A high-resolution 3D surface model, map-projected to a digital terrain model (DTM), and precisely ortho-rectified context images (orthoimages) of MASCOT landing...
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PublicationThe MASCOT landing area on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Stereo-photogrammetric analysis using images of the ONC onboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft
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PublicationThe nature of comet-asteroid transition object (3200) Phaethon
Context: The study of asteroids that present sporadic cometary activity is of fundamental importance to address several astronomical problems including the end...
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PublicationThe Origin of Asteroid 101955 (1999 RQ36)
Near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 101955 (1999 RQ36; henceforth RQ36) is especially accessible to spacecraft and is the primary target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample...
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PublicationThe Origin of Asteroid 162173 (1999 JU3)
Near-Earth asteroid (162173) 1999 JU3 (henceforth JU3) is a potentially hazardous asteroid and the target of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's...
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PublicationThe Second International Asteroid Warning Network Timing Campaign: 2005 LW3
The Earth close approach of near-Earth asteroid 2005 LW3 on 2022 November 23 represented a good opportunity for a second observing campaign to test the timing...
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PublicationThe size distribution of asteroids in cometary orbits and related populations
Aims.In this work we study the cumulative size distribution of the population of asteroids in cometary orbits (ACOs), aiming to discriminate its cometary or...
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PublicationThe spectroscopic properties of the Lixiaohua family, cradle of Main Belt Comets
The Lixiaohua collisional family lies in the Outer Main Belt, close to the well characterized Themis primitive class family. It is one of the only three...
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PublicationThe Splitting of Double-component Active Asteroid P/2016 J1 (PANSTARRS)
We present deep imaging observations, orbital dynamics, and dust-tail model analyses of the double-component asteroid P/2016 J1 (J1-A and J1-B). The...
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PublicationThe stellar occultation by (319) Leona on 2023 September 13 in preparation for the occultation of Betelgeuse
On 2023 December 12, the star α Orionis will be occulted by asteroid (319) Leona. This represents an extraordinary and unique opportunity to analyse the...