We present results from SEPPCoN, an on-going Survey of the Ensemble Physical Properties of Cometary Nuclei. In this report we discuss mid-infrared measurements...
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PublicationThermal properties, sizes, and size distribution of Jupiter-family cometary nuclei
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PublicationThermophysical modeling of asteroids from WISE thermal infrared data - Significance of the shape model and the pole orientation uncertainties
In the analysis of thermal infrared data of asteroids by means of thermophysical models (TPMs) it is a common practice to neglect the uncertainty of the shape...
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PublicationThree-axial shape distributions of pebbles, cobbles and boulders smaller than a few meters on asteroid Ryugu
Over a broad size range, the shapes of impact fragments from catastrophic disruptions are distributed around the mean axial ratio 2: √2: 1, irrespective of...
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PublicationUnveiling the nature of 10199 Chariklo: near-infrared observations and modeling
10199 Chariklo (1997 CU26) is the largest Centaur so far known. We carried out near-infrared observations of this object during two different runs separated by...
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PublicationVisible and Infrared Images of C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) during the Disruption of Its Nucleus
An analysis of the behavior of the dust coma of the Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) from visible and infrared images acquired shortly before and after the disruption...
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PublicationVisible spectroscopy of the Polana-Eulalia family complex: Spectral homogeneity
The Polana-Eulalia family complex is located in the inner part of the asteroid belt, bounded by the ν6 and the 3:1 resonances, where we can find another three...
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PublicationVisible-near-infrared observations of organics and carbonates on (101955) Bennu: Classification method and search for surface context
The OSIRIS-REx Visible and InfraRed Spectrometer (OVIRS) onboard the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer...
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PublicationVR Photometry of Sixteen Kuiper Belt Objects
We present V and R photometry of 16 Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) from the 3.6-m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo and the Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito 2.1-m...