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2. Physical properties of asteroid Dimorphos as derived from the DART impact
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Raducan, S. D., Jutzi, M., Cheng, A. F., Zhang, Y., Barnouin, O., Collins, G. S., Daly, R. T., Davison, T. M., Ernst, C. M., Farnham, T. L., Ferrari, F., Hirabayashi, M., Kumamoto, K. M., Michel, P., Murdoch, N., Nakano, R., Pajola, M., Rossi, A., Agrusa, H. F., Barbee, B. W., Syal, M. Bruck, Chabot, N. L., Dotto, E., Fahnestock, E. G., Hasselmann, P. H., Herreros, I., Ivanovski, S., Li, J. -Y., Lucchetti, A., Luther, R., Ormö, J., Owen, M., Pravec, P., Rivkin, A. S., Robin, C. Q., Sánchez, P., Tusberti, F., Wünnemann, K., Zinzi, A., Epifani, E. Mazzotta, Manzoni, C., and May, B. H.
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Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics - Abstract
On September 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission successfully impacted Dimorphos, the natural satellite of the binary near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos. Numerical simulations of the impact provide a means to explore target surface material properties and structures, consistent with the observed momentum deflection efficiency, ejecta cone geometry, and ejected mass. Our simulation, which best matches observations, indicates that Dimorphos is weak, with a cohesive strength of less than a few pascals (Pa), similar to asteroids (162173) Ryugu and (101955) Bennu. We find that a bulk density of Dimorphos, rhoB, lower than 2400 kg/m3, and a low volume fraction of boulders (<40 vol%) on the surface and in the shallow subsurface, are consistent with measured data from the DART experiment. These findings suggest Dimorphos is a rubble pile that might have formed through rotational mass shedding and re-accumulation from Didymos. Our simulations indicate that the DART impact caused global deformation and resurfacing of Dimorphos. ESA's upcoming Hera mission may find a re-shaped asteroid, rather than a well-defined crater.
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- 2024
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3. The Europa Imaging System (EIS) Investigation
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Turtle, E. P., McEwen, A. S., Patterson, G. W., Ernst, C. M., Elder, C. M., Slack, K. A., Hawkins, S. E., McDermott, J., Meyer, H., DeMajistre, R., Espiritu, R., Seifert, H., Niewola, J., Bland, M., Becker, M., Centurelli, J., Collins, G. C., Corlies, P., Darlington, H., Daubar, I. J., Derr, C., Detelich, C., Donald, E., Edens, W., Fletcher, L., Gardner, C., Graham, F., Hansen, C. J., Haslebacher, C., Hayes, A. G., Humm, D., Hurford, T. A., Kirk, R. L., Kutsop, N., Lees, W. J., Lewis, D., London, S., Magner, A., Mills, M., Barr Mlinar, A. C., Morgan, F., Nimmo, F., Ocasio Milanes, A., Osterman, S., Phillips, C. B., Pommerol, A., Prockter, L., Quick, L. C., Robbins, G., Soderblom, J. M., Stewart, B., Stickle, A., Sutton, S. S., Thomas, N., Torres, I., Tucker, O. J., Van Auken, R. B., and Wilk, K. A.
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- 2024
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4. Author Correction: Evidence for multi-fragmentation and mass shedding of boulders on rubble-pile binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
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Pajola, M., Tusberti, F., Lucchetti, A., Barnouin, O., Cambioni, S., Ernst, C. M., Dotto, E., Daly, R. T., Poggiali, G., Hirabayashi, M., Nakano, R., Epifani, E. Mazzotta, Chabot, N. L., Della Corte, V., Rivkin, A., Agrusa, H., Zhang, Y., Penasa, L., Ballouz, R.-L., Ivanovski, S., Murdoch, N., Rossi, A., Robin, C., Ieva, S., Vincent, J. B., Ferrari, F., Raducan, S. D., Campo-Bagatin, A., Parro, L., Benavidez, P., Tancredi, G., Karatekin, Ö., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Sunshine, J., Farnham, T., Asphaug, E., Deshapriya, J. D. P., Hasselmann, P. H. A., Beccarelli, J., Schwartz, S. R., Abell, P., Michel, P., Cheng, A., Brucato, J. R., Zinzi, A., Amoroso, M., Pirrotta, S., Impresario, G., Bertini, I., Capannolo, A., Caporali, S., Ceresoli, M., Cremonese, G., Dall’Ora, M., Gai, I., Casajus, L. Gomez, Gramigna, E., Manghi, R. Lasagni, Lavagna, M., Lombardo, M., Modenini, D., Palumbo, P., Perna, D., Tortora, P., Zannoni, M., and Zanotti, G.
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- 2024
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5. The bearing capacity of asteroid (65803) Didymos estimated from boulder tracks
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Bigot, J., Lombardo, P., Murdoch, N., Scheeres, D. J., Vivet, D., Zhang, Y., Sunshine, J., Vincent, J. B., Barnouin, O. S., Ernst, C. M., Daly, R. T., Sunday, C., Michel, P., Campo-Bagatin, A., Lucchetti, A., Pajola, M., Rivkin, A. S., and Chabot, N. L.
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- 2024
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6. Fast boulder fracturing by thermal fatigue detected on stony asteroids
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Lucchetti, A., Cambioni, S., Nakano, R., Barnouin, O. S., Pajola, M., Penasa, L., Tusberti, F., Ramesh, K. T., Dotto, E., Ernst, C. M., Daly, R. T., Mazzotta Epifani, E., Hirabayashi, M., Parro, L., Poggiali, G., Campo Bagatin, A., Ballouz, R.-L., Chabot, N. L., Michel, P., Murdoch, N., Vincent, J. B., Karatekin, Ö., Rivkin, A. S., Sunshine, J. M., Kohout, T., Deshapriya, J.D.P., Hasselmann, P.H.A., Ieva, S., Beccarelli, J., Ivanovski, S. L., Rossi, A., Ferrari, F., Rossi, C., Raducan, S. D., Steckloff, J., Schwartz, S., Brucato, J. R., Dall’Ora, M., Zinzi, A., Cheng, A. F., Amoroso, M., Bertini, I., Capannolo, A., Caporali, S., Ceresoli, M., Cremonese, G., Della Corte, V., Gai, I., Gomez Casajus, L., Gramigna, E., Impresario, G., Lasagni Manghi, R., Lavagna, M., Lombardo, M., Modenini, D., Palumbo, P., Perna, D., Pirrotta, S., Tortora, P., Zannoni, M., and Zanotti, G.
