A 2km-size asteroid challenging the rubble-pile spin barrier - A case for cohesion

A 2km-size asteroid challenging the rubble-pile spin barrier - A case for cohesion

The rubble pile spin barrier is an upper limit on the rotation rate of asteroids larger than ~200-300. m. Among thousands of asteroids with diameters larger than ~300. m, only a handful of asteroids are known to rotate faster than 2.0. h, all are in the sub-km range (≤0.6. km). Here we present photo...

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Main Authors: Polishook, D. (Author), Moskovitz, N. (Author), Hinkle, M.L (Author), Lockhart, M. (Author), Mommert, M. (Author), Thirouin, A. (Author), Thomas, C.A (Author), Trilling, D. (Author), Willman, M. (Author), Aharonson, O. (Author), Binzel, Richard P (Contributor), Burt, Brian (Contributor), DeMeo, Francesca E (Contributor), Person, Michael J (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2018-04-20T20:17:34Z.
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