl Signatures in Vesta Newly Calibrated Data from Dawn MissionOPEN ACCESS
Giuseppe Massa, Andrea Longobardo, Ernesto Palomba, Marianna Angrisani, Chiara Gisellu, Fabrizio Dirri, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Andrea Raponi, Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo and Mauro Ciarniello Universe 2023, 9(6), 296 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Thanks to…
Ryugu asteroid sample return provides a natural laboratory for primordial chemical evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin & Hiroshi Naraoka Nature Communications, Volume 14, Article number: 3107Comment, published: 30 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The samples returned from near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide…
A Comparison of Presolar Isotopic Signatures in Laboratory-Studied Primitive Solar System Materials and Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: New Insights from Light Elements, Halogens, and Noble GasesOPEN ACCESS
Peter Hoppe, Martin Rubin & Kathrin Altwegg Space Science Reviews, Volume 219, Article number: 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comets are considered the most primitive planetary bodies in our Solar System. ESA’s Rosetta mission…
Spectral Type and Geometric Albedo of (98943) 2001 CC21, the Hayabusa2# Mission TargetOPEN ACCESS
Jooyeon Geem, Masateru Ishiguro, Mikael Granvik, Hiroyuki Naito, Hiroshi Akitaya, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Sunao Hasegawa, Daisuke Kuroda, Tatsuharu Oono, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Sunho Jin, Ryo Imazawa, Koji S. Kawabata, Seiko Takagi, Makoto Yoshikawa, Anlaug A. Djupvik,…
MASCOT’s in situ analysis of asteroid Ryugu in the context of regolith samples and remote sensing data returned by Hayabusa2OPEN ACCESS
Katharina Otto, Tra-Mi Ho, Stephan Ulamec, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Jens Biele, Matthias Grott, Maximilian Hamm, David Hercik, Ralf Jaumann, Masahiko Sato, Stefan E. Schröder, Satoshi Tanaka, Ulrich Auster, Kohei Kitazato, Jörg Knollenberg, Aurelie Moussi, Tomoki Nakamura,…
Mission to Psyche: Including Undergraduates and the Public on the Journey to a Metal WorldOPEN ACCESS
Catherine D. D. Bowman, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Adriana Talamante, James F. Bell III, Ernest Cisneros, Alexandra Cook, Jason D. Frieman, Danya Gainor, Jamie Hunziker, Shaheer Khan, Christopher R. Lawler, Jessica Maschino, Timothy J. McCoy, Kaxandra…
Interaction between clay minerals and organics in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J.-C. Viennet, M. Roskosz, T. Nakamura, P. Beck, B. Baptiste, B. Lavina, E.E. Alp, M.Y. Hu, J. Zhao, M. Gounelle, R. Brunetto, H. Yurimoto, T. Noguchi, R. Okazaki, H. Yabuta, H. Naraoka, K. Sakamoto, S….
Design of an in-situ science mission to a Jupiter Trojan
Michael Khan, Olivier Witasse, Waldemar Martens, Arnaud Boutonnet LINK Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 4 December 2022, “The NASA mission Lucy, launched in 2021, will perform flybys at several Jupiter Trojan asteroids. The logical next…
Building a High-resolution Digital Terrain Model of Bennu from Laser Altimetry DataOPEN ACCESS
Jeff A. Seabrook, Michael G. Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Eric E. Palmer, Robert W. Gaskell, Hari Nair and Dante S. Lauretta The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12, Published: 2 December 2022 LINK (OPEN…
Trace-element analysis of mineral grains in Ryugu rock fragment sections by synchrotron-based confocal X-ray fluorescenceOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin Bazi, Pieter Tack, Miles Lindner, Bart Vekemans, Ella De Pauw, Beverley Tkalcec, Frank E. Brenker, Jan Garrevoet, Gerald Falkenberg, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Kana Amano, Megumi Matsumoto, Yuri Fujioka, Yuma Enokido, Daisuke…
Physical Considerations for an Intercept Mission to a 1I/’Oumuamua-like Interstellar ObjectOPEN ACCESS
Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb, Amaya Moro-Martin, Mark Elowitz, Abigail White, Wesley Watters, Gary Melnick, Richard Cloete, Jonathan Grindlay, Frank Laukien accepted for publication in Journal of Astronomical InstrumentationDraft version November 7, 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Interstellar Object Accessibility and Mission DesignOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. S. Donitz, Declan Mages, Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Peter Dixon, Damon Landau, Soon-Jo Chung, Erica Bufanda, Michel Ingham, Julie Castillo-Rogez Accepted at IEEE Aerospace Conference LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Interstellar objects (ISOs) are fascinating and under-explored…
Linking remote sensing, in situ and laboratory spectroscopy for a Ryugu analog meteorite sampleOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Maturilli, Sabrina Schwinger, Enrica Bonato, Jörn Helbert, Mickael Baqué, Maximilian Hamm, Giulia Alemanno and Mario D’Amore Frontiers in Space Technologies, 24 October 2022Sec. Space Robotics LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “In 2022 JAXA issued an…
Evaluating possible spectroscopic variation of Bennu’s sampling site
A Praet, G Poggiali, M A Barucci, B E Clark, X-D Zou, A A Simon, H H Kaplan, J-Y Li, C Alcaria Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac2969Published: 19 October 2022 LINK “The…
Particle size distributions inside and around the artificial crater produced by the Hayabusa2 impact experiment on RyuguOPEN ACCESS
K. Ogawa, N. Sakatani, T. Kadono, M. Arakawa, R. Honda, K. Wada, K. Shirai, Y. Shimaki, K. Ishibashi, Y. Yokota, T. Saiki, H. Imamura, Y. Tsuda, S. Nakazawa, Y. Takagi, M. Hayakawa, H. Yano, C….
Chang’E-5 samples reveal high water content in lunar mineralsOPEN ACCESS
Chuanjiao Zhou, Hong Tang, Xiongyao Li, Xiaojia Zeng, Bing Mo, Wen Yu, Yanxue Wu, Xiandi Zeng, Jianzhong Liu & Yuanyun Wen Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 5336Published: 10 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
Y. Liu, M. M. Tice, M. E. Schmidt, A. H. Treiman, T. V. Kizovski, J. A. Hurowitz, A. C. Allwood, J. Henneke, D. A. K. Pedersen […] M.-P. Zorzano Science25 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
K. A. Farley, K. M. Stack, D. L. Shuster, B. H. N. Horgan, J. A. Hurowitz, J. D. Tarnas, J. I. Simon, V. Z. Sun, E. L. Scheller, […] M.-P. Zorzano Science25 August 2022 LINK…
The Geologic Impact of 16 Psyche’s Surface TemperaturesOPEN ACCESS
Carver J. Bierson, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton and Joseph G. O’Rourke The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 8Published: 18 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Discovery mission Psyche will soon be launched to…
A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu’s returned sampleOPEN ACCESS
Motoo Ito, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Akira Yamaguchi, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Ming-Chang Liu, Richard C. Greenwood, Makoto Kimura, Naoya Imae, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa, Yu Kodama, Akira Tsuchiyama, Masahiro Yasutake,…
Presolar Stardust in Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Jens Barosch, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Cécile Engrand, Yoko Kebukawa, Kazuhide Nagashima, Rhonda M. Stroud, Hikaru Yabuta et all The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 935, Number…
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Lucy Mission Targets with the Hubble Space TelescopeOPEN ACCESS
Oriel A. Humes, Cristina A. Thomas, Joshua P. Emery and Will M. Grundy The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 8Published: 10 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The recently launched Lucy mission aims…
Towards In-Situ Geochemical Analysis of Planetary Rocks and Soils by Laser Ablation/Ionisation Time-of-Flight Mass SpectrometryOPEN ACCESS
Marek Tulej, Peter Keresztes Schmidt, Salome Gruchola, Coenraad P. de Koning, Kristina A. Kipfer, Nikita J. Boeren, Niels F. W. Ligterink, Andreas Riedo and Peter Wurz Universe, 2022, 8(8), 410ReviewPublished: 4 August 2022 LINK (OPEN…
Bulk compositions of the Chang’E-5 lunar soil: Insights into chemical homogeneity, exotic addition, and origin of landing site basaltsOPEN ACCESS
Keqing Zong, Zaicong Wang, Jiawei Li, Qi He, Yiheng Li, Harry Becker, Wen Zhanga, Zhaochu Hu, Tao He, Kenan Cao, Zhenbing She, Xiang Wu, Long Xiao, Yongsheng Liu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 30 June…
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….
