2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
A 3D thermophysical model for binary asteroid systems: Application to the BYORP effect on (175706) 1996 FG3
Kya C. Sorli, Paul O. Hayne, Rachel H. Cueva +3
Differential heating and radiation on asymmetric asteroids can cause measurable changes in their rotation rates and spin axes, known as the YORP effect. In binary systems, such rad…
astro-ph.EP2024
BYORP and Dissipation in Binary Asteroids: Lessons from DART
Matija Äuk, Harrison Agrusa, Rachel H. Cueva +10
The Near-Earth binary asteroid Didymos was the target of a planetary defense demonstration mission DART in September 2022. The smaller binary component, Dimorphos, was impacted by…