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Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples

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The Importance of Phobos Sample Return for Understanding the Mars-Moon System

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The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

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Influence of petrographic textures on the shapes of impact experiment fine fragments measuring several tens of microns: Comparison with Itokawa regolith particles

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Nanomorphology of Itokawa regolith particles: Application to space-weathering processes affecting the Itokawa asteroid

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Fragment shapes in impact experiments ranging from cratering to catastrophic disruption

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(2016) Carle M. Pieters et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS

Grain-scale thermoelastic stresses and spatiotemporal temperature gradients on airless bodies, implications for rock breakdown

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Thermal fatigue as the origin of regolith on small asteroids

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Three-Dimensional Structure of Hayabusa Samples: Origin and Evolution of Itokawa Regolith

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Characterization of Lunar Dust for Toxicological Studies. II: Texture and Shape Characteristics

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3D Shape Characterization and Image-Based DEM Simulation of the Lunar Soil Simulant FJS-1

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