Rubble pile asteroids
KJ Walsh - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
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 …
in diameter; in this size range, there is an abundance of evidence that nearly every object is …
[HTML][HTML] Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence
Although no known asteroid poses a threat to Earth for at least the next century, the
catalogue of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce …
catalogue of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce …
Radar observations and a physical model of binary near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, target of the DART mission
Abstract Near-Earth asteroid Didymos is a binary system and the target of the proposed
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission (Cheng et al., 2016), which is a planetary …
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission (Cheng et al., 2016), which is a planetary …
Asteroid taxonomy from cluster analysis of spectrometry and albedo
Context. The classification of the minor bodies of the Solar System based on observables
has been continuously developed and iterated over the past 40 yr. While prior iterations …
has been continuously developed and iterated over the past 40 yr. While prior iterations …
The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
Images collected during NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission provide
the first resolved views of the Didymos binary asteroid system. These images reveal that the …
the first resolved views of the Didymos binary asteroid system. These images reveal that the …
Asteroid systems: binaries, triples, and pairs
In the past decade, the number of known binary near-Earth asteroids has more than
quadrupled and the number of known large main-belt asteroids with satellites has doubled …
quadrupled and the number of known large main-belt asteroids with satellites has doubled …
Dynamical origin of Dimorphos from fast spinning Didymos
Didymos is a binary near-Earth asteroid. It is the target of the DART and HERA space
missions. The primary body, Didymos, rotates close to the spin at which it is expected to …
missions. The primary body, Didymos, rotates close to the spin at which it is expected to …
Achievement of the planetary defense investigations of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission
NL Chabot, AS Rivkin, AF Cheng… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was the first to
demonstrate asteroid deflection, and the mission's Level 1 requirements guided its planetary …
demonstrate asteroid deflection, and the mission's Level 1 requirements guided its planetary …
Binary asteroid population. 3. Secondary rotations and elongations
P Pravec, P Scheirich, P Kušnirák, K Hornoch, A Galád… - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
We collected data on rotations and elongations of 46 secondaries of binary and triple
systems among near-Earth, Mars-crossing and small main belt asteroids. 24 were found or …
systems among near-Earth, Mars-crossing and small main belt asteroids. 24 were found or …
Double asteroid redirection test (dart): Structural and dynamic interactions between asteroidal elements of binary asteroid (65803) didymos
Abstract NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the first full-scale
planetary defense mission. The target is the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos, in which the …
planetary defense mission. The target is the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos, in which the …