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…
A Numerical Approach Using a Finite Element Model to Constrain the Possible Interior Layout of (16) PsycheOPEN ACCESS
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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…
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…
Mission Overview and Scientific Contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover After Eight Years of Surface OperationsOPEN ACCESS
Ashwin R. Vasavadain Space Science Reviews218, Article number: 14 (2022)Published: 05 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, with its Curiosity rover, has been exploring Gale crater (5.4° S, 137.8° E) since…
Geologic Context of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site from High-resolution Topography and ImagingOPEN ACCESS
O. S. Barnouin, E. R. Jawin, R. T. Daly, R.-L. Ballouz, M. G. Daly, J. A. Seabrook, P. Michel, Y. Zhang, C. L. Johnson, K. J. Walsh, M. M. Al Asad, R. Gaskell, J. Weirich,…
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,…
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…
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…
Martian moons exploration MMX: sample return mission to Phobos elucidating formation processes of habitable planetsOPEN ACCESS
Kiyoshi Kuramoto, Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, Masaki Fujimoto, Akito Araya, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Hidenori Genda, Naru Hirata, Hitoshi Ikeda, Takeshi Imamura, Jörn Helbert, Shingo Kameda, Masanori Kobayashi, Hiroki Kusano, David J. Lawrence, Koji Matsumoto, Patrick Michel, Hideaki…
A case for a Themis asteroid family spacecraft mission
M.E. Landis, J.C. Castillo-Rogez, P.O. Hayne, H. Hsieh, K.H.G. Hughson, D. Kubitschek, K.E. Miller, T.H. Prettyman, A.S. Rivkin, B.E. Schmidt, J.E.C.Scully, N. Yamashita, M.N. Villarreal, M. Alexander, A. Armstrong, C. Bader, C. Brown, J.T. Engbrecht,…
Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Akiko Miyazaki, Kentaro Hatakeda, Kazuya Kumagai, Masahiro Nishimura, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Miwa Yoshitake, Ayako Iwamae, Shizuho Furuya, Masayuki Uesugi, Yuzuru Karouji, Tomohiro Usui, Tasuku…
First compositional analysis of Ryugu samples by the MicrOmega hyperspectral microscopeOPEN ACCESS
C. Pilorget, T. Okada, V. Hamm, R. Brunetto, T. Yada, D. Loizeau, L. Riu, T. Usui, A. Moussi-Soffys, K. Hatakeda, A. Nakato, K. Yogata, M. Abe, A. Aléon-Toppani, J. Carter, M. Chaigneau, B. Crane, B….
Machine Learning Mid-Infrared Spectral Models for Predicting Modal Mineralogy of CI/CM Chondritic Asteroids and Bennu
L. B. Breitenfeld, A. D. Rogers, T. D. Glotch, V. E. Hamilton, P. R. Christensen, D. S. Lauretta, M. E. Gemma, K. T. Howard, D. S. Ebel, G. Kim, A. M. Kling, H. Nekvasil, N….
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…
Sending a Spacecraft to Interstellar Comet 2I/BorisovOPEN ACCESS
Adam Hibberd, Nikolaos Perakis, Andreas M. Hein PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Preprint submitted to Acta AstronauticaSubmitted on 13 Sep 2019 (v1), last revised 4 Nov 2021 (this version, v3) “In August 2019, a second interstellar object…
The Scientific Observation Campaign of the Hayabusa-2 Capsule Re-entryOPEN ACCESS
E. K. Sansom, H. A. R. Devillepoix, M.-Y. Yamamoto, S. Abe, S. Nozawa, M. C. Towner, M. Cupák, Y. Hiramatsu, T. Kawamura, K. Fujita, M. Yoshikawa, Y. Ishihara, I. Hamama, N. Segawa, Y. Kakinami, M….
Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Science GoalsOPEN ACCESS
Harold F. Levison, Catherine B. Olkin, Keith S. Noll, Simone Marchi, James F. Bell III, Edward Bierhaus, Richard Binzel, William Bottke, Dan Britt, Michael Brown, Marc Buie, Phil Christensen, Joshua Emery, Will Grundy, Victoria E….
