3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
The Non-Principal-Axis Rotation and Convex Shape Model of Earth Quasi-Satellite and the Target of China's Tianwen-2 Mission (469219) Kamo`oalewa
Xiaoyu Sun, Zhijun Song, Hanjie Tan +8
(469219) Kamo`oalewa is the most stable Earth quasi-satellite and the target of China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission. Due to its small size, fast rotation, and the limi…
astro-ph.EP2024
Asteroid Kamo`oalewa's journey from the lunar Giordano Bruno crater to Earth 1:1 resonance
Yifei Jiao, Bin Cheng, Yukun Huang +6
Among the nearly 30,000 known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), only tens of them possess Earth co-orbital characteristics with semi-major axes 1 au. In particular, 469219 Kamo`oa…
astro-ph.EP2024
Force chains bias the dynamic response to impacts in rubble-pile asteroids
Chenyang Huang, Yang Yu, Peter R. King +2
The impact response of rubble-pile asteroids is essential for both elucidating their formation and evolution history and evaluating the efficacy of impact defense strategies. Altho…