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- 2024
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7. Evidence for multi-fragmentation and mass shedding of boulders on rubble-pile binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
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Pajola, M., Tusberti, F., Lucchetti, A., Barnouin, O., Cambioni, S., Ernst, C. M., Dotto, E., Daly, R. T., Poggiali, G., Hirabayashi, M., Nakano, R., Epifani, E. Mazzotta, Chabot, N. L., Della Corte, V., Rivkin, A., Agrusa, H., Zhang, Y., Penasa, L., Ballouz, R.-L., Ivanovski, S., Murdoch, N., Rossi, A., Robin, C., Ieva, S., Vincent, J. B., Ferrari, F., Raducan, S. D., Campo-Bagatin, A., Parro, L., Benavidez, P., Tancredi, G., Karatekin, Ö., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Sunshine, J., Farnham, T., Asphaug, E., Deshapriya, J. D. P., Hasselmann, P. H. A., Beccarelli, J., Schwartz, S. R., Abell, P., Michel, P., Cheng, A., Brucato, J. R., Zinzi, A., Amoroso, M., Pirrotta, S., Impresario, G., Bertini, I., Capannolo, A., Caporali, S., Ceresoli, M., Cremonese, G., Dall’Ora, M., Gai, I., Casajus, L. Gomez, Gramigna, E., Manghi, R. Lasagni, Lavagna, M., Lombardo, M., Modenini, D., Palumbo, P., Perna, D., Tortora, P., Zannoni, M., and Zanotti, G.
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- 2024
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8. Planned Geological Investigations of the Europa Clipper Mission
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Daubar, I. J., Hayes, A. G., Collins, G. C., Craft, K. L., Rathbun, J. A., Spencer, J. R., Wyrick, D. Y., Bland, M. T., Davies, A. G., Ernst, C. M., Howell, S. M., Leonard, E. J., McEwen, A. S., Moore, J. M., Phillips, C. B., Prockter, L. M., Quick, L. C., Scully, J. E. C., Soderblom, J. M., Brooks, S. M., Cable, M., Cameron, M. E., Chan, K., Chivers, C. J., Choukroun, M., Cochrane, C. J., Diniega, S., Dombard, A. J., Elder, C. M., Gerekos, C., Glein, C., Greathouse, T. K., Grima, C., Gudipati, M. S., Hand, K. P., Hansen, C., Hayne, P., Hedman, M., Hughson, K., Jia, X., Lawrence, J., Meyer, H. M., Miller, K., Parekh, R., Patterson, G. W., Persaud, D. M., Piqueux, S., Retherford, K. D., Scanlan, K. M., Schenk, P., Schmidt, B., Schroeder, D., Steinbrügge, G., Stern, A., Tobie, G., Withers, P., Young, D. A., Buratti, B., Korth, H., Senske, D., and Pappalardo, R.
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- 2024
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9. Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit
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Perry, M. E., Barnouin, O. S., Daly, R. T., Bierhaus, E. B., Ballouz, R.-L., Walsh, K. J., Daly, M. G., DellaGiustina, D. N., Nolan, M. C., Emery, J. P., Al Asad, M. M., Johnson, C. L., Ernst, C. M., Jawin, E. R., Michel, P., Golish, D. R., Bottke, W. F., Seabrook, J. A., and Lauretta, D. S.
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- 2022
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10. The Small Satellites of Pluto as Observed by New Horizons
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Weaver, H. A., Buie, M. W., Buratti, B. J., Grundy, W. M., Lauer, T. R., Olkin, C. B., Parker, A. H., Porter, S. B., Showalter, M. R., Spencer, J. R., Stern, S. A., Verbiscer, A. J., McKinnon, W. B., Moore, J. M., Robbins, S. J., Schenk, P., Singer, K. N., Barnouin, O. S., Cheng, A. F., Ernst, C. M., Lisse, C. M., Jennings, D. E., Lunsford, A. W., Reuter, D. C., Hamilton, D. P., Kaufmann, D. E., Ennico, K., Young, L. A., Beyer, R. A., Binzel, R. P., Bray, V. J., Chaikin, A. L., Cook, J. C., Cruikshank, D. P., Ore, C. M. Dalle, Earle, A. M., Gladstone, G. R., Howett, C. J. A., Linscott, I. R., Nimmo, F., Parker, J. Wm., Philippe, S., Protopapa, S., Reitsema, H. J., Schmitt, B., Stryk, T., Summers, M. E., Tsang, C. C. C., Throop, H. H. B., White, O. L., and Zangari, A. M.
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Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics - Abstract
The New Horizons mission has provided resolved measurements of Pluto's moons Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. All four are small, with equivalent spherical diameters of $\approx$40 km for Nix and Hydra and ~10 km for Styx and Kerberos. They are also highly elongated, with maximum to minimum axis ratios of $\approx$2. All four moons have high albedos ( $\approx$50-90 %) suggestive of a water-ice surface composition. Crater densities on Nix and Hydra imply surface ages $\gtrsim$ 4 Ga. The small moons rotate much faster than synchronous, with rotational poles clustered nearly orthogonal to the common pole directions of Pluto and Charon. These results reinforce the hypothesis that the small moons formed in the aftermath of a collision that produced the Pluto-Charon binary., Comment: in Science 351, aae0030 (2016)
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- 2016
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11. The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons
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Stern, S. A., Bagenal, F., Ennico, K., Gladstone, G. R., Grundy, W. M., McKinnon, W. B., Moore, J. M., Olkin, C. B., Spencer, J. R., Weaver, H. A., Young, L. A., Andert, T., Andrews, J., Banks, M., Bauer, B., Bauman, J., Barnouin, O. S., Bedini, P., Beisser, K., Beyer, R. A., Bhaskaran, S., Binzel, R. P., Birath, E., Bird, M., Bogan, D. J., Bowman, A., Bray, V. J., Brozovic, M., Bryan, C., Buckley, M. R., Buie, M. W., Buratti, B. J., Bushman, S. S., Calloway, A., Carcich, B., Cheng, A. F., Conard, S., Conrad, C. A., Cook, J. C., Cruikshank, D. P., Custodio, O. S., Ore, C. M. Dalle, Deboy, C., Dischner, Z. J. B., Dumont, P., Earle, A. M., Elliott, H. A., Ercol, J., Ernst, C. M., Finley, T., Flanigan, S. H., Fountain, G., Freeze, M. J., Greathouse, T., Green, J. L., Guo, Y., Hahn, M., Hamilton, D. P., Hamilton, S. A., Hanley, J., Harch, A., Hart, H. M., Hersman, C. B., Hill, A., Hill, M. E., Hinson, D. P., Holdridge, M. E., Horanyi, M., Howard, A. D., Howett, C. J. A., Jackman, C., Jacobson, R. A., Jennings, D. E., Kammer, J. A., Kang, H. K., Kaufmann, D. E., Kollmann, P., Krimigis, S. M., Kusnierkiewicz, D., Lauer, T. R., Lee, J. E., Lindstrom, K. L., Linscott, I. R., Lisse, C. M., Lunsford, A. W., Mallder, V. A., Martin, N., McComas, D. J., McNutt Jr., R. L., Mehoke, D., Mehoke, T., Melin, E. D., Mutchler, M., Nelson, D., Nimmo, F., Nunez, J. I., Ocampo, A., Owen, W. M., Paetzold, M., Page, B., Parker, A. H., Parker, J. W., Pelletier, F., Peterson, J., Pinkine, N., Piquette, M., Porter, S. B., Protopapa, S., Redfern, J., Reitsema, H. J., Reuter, D. C., Roberts, J. H., Robbins, S. J., Rogers, G., Rose, D., Runyon, K., Retherford, K. D., Ryschkewitsch, M. G., Schenk, P., Schindhelm, R., Sepan, B., Showalter, M. R., Singer, K. N., Soluri, M., Stanbridge, D., Steffl, A. J., Strobel, D. F., Stryk, T., Summers, M. E., Szalay, J. R., Tapley, M., Taylor, A., Taylor, H., Throop, H. B., Tsang, C. C. C., Tyler, G. L., Umurhan, O. M., Verbiscer, A. J., Versteeg, M. H., Vincent, M., Webbert, R., Weidner, S., Weigle II, G. E., White, O. L., Whittenburg, K., Williams, B. G., Williams, K., Williams, S., Woods, W. W., Zangari, A. M., and Zirnstein, E.
