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M. C. Nolan

University of Arizona · US
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Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Atmospheric Science
Research interest
Research interests include Asteroid, Geology, Astrobiology, Physics, Regolith, and Impact crater.
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citations
6,517
works
75
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Recent publications

The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos
Nature Communications 2024cited by 45position: middledoi
Numerical simulations suggest asteroids (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu are likely second or later generation rubble piles
Nature Communications 2024cited by 22position: middledoi
Rocks with Extremely Low Thermal Inertia at the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site on Asteroid Bennu
The Planetary Science Journal 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence
Nature 2023cited by 240position: middledoi
OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid Apophis
The Planetary Science Journal 2023cited by 42position: middledoi
Planetary Radar—State-of-the-Art Review
Remote Sensing 2023cited by 15position: middledoi
Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu’s near subsurface revealed by spacecraft contact
Science Advances 2022cited by 75position: middledoi
Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit
Nature Geoscience 2022cited by 38position: middledoi
Global geologic map of asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates heterogeneous resurfacing in the past 500,000 years
Icarus 2022cited by 31position: middledoi
The Formation of Terraces on Asteroid (101955) Bennu
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2022cited by 28position: middledoi
Arecibo Planetary Radar Observations of Near-Earth Asteroids: 2017 December–2019 December
The Planetary Science Journal 2022cited by 28position: middledoi
Assessing the Sampleability of Bennu’s Surface for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Space Science Reviews 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Shape Modeling of Dimorphos for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)
The Planetary Science Journal 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
Geologic Context of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site from High-resolution Topography and Imaging
The Planetary Science Journal 2022cited by 17position: middledoi
High‐Resolution Thermophysical Analysis of the OSIRIS‐REx Sample Site and Three Other Regions of Interest on Bennu
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Particle Size-Frequency Distributions of the OSIRIS-REx Candidate Sample Sites on Asteroid (101955) Bennu
Remote Sensing 2021cited by 54position: middledoi
Modified granular impact force laws for the OSIRIS-REx touchdown on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2021cited by 46position: middledoi
Validation of Stereophotoclinometric Shape Models of Asteroid (101955) Bennu during the OSIRIS-REx Mission
The Planetary Science Journal 2021cited by 35position: middledoi
Rotational states and shapes of Ryugu and Bennu: Implications for interior structure and strength
Planetary and Space Science 2021cited by 26position: middledoi
Detection of the YORP effect on the contact binary (68346) 2001 KZ66 from combined radar and optical observations
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2021cited by 20position: middledoi
Apophis 2029: Decadal Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense
2021cited by 10position: middledoi
Impact-crater ejecta on Bennu indicate a surface with very low strength
Research Square 2021cited by 2position: middledoi
Radar observations and a physical model of binary near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, target of the DART mission
Icarus 2020cited by 149position: middledoi
Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Science 2020cited by 137position: middledoi
Asteroid (101955) Bennu’s weak boulders and thermally anomalous equator
Science Advances 2020cited by 136position: middledoi
Bennu’s near-Earth lifetime of 1.75 million years inferred from craters on its boulders
Nature 2020cited by 99position: middledoi
Global Patterns of Recent Mass Movement on Asteroid (101955) Bennu
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2020cited by 92position: middledoi
Heterogeneous mass distribution of the rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu
Science Advances 2020cited by 90position: middledoi
Exogenic basalt on asteroid (101955) Bennu
Nature Astronomy 2020cited by 86position: middledoi
Hemispherical differences in the shape and topography of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Science Advances 2020cited by 80position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

D. S. Lauretta · Planetary Science Institute28 papers (2013–2024)M. G. Daly · University of Arizona21 papers (2016–2024)O. S. Barnouin · University of Arizona20 papers (2016–2022)K. J. Walsh · Southwest Research Institute16 papers (2016–2024)Patrick Michel · University of Arizona15 papers (2013–2024)Daniel J. Scheeres · University of Arizona13 papers (2013–2021) · 12 papers (2017–2022)R. T. Daly · Brown University11 papers (2019–2022)Ronald‐Louis Ballouz · Johns Hopkins University10 papers (2020–2024)J. A. Seabrook · York University10 papers (2017–2022)E. S. Howell · University of Arizona10 papers (2013–2021)C. L. Johnson · Planetary Science Institute10 papers (2017–2022)E. R. Jawin · University of Arizona10 papers (2018–2024)W. F. Bottke · Southwest Research Institute9 papers (2014–2024)M. Al Asad · Brown University9 papers (2019–2022)Jon D. Giorgini · California Institute of Technology9 papers (2013–2020)E. E. Palmer · Planetary Science Institute9 papers (2019–2022)Joshua P. Emery · University of Arizona8 papers (2014–2024)B. Rozitis · University of Tennessee at Knoxville8 papers (2014–2024)D. N. DellaGiustina · Planetary Science Institute8 papers (2018–2024)
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