The moniker rubble pile is typically applied to all Solar System bodies> 200 m and<∼ 10 km
in diameter; in this size range, there is an abundance of evidence that nearly every object is …

Small bodies are among the best tracers of our Solar System's history. A large number of
space missions to small bodies (past and future) offer a unique opportunity to use these …

Haumea—one of the four known trans-Neptunian dwarf planets—is a very elongated and
rapidly rotating body,,. In contrast to other dwarf planets,,, its size, shape, albedo and density …

ABSTRACT The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has surveyed the entire sky at
four infrared wavelengths with greatly improved sensitivity and spatial resolution compared …

The scaling of physical forces to the extremely low ambient gravitational acceleration
regimes found on the surfaces of small asteroids is performed. Resulting from this, it is found …

We explore the hypothesis that, due to small van der Waals forces between constituent
grains, small rubble pile asteroids have a small but nonzero cohesive strength. The nature of …

We compiled a list of estimated parameters of binary systems among asteroids from near-
Earth to trojan orbits. In this paper, we describe the construction of the list, and we present …

Holsapple [Holsapple, KA, 2001. Icarus 154, 432–448; Holsapple, KA, 2004. Icarus 172, 272–
303] determined the spin limits of bodies using a model for solid bodies without tensile or …

The shear and cohesive strengths of a rubble-pile asteroid could influence the critical spin at
which the body fails and its subsequent evolution. We present results using a soft-sphere …

The energetics and dynamics of contact binary asteroids as they approach and pass the
rotational fission limit is studied. We presume that the asteroids are subject to an external …