Abstract Asteroids and other Small Solar System Bodies (SSSBs) are of high general and scientific interest in many aspects. The origin, formation, and evolution of our Solar System …
We present our implementation of the soft-sphere discrete element method (SSDEM) in the parallel gravitational N-body code pkdgrav, a well-tested simulation package that has been …
The mutual gravitational interaction of binary asteroids, which make up approximately 15 per cent of the near-Earth asteroid (NEA) population, provides a continuous tidal force, creating …
Conditions for regolith landslides to occur on spinning, gravitating spheroidal asteroids and their aftermath are studied. These conditions are developed by application of classical …
Abstract Asteroid (99942) Apophis' close approach in 2029 will be one of the most significant small-body encounter events in the near future and offers a good opportunity for …
Y Zhang, P Michel - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. In the course of a close approach to planets or stars, the morphological and dynamical properties of rubble-pile small bodies can be dramatically modified, and some …
The OSIRIS-REx mission collected a sample from the surface of the asteroid (101955) Bennu in 2020 October. Here, we study the impact of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go …
SR Goodwin, CE Choi - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Coarse grains accumulate at granular flow fronts and must be considered when studying granular flows impacting barriers. Experimental studies often use instrumented barriers …
The Earth has limited material and energy resources while these resources in space are virtually unlimited. Further development of humanity will require going beyond our planet …