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Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics - Abstract
The Pluto system was recently explored by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, making closest approach on 14 July 2015. Pluto's surface displays diverse landforms, terrain ages, albedos, colors, and composition gradients. Evidence is found for a water-ice crust, geologically young surface units, surface ice convection, wind streaks, volatile transport, and glacial flow. Pluto's atmosphere is highly extended, with trace hydrocarbons, a global haze layer, and a surface pressure near 10 microbars. Pluto's diverse surface geology and long-term activity raise fundamental questions about how small planets remain active many billions of years after formation. Pluto's large moon Charon displays tectonics and evidence for a heterogeneous crustal composition, its north pole displays puzzling dark terrain. Small satellites Hydra and Nix have higher albedos than expected., Comment: 8 pages - Initial Science paper from NASA's New Horizons Pluto Encounter
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- 2015
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12. The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu : Implications for parent-body processes
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Sugita, S., Honda, R., Morota, T., Kameda, S., Sawada, H., Tatsumi, E., Yamada, M., Honda, C., Yokota, Y., Kouyama, T., Sakatani, N., Ogawa, K., Suzuki, H., Okada, T., Namiki, N., Tanaka, S., Iijima, Y., Yoshioka, K., Hayakawa, M., Cho, Y., Matsuoka, M., Hirata, N., Hirata, N., Miyamoto, H., Domingue, D., Hirabayashi, M., Nakamura, T., Hiroi, T., Michikami, T., Michel, P., Ballouz, R.-L., Barnouin, O. S., Ernst, C. M., Schröder, S. E., Kikuchi, H., Hemmi, R., Komatsu, G., Fukuhara, T., Taguchi, M., Arai, T., Senshu, H., Demura, H., Ogawa, Y., Shimaki, Y., Sekiguchi, T., Müller, T. G., Hagermann, A., Mizuno, T., Noda, H., Matsumoto, K., Yamada, R., Ishihara, Y., Ikeda, H., Araki, H., Yamamoto, K., Abe, S., Yoshida, F., Higuchi, A., Sasaki, S., Oshigami, S., Tsuruta, S., Asari, K., Tazawa, S., Shizugami, M., Kimura, J., Otsubo, T., Yabuta, H., Hasegawa, S., Ishiguro, M., Tachibana, S., Palmer, E., Gaskell, R., Le Corre, L., Jaumann, R., Otto, K., Schmitz, N., Abell, P. A., Barucci, M. A., Zolensky, M. E., Vilas, F., Thuillet, F., Sugimoto, C., Takaki, N., Suzuki, Y., Kamiyoshihara, H., Okada, M., Nagata, K., Fujimoto, M., Yoshikawa, M., Yamamoto, Y., Shirai, K., Noguchi, R., Ogawa, N., Terui, F., Kikuchi, S., Yamaguchi, T., Oki, Y., Takao, Y., Takeuchi, H., Ono, G., Mimasu, Y., Yoshikawa, K., Takahashi, T., Takei, Y., Fujii, A., Hirose, C., Nakazawa, S., Hosoda, S., Mori, O., Shimada, T., Soldini, S., Iwata, T., Abe, M., Yano, H., Tsukizaki, R., Ozaki, M., Nishiyama, K., Saiki, T., Watanabe, S., and Tsuda, Y.
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- 2019
13. Pre-impact Albedo Map and Photometric Properties of the (65803) Didymos Asteroid Binary System from DART and Ground-based Data
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Buratti, B. J., primary, Pittichová, J., additional, Mishra, I., additional, Hillier, J. K., additional, Mosher, J. A., additional, Chesley, S. R., additional, Sunshine, J. M., additional, Barnouin, O., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Daly, R. T., additional, Li, J-Y, additional, Cheng, A. F., additional, Rivkin, A. S., additional, and Rizos, J., additional
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- 2024
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14. Deep Impact: Excavating Comet Tempel 1
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Belton, M. J. S., Delamere, W. A., Kissel, J., Klaasen, K. P., McFadden, L. A., Meech, K. J., Melosh, H. J., Schultz, P. H., Sunshine, J. M., Thomas, P. C., Veverka, J., Yeomans, D. K., Baca, M. W., Busko, I., Crockett, C. J., Collins, S. M., Desnoyer, M., Eberhardy, C. A., Ernst, C. M., Farnham, T. L., Feaga, L., Groussin, O., Hampton, D., Ipatov, S. I., Lindler, D., Lisse, C. M., Mastrodemos, N., Owen, W. M., Richardson, J. E., Wellnitz, D. D., and White, R. L.
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- 2005
15. Stereophotoclinometry on the OSIRIS-REx Mission: Mathematics and Methods
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Gaskell, R. W., primary, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Daly, M. G., additional, Palmer, E. E., additional, Weirich, J. R., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Daly, R. T., additional, and Lauretta, D. S., additional
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- 2023
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16. Geochemical Advances in Mercury Science Facilitated by a Landed Mission
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Vander Kaaden, K. E, Ernst, C. M, Chabot, N. L, Klima, R. L, Peplowski, P. N, Rampe, E. B, Besse, S, Blewett, D. T, Byrne, P. K, Denevi, B. W, Goossens, S, Hauck, S. A., II, Izenberg, N. R, Johnson, C. L, Jozwiak, L. M, Korth, H, McNutt, R. L., Jr, Murchie, S. L, Raines, J. M, Thompson, M. S, and Vervack, R. J., Jr
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Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration - Abstract
The data from the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft have revealed several surprising characteristics about the surface of Mercury, leading to its classification as a geochemical endmember among the terrestrial planets. Some of these features include elevated abundances of up to 3 wt% S, C enrichment as high as 4 wt% over the local mean in low reflectance materials (LRM), Na up to 5 wt% at high northern latitudes, and Fe abundances typically lower than 2 wt% [e.g., 1–4]. The S and Fe concentrations have been used to infer that Mercury’s igneous history evolved under highly reduced oxygen fugacity conditions between 2.6 and 7.3 log10 units below the iron-wüstite buffer [e.g., 5], which is more reducing than any other terrestrial planet in the solar system [e.g., 6]. This highly reduced nature has important consequences for the differentiation and thermal/magmatic evolution of Mercury. While the immense amount of data collected by MESSENGER revealed Mercury as a geochemical endmember, this new knowledge gained raised additional questions that necessitate continued exploration of the planet. Fortunately, BepiColombo launched in October of 2018, and this joint ESA/JAXA dual-orbiter spacecraft is the most ambitious effort yet attempted to explore Mercury [e.g., 7]. Looking beyond BepiColombo, there are major aspects of Mercury’s geochemical character and evolution for which significant knowledge gaps can be dramatically improved with data acquired from the planet’s surface via in situ landed science.
