Astrophysical: Asteroids

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    Portrait of the Polana-Eulalia family complex: Surface homogeneity revealed from near-infrared spectroscopy
    The inner asteroid belt is an important source of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs). Dynamical studies of the inner asteroid belt have identified several families...
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    Possible ring material around centaur (2060) Chiron
    We propose that several short-duration events observed in past stellar occultations by Chiron were produced by ring material. Some similarities between these...
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    PRIMASS near-infrared study of the Erigone collisional family
    Past analyses of spectral properties of the inner-belt primitive families in visible wavelengths have uncovered the possible existence of two compositional...
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    PRIMASS visits Hilda and Cybele groups
    The Cybele and Hilda dynamical groups delimit the outer edge of the asteroid belt. Their compositional distribution is a key element to constrain evolutionary...
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    Project Cassini - A potential collaborative ESA/NASA Saturn Orbiter and Titan Probe mission
    Project Cassini is concerned with a potential collaborative mission to Saturn and Titan. The project has been the subject of a joint ESA/NASA Technical...
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    Properties of slowly rotating asteroids from the Convex Inversion Thermophysical Model
    Context. Recent results for asteroid rotation periods from the TESS mission showed how strongly previous studies have underestimated the number of slow rotators...
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    Quadrantids 2021: our best wishes for the start of a new year
    This astronomical event will be broadcast live in the early hours of January 3rd from the Canary Observatories, via the sky-live.tv channel, with the...
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    Regional Photometric Modeling of Asteroid (101955) Bennu
    We present a regional photometric analysis of asteroid (101955) Bennu, using image data from the MapCam color imager of the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite (OCAMS)...
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    Resurfacing processes constrained by crater distribution on Ryugu
    Understanding the geological modification processes on asteroids is fundamental for elucidating their surface evolution. Images of small asteroids from...