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astro-ph.EP2014★ 51 cited
Observations of "Fresh" and Weathered Surfaces on Asteroid Pairs and Their Implications on the Rotational-Fission Mechanism
David Polishook, Nicholas Moskovitz, Richard P. Binzel +4
The rotational-fission of a rubble-pile asteroid can result in an "asteroid pair", two un-bound asteroids sharing similar orbits. This mechanism might exposes material that previou…
astro-ph.EP2011
Spin vector and shape of (6070) Rheinland and their implications
David Vokrouhlicky, Josef Durech, David Polishook +12
Main belt asteroids (6070) Rheinland and (54827) 2001NQ8 belong to a small population of couples of bodies which reside on very similar heliocentric orbits. Vokrouhlicky & Nesvorny…