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- 2020
17. Crater Morphometry and Scaling in Coarse, Rubble-Like Targets: Insights from Impact Experiments
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Daly, R. T, Barnouin, O. S, Light, S. L, Cintala, M. J, Hikosaka, K, Ernst, C. M, Knuth, A. A, Susorney, H. C. M, and Crawford, D. A
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Space Sciences (General) - Abstract
Spacecraft images reveal that the asteroids Itokawa, Ryugu, and Bennu are covered with coarse, boulder-rich material [1–3]. Impactors that collide with these bodies encounter a target with extreme physical heterogeneity. Other bodies can also possess significant physical heterogeneity (e.g., megaregolith, layering, etc.). Such heterogeneities establish free surfaces and impedance contrasts that can affect shock propagation and attenuation. Therefore, such heterogeneities may also affect crater formation and excavation [4], melt generation [5–7] and crater scaling [4]. As described by [8,9], the extent to which target heterogeneity affects crater formation likely depends on how the length scale, d, of the heterogeneity (e.g., boulder size on a rubble-pile asteroid) compares to the width of the shock, w, generated by impact. Here we further test this hypothesis using impact experiments across a broad range of impact velocities and target grain sizes to systematically vary the ratio between the width of the shock and the diameter of target grains.
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- 2020
18. A Mercury Lander Mission Concept Study for the Next Decadal Survey
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Ernst, C. M, Chabot, N. L, Klima, R. L, Kubota, S, Byrne, P. K, Hauck, S. A. II, Kaaden, K. E. Vander, Vervack, R. J. Jr, Besse, S, Blewett, D. T, Denevi, B. W, Goossens, S, Izenberg, N. R, Johnson, C. L, Jozwiak, L. M, Korth, H, McNutt, R. L. Jr, Murchie, S. L, Peplowski, P. N, Raines, J. M, Rampe, E. B, Thompson, M. S, and Weider, S. Z
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Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration - Abstract
Mariner 10 provided our first closeup reconnaissance of Mercury during its three flybys in 1974 and 1975. MESSENGER’s 2011–2015 orbital investigation enabled numerous discoveries, several of which led to substantial or complete changes in our fundamental understanding of the planet. Among these were the unanticipated, widespread presence of volatile elements (e.g., Na, K, S); a surface with extremely low Fe abundance whose darkening agent is likely C; a previously unknown landform—hollows— that may form by volatile sublimation from within rocks exposed to the harsh conditions on the surface; a history of expansive effusive and explosive volcanism; substantial radial contraction of the planet from interior cooling; offset of the dipole moment of the internal magnetic field northward from the geographic equator by ~20% of the planet’s radius; crustal magnetization, attributed at least in part to an ancient field; unexpected seasonal variability and relationships among exospheric species and processes; and the presence in permanently shadowed polar terrain of water ice and other volatile materials, likely to include complex organic compounds. Mercury’s highly chemically reduced and unexpectedly volatile-rich composition is unique among the terrestrial planets and was not predicted by earlier hypotheses for the planet’s origin. As an end-member of terrestrial planet formation, Mercury holds unique clues about the original distribution of elements in the earliest stages of the Solar System and how planets (and exoplanets) form and evolve in close proximity to their host stars. The BepiColombo mission promises to expand our knowledge of this planet and to shed light on some of the mysteries revealed by the MESSENGER mission. However, several fundamental science questions raised by MESSENGER’s pioneering exploration of Mercury can only be answered with in situ measurements from the planet’s surface.
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- 2020
19. Resolved Imagery as a Tool for Space Science and Exploration
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Christian, J. A, McMahon, J, DellaGiustina, D, Ernst, C. M, Russell, R. P, Golish, D, McCabe, James S, Keller, J, Gay, P, and Schoch, P
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Instrumentation And Photography - Abstract
Of all the instruments commonly flown on exploration spacecraft, few are as flexible as the camera in the breadth of science problems they ad-dress. Even fewer instruments are so frequently called upon to simultaneously support scientific analysis, mission-critical navigation, and day-to-day operations. Thus, the authors find study of space imagery to be a naturally interdisciplinary endeavor where the pursuit of science and exploration are intertwined.
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20. Mercury Exploration: Looking to the Future
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Kaaden, K. E. Vander, Blewett, D. T, Byrne, P. K, Chabot, N. L, Ernst, C. M, Hauck, S. A., II, McCubbin, F. M, and Mazarico, E
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Space Sciences (General) - Abstract
Prior to the return of data from the NASA MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft], information relating to Mercury was limited. From the NASA Mariner 10 flybys, in 1974 and 1975, ~45% of the planet was imaged, its magnetic field was detected, H, He, and O in the exosphere were measured, and other physical characteristics of the planet were determined. Despite these data, much information about Mercury still had to be inferred. It was over 30 years before MESSENGER provided the first in-depth study of the innermost planet. Orbiting Mercury from 2011 to 2015, the MESSENGER spacecraft was able to image the entirety of the planet and thus provide the first global view of Mercury. Coupling multispectral images with data from MESSENGER geochemical instruments, we have developed a better understanding of the geochemical terranes on the planet and the unique nature of Mercury’s composition compared to the other terrestrial planets. MESSENGER also provided data that have led to great advancements in understanding the internal structure, exosphere, and magnetosphere of Mercury. The treasure trove of MESSENGER data reveal Mercury as a geochemical end-member among the terrestrial planets. However, we are left with many questions that can only be answered with further exploration.
