The aim of this work is to study the compositional diversity of asteroid families based on their near-infrared colors, using the data within the MOVIS catalog...
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PublicaciónColor study of asteroid families within the MOVIS catalog
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PublicaciónCompositional study of asteroids in the Erigone collisional family using visible spectroscopy at the 10.4 m GTC
Two primitive near-Earth asteroids, (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu, will be visited by a spacecraft with the aim of returning samples back to Earth. Since...
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NoticiaConfirman un nuevo asteroide troyano que comparte órbita con Marte
Gracias a observaciones realizadas con el Gran Telescopio Canarias, un estudio liderado por el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias y la Universidad Complutense...
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PublicaciónCrater depth-to-diameter ratios on asteroid 162173 Ryugu d/D of craters on Ryugu
The near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, the target of the Hayabusa2 mission, is noted to be a spinning top-shaped rubble-pile. Craters are among the most...
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NoticiaCuadrántidas 2021: Los mejores deseos para empezar bien un nuevo año
Este evento astronómico será retransmitido en directo la madrugada del 3 de enero desde los Observatorios de Canarias, a través del canal sky-live.tv, con la...
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NoticiaDescubren material exógeno en la superficie de los asteroides Ryugu y Bennu
Los asteroides Ryugu y Bennu, principales objetivos de las misiones espaciales Hayabusa2 (JAXA) y OSIRIS-REx (NASA), continúan sorprendiéndonos. En dos...
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PublicaciónDesign and operation of high performance space telescopes
The design and construction of an asteroid-borne giant optical telescope, and a multi-antenna ultra long baseline free-flying radio interferometer are described...
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PublicaciónDevelopment of image texture analysis technique for boulder distribution measurements: Applications to asteroids Ryugu and Itokawa
Recent asteroid missions have revealed that many sub-kilometer asteroids are rubble piles. Large parts of their surfaces are covered with boulders larger than...
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PublicaciónDifferences between the Pallas collisional family and similarly sized B-type asteroids
Context. B-type asteroids constitute a peculiar spectral class within the C-complex. Previous work has pointed out the difference between the visible geometric...