Up Close with an Active Asteroid
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DOI: 10.1029/2020eo148582
Abstract: A new journal special collection investigates the ejection of particles from the asteroid Bennu and the implications of these observations for asteroid science. read more here.
Keywords: close active; active asteroid;
Physical characterization of the active asteroid (6478) Gault
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab2111
Abstract: We report dense light-curve photometry, BVRc colours and phase–mag curve of (6478) Gault, an active asteroid with sporadic comet-like ejection of dust. We collected optical observations along the 2020 July–November months during which the asteroid… read more here.
Keywords: phase; active asteroid; asteroid; gault ... See more keywords