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21. Using Dust Shed from Asteroids as Microsamples to Link Remote Measurements with Meteorite Classes
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Cohen, B. A, Richardson, J. A, Szalay, J. R, Rivkin, A. S, Kilma, R. E, Ernst, C. M, Chabot, N. L, Sternovsky, Z, and Horanyi, M
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Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration - Abstract
Given the diversity of asteroids, it is impossible to consider returning samples from each one• Dust particles are abundant around asteroids• Primary minerals and organic materials can be measured by in situ dust detectorinstruments• These particles can be used to classify the parent body as an ordinary chondrite,basaltic achondrite, or other class of meteorite• Such instruments could provide direct links to known meteorite groups withoutreturning the samples to terrestrial laboratories
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- 2018
22. Anticipated Geological Assessment of the (65803) Didymos–Dimorphos System, Target of the DART–LICIACube Mission
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Pajola, M., primary, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Lucchetti, A., additional, Hirabayashi, M., additional, Ballouz, R.-L., additional, Asphaug, E., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Della Corte, V., additional, Farnham, T., additional, Poggiali, G., additional, Sunshine, J. M., additional, Epifani, E. Mazzotta, additional, Murdoch, N., additional, Ieva, S., additional, Schwartz, S. R., additional, Ivanovski, S., additional, Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., additional, Rossi, A., additional, Chabot, N. L., additional, Zinzi, A., additional, Rivkin, A., additional, Brucato, J. R., additional, Michel, P., additional, Cremonese, G., additional, Dotto, E., additional, Amoroso, M., additional, Bertini, I., additional, Capannolo, A., additional, Cheng, A., additional, Cotugno, B., additional, Dall’Ora, M., additional, Daly, R. T., additional, Di Tana, V., additional, Deshapriya, J. D. P., additional, Gai, I., additional, Hasselmann, P. H. A., additional, Impresario, G., additional, Lavagna, M., additional, Meneghin, A., additional, Miglioretti, F., additional, Modenini, D., additional, Palumbo, P., additional, Perna, D., additional, Pirrotta, S., additional, Simioni, E., additional, Simonetti, S., additional, Tortora, P., additional, Zannoni, M., additional, and Zanotti, G., additional
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- 2022
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23. PLANETARY SCIENCE: The small satellites of Pluto as observed by New Horizons
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Weaver, H. A., Buie, M. W., Buratti, B. J., Grundy, W. M., Lauer, T. R., Olkin, C. B., Parker, A. H., Porter, S. B., Showalter, M. R., Spencer, J. R., Stern, S. A., Verbiscer, A. J., McKinnon, W. B., Moore, J. M., Robbins, S. J., Schenk, P., Singer, K. N., Barnouin, O. S., Cheng, A. F., Ernst, C. M., Lisse, C. M., Jennings, D. E., Lunsford, A. W., Reuter, D. C., Hamilton, D. P., Kaufmann, D. E., Ennico, K., Young, L. A., Beyer, R. A., Binzel, R. P., Bray, V. J., Chaikin, A. L., Cook, J. C., Cruikshank, D. P., Dalle Ore, C. M., Earle, A. M., Gladstone, G. R., Howett, C. J.A., Linscott, I. R., Nimmo, F., Parker, J. Wm., Philippe, S., Protopapa, S., Reitsema, H. J., Schmitt, B., Stryk, T., Summers, M. E., Tsang, C. C.C., Throop, H. H.B., White, O. L., and Zangari, A. M.
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- 2016
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24. PLANETARY SCIENCE: The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons
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Stern, S. A., Bagenal, F., Ennico, K., Gladstone, G. R., Grundy, W. M., McKinnon, W. B., Moore, J. M., Olkin, C. B., Spencer, J. R., Weaver, H. A., Young, L. A., Andert, T., Andrews, J., Banks, M., Bauer, B., Bauman, J., Barnouin, O. S., Bedini, P., Beisser, K., Beyer, R. A., Bhaskaran, S., Binzel, R. P., Birath, E., Bird, M., Bogan, D. J., Bowman, A., Bray, V. J., Brozovic, M., Bryan, C., Buckley, M. R., Buie, M. W., Buratti, B. J., Bushman, S. S., Calloway, A., Carcich, B., Cheng, A. F., Conard, S., Conrad, C. A., Cook, J. C., Cruikshank, D. P., Custodio, O. S., Ore, Dalle C. M., Deboy, C., Dischner, Z. J. B., Dumont, P., Earle, A M., Elliott, H. A, Ercol, J., Ernst, C. M., Finley, T., Flanigan, S. H., Fountain, G., Freeze, M. J., Greathouse, T., Green, J. L., Guo, Y., Hahn, M., Hamilton, D. P., Hamilton, S. A., Hanley, J., Harch, A., Hart, H. M., Hersman, C. B., Hill, A., Hill, M. E., Hinson, D. P., Holdridge, M. E., Horanyi, M., Howard, A. D., Howett, C. J. A., Jackman, C., Jacobson, R. A., Jennings, D. E., Kammer, J. A., Kang, H. K., Kaufmann, D. E., Kollmann, P., Krimigis, S. M., Kusnierkiewicz, D., Lauer, T. R., Lee, J. E., Lindstrom, K. L., Linscott, I. R., Lisse, C. M., Lunsford, A. W., Mallder, V. A., Martin, N., McComas, D. J., McNutt, R. L., Jr., Mehoke, D., Mehoke, T., Melin, E. D., Mutchler, M., Nelson, D., Nimmo, F., Nunez, J. I., Ocampo, A., Owen, W. M., Paetzold, M., Page, B., Parker, A. H., Parker, J. W., Pelletier, F., Peterson, J., Pinkine, N., Piquette, M., Porter, S. B., Protopapa, S., Redfern, J., Reitsema, H. J., Reuter, D. C., Roberts, J. H., Bobbins, S. J., Rogers, G., Rose, D., Runyon, K., Retherford, K. D., Ryschkewitsch, M. G., Schenk, P., Schindhelm, E., Sepan, B., Showalter, M. R., Singer, K. N., Soluri, M., Stanbridge, D., Steffl, A. J., Strobel, D. F., Stryk, T., Summers, M. E., Szalay, J. R., Tapley, M., Taylor, A., Taylor, H., Throop, H. B., Tsang, C. C. C., Tyler, G. L., Umurhan, O. M., Verbiscer, A. J., Versteeg, M. H., Vincent, M., Webbert, R., Weidner, S., Weigle, G. E., II, White, O. L., Whittenburg, K., Williams, B. G., Williams, K., Williams, S., Woods, W. W., Zangari, A. M., and Zirnstein, E.
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- 2015
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25. Expected geological assessments at Didymos and Dimorphos from DART and LICIACube
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Pajola, M., Barnouin, O., Lucchetti, A., Dotto, E., Ernst, C. M., Della Corte, V., Daly, R. T., Poggiali, G., Perna, D., Hirabayashi, M., Ieva, S., Ivanovski, S., Mazzotta Epifani, E., Asphaug, E., Simioni, E., Michel, P., Amoroso, M., Bertini, I., Brucato, J. R., Capannolo, A., Chabot, N., Cheng, A., Cotugno, B., Cremonese, G., Di Tana, V., Fahnestock, E. G., Gai, I., Impresario, G., Lavagna, M., Meneghin, A., Miglioretti, F., Modenini, D., Palumbo, P., Pirrotta, S., Rivkin, A., Rossi, A., Schwartz, S. R., Simonetti, S., Tortora, P., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Zannoni, M., Zanotti, G., and Zinzi, A.
