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astro-ph.EP2019★ 36 cited
The Western Bulge of 162173 Ryugu Formed as a Result of a Rotationally Driven Deformation Process
Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Eri Tatsumi, Hideaki Miyamoto +26
162173 Ryugu, the target of Hayabusa2, has a round shape with an equatorial ridge, which is known as a spinning top-shape. A strong centrifugal force is a likely contributor to Ryu…
astro-ph.EP2019★ 87 cited
The equilibrium size-frequency distribution of small craters reveals the effects of distal ejecta on lunar landscape morphology
David A. Minton, Caleb I. Fassett, Masatoshi Hirabayashi +2
Small craters of the lunar maria are observed to be in a state of equilibrium, in which the rate of production of new craters is, on average, equal to the rate of destruction of ol…