3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Low-energy ring particle accretion as the origin of Pan's equatorial ridge
Marco Baj, Iosto Fodde, Lucia Francesca Civati +1
Pan is a small Saturnian satellite embedded within the planet's A ring, characterized by a polygonal equatorial ridge whose formation mechanism remains debated. A proposed explanat…
astro-ph.EP2024
Exploring tidal dissipation in rubble pile binary secondaries using a discrete element model
Ethan R. Burnett, Iosto Fodde, Fabio Ferrari
In this work, models of rubble pile binary secondaries are simulated in different spin states in a system similar in size and scale to Didymos-Dimorphos. The numerical modeling is…
astro-ph.IM2023
Design and Analysis of Robust Ballistic Landings on the Secondary of a Binary Asteroid
Iosto Fodde, Jinglang Feng, Massimiliano Vasile +1
ESA's Hera mission aims to visit binary asteroid Didymos in late 2026, investigating its physical characteristics and the result of NASA's impact by the DART spacecraft in more det…