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- 2021
26. Geologic History and Crater Morphology of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu
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Cho, Y., primary, Morota, T., additional, Kanamaru, M., additional, Takaki, N., additional, Yumoto, K., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Hirabayashi, M., additional, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Tatsumi, E., additional, Otto, K. A., additional, Schmitz, N., additional, Wagner, R. J., additional, Jaumann, R., additional, Miyamoto, H., additional, Kikuchi, H., additional, Hemmi, R., additional, Honda, R., additional, Kameda, S., additional, Yokota, Y., additional, Kouyama, T., additional, Suzuki, H., additional, Yamada, M., additional, Sakatani, N., additional, Honda, C., additional, Hayakawa, M., additional, Yoshioka, K., additional, Matsuoka, M., additional, Michikami, T., additional, Hirata, N., additional, Sawada, H., additional, Ogawa, K., additional, and Sugita, S., additional
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- 2021
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27. Apophis 2029 Planetary Defense Mission Options
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Cheng, Andrew, primary, Daly, R. T., additional, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Plescia, J. B., additional, Binzel, R. P., additional, Richardson, D. C., additional, DeMartini, J. V., additional, Schmerr, N. C., additional, Sunshine, J. M., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Denevi, B. W., additional, and Cahill, J. T. S., additional
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- 2021
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28. The Morphometry of Impact Craters on Bennu
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Daly, R. T., primary, Bierhaus, E. B., additional, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Daly, M. G., additional, Seabrook, J. A., additional, Roberts, J. H., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Perry, M. E., additional, Nair, H., additional, Espiritu, R. C., additional, Palmer, E. E., additional, Gaskell, R. W., additional, Weirich, J. R., additional, Susorney, H. C. M., additional, Johnson, C. L., additional, Walsh, K. J., additional, Nolan, M. C., additional, Jawin, E. R., additional, Michel, P., additional, Trang, D., additional, and Lauretta, D. S., additional
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- 2020
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29. Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution
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Morota, T., primary, Sugita, S., additional, Cho, Y., additional, Kanamaru, M., additional, Tatsumi, E., additional, Sakatani, N., additional, Honda, R., additional, Hirata, N., additional, Kikuchi, H., additional, Yamada, M., additional, Yokota, Y., additional, Kameda, S., additional, Matsuoka, M., additional, Sawada, H., additional, Honda, C., additional, Kouyama, T., additional, Ogawa, K., additional, Suzuki, H., additional, Yoshioka, K., additional, Hayakawa, M., additional, Hirabayashi, M., additional, Miyamoto, H., additional, Michikami, T., additional, Hiroi, T., additional, Hemmi, R., additional, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Kitazato, K., additional, Nakamura, T., additional, Riu, L., additional, Senshu, H., additional, Kobayashi, H., additional, Sasaki, S., additional, Komatsu, G., additional, Tanabe, N., additional, Fujii, Y., additional, Irie, T., additional, Suemitsu, M., additional, Takaki, N., additional, Sugimoto, C., additional, Yumoto, K., additional, Ishida, M., additional, Kato, H., additional, Moroi, K., additional, Domingue, D., additional, Michel, P., additional, Pilorget, C., additional, Iwata, T., additional, Abe, M., additional, Ohtake, M., additional, Nakauchi, Y., additional, Tsumura, K., additional, Yabuta, H., additional, Ishihara, Y., additional, Noguchi, R., additional, Matsumoto, K., additional, Miura, A., additional, Namiki, N., additional, Tachibana, S., additional, Arakawa, M., additional, Ikeda, H., additional, Wada, K., additional, Mizuno, T., additional, Hirose, C., additional, Hosoda, S., additional, Mori, O., additional, Shimada, T., additional, Soldini, S., additional, Tsukizaki, R., additional, Yano, H., additional, Ozaki, M., additional, Takeuchi, H., additional, Yamamoto, Y., additional, Okada, T., additional, Shimaki, Y., additional, Shirai, K., additional, Iijima, Y., additional, Noda, H., additional, Kikuchi, S., additional, Yamaguchi, T., additional, Ogawa, N., additional, Ono, G., additional, Mimasu, Y., additional, Yoshikawa, K., additional, Takahashi, T., additional, Takei, Y., additional, Fujii, A., additional, Nakazawa, S., additional, Terui, F., additional, Tanaka, S., additional, Yoshikawa, M., additional, Saiki, T., additional, Watanabe, S., additional, and Tsuda, Y., additional
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- 2020
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30. Experimental Results Investigating Impact Velocity Effects on Crater Growth and the Transient Depth-to-Diameter Ratio
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Barnouin, O. S, Ernst, C. M, Heinick, J. T, Cintala, M. J, Crawford, D. A, and Matsui, T
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Astrophysics - Abstract
We performed vertical hypervelocity impacts (0.5-6 km/s) at the NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range to evaluate if increasing impact velocity, which alters the coupling time between the projectile and target, might change the rates of crater growth and transient crater shape.
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- 2011
31. Ryugu's Parent-Body Processes Estimated from Hayabusa2 Multi-Band Optical Observations
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Sugita, S., Honda, R., Morota, T., Kameda, S., Sawada, H., Tatsumi, E., Honda, C., Yokota, Y., Yamada, M., Kouyama, T., Sakatani, N., Suzuki, H., Yoshioka, K., Hayakawa, M., Cho, Y., Matsuoka, M., Hirata, N., Domingue, D. L., Miyamoto, H., Kikuchi, H., Hemmi, R., Michikami, T., Barnouin, O.S., Ernst, C. M., Palmer, E., Gaskell, R., Michel, P., Hirabayashi, M., Jaumann, R, Otto, K., Schroeder, S., Hiroi, T., Nakamura, T., Komatsu, G., Yoshikawa, M., Tanaka, S., Shirai, K., Watanabe, S, Tsuda, Y., Schmitz, N., and Ogawa, K.
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Planetengeologie ,Asteroiden und Kometen ,surface boulders ,Ryugu ,meteorites ,Hayabusa2 - Published
- 2019
32. Deep Impact: Excavating Comet Tempel 1
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A'Hearn, M. F., Belton, M. J. S., Delamere, W. A., Kissel, J., Klaasen, K. P., McFadden, L. A., Meech, K. J., Melosh, H. J., Schultz, P. H., Sunshine, J. M., Thomas, P. C., Veverka, J., Yeomans, D. K., Baca, M. W., Busko, I., Crockett, C. J., Collins, S. M., Desnoyer, M., Eberhardy, C. A., Ernst, C. M., Farnham, T. L., Feaga, L., Groussin, O., Hampton, D., Ipatov, S. I., Li, J.-Y., Lindler, D., Lisse, C. M., Mastrodemos, N., Owen, W. M., Jr., Richardson, J. E., Wellnitz, D. D., and White, R. L.
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- 2005
33. Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for OpNav (DRACO): design, fabrication, test, and operation
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Coyle, Laura E., Matsuura, Shuji, Perrin, Marshall D., Fletcher, Z. J., Ryan, K. J., Ernst, C. M., Maas, B., Dickman, J., Greenberg, J., Nelson, T., Lewis, D., Mize, J., Cheng, A., Bekker, D., Rodriguez, L., Daly, R. T., Smith, R., and Tran, M. Q.
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- 2022
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34. Spatial Distribution an Morphology of Craters on Ryugu: Implications for Surface Processes on the C-Type Asteroid
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Cho, Y., Morota, T., Kanamaru, M., Ernst, C. M., Barnouin, Olivier S., Tatsumi, E., Hirabayashi, M., Otto, Katharina A., Schmitz, Nicole, Wagner, Roland, Jaumann, Ralf, Miyamoto, H., Kikuchi, H., Hemmi, R., Honda, R., Kameda, S., Yokota, Y., Kouyama, Toru, Suzuki, H., Yamada, M., Sakatani, N., Honda, C., Hayakawa, M., Yoshioka, K., Matsuoka, Moe, Michikami, T., Hirata, N., Sawada, H., and Sugita, Seiji
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Planetengeologie ,Asteroiden und Kometen ,Craters ,asteroid ,morphology ,Ryugu ,surface processes ,Hayabusa2 ,ONC - Published
- 2019
35. The Evolution of Ryugu's Parent Body Constrained by Hayabusa2 Imaging Observations
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Sugita, S., Honda, R., Kameda, S., Honda, C., Yokota, Y., Yamada, M., Kouyama, T., Sakatani, N., Suzuki, H., Yoshioka, K., Cho, Y., Matsuoka, M., Ogawa, K., Domingue, D.L., Miyamoto, H., Barnouin, O.S., Michel, P., Ernst, C. M., Hiroi, T., Nakamura, T., Sawada, H., Hayakawa, M., Hirata, N., Kikuchi, H., Hemmi, R., Michikami, T., Palmer, E., Gaskell, R., Hirabayashi, M., Jaumann, R, Otto, K., Schmitz, N., Schröder, S.E., Komatsu, G., Tanaka, S., Shirai, K., Yoshikawa, M., Watanabe, S, and Tsuda, Y.
