Oddly coherent, this issue (May 2024, vol. 685) of Astronomy & Astrophysics: Poggiali, G. Fossi, L. Wargnier, A. et al. Grain size effects on the infrared spectrum of mineral mixt… A14 202347681 Alvarez-Candal, A. The multiwavelength phase curves of small… Read More »Note, Paper: A ‘n’ A- Grain Papers
Monthly Notices RAS, like Acta Astronautica, comes in three “issues” per “month” (since they’re virtual anyway). Here’s vol. 529, #4: April 2024- Betzler, A. S. Sekiguchi, T. A statistical analysis of over three thousand meteors and their spect… p. 3408… Read More »Note, Paper: Mo. Astr.’s more ash
Since I posted from M&PS, here’s more of April: Burbine, T. H. Greenwood, R. C. Zhang, B. et al. How many Vesta-like bodies existed in … p. 878 14134 Rubin, A. E. Turrin, B. D. Nature and timing of a… Read More »Note, Paper: Meteoritics APR
A new paper in Meteoritics & Planetary Science brings up a key issue: Michalik, T. Maturilli, A. Cloutis, E. A. et al. 05 April 2024 Laboratory VIS-NIR reflectance measurements of heated Vesta regolith… 14156 Water on Vesta. Water on the… Read More »Moat Paper: Vesta’s Water
There has been a recurring theme through the past, oh, 15 years or more of Small-Body science. The April issue (vol. 243) of Planetary and Space Science is like heavy rotation: Kokhirova, G. I. Zhonmuhammadi, A. I. Khamroev, U. H.… Read More »Comet-Asteroids by Shower (Mote Paper)
Icarus, the Solar System Astronomy journal, has some worthy papers as you might expect. First, a holdover from the “March” Icarus issue (vol. 410- not like months are even relevant any more for a virtual “issue”): Kamada, A. Kuroda, T.… Read More »Note, Paper: Icarus and the water
Recently-discovered asteroid 2024 BX1 is… no more, it’s now meteorites (somewhere). Discovered just last week by Krisztián Sárneczky, of Hungary’s Konkoly Observatory, the object entered over eastern Germany and appeared as an obvious fireball. This is Sárneczky’s third pre-impact detection;… Read More »Ein Asteroid Impaktor… und Meteoriten?