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(a) Topography of the Iani Chaos basin derived ...

(a) Topography of the Iani Chaos basin derived from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter data, w...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Spectral signatures of mineral units in CRISM i...

Spectral signatures of mineral units in CRISM image FRT000134D2. (a) Relative CRISM I/F ...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Spectral signatures of mineral units 5–7 in CRI...

Spectral signatures of mineral units 5–7 in CRISM images FRT00008158 and FRT00011242. (a...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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High-resolution images (CTX and HiRISE). (a) Be...

High-resolution images (CTX and HiRISE). (a) Belén crater. (b) Close-up view of dissecte...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Spectral signatures of distinct units in CRISM ...

Spectral signatures of distinct units in CRISM image FRT000134D2. Dotted curves show CRI...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Views of CRISM images parameter maps illustrati...

Views of CRISM images parameter maps illustrating different mineral units. Columns repre...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Interpretative cross sections based on CTX topo...

Interpretative cross sections based on CTX topographic profiles extracted from the CTX D...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Raw CRISM spectra extracted from all spectral u...

Raw CRISM spectra extracted from all spectral units in this study (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Geomorphological map of Belén crater in Iani Ch...

Geomorphological map of Belén crater in Iani Chaos, displayed on CTX mosaic images. Loca...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Location of CRISM image cubes investigated in t...

Location of CRISM image cubes investigated in this study: FRT000134D, centered on the cr...

M. C. Rojas et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Postfit R.A. and decl. O–C residuals from the l...

Postfit R.A. and decl. O–C residuals from the latest orbit determination solution.

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Initial orbit for Hayabusa2 extended mission.

Initial orbit for Hayabusa2 extended mission.

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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2024 YR4 impact trajectories in J2000EC system ...

2024 YR4 impact trajectories in J2000EC system (left: Case 1, right: Case 2).

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Trajectory sequence of the Hayabusa2 extended m...

Trajectory sequence of the Hayabusa2 extended mission.

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Expansion mission trajectory after Trifune flyby.

Expansion mission trajectory after Trifune flyby.

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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1σ error ellipses of Hayabusa2 on the YR4 B-pla...

1σ error ellipses of Hayabusa2 on the YR4 B-plane at each impact epoch: (left) 2028 Sept...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Approach trajectory in a coordinate system with...

Approach trajectory in a coordinate system with the Sun and 2024 YR4 fixed. The coordina...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Deflection of the nominal trajectory of 2024 YR...

Deflection of the nominal trajectory of 2024 YR4 on the Earth’s B-plane for different im...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Nominal orbit of 2024 YR4 and 3σ uncertainty re...

Nominal orbit of 2024 YR4 and 3σ uncertainty region on the Earth B-plane evaluated at th...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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A representative case demonstrating effective o...

A representative case demonstrating effective orbit deflection by a Hayabusa2 impact. Th...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Deflection of the nominal trajectory of 2024 YR...

Deflection of the nominal trajectory of 2024 YR4 on the lunar B-plane for different impa...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Apparent magnitude of 2024 YR4 from 12 hr befor...

Apparent magnitude of 2024 YR4 from 12 hr before impact (left: Case 1, right: Case 2). R...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Schematic illustration of the velocity change o...

Schematic illustration of the velocity change of 2024 YR4 for different impact efficienc...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Nominal orbit of 2024 YR4 and 3σ uncertainty re...

Nominal orbit of 2024 YR4 and 3σ uncertainty region on the lunar B-plane evaluated at th...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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Predicted apparent V magnitude of asteroid 2024...

Predicted apparent V magnitude of asteroid 2024 YR4 (black curve) overlaid with the Sun–...

Kaho Nakagawa et al, The Planetary Science Journal 7 5

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