Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Atmospheric Science
Research interest
Research interests include Asteroid, Geology, Astrobiology, Physics, Regolith, and Impact crater.
The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
Numerical simulations suggest asteroids (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu are likely second or later generation rubble piles
Rocks with Extremely Low Thermal Inertia at the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site on Asteroid Bennu
Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence
OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid Apophis
Planetary Radar—State-of-the-Art Review
Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu’s near subsurface revealed by spacecraft contact
Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit
Global geologic map of asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates heterogeneous resurfacing in the past 500,000 years
The Formation of Terraces on Asteroid (101955) Bennu
Arecibo Planetary Radar Observations of Near-Earth Asteroids: 2017 December–2019 December
Assessing the Sampleability of Bennu’s Surface for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Shape Modeling of Dimorphos for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)
Geologic Context of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site from High-resolution Topography and Imaging
High‐Resolution Thermophysical Analysis of the OSIRIS‐REx Sample Site and Three Other Regions of Interest on Bennu
Particle Size-Frequency Distributions of the OSIRIS-REx Candidate Sample Sites on Asteroid (101955) Bennu
Modified granular impact force laws for the OSIRIS-REx touchdown on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Validation of Stereophotoclinometric Shape Models of Asteroid (101955) Bennu during the OSIRIS-REx Mission
Rotational states and shapes of Ryugu and Bennu: Implications for interior structure and strength
Detection of the YORP effect on the contact binary (68346) 2001 KZ66 from combined radar and optical observations
Apophis 2029: Decadal Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense
Impact-crater ejecta on Bennu indicate a surface with very low strength
Radar observations and a physical model of binary near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, target of the DART mission
Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Asteroid (101955) Bennu’s weak boulders and thermally anomalous equator
Bennu’s near-Earth lifetime of 1.75 million years inferred from craters on its boulders
Global Patterns of Recent Mass Movement on Asteroid (101955) Bennu
Heterogeneous mass distribution of the rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu
Exogenic basalt on asteroid (101955) Bennu
Hemispherical differences in the shape and topography of asteroid (101955) Bennu