Geodesy of irregular small bodies via neural density fields

D Izzo, P Gómez - Communications Engineering, 2022 - nature.com
Asteroids' and comets' geodesy is a challenging yet important task for planetary science and
spacecraft operations, such as ESA's Hera mission tasked to look at the aftermath of the …

Modeling the gravitational field of the ore-bearing asteroid by using the CFD-based method

Y Duan, Z Yin, K Zhang, S Zhang, S Wu, H Li, N Zheng… - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
A gravitational field of an ore-bearing asteroid, which usually has an irregular shape and
heterogeneous density, is a prerequisite for asteroid exploration (eg, space mining) …

[PDF][PDF] 小行星引力场综述

郭茜, 鄢建国, 杨轩, 金炜桐, 李斐 - 地球物理学进展, 2021 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要近年来小行星探测已成为各航天大国的热点, 小行星引力场对研究其内部结构, 组成成分,
早期演化和探测器轨道设计, 着陆等方面有着极其重要的作用. 随着小行星探测数据的不断更新 …

Geodesy of irregular small bodies via neural density fields: geodesynets

D Izzo, P Gómez - arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.13031, 2021 - arxiv.org
We present a novel approach based on artificial neural networks, so-called geodesyNets,
and present compelling evidence of their ability to serve as accurate geodetic models of …

Precise and fast computation of the gravitational field of a general finite body and its application to the gravitational study of asteroid eros

T Fukushima - The Astronomical Journal, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In order to obtain the gravitational field of a general finite body inside its Brillouin sphere, we
developed a new method to compute the field accurately. First, the body is assumed to …

Modified Parker's method for gravitational forward and inverse modeling using general polyhedral models

L Wu - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a new modified Parker's method for efficient gravitational forward modeling and
inversion using general polyhedral models. We have made several important modifications …

A continuation approach for computing periodic orbits around irregular-shaped asteroids. An application to 433 Eros

D Karydis, G Voyatzis, K Tsiganis - Advances in Space Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The orbital dynamics in the gravitational environment of irregular asteroids is an important
issue for space missions and a quite complex problem. In this paper we propose a …

Improved Fourier modeling of gravity fields caused by polyhedral bodies: with applications to asteroid Bennu and comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

L Wu, L Chen, B Wu, B Cheng, Q Lin - Journal of Geodesy, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents an improved algorithm for the 2D and 3D Fourier forward modeling of
gravity fields caused by polyhedral bodies with constant and exponential density …

Divergence-free spherical harmonic gravity field modelling based on the Runge–Krarup theorem: a case study for the Moon

B Bucha, C Hirt, M Kuhn - Journal of Geodesy, 2019 - Springer
Recent numerical studies on external gravity field modelling show that external spherical
harmonic series may diverge near or on planetary surfaces. This paper investigates an …

Spheroidal forward modelling of the gravitational fields of 1 Ceres and the Moon

M Šprlák, SC Han, WE Featherstone - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel, explicit, and efficient forward modelling of the spheroidal harmonic spectra of
external planetary gravitational fields is developed in this article. We introduce the oblate …