The Cybele and Hilda dynamical groups delimit the outer edge of the asteroid belt. Their compositional distribution is a key element to constrain evolutionary...
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PublicationPRIMASS visits Hilda and Cybele groups
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PublicationResonance scattering polarization in the magnetosphere of Mercury
The conditions of the exosphere of Mercury constitute a prime example of a magnetosphere subject to space weather. We aim at improving the diagnostic of the...
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PublicationResurfacing processes constrained by crater distribution on Ryugu
Understanding the geological modification processes on asteroids is fundamental for elucidating their surface evolution. Images of small asteroids from...
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PublicationResurfacing processes on asteroid (162173) Ryugu caused by an artificial impact of Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor
The resurfacing process on Ryugu accompanying the artificial impact crater formation by Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) was studied by comparing pre-...
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PublicationSpectral characterization of the craters of Ryugu as observed by the NIRS3 instrument on-board Hayabusa2
C-type rubble pile asteroid (162173) Ryugu was observed and characterized up close for a year and a half by the instruments on-board the Japanese Aerospace...
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PublicationSpectral clustering tools applied to Ceres in preparation for OSIRIS-REx color imaging of asteroid (101955) Bennu
The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission is investigating primitive near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. Thousands of images will be acquired by the MapCam...
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PublicationSpectral diversity of the inner belt primitive asteroid background population
We present new near-infrared spectra of 55 objects observed using the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, along with visible...
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PublicationSpin-driven evolution of asteroids' top-shapes at fast and slow spins seen from (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu
Proximity observations by OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 provided clues on the shape evolution processes of the target asteroids, (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu...
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PublicationSpins and shapes of basaltic asteroids and the missing mantle problem
Basaltic V-type asteroids are common in the inner part of the Main Asteroid Belt and much less abundant in the mid and outer parts. They are of scientific...