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astro-ph.EP2020★ 5 cited

Debris discs in binaries: morphology and photometric signatures

Philippe Thebault, Quentin Kral, Johan Olofsson

We aim to see whether debris belts evolving in between two stars may be impacted by the presence of the companion and whether this leaves any detectable signature that could be obs…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 110 cited

The search for radio emission from the exoplanetary systems 55 Cancri, Andromedae, and Boötis using LOFAR beam-formed observations

Jake D. Turner, Philippe Zarka, Jean-Mathias Grießmeier +8

Observing planetary auroral radio emission is the most promising method to detect exoplanetary magnetic fields, the knowledge of which will provide valuable insights into the plane…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 9 cited

The 2017 May 20 stellar occultation by the elongated centaur (95626) 2002 GZ

P. Santos-Sanz, J. L. Ortiz, B. Sicardy +56

We predicted a stellar occultation of the bright star Gaia DR1 4332852996360346368 (UCAC4 385-75921) (m= 14.0 mag) by the centaur 2002 GZ for 2017 May 20$^{\rm th}…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 53 cited

Stable stratification promotes multiple zonal jets in a turbulent Jovian dynamo model

T. Gastine, J. Wicht

The ongoing NASA's Juno mission puts new constraints on the internal dynamics of Jupiter. Data gathered by its onboard magnetometer reveal a dipole-dominated surface magnetic field…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 84 cited

1D atmospheric study of the temperate sub-Neptune K2-18b

Doriann Blain, Benjamin Charnay, Bruno Bézard

The atmospheric composition of exoplanets with masses between 2 and 10 M is poorly understood. In that regard, the sub-Neptune K2-18b, which is subject to Earth-like stell…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 33 cited

Phase reddening on asteroid Bennu from visible and near-infrared spectroscopy

S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann, J. D. P Deshapriya +10

The NASA mission OSIRIS-REx has been observing near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu in close proximity since December 2018. In this work, we investigate spectral phase reddening -- t…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 21 cited

1D photochemical model of the ionosphere and the stratosphere of Neptune

M. Dobrijevic, J. C. Loison, V. Hue +2

Neptune remains a mysterious world that deserves further exploration and is a high-priority objective for a future planetary mission in order to better understand the formation and…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 13 cited

Euclid: Identification of asteroid streaks in simulated images using StreakDet software

M. Pöntinen, M. Granvik, A. A. Nucita +57

The ESA Euclid space telescope could observe up to 150 000 asteroids as a side product of its primary cosmological mission. Asteroids appear as trailed sources, that is streaks, in…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 9 cited

A Single-chord Stellar Occultation by the Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object (541132) Leleākūhonua

Marc W. Buie, Rodrigo Leiva, John M. Keller +32

A stellar occultation by the extreme large-perihelion trans-Neptunian object (541132) Leleākūhonua (also known by the provisional designation of 2015 TG387) was predicted by the Lu…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 39 cited

ARES IV: Probing the atmospheres of the two warm small planets HD 106315 c and HD 3167 c with the HST/WFC3 camera

Gloria Guilluy, Amélie Gressier, Sam Wright +27

We present an atmospheric characterization study of two medium sized planets bracketing the radius of Neptune: HD 106315 c (R=4.98 0.23 R) and HD 3167 c…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 52 cited

Loss and fractionation of noble gas isotopes and moderately volatile elements from planetary embryos and early Venus, Earth and Mars

H. Lammer, M. Scherf, H. Kurokawa +12

Here we discuss the current state of knowledge on how atmospheric escape processes can fractionate noble gas isotopes and moderately volatile rock-forming elements that populate pr…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 57 cited

Formation and dynamics of water clouds on temperate sub-Neptunes: The example of K2-18b

Benjamin Charnay, Doriann Blain, Bruno Bézard +3

Hubble (HST) spectroscopic transit observations of the temperate sub-Neptune K2-18b were interpreted as the presence of water vapour with potential water clouds. 1D modelling studi…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 39 cited

Methane as a dominant absorber in the habitable-zone sub-Neptune K2-18 b

Bruno Bézard, Benjamin Charnay, Doriann Blain

In their Letter, Tsiaras et al. reported the detection of water vapour in the atmosphere of K2-18 b, an exoplanet of 7 to 10 Earth masses located in the habitable zone of an M-dwar…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 11 cited

The detection of solid phosphorus and fluorine in the dust from the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Esko Gardner, Harry J. Lehto, Kirsi Lehto +7

Here, we report the detection of phosphorus and fluorine in solid particles collected from the inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko measured with the COmetary Secondary Io…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 58 cited

A stringent upper limit of the PH abundance at the cloud top of Venus

T. Encrenaz, T. K. Greathouse, E. Marcq +7

Following the announcement of the detection of phosphine (PH) in the cloud deck of Venus at millimeter wavelengths, we have searched for other possible signatures of this molec…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 5 cited

A physical model for the magnetosphere of Uranus at solstice time

Filippo Pantellini

Uranus is the only planet in the Solar System whose rotation axis and orbital plane are nearly parallel to each other. Uranus is also the planet with the largest angle between the…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 36 cited

Solid tidal friction in multi-layer planets: Application to Earth, Venus, a Super Earth and the TRAPPIST-1 planets. Can a multi-layer planet be approximated as a homogeneous planet?

Emeline Bolmont, Sylvain N. Breton, Gabriel Tobie +3

With the discovery of TRAPPIST-1 and its seven planets within 0.06 au, the correct treatment of tidal interactions is becoming necessary. The eccentricity, rotation, and obliquity…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 128 cited

Direct confirmation of the radial-velocity planet Pic c

M. Nowak, S. Lacour, A. -M. Lagrange +90

Methods used to detect giant exoplanets can be broadly divided into two categories: indirect and direct. Indirect methods are more sensitive to planets with a small orbital period,…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 13 cited

Modeling optical roughness and first-order scattering processes from OSIRIS-REx color images of the rough surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

Pedro H. Hasselmann, Sonia Fornasier, Maria A. Barucci +11

The dark asteroid (101955) Bennu studied by NASA\textquoteright s OSIRIS-REx mission has a boulder-rich and apparently dust-poor surface, providing a natural laboratory to investig…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 9 cited

Potential asteroid discoveries by the ESA Gaia mission: Results from follow-up observations

B. Carry, W. Thuillot, F. Spoto +42

Since July 2014, the ESA Gaia mission has been surveying the entire sky down to magnitude 20.7 in the visible. In addition to the millions of stars, thousands of Solar System Objec…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 64 cited

Infrared detection of aliphatic organics on a cometary nucleus

A. Raponi, M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni +28

The ESA Rosetta mission has acquired unprecedented measurements of comet 67/P-Churyumov-Gerasimenko (hereafter 67P) nucleus surface, whose composition, as determined by in situ and…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 37 cited

Determining the true mass of radial-velocity exoplanets with Gaia: 9 planet candidates in the brown-dwarf/stellar regime and 27 confirmed planets

Flavien Kiefer, Guillaume Hébrard, Alain Lecavelier +3

Mass is one of the most important parameters for determining the true nature of an astronomical object. Yet, many published exoplanets lack a measurement of their true mass, in par…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 20 cited

Mineralogy, chemistry and composition of organic compounds in the fresh carbonaceous chondrite Mukundpura: CM1 or CM2?

S. Potin, P. Beck, L. Bonal +7

We present here several laboratory analyses performed on the freshly fallen Mukundpura CM chondrite. Results of infrared transmission spectroscopy, thermogravimetry analysis and re…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 40 cited

Timing of thermal metamorphism in CM chondrites: implication for Ryugu and Bennu future sample return

Elsa Amsellem, Frédéric Moynier, Brandon Mahan +1

Carbonaceous chondrites are often considered potential contributors of water and other volatiles to terrestrial planets as most of them contain significant amounts of hydrous miner…