Search Results - "Sykes, M.V."
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Bright carbonate surfaces on Ceres as remnants of salt-rich water fountains
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-03-2019)“…•Vinalia and Cerealia Faculae on Ceres have a common carbonate composition and a variety of morphologies and topographies.•We considered the ejection and…”
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Dawn mission's search for satellites of Ceres: Intact protoplanets don't have satellites
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-12-2018)“…•A search for satellites of Ceres was conducted as part of NASA's Dawn mission.•The search is complete to a distance of 15 Ceres radii.•No satellites larger…”
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FC colour images of dwarf planet Ceres reveal a complicated geological history
Published in Planetary and space science (01-12-2016)“…The dwarf planet Ceres (equatorial diameter 963km) is the largest object that has remained in the main asteroid belt (Russell and Raymond, 2012), while most…”
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The dynamical environment of Dawn at Vesta
Published in Planetary and space science (01-10-2010)“…Dawn is the first NASA mission to operate in the vicinity of the two most massive asteroids in the main belt, Ceres and Vesta. This double-rendezvous mission…”
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Sublimation in bright spots on Ceres
Published in Nature (London) (10-12-2015)“…The dwarf planet (1) Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt (1) with a mean diameter of about 950 kilometres, is located at a mean distance from…”
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Mid-infrared lightcurve of Vesta
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-09-2011)“…► A thermal mid-infrared lightcurve of Asteroid Vesta is presented. ► Vesta’s average STM beaming parameter is higher than other Main Belt Asteroids. ► Vesta’s…”
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Dawn: A journey in space and time
Published in Planetary and space science (01-04-2004)“…By successively orbiting both 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres the Dawn mission directly addresses the long-standing goals of understanding the origin and evolution of the…”
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Exploring the asteroid belt with ion propulsion: Dawn mission history, status and plans
Published in Advances in space research (2007)“…In this report, we describe the journey Dawn has taken in the recent past, its present status, and its future mission. The overall objective of Dawn is to…”
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Dawn Discovery mission to Vesta and Ceres: Present status
Published in Advances in space research (2006)“…Dawn, the ninth Discovery mission, is a journey to the main belt asteroids Vesta and Ceres to attempt to understand the building blocks of the solar system and…”
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Ceres: High-resolution imaging with HST and the determination of physical properties
Published in Advances in space research (2006)“…Nine HST orbits have been used to image Ceres using the High Resolution Camera of the Advanced Camera for Surveys. Two hundred and fifty-nine images in three…”
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Services of the Small Bodies Node of the Planetary Data System
Published in Planetary and space science (1996)“…This article is an overview of the Small Bodies Node (SBN) of the Planetary Data System to inform the community about the services and data available. Datasets…”
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