Journal: ICARUS

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    Spin-driven evolution of asteroids' top-shapes at fast and slow spins seen from (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu
    Proximity observations by OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 provided clues on the shape evolution processes of the target asteroids, (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu...
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    Spins and shapes of basaltic asteroids and the missing mantle problem
    Basaltic V-type asteroids are common in the inner part of the Main Asteroid Belt and much less abundant in the mid and outer parts. They are of scientific...
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    Stardust-NExT, Deep Impact, and the accelerating spin of 9P/Tempel 1
    The evolution of the spin rate of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 through two perihelion passages (in 2000 and 2005) is determined from 1922 Earth-based observations taken...
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    Taxonomy of asteroids in the Cybele region from the analysis of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey colors
    In this paper we search for photometric data of asteroids in the outer region of the Hecuba gap in the Moving Object Catalogue of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey...
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    The binary near-Earth Asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3 - An observational constraint on its orbital evolution
    Using our photometric observations taken between April 1996 and January 2013 and other published data, we derived properties of the binary near-Earth Asteroid...
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    The persistent activity of Jupiter-family comets at 3–7 AU
    We analyze the activity of 89 comets observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope.We conclude that at least 24% of Jupiter-family comets are active at 3–7 AU...
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    The size and thermal properties of the nucleus of Comet 22P/Kopff
    We detected the nucleus of Comet 22P/Kopff at 4.87 AU from the Sun with the two IRS peak-up cameras of the Spitzer Space Telescope on April 19, 2007. Using the...
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    The spatial distribution of impact craters on Ryugu
    Asteroid 162173 Ryugu has numerous craters. The initial measurement of impact craters on Ryugu, by Sugita et al. (2019), is based on Hayabusa2 ONC images...
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    The spectroscopic properties of the Lixiaohua family, cradle of Main Belt Comets
    The Lixiaohua collisional family lies in the Outer Main Belt, close to the well characterized Themis primitive class family. It is one of the only three...