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astro-ph.EP2021
Thermophysical Investigation of Asteroid Surfaces I: Characterization of Thermal Inertia
Eric M. MacLennan, Joshua P. Emery
The thermal inertia of an asteroid is an indicator of the thermophysical properties of the regolith and is determined by the size of grains on the surface. Previous thermophysical…
astro-ph.EP2018
Thermophysical Modeling of Asteroid Surfaces using Ellipsoid Shape Models
Eric M. MacLennan, Joshua P. Emery
Thermophysical Models (TPMs), which have proven to be a powerful tool in the interpretation of the infrared emission of asteroid surfaces, typically make use of a priori obtained s…