Dust at the Martian moons and in the circummartian space
Published in Planetary and Space Science
A modified “Type I migration” model for propeller moons in Saturn's rings
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We propose a mechanism for the observed non-keplerian motion (Tiscareno et al., 2010a) of “propeller” moons embedded in Saturn s rings. Our mechanism, in which radial variations in surface density–external to, and unaffected by, the embedded moon–result in an equilibrium semimajor axis for the moon due to “Type I” angular momentum exchange (Crida e...
Perchlorate induced low temperature carbonate decomposition in the Mars Phoenix Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) ...
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Scientific rationale for Saturn׳ s in situ exploration
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Remote sensing observations meet some limitations when used to study the bulk atmospheric composition of the giant planets of our solar system. A remarkable example of the superiority of in situ probe measurements is illustrated by the exploration of Jupiter, where key measurements such as the determination of the noble gases׳ abundances and the pr...
Occultation evidence for a satellite of the Trojan asteroid (911) Agamemnon
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On 2012 January 19, observers in the northeastern United States of America observed an occultation of 8.0-mag HIP 41337 star by the Jupiter–Trojan (911) Agamemnon, including one video recorded with a 36 cm telescope that shows a deep brief secondary occultation that is likely due to a satellite, of about 5 km (most likely 3–10 km) across, at 278±5 ...
2007 Mutual events within the binary system of (22) Kalliope
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In 2007, the asteroid Kalliope will reach one of its annual equinoxes. As a consequence, its small satellite Linus orbiting in the equatorial plane will undergo a season of mutual eclipses and occultations very similar to the one that the Galilean satellites undergo every 6 years. This paper is aimed at preparing a campaign of observations of these...
The Mars Oxidant Experiment (MOx) for Mars 96
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Glacial Paleoenvironments on Mars Revealed by the Paucity of Hydrated Silicates in the Noachian Crust of the Northern Lo...
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Formation of the “ponds” on asteroid (433) Eros by fluidization
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The “ponds” on asteroid (433) Eros are fine-grained deposits approximating flat (quasi-equipotential) surfaces with respect to local topographic depressions (eg, craters) in spacecraft images. These ponds are discussed in the context of laboratory simulation experiments, crater-related ponded and pitted deposits observed on Mars and Vesta, terrestr...
Decomposition of mineral absorption bands using nonlinear least squares curve fitting: application to Martian meteorites...
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