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 …
Orbital period change of Dimorphos due to the DART kinetic impact
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully performed
the first test of a kinetic impactor for asteroid deflection by impacting Dimorphos, the …
the first test of a kinetic impactor for asteroid deflection by impacting Dimorphos, the …
AIDA DART asteroid deflection test: Planetary defense and science objectives
Abstract The Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment (AIDA) mission is an international
cooperation between NASA and ESA. NASA plans to provide the Double Asteroid …
cooperation between NASA and ESA. NASA plans to provide the Double Asteroid …
[PDF][PDF] Asteroid interiors and morphology
The past decade has seen an astonishing array of advances across a wide spectrum of
important inputs to the problem and mystery of asteroid interiors. These include the …
important inputs to the problem and mystery of asteroid interiors. These include the …
The Yarkovsky and YORP effects
D Vokrouhlicky, WF Bottke, SR Chesley… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2015 - arxiv.org
The Yarkovsky effect describes a small but significant force that affects the orbital motion of
meteoroids and asteroids smaller than $30-40$ kilometers in diameter. It is caused by …
meteoroids and asteroids smaller than $30-40$ kilometers in diameter. It is caused by …
The excited spin state of Dimorphos resulting from the DART impact
Abstract The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is a planetary defense-
driven test of a kinetic impactor on Dimorphos, the satellite of the binary asteroid 65803 …
driven test of a kinetic impactor on Dimorphos, the satellite of the binary asteroid 65803 …
Preimpact mutual orbit of the DART target binary asteroid (65803) Didymos derived from observations of mutual events in 2003–2021
P Scheirich, P Pravec - The Planetary Science Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We modeled photometric observations of mutual events (eclipses and occultations) between
the components of the binary near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos, the target of the Double …
the components of the binary near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos, the target of the Double …
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 …
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 …
Seismology of rubble-pile asteroids in binary systems
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 …
cent of the near-Earth asteroid (NEA) population, provides a continuous tidal force, creating …