3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Size Constraints for the Pre-atmospheric Parent Bodies of Ordinary Chondrites
Juan A. Sanchez, David C. Cantillo, Adam Battle +7
The study of S-complex near-Earth objects (NEOs), the parent bodies of ordinary chondrites, has shown that they are dominated by asteroids with LL chondrite-like compositions. This…
astro-ph.EP2026
Physical Characterization of Moon Impactor 2025-010D
Tanner Campbell, Adam Battle, Bill Gray +4
Renewed interest in lunar exploration is creating a growing population of poorly tracked cislunar objects, some of which will ultimately impact the Moon. The ultimate fate of…
astro-ph.EP2025
Spectral Effects of Shock Darkening on Ordinary Chondrite and Howardite, Eucrite, and Diogenite meteorites
Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, Lucille Le Corre +2
Impacts are the most ubiquitous processes on planetary bodies in our solar system. During these impact events, shock waves can deposit enough energy to produce shock-induced darken…