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most citedOrbit and Bulk Density of the OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroid (101955) Bennu

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astro-ph.EP2021★ 30 cited

Internal rubble properties of asteroid (101955) Bennu

P. Tricarico, D. J. Scheeres, A. S. French +24

Exploration of asteroid (101955) Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx mission has provided an in-depth look at this rubble-pile near-Earth asteroid. In particular, the measured gravity field an…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 10 cited

Thermal Properties and an Improved Shape Model for Near-Earth Asteroid (162421) 2000 ET70

Sean E. Marshall, Ellen S. Howell, Christopher Magri +8

We present thermal properties and an improved shape model for potentially hazardous asteroid (162421) 2000 ET70. In addition to the radar data from 2000 ET70's apparition in 2012,…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 47 cited

Radar Imaging and Characterization of Binary Near-Earth Asteroid (185851) 2000 DP107

Shantanu P. Naidu, Jean-Luc Margot, Patrick A. Taylor +7

Potentially hazardous asteroid (185851) 2000 DP107 was the first binary near-Earth asteroid to be imaged. Radar observations in 2000 provided images at 75 m resolution that reveale…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 17 cited

The Design Reference Asteroid for the OSIRIS-REx Mission Target (101955) Bennu

Carl W. Hergenrother, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Olivier Barnouin +23

The Design Reference Asteroid (DRA) is a compilation of all that is known about the OSIRIS-REx mission target, asteroid (101955) Bennu. It contains our best knowledge of the proper…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 39 cited

Detecting Earth's Temporarily-Captured Natural Satellites - Minimoons

Bryce Bolin, Robert Jedicke, Mikael Granvik +7

We present a study on the discoverability of temporarily captured orbiters (TCOs) by present day or near-term anticipated ground-based and space-based facilities. TCOs (Granvik et…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 245 cited

Orbit and Bulk Density of the OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroid (101955) Bennu

Steven R. Chesley, Davide Farnocchia, Michael C. Nolan +13

The target asteroid of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, (101955) Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ), is a half-kilometer near-Earth asteroid with an extraordinarily well…