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Understanding Asteroid 16 Psyche’s composition through 3D impact crater modeling by Caldwell, Wendy K., Hunter, Abigail, Plesko, Catherine S., Wirkus, Stephen

“…Asteroid 16 Psyche is the largest M-type (metallic) Main Belt Asteroid (MBA). Radar albedo data indicate Psyche’s surface is rich in metallic content, but…”
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Benchmarking Numerical Methods for Impact and Cratering Applications by Caldwell, Wendy K., Euser, Bryan, Plesko, Catherine S., Larmat, Carene, Lei, Zhou, Knight, Earl E., Rougier, Esteban, Hunter, Abigail

“…Large scale computational models are important for studying impact cratering events that are prevalent both on Earth and, more broadly, in this solar system…”
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Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Impulse-dependent response and the physical properties of asteroids by Dearborn, David S.P., Bruck Syal, Megan, Barbee, Brent W., Gisler, Galen, Greenaugh, Kevin, Howley, Kirsten M., Leung, Ronald, Lyzhoft, Joshua, Miller, Paul L., Nuth, Joseph A., Plesko, Catherine S., Seery, Bernard D., Wasem, Joseph V., Weaver, Robert P., Zebenay, Melak

“…Though rare, asteroid impacts are inevitable, and with the current state of technology, kinetic impactors are the preferred but not the complete solution. If…”
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Predictions for the LCROSS mission by KORYCANSKY, D. G., PLESKO, Catherine S., JUTZI, Martin, ASPHAUG, Erik, COLAPRETE, Anthony

“…— We describe the results of a variety of model calculations for predictions of observable results of the LCROSS mission to be launched in 2009. Several models…”
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Planetary Defense Mitigation Gateway: A One-Stop Gateway for Pertinent PD-Related Contents by Shams, Ishan, Li, Yun, Yang, Jingchao, Yu, Manzhu, Yang, Chaowei, Bambacus, Myra, Lewis, Ruthan, Nuth, Joseph A., Oman, Luke, Leung, Ronald, Seery, Bernard D., Plesko, Catherine, Greenaugh, Kevin C., Syal, Megan B.

“…Planetary Defense (PD) has become a critical effort of protecting our home planet by discovering potentially hazardous objects (PHOs), simulating the potential…”
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Exploring density and strength variations in asteroid 16 Psyche’s composition with 3D hydrocode modeling of its deepest impact structure by Caldwell, Wendy K., Hunter, Abigail, Plesko, Catherine S.

“…Asteroid 16 Psyche is the largest metallic Main Belt Asteroid and is the subject of a forthcoming NASA mission. The composition of Psyche is still unknown and…”
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Exploring density and strength variations in asteroid 16 Psyche’s composition with 3D hydrocode modeling of its deepest impact structure by Caldwell, Wendy K., Hunter, Abigail, Plesko, Catherine S.

“…Asteroid 16 Psyche is the largest metallic Main Belt Asteroid and is the subject of a forthcoming NASA mission. The composition of Psyche is still unknown and…”
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A finite scale model for shock structure by Margolin, Len G., Plesko, Catherine Suzanne, Reisner, Jon Michael

“…In this paper we explore the use of a finite scale model of fluid dynamics to predict the finite structure of a shock wave in a perfect gas. We begin by…”
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Automated feature detection and hydrocode modeling of impact-related structures on Mars by Plesko, Catherine S

“…A substantial amount of evidence has accumulated over the past two decades for the presence and persistence of liquid water on the surface of Mars early in its…”
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Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Mission planning and vehicle design for flexible response by Barbee, Brent W., Syal, Megan Bruck, Dearborn, David, Gisler, Galen, Greenaugh, Kevin, Howley, Kirsten M., Leung, Ron, Lyzhoft, Josh, Miller, Paul L., Nuth, Joseph A., Plesko, Catherine, Seery, Bernard D., Wasem, Joseph, Weaver, Robert P., Zebenay, Melak

“…This paper is part of an integrated study by NASA and the NNSA to quantitatively understand the response timeframe should a threatening Earth-impacting…”
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Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Impulse-dependent response and the physical properties of asteroids by Dearborn, David S. P., Bruck Syal, Megan, Barbee, Brent W., Gisler, Galen, Greenaugh, Kevin, Howley, Kirsten M., Leung, Ronald, Lyzhoft, Joshua, Miller, Paul L., Nuth, Joseph A., Plesko, Catherine S., Seery, Bernard D., Wasem, Joseph V., Weaver, Robert P., Zebenay, Melak

“…In this paper we discuss that though rare, asteroid impacts are inevitable, and with the current state of technology, kinetic impactors are the preferred but…”
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Three-dimensional simulations of oblique asteroid impacts into water by Gisler, Galen R., Heberling, Tamra, Plesko, Catherine S., Weaver, Robert P.

“…Waves generated by impacts into oceans may represent the most significant danger from near-earth asteroids and comets. For impacts near populated shores, the…”
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Options and Uncertainties in Planetary Defense: Mission Planning and Vehicle Design for Flexible Response by Barbee, Brent W., Syal, Megan Bruck, Dearborn, David, Gisler, Galen, Greenaugh, Kevin, Howley, Kirsten M., Leung, Ron, Lyzhoft, Josh, Miller, Paul L, Nuth, Joseph A, Plesko, Catherine, Seery, Bernard D., Wasem, Joseph, Weaver, Robert P., Zebenay, Melak Mekonen

“…This paper is part of an integrated study by NASA and the NNSA to quantitatively understand the response timeframe should a threatening Earth-impacting…”
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Options and Uncertainties in Planetary Defense: Mission Planning and Vehicle Design for Flexible Response by Barbee, Brent W., Bruck Syal, Megan, Deaborn, David, Gisler, Galen, Greenaugh, Kevin, Howley, Kirsten M., Leung, Ronald Y., Lyzhoft, Joshua R., Miller, Paul, Nuth, Joseph A., Plesko, Catherine, Seery, Bernard, Wasem, Joseph, Weaver, Rober, Zebenay, Melak

“…This paper is part of an integrated study by NASA and the NNSA to quantitatively understand the response timeframe should a threatening Earth-impacting…”
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Investigations of short warning time response options for hazardous near-Earth objects by Seery, Bernard, Barbee, Brent, Nuth, Joseph, Oman, Luke, Boslough, Mark, Miller, Paul, Plesko, Catherine, Weaver, Robert

“…This paper describes an assessment of capabilities for two planetary defense techniques: Kinetic Energy Impactors (KEIs) and Nuclear Explosive Devices (NEDs),…”
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Multi-organization - Multi-discipline effort developing a mitigation concept for planetary defense by Leung, Ronald Y., Barbee, Brent W., Seery, Bernard D., Bambacus, Myra, Finewood, Lee, Greenaugh, Kevin C., Lewis, Anthony, Dearborn, David S. P., Miller, Paul L., Weaver, Robert P., Plesko, Catherine

“…There have been significant recent efforts in addressing mitigation approaches to neutralize Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHA). One such research effort…”
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An architecture for mitigating near earth object's impact to the earth by Yang, Chaowei Phil, Manzhu Yu, Mengchao Xu, Yongyao Jiang, Han Qin, Yun Li, Bambacus, Myra, Leung, Ronald Y., Barbee, Brent W., Nuth, Joseph A., Seery, Bernard, Bertini, Nicolas, Dearborn, David S. P., Piccione, Mike, Culbertson, Rob, Plesko, Catherine

“…Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), like species extinction events, present a great threat to our home planet and human kind. The motivation of designing this…”
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