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20062021
most citedVisible spectroscopy of 2003 UB313: Evidence for N2 ice on the surface of the largest TNO?

61 citations · 207 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

astro-ph.EP2021★ 8 cited

Spectral properties of near-Earth objects with low-Jovian Tisserand invariant

N. G. Simion, M. Popescu, J. Licandro +3

The near-Earth objects with low-Jovian Tisserand invariant () represent about 9 per cent of the known objects orbiting in the near-Earth space, being subject of numerous plane…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 12 cited

A comparative analysis of the outer-belt primitive families

M. N. De Prá, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Carvano +6

Context. Asteroid families are witnesses to the intense collisional evolution that occurred on the asteroid belt. The study of the physical properties of family members can provide…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 28 cited

The visible and near-infrared spectra of asteroids in cometary orbits

J. Licandro, M. Popescu, J. de Leon +4

We study the visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectral properties of different ACO populations and compare them to the independently determined properties of comets. We select our A…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 16 cited

Spectroscopic and dynamical properties of comet C/2018 F4, likely a true average former member of the Oort cloud

Javier Licandro, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Raul de la Fuente Marcos +3

The population of comets hosted by the Oort cloud is heterogeneous. Most studies in this area focused on highly active objects, those with small perihelion distances or examples of…

astro-ph.EP2018

Overcoming the Challenges Associated with Image-based Mapping of Small Bodies in Preparation for the OSIRIS-REx Mission to (101955) Bennu

D. N. DellaGiustina, C. A. Bennett, K. Becker +38

The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission is the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program and is the first U.S. mission to return samples from an asteroid to Earth. The mo…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 41 cited

The 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observation campaign in support of the Rosetta mission

C. Snodgrass, M. F. A'Hearn, F. Aceituno +112

We present a summary of the campaign of remote observations that supported the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission. Telescopes across the globe (and in space) followed comet 67…