The formational and evolutionary history of natural satellites, their mineralogical composition and other phenomena of scientific interest are discussed. Key...
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PublicaciónReport of the Terrestrial Bodies Science Working Group. Volume 7: The Galilean satellites
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PublicaciónSpitzer observations of spacecraft target 162173 (1999 JU3)
Context: Near-Earth asteroid 162173 (1999 JU3) is the primary target of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa-2 sample return mission, and...
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PublicaciónSpitzer observations of the asteroid-comet transition object and potential spacecraft target 107P (4015) Wilson-Harrington
Context: Near-Earth asteroid-comet transition object 107P/ (4015) Wilson-Harrington is a possible target of the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese...
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PublicaciónStationkeeping of a quasiperiodic halo orbit using invariant manifolds
Stationkeeping of quasiperiodic orbits near a periodic halo orbit of the Earth+Moon-Sun system is analyzed. The full solar system is considered as a...
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PublicaciónSupplement to photographic catalog of selected planetary size comparisons
This document updates and extends the photographic catalog of selected planetary size comparisons. It utilizes photographs taken by NASA spacecraft to...
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PublicaciónTesting space weathering models on A-type asteroid (1951) Lick
Aims:A-type asteroid (1951) Lick has a very red visible and near-infrared reflectance spectrum, and it is one of the reddest Near-Earth objects. Its surface is...
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CharlaThe last asymptotic giant branch star
All the elements from carbon to uranium present in the Solar System were produced by hundreds to thousands of stars belonging to different stellar generations...
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PublicaciónThe surface of (136108) Haumea (2003 EL{61}), the largest carbon-depleted object in the trans-Neptunian belt
Context: Previously known as 2003 EL{61}, (136108) Haumea, is the largest member of a group of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) with similar orbits and “unique”...
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PublicaciónThe trans-Neptunian object size distribution at small sizes
Aims: The aim of this work is to estimate the size distribution of small Trans-Neptunian objects. Methods: We simulate the irradiation and collisional processes...