Mineral mapping of a planetary surface is of prime importance to better understanding its composition and constraining its geologic evolution. Visible......
We designed a laboratory visible-to-near-infrared (VNIR) hyperspectral experiment to test the effectiveness of factor analysis/target transformation f......
In this paper, the effect on the tidal response of the low-viscosity zone in the deep interior of the Moon is investigated based on hypothetical tempe......
"Brain terrain" is a type of patterned ground composed of sinuous ridges and troughs