Journal: ICARUS

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    High-resolution observations of bright boulders on asteroid Ryugu: 2. Spectral properties
    Many small boulders with reflectance values higher than 1.5 times the average reflectance have been found on the near-Earth asteroid 162,173 Ryugu. Based on...
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    Hungaria asteroid region telescopic spectral survey (HARTSS) I: Stony asteroids abundant in the Hungaria background population
    The Hungaria asteroids remain as survivors of late giant planet migration that destabilized a now extinct inner portion of the primordial asteroid belt and left...
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    Hungaria asteroid region telescopic spectral survey (HARTSS) II: Spectral homogeneity among Hungaria family asteroids
    Spectral observations of asteroid family members provide valuable information regarding parent body interiors, the origin and source regions of near-Earth...
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    Improved method of hydrous mineral detection by latitudinal distribution of 0.7-μm surface reflectance absorption on the asteroid Ryugu
    Global multiband images of the C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu were obtained by the optical navigation camera telescope (ONC-T) onboard Hayabusa2. The 0.7-μm...
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    Laboratory studies into the effect of regolith on planetary X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
    In the analysis of X-ray fluorescence spectra from planetary surfaces, it is traditionally assumed that the observed surface is a plane-parallel, smooth, and...
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    Lightcurve analysis of near-Earth objects from the IMPACTON project: Evidence of binary systems and cohesion strength
    Rotations of asteroids have been set and altered by several processes since their formation. In the case of the near-Earth objects (NEOs), the rotational states...
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    Lightcurve, Color and Phase Function Photometry of the OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroid (101955) Bennu
    The NASA OSIRIS-REx mission will retrieve a sample of the carbonaceous near-Earth Asteroid (101955) Bennu and return it to Earth in 2023. Photometry in the...
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    Long-term evolution of the aerosol debris cloud produced by the 2009 impact on Jupiter
    We present a study of the long-term evolution of the cloud of aerosols produced in the atmosphere of Jupiter by the impact of an object on 19 July 2009 (Sánchez...
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    Measurement of D/H and <SUP>13</SUP>C/<SUP>12</SUP>C ratios in methane ice on Eris and Makemake: Evidence for internal activity
    James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec infrared imaging spectrometer observed the outer solar system dwarf planets Eris and Makemake in reflected sunlight at...