This comprehensive study delves into the significance of asteroid research and proposes a
systematic classification consisting of seven distinct categories. Initially, a concise definition …

Abstract The Lucy Mission is a NASA Discovery-class mission to send a highly capable and
robust spacecraft to investigate seven primitive bodies near both the L 4 and L 5 Lagrange …

The typically dark surface of the dwarf planet Ceres is punctuated by areas of much higher
albedo, most prominently in the Occator crater. These small bright areas have been …

Remote observations of the asteroid (1) Ceres from ground-and space-based telescopes
have provided its approximate density and shape, leading to a range of models for the …

On 6 March 2015, Dawn arrived at Ceres to find a dark, desiccated surface punctuated by
small, bright areas. Parts of Ceres' surface are heavily cratered, but the largest expected …

INTRODUCTION The surface of the dwarf planet Ceres is known to host phyllosilicate
minerals, but their distribution and origin have not previously been determined …

While grounded in the hard sciences of physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy, as well
as well-accepted principles in the life sciences, astrobiology remains the most speculative of …

Ceres is the largest body in the asteroid belt with a radius of approximately 470 km. In part
due to its large mass, Ceres more closely approaches hydrostatic equilibrium than major …

INTRODUCTION Thermochemical models have predicted that the dwarf planet Ceres has,
to some extent, formed a mantle. Moreover, due to viscous relaxation, these models indicate …

INTRODUCTION Classic volcanism prevalent on terrestrial planets and volatile-poor
protoplanets, such as asteroid Vesta, is based on silicate chemistry and is often expressed …