The Dark Side of PlutoOPEN ACCESS
Tod R. Lauer, John R. Spencer, Tanguy Bertrand, Ross A. Beyer, Kirby D, Runyon, Oliver L White, Leslie A. Young, Kimberly Ennico, William B. McKinnon, Jeffrey M. Moore, Catherine B. Olkin, S. Alan Stern and…
AMBITION – comet nucleus cryogenic sample returnOPEN ACCESS
D. Bockelée-Morvan, Gianrico Filacchione, Kathrin Altwegg, Eleonora Bianchi, Martin Bizzarro, Jürgen Blum, Lydie Bonal, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Mathieu Choukroun, Claudio Codella, Hervé Cottin, Björn Davidsson, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Maria N. Drozdovskaya, Cecile Engrand, Marina Galand,…
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….
Analysis of Mission Opportunities to Sedna in 2029-2034OPEN ACCESS
V.A. Zubko, A.A. Sukhanov, K.S. Fedyaev, V.V. Koryanov, A.A. Belyaev Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 16 June 2021 LINK Update (29 December 2021): LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Highlights • Deep space mission challenges.• Long-duration space…
Fast, computer-assisted detection of dust and debris impact craters on Stardust interstellar foils
Bradley T. De Gregorio, Jessica Opsahl-Ong, Lysa Chizmadia, Todd H. Brintlinger, Andrew J. Westphal, Rhonda M. Stroud Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 June 2021 LINK “The NASA Stardust Interstellar Dust collection provides…
Analytical protocols for Phobos regolith samples returned by the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) missionOPEN ACCESS
Wataru Fujiya, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Haruna Sugahara, Mizuho Koike, Ken-ichi Bajo, Nancy L. Chabot, Yayoi N. Miura, Frederic Moynier, Sara S. Russell, Shogo Tachibana, Yoshinori Takano, Tomohiro Usui & Michael E. Zolensky Earth, Planets and Space…
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…
Hayabusa2 Extended Mission: New Voyage to Rendezvous with a Small Asteroid Rotating with a Short PeriodOPEN ACCESS
M. Hirabayashi, Y. Mimasu, N. Sakatani, S. Watanabe, Y. Tsuda, T. Saiki, S. Kikuchi, T. Kouyama, M. Yoshikawa, S. Tanaka, S. Nakazawa, Y. Takei, F. Terui, H. Takeuchi, A. Fujii, T. Iwata, K. Tsumura, S….
Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of synthetic glass analogs for mercury surface studies
Andreas Morlok, Christian Renggli, Bernard Charlier, Maximilian P. Reitze, Stephan Klemme, Olivier Namur, Martin Sohn, Dayl Martin, Iris Weber, Leksandra N.Stojic, Harald Hiesinger, Katherine H.Joy, Roy Wogelius, Peter Tollan, Cristian Carli, Karin E. Bauch, Joern…
Bennu regolith mobilized by TAGSAM: Expectations for the OSIRIS-REx sample collection event and application to understanding naturally ejected particles
E.B. Bierhaus, J.T. Songer, B.C. Clark, R.D. Dubisher, S.L. Deden, K.S. Payne, D. Wurts, J.W. McMahon, B.Rozitis, D.S.Lauretta IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • The OSIRIS-REx sampling system will…
Post-impact cryo-hydrologic formation of small mounds and hills in Ceres’s Occator crater
B. E. Schmidt, H. G. Sizemore, K. H. G. Hughson, K. D. Duarte, V. N. Romero, J. E. C. Scully, P. M. Schenk, D. L. Buczkowski, D. A. Williams, A. Nathues, K. Udell, J. C….
Recent cryovolcanic activity at Occator crater on Ceres
A. Nathues, N. Schmedemann, G. Thangjam, J. H. Pasckert, K. Mengel, J. Castillo-Rogez, E. A. Cloutis, H. Hiesinger, M. Hoffmann, L. Le Corre, J.-Y. Li, C. Pieters, C. A. Raymond, V. Reddy, O. Ruesch &…
On the Origin and Evolution of the Material in 67P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoOPEN ACCESS
Martin Rubin, Cécile Engrand, Colin Snodgrass, Paul Weissman, Kathrin Altwegg, Henner Busemann, Alessandro Morbidelli & Michael Mumma Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 102 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive objects like comets…
Small Bodies Tell the Story of the Solar System: A Scientific Rationale for a Multi-Target Small Body Sample Return Program including the Earth-based Laboratory Analysis of Returned SamplesOPEN ACCESS
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