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Planetengeologie ,Asteroiden und Kometen ,Ryugu ,Hayabusa2 - Published
- 2019
36. Using dust shed from asteroids as microsamples to link remote measurements with meteorite classes
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Cohen, B. A., primary, Szalay, J. R., additional, Rivkin, A. S., additional, Richardson, J. A., additional, Klima, R. L., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Chabot, N. L., additional, Sternovsky, Z., additional, and Horányi, M., additional
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- 2019
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37. The surface roughness of Mercury from the Mercury Laser Altimeter: Investigating the effects of volcanism, tectonism, and impact cratering
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Susorney, H. C. M., primary, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, and Byrne, P. K., additional
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- 2017
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38. Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness
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Barnouin, O. S., Daly, M. G., Palmer, E. E., Gaskell, R. W., Weirich, J. R., Johnson, C. L., Al Asad, M. M., Roberts, J. H., Perry, M. E., Susorney, H. C. M., Daly, R. T., Bierhaus, E. B., Seabrook, J. A., Espiritu, R. C., Nair, A. H., Nguyen, L., Neumann, G. A., Ernst, C. M., Boynton, W. V., Nolan, M. C., Adam, C. D., Moreau, M. C., Rizk, B., Drouet D’Aubigny, C. Y., Jawin, E. R., Walsh, K. J., Michel, P., Schwartz, S. R., Ballouz, R.-L., Mazarico, E. M., Scheeres, D. J., McMahon, J. W., Bottke, W. F., Sugita, S., Hirata, N., Hirata, N., Watanabe, S.-i., Burke, K. N., DellaGiustina, D. N., Bennett, C. A., and Lauretta, D. S.
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The shapes of asteroids reflect interplay between their interior properties and the processes responsible for their formation and evolution as they journey through the Solar System. Prior to the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer) mission, Earth-based radar imaging gave an overview of (101955) Bennu’s shape. Here we construct a high-resolution shape model from OSIRIS-REx images. We find that Bennu’s top-like shape, considerable macroporosity and prominent surface boulders suggest that it is a rubble pile. High-standing, north–south ridges that extend from pole to pole, many long grooves and surface mass wasting indicate some low levels of internal friction and/or cohesion. Our shape model indicates that, similar to other top-shaped asteroids, Bennu formed by reaccumulation and underwent past periods of fast spin, which led to its current shape. Today, Bennu might follow a different evolutionary pathway, with an interior stiffness that permits surface cracking and mass wasting.
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- 2019
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39. Mercury's hollows: Constraints on formation and composition from analysis of geological setting and spectral reflectance
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Blewett, D T, Vaughan, W M, Xiao, Z, Chabot, C L, Denevi, B W, Ernst, C M, Helbert, Jörn, D'Amore, Mario, Maturilli, A, Head, J W, and Solomon, Sean C.
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hollows ,sulfides ,MESSENGER ,Mercury ,laboratory - Published
- 2013
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40. Bright and Dark Polar Deposits on Mercury: Evidence for Surface Volatiles
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Neumann, G. A., Cavanaugh, J. F., Sun, X., Mazarico, E. M., Smith, D. E., Zuber, M. T., Mao, D., Paige, D. A., Solomon, S. C., Ernst, C. M., and Barnouin, O. S.
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Physics::Space Physics ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics - Abstract
Measurements of surface reflectance of permanently shadowed areas near Mercury's north pole reveal regions of anomalously dark and bright deposits at 1064-nanometer wavelength. These reflectance anomalies are concentrated on poleward-facing slopes and are spatially collocated with areas of high radar backscatter postulated to be the result of near-surface water ice. Correlation of observed reflectance with modeled temperatures indicates that the optically bright regions are consistent with surface water ice, whereas dark regions are consistent with a surface layer of complex organic material that likely overlies buried ice and provides thermal insulation. Impacts of comets or volatile-rich asteroids could have provided both dark and bright deposits. Spacecraft data and a thermal model show that water ice and organic volatiles are present at Mercury's north pole. [Also see Perspective by Lucey] Spacecraft data and a thermal model show that water ice and organic volatiles are present at Mercury's north pole. [Also see Perspective by Lucey]
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41. Effusive and Explosive Volcanism on Mercury from MESSENGER Orbital Observations
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Head, J. W., III, Solomon, S. C., Fassett, C. I., Murchie, S. L., Prockter, L. M., Blewett, D. T., Denevi, B. W., Watters, T. R., Strom, R. G., Chapman, C. R., Gillis-Davis, J. J., Zuber, M. T., Smith, D. E., Oberst, J., Gwinner, Klaus, Ernst, C. M., Ostrach, L. R., Byrne, P. K., Klimczak, C., and Xiao, Z.
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Volcanism ,MESSENGER ,Mercury - Published
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42. Tectonic Features on Mercury: An Orbital View with MESSENGER
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Watters, T. R., Solomon, S. C., Robinson, M. S., Head, J. W., Strom, R. G., Klimczak, C., Byrne, P. K., Enns, A. C., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., Murchie, S. L., Oberst, J., Preusker, F., Zuber, M. T., Hauck, S. A., and Phillips, R. J.
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MESSENGER ,Tectonic Features on Mercury - Published
- 2012
43. The small satellites of Pluto as observed by New Horizons
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Weaver, H. A., primary, Buie, M. W., additional, Buratti, B. J., additional, Grundy, W. M., additional, Lauer, T. R., additional, Olkin, C. B., additional, Parker, A. H., additional, Porter, S. B., additional, Showalter, M. R., additional, Spencer, J. R., additional, Stern, S. A., additional, Verbiscer, A. J., additional, McKinnon, W. B., additional, Moore, J. M., additional, Robbins, S. J., additional, Schenk, P., additional, Singer, K. N., additional, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Cheng, A. F., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Lisse, C. M., additional, Jennings, D. E., additional, Lunsford, A. W., additional, Reuter, D. C., additional, Hamilton, D. P., additional, Kaufmann, D. E., additional, Ennico, K., additional, Young, L. A., additional, Beyer, R. A., additional, Binzel, R. P., additional, Bray, V. J., additional, Chaikin, A. L., additional, Cook, J. C., additional, Cruikshank, D. P., additional, Dalle Ore, C. M., additional, Earle, A. M., additional, Gladstone, G. R., additional, Howett, C. J. A., additional, Linscott, I. R., additional, Nimmo, F., additional, Parker, J. Wm., additional, Philippe, S., additional, Protopapa, S., additional, Reitsema, H. J., additional, Schmitt, B., additional, Stryk, T., additional, Summers, M. E., additional, Tsang, C. C. C., additional, Throop, H. H. B., additional, White, O. L., additional, and Zangari, A. M., additional
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- 2016
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44. The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons
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Stern, S. A., primary, Bagenal, F., additional, Ennico, K., additional, Gladstone, G. R., additional, Grundy, W. M., additional, McKinnon, W. B., additional, Moore, J. M., additional, Olkin, C. B., additional, Spencer, J. R., additional, Weaver, H. A., additional, Young, L. A., additional, Andert, T., additional, Andrews, J., additional, Banks, M., additional, Bauer, B., additional, Bauman, J., additional, Barnouin, O. S., additional, Bedini, P., additional, Beisser, K., additional, Beyer, R. A., additional, Bhaskaran, S., additional, Binzel, R. P., additional, Birath, E., additional, Bird, M., additional, Bogan, D. J., additional, Bowman, A., additional, Bray, V. J., additional, Brozovic, M., additional, Bryan, C., additional, Buckley, M. R., additional, Buie, M. W., additional, Buratti, B. J., additional, Bushman, S. S., additional, Calloway, A., additional, Carcich, B., additional, Cheng, A. F., additional, Conard, S., additional, Conrad, C. A., additional, Cook, J. C., additional, Cruikshank, D. P., additional, Custodio, O. S., additional, Dalle Ore, C. M., additional, Deboy, C., additional, Dischner, Z. J. B., additional, Dumont, P., additional, Earle, A. M., additional, Elliott, H. A., additional, Ercol, J., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Finley, T., additional, Flanigan, S. H., additional, Fountain, G., additional, Freeze, M. J., additional, Greathouse, T., additional, Green, J. L., additional, Guo, Y., additional, Hahn, M., additional, Hamilton, D. P., additional, Hamilton, S. A., additional, Hanley, J., additional, Harch, A., additional, Hart, H. M., additional, Hersman, C. B., additional, Hill, A., additional, Hill, M. E., additional, Hinson, D. P., additional, Holdridge, M. E., additional, Horanyi, M., additional, Howard, A. D., additional, Howett, C. J. A., additional, Jackman, C., additional, Jacobson, R. A., additional, Jennings, D. E., additional, Kammer, J. A., additional, Kang, H. K., additional, Kaufmann, D. E., additional, Kollmann, P., additional, Krimigis, S. M., additional, Kusnierkiewicz, D., additional, Lauer, T. R., additional, Lee, J. E., additional, Lindstrom, K. L., additional, Linscott, I. R., additional, Lisse, C. M., additional, Lunsford, A. W., additional, Mallder, V. A., additional, Martin, N., additional, McComas, D. J., additional, McNutt, R. L., additional, Mehoke, D., additional, Mehoke, T., additional, Melin, E. D., additional, Mutchler, M., additional, Nelson, D., additional, Nimmo, F., additional, Nunez, J. I., additional, Ocampo, A., additional, Owen, W. M., additional, Paetzold, M., additional, Page, B., additional, Parker, A. H., additional, Parker, J. W., additional, Pelletier, F., additional, Peterson, J., additional, Pinkine, N., additional, Piquette, M., additional, Porter, S. B., additional, Protopapa, S., additional, Redfern, J., additional, Reitsema, H. J., additional, Reuter, D. C., additional, Roberts, J. H., additional, Robbins, S. J., additional, Rogers, G., additional, Rose, D., additional, Runyon, K., additional, Retherford, K. D., additional, Ryschkewitsch, M. G., additional, Schenk, P., additional, Schindhelm, E., additional, Sepan, B., additional, Showalter, M. R., additional, Singer, K. N., additional, Soluri, M., additional, Stanbridge, D., additional, Steffl, A. J., additional, Strobel, D. F., additional, Stryk, T., additional, Summers, M. E., additional, Szalay, J. R., additional, Tapley, M., additional, Taylor, A., additional, Taylor, H., additional, Throop, H. B., additional, Tsang, C. C. C., additional, Tyler, G. L., additional, Umurhan, O. M., additional, Verbiscer, A. J., additional, Versteeg, M. H., additional, Vincent, M., additional, Webbert, R., additional, Weidner, S., additional, Weigle, G. E., additional, White, O. L., additional, Whittenburg, K., additional, Williams, B. G., additional, Williams, K., additional, Williams, S., additional, Woods, W. W., additional, Zangari, A. M., additional, and Zirnstein, E., additional
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- 2015
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45. A comparison of rayed craters on the Moon and Mercury
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Neish, C. D., primary, Blewett, D. T., additional, Harmon, J. K., additional, Coman, E. I., additional, Cahill, J. T. S., additional, and Ernst, C. M., additional
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- 2013
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46. Extension and contraction within volcanically buried impact craters and basins on Mercury
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Watters, T. R., primary, Solomon, S. C., additional, Klimczak, C., additional, Freed, A. M., additional, Head, J. W., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Blair, D. M., additional, Goudge, T. A., additional, and Byrne, P. K., additional
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- 2012
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47. Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Cardiolipin Synthases 1 and 2 and Their Contribution to Accumulation of Cardiolipin in Stationary Phase and within Phagocytes
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Koprivnjak, T., primary, Zhang, D., additional, Ernst, C. M., additional, Peschel, A., additional, Nauseef, W. M., additional, and Weiss, J. P., additional
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- 2011
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48. Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for OpNav (DRACO): design, fabrication, test, and operation.
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Fletcher, Z. J., Ryan, K. J., Ernst, C. M., Maas, B., Dickman, J., Greenberg, J., Nelson, T., Lewis, D., Mize, J., Cheng, A., Bekker, D., Rodriguez, L., Daly, R. T., Smith, R., and Tran, M. Q.
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- 2022
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49. THE SMALL BODY MAPPING TOOL (SBMT) FOR ACCESSING, VISUALIZING, AND ANALYZING SPACECRAFT DATA IN THREE DIMENSIONS: 2021 UPDATE.
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Steele, R. J., Lopez, N. R., Peachey, J. M., Ernst, C. M., Barnouin, O. S., Daly, R. T., and Martin, A. C.
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SPACE vehicles ,GAMMA ray spectrometer ,GRAPHICAL user interfaces ,IMAGE registration ,LINUX operating systems - Published
- 2021
50. APOPHIS 2029 PLANETARY DEFENSE MISSION OPTIONS.
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Cheng, A. F., Daly, R. T., Barnouin, O. S., Plescia, J. B., Richardson, D. C., DeMartini, J. V., Schmerr, N. C., Sunshine, J. M., Ernst, C. M., Denevi, B. W., and Cahill, J. T. S.
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NEAR-earth asteroids ,ORBIT determination ,SPECTRAL imaging ,THERMOGRAPHY ,LAUNCH vehicles (Astronautics) ,ARTIFICIAL satellite tracking - Published
- 2021
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