A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu
Without a protective atmosphere, space-exposed surfaces of airless Solar System bodies
gradually experience an alteration in composition, structure and optical properties through a …
gradually experience an alteration in composition, structure and optical properties through a …
Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
INTRODUCTION The color and reflectance of asteroids can be used to infer their
compositions and histories. Variations in these spectrophotometric properties are driven by …
compositions and histories. Variations in these spectrophotometric properties are driven by …
[HTML][HTML] Overview of the search for signs of space weathering on the low-albedo asteroid (101955) Bennu
This paper summarizes the evidence for the optical effects of space weathering, as well as
the properties of the surface that control optical changes, on asteroid (101955) Bennu. First …
the properties of the surface that control optical changes, on asteroid (101955) Bennu. First …
OSIRIS-APEX: an OSIRIS-REx extended mission to asteroid apophis
DN DellaGiustina, MC Nolan, AT Polit… - The Planetary …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith
Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft mission characterized and collected a sample from …
Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft mission characterized and collected a sample from …
Debris disk color with the Hubble Space Telescope
Context. Multiwavelength scattered light imaging of debris disks may inform dust properties
including typical size and mineral composition. Existing studies have investigated a small …
including typical size and mineral composition. Existing studies have investigated a small …
Spectrally blue hydrated parent body of asteroid (162173) Ryugu
E Tatsumi, N Sakatani, L Riu, M Matsuoka… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ryugu is a carbonaceous rubble-pile asteroid visited by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Small
rubble pile asteroids record the thermal evolution of their much larger parent bodies …
rubble pile asteroids record the thermal evolution of their much larger parent bodies …
Characterizing the spectral, microstructural, and chemical effects of solar wind irradiation on the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite through coordinated analyses
DL Laczniak, MS Thompson, R Christoffersen… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
We performed H+ and He+ irradiation experiments on slabs of the Murchison CM2 meteorite
to simulate solar wind irradiation of carbonaceous asteroids. Two separate 6 mm× 6 mm …
to simulate solar wind irradiation of carbonaceous asteroids. Two separate 6 mm× 6 mm …
Tarda and Tagish Lake: Samples from the same outer Solar System asteroid and implications for D-and P-type asteroids
We report a comprehensive study of the ungrouped type 2 carbonaceous chondrite, Tarda,
which fell in Morocco in 2020. This meteorite exhibits substantial similarities to Tagish Lake …
which fell in Morocco in 2020. This meteorite exhibits substantial similarities to Tagish Lake …
Variations of the surface characteristics of Ryugu returned samples
A Nakato, T Yada, M Nishimura, K Yogata… - Earth, Planets and …, 2023 - Springer
Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully collected rock samples from the surface of C-type near-
Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu through two touchdowns and brought them back to Earth in …
Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu through two touchdowns and brought them back to Earth in …
The role of hydrated minerals and space weathering products in the bluing of carbonaceous asteroids
The surfaces of airless bodies such as lunar and S-type asteroids typically become
spectrally redder in visible to near-infrared reflectance with longer exposures to space …
spectrally redder in visible to near-infrared reflectance with longer exposures to space …