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astro-ph.EP2024★ 2 cited

Impact disruption of Bjurböle porous chondritic projectile

Tomas Kohout, Maurizio Pajola, Assi-Johanna Soini +10

The ~200 m/s impact of a single 400-kg Bjurböle L/LL ordinary chondrite meteorite onto sea ice resulted in the catastrophic disruption of the projectile. This resulted in a signifi…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 10 cited

(433) Eros and (25143) Itokawa surface properties from reflectance spectra

David Korda, Tomáš Kohout, Kateřina Flanderová +2

Context. Upcoming space missions will provide us with surface-resolved NEA reflectance spectra. Neural networks are useful tools for analysing reflectance spectra and determining m…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 270 cited

Successful Kinetic Impact into an Asteroid for Planetary Defense

R. Terik Daly, Carolyn M. Ernst, Olivier S. Barnouin +98

While no known asteroid poses a threat to Earth for at least the next century, the catalog of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce regional de…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 119 cited

Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos

Jian-Yang Li, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Tony L. Farnham +61

Some active asteroids have been proposed to be the result of impact events. Because active asteroids are generally discovered serendipitously only after their tail formation, the p…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 14 cited

Neural network for determining an asteroid mineral composition from reflectance spectra

David Korda, Antti Penttilä, Arto Klami +1

Chemical and mineral compositions of asteroids reflect the formation and history of our Solar System. This knowledge is also important for planetary defence and in-space resource u…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 14 cited

Insight into the Distribution of High-pressure Shock Metamorphism in Rubble-pile Asteroids

Nicole Güldemeister, Juulia-Gabrielle Moreau, Tomas Kohout +2

Shock metamorphism in ordinary chondrites allows for reconstructing impact events between asteroids in the main asteroid belt. Shock-darkening of ordinary chondrites occurs at the…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 15 cited

Sub-surface alteration and related change in reflectance spectra of space-weathered materials

K. Chrbolková, P. Halodová, T. Kohout +7

One of the main complications for the interpretation of reflectance spectra of airless planetary bodies is surface alteration by space weathering caused by irradiation by solar win…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 37 cited

Comparison of space weathering spectral changes induced by solar wind and micrometeoroid impacts using ion- and femtosecond-laser-irradiated olivine and pyroxene

K. Chrbolková, R. Brunetto, J. Ďurech +8

Space weathering is a process that changes the surface of airless planetary bodies. Prime space weathering agents are solar wind irradiation and micrometeoroid bombardment. These p…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 21 cited

Experimental constraints on the ordinary chondrite shock darkening caused by asteroid collisions

T. Kohout, E. V. Petrova, G. A. Yakovlev +10

Shock-induced changes in ordinary chondrite meteorites related to impacts or planetary collisions are known to be capable of altering their optical properties. Thus, one can hypoth…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 32 cited

Annama H chondrite - mineralogy, physical properties, cosmic ray exposure, and parent body history

Tomáš Kohout, Jakub Haloda, Patricie Halodová +27

The fall of the Annama meteorite occurred early morning (local time) on April 19, 2014 on the Kola Peninsula (Russia). Based on mineralogy and physical properties, Annama is a typi…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 63 cited

Orbit and dynamic origin of the recently recovered Annama's H5 chondrite

Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez, Esko Lyytinen, Maria Gritsevich +7

We describe the fall of Annama meteorite occurred in the remote Kola Peninsula (Russia) close to Finnish border on April 19, 2014 (local time). The fireball was instrumentally obse…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 51 cited

Space weathering simulations through controlled growth of iron nanoparticles on olivine

T. Kohout, J. Čuda, J. Filip +9

Airless planetary bodies are directly exposed to space weathering. The main spectral effects of space weathering are darkening, reduction in intensity of silicate mineral absorptio…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 36 cited

Density, porosity, mineralogy, and internal structure of cosmic dust and alteration of its properties during high velocity atmospheric entry

T. Kohout, A. Kallonen, J. -P. Suuronen +6

X-ray microtomography (XMT), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and magnetic hysteresis measurements were used to determine micrometeorite internal structure, mineralogy, crystallography, and…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 22 cited

Density, porosity and magnetic susceptibility of the Košice meteorite shower and homogeneity of its parent meteoroid

Tomáš Kohout, Karol Havrila, Juraj Tóth +21

Bulk and grain density, porosity, and magnetic susceptibility of 67 individuals of Košice H chondrite fall were measured. The mean bulk and grain densities were determined to be 3.…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 32 cited

A comprehensive study of distribution laws for the fragments of Košice meteorite

Maria Gritsevich, Vladimir Vinnikov, Tomáš Kohout +4

In this study, we conduct a detailed analysis of the Košice meteorite fall (February 28, 2010), in order to derive a reliable law describing the mass distribution among the recover…

astro-ph.EP2013★ 105 cited

Mineralogy, reflectance spectra, and physical properties of the Chelyabinsk LL5 chondrite, insight into shock induced changes in asteroid regoliths

Tomas Kohout, Maria Gritsevich, Victor I. Grokhovsky +6

The mineralogy and physical properties of Chelyabinsk meteorites (fall, February 15, 2013) are presented. Three types of meteorite material are present, described as the light-colo…