3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Dark asteroids exhibiting intermediate characteristics between C and X types
Sunao Hasegawa, Chrysa Avdellidou, Michael Marsset +8
Large main-belt asteroids with visible geometric albedos below 0.1 are predominantly classified within the C- and X-complex spectroscopic classes. C-type and dark X-type asteroids…
astro-ph.EP2025
Different arrival times of CM and CI-like bodies from the outer Solar System to the asteroid belt
Sarah E. Anderson, Pierre Vernazza, Miroslav Brož
Understanding the provenance of CI and CM chondrites, the most primitive materials in our meteorite collections, is critical for shedding light on the Solar System's early evolutio…
astro-ph.EP2025
Understanding the formation of Saturn's regular moons in the context of giant planet moons formation scenarios
Michel Blanc, Aurélien Crida, Yuhito Shibaike +7
This article explores the different formation scenarios of the Kronian moons system in the context of a highly dissipative Saturn, with the objective of identifying the most likely…