Spectral observations of asteroid family members provide valuable information regarding parent body interiors, the origin and source regions of near-Earth...
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PublicationHungaria asteroid region telescopic spectral survey (HARTSS) II: Spectral homogeneity among Hungaria family asteroids
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PublicationImproved method of hydrous mineral detection by latitudinal distribution of 0.7-μm surface reflectance absorption on the asteroid Ryugu
Global multiband images of the C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu were obtained by the optical navigation camera telescope (ONC-T) onboard Hayabusa2. The 0.7-μm...
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PublicationLaboratory studies into the effect of regolith on planetary X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
In the analysis of X-ray fluorescence spectra from planetary surfaces, it is traditionally assumed that the observed surface is a plane-parallel, smooth, and...
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PublicationLightcurve analysis of near-Earth objects from the IMPACTON project: Evidence of binary systems and cohesion strength
Rotations of asteroids have been set and altered by several processes since their formation. In the case of the near-Earth objects (NEOs), the rotational states...
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PublicationLightcurve, Color and Phase Function Photometry of the OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroid (101955) Bennu
The NASA OSIRIS-REx mission will retrieve a sample of the carbonaceous near-Earth Asteroid (101955) Bennu and return it to Earth in 2023. Photometry in the...
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PublicationLong-term evolution of the aerosol debris cloud produced by the 2009 impact on Jupiter
We present a study of the long-term evolution of the cloud of aerosols produced in the atmosphere of Jupiter by the impact of an object on 19 July 2009 (Sánchez...
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PublicationMeasurement of D/H and <SUP>13</SUP>C/<SUP>12</SUP>C ratios in methane ice on Eris and Makemake: Evidence for internal activity
James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec infrared imaging spectrometer observed the outer solar system dwarf planets Eris and Makemake in reflected sunlight at...
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PublicationMineralogical characterization of some basaltic asteroids in the neighborhood of (4) Vesta: first results
We present reflectance spectra of 19 V-type asteroids obtained at the 3.6 m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo covering 0.8 to 2.5 μm. For 8 of these asteroids we...
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PublicationNear-infrared spectroscopic survey of B-type asteroids: Compositional analysis
We present near-infrared spectra of 23 B-type asteroids obtained with the NICS camera-spectrograph at the 3.56 m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. We also compile...