Publications (8)
Hektor - an exceptional D-type family among Jovian Trojans
Jakub Rozehnal, Miroslav Brož, David Nesvorný +4
In this work, we analyze Jovian Trojans in the space of suitable resonant elements and we identify clusters of possible collisional origin by two independent methods: the hierarchi…
Size-Based Spectrophotometric Analysis of the Polana-Eulalia Complex
Lucas McClure, Josh Emery, Cristina Thomas +2
The Polana-Eulalia Complex (PEC) is an Inner Main Belt, C-complex asteroid population that may be the source of the near-Earth asteroid spacecraft mission targets (101955) Bennu an…
Direct -body simulations of satellite formation around small asteroids: insights from DART's encounter with the Didymos system
Harrison F. Agrusa, Yun Zhang, Derek C. Richardson +18
We explore binary asteroid formation by spin-up and rotational disruption considering the NASA DART mission's encounter with the Didymos-Dimorphos binary, which was the first small…
Identification of a 4.3 billion year old asteroid family and planetesimal population in the Inner Main Belt
Salvatore Ferrone, Marco Delbo, Chrysa Avdellidou +4
After performing a reassessment of the known dynamical asteroid families in the inner main belt, we report a newly discovered ancient asteroid family with an estimated age of $4.3\…
The Formation of Bilobate Comet Shapes through Sublimative Torques
Taylor K. Safrit, Jordan K. Steckloff, Amanda S. Bosh +4
Recent spacecraft and radar observations have found that ~70 percent of short-period comet nuclei, mostly Jupiter-family comets (JFCs), have bilobate shapes (two masses connected b…
Rings beyond the giant planets
Bruno Sicardy, Maryame El Moutamid, Alice C. Quillen +3
Until 2013, only the giant planets were known to host ring systems. In June 2013, a stellar occulation revealed the presence of narrow and dense rings around Chariklo, a small Cent…