Prevalence of Fast Rotators Among Small Near‑Earth Asteroids: An Ongoing Survey from the Two‑Meter Twin Telescope facility
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) offer unique laboratories for probing the internal structure and cohesion of small bodies. Although most asteroids spin more slowly than the so‑called "cohesionless spin barrier" (a ∼2.2 h rotation period above which a rubble pile would disrupt), a growing handful of NEAs exhibit much shorter periods, calling into
Alarcon, Miguel R. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
9
2025