Journal: ICARUS

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    Post-arrival calibration of Hayabusa2's optical navigation cameras (ONCs): Severe effects from touchdown events
    Accurate measurements of the surface brightness and its spectrophotometric properties are essential for obtaining reliable observations of the physical and...
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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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    Resonance scattering polarization in the magnetosphere of Mercury
    The conditions of the exosphere of Mercury constitute a prime example of a magnetosphere subject to space weather. We aim at improving the diagnostic of the...
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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...
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    Resurfacing processes on asteroid (162173) Ryugu caused by an artificial impact of Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor
    The resurfacing process on Ryugu accompanying the artificial impact crater formation by Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) was studied by comparing pre-...
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    Spectral characterization of the craters of Ryugu as observed by the NIRS3 instrument on-board Hayabusa2
    C-type rubble pile asteroid (162173) Ryugu was observed and characterized up close for a year and a half by the instruments on-board the Japanese Aerospace...
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    Spectral clustering tools applied to Ceres in preparation for OSIRIS-REx color imaging of asteroid (101955) Bennu
    The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission is investigating primitive near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. Thousands of images will be acquired by the MapCam...
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    Spectral diversity of the inner belt primitive asteroid background population
    We present new near-infrared spectra of 55 objects observed using the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, along with visible...