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The Material Point Method (MPM) for simulating hypervelocity impact on asteroids
Xiaoran Yan, Patrick Michel, Ruichen Ni +2
Shock-physics numerical codes are essential tools for describing the short but extreme fragmentation stage of the hypervelocity impact process on asteroids. However, accurately rep…
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Investigating tidal stripping of a pre-existing moon as the origin of Saturn's young icy rings
Yifei Jiao, Francis Nimmo, Jack Wisdom +1
The origin of Saturn's rings has been debated for decades. Measurements from Voyager and Cassini have suggested that the rings could be as young as ~100 Myr and composed of nearly…
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Observation Timelines for the Potential Lunar Impact of Asteroid 2024 YR4
Yifan He, Yixuan Wu, Yifei Jiao +4
The near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 -- a 60 m rocky object that was once considered a potential Earth impactor -- has since been ruled out for Earth but retained a 4.3% pr…