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astro-ph.EP2015★ 60 cited
Failure modes and conditions of a cohesive, spherical body due to YORP spin-up
Masatoshi Hirabayashi
This paper presents transition of the failure mode of a cohesive, spherical body due to YORP spin-up. On the assumption that the distribution of materials in the body is homogeneou…
astro-ph.EP2015★ 87 cited
Internal Structure of Asteroids Having Surface Shedding due to Rotational Instability
Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Diego Paul S'anchez, Daniel J. Scheeres
Surface shedding of an asteroid is a failure mode where surface materials fly off due to strong centrifugal forces beyond the critical spin period, while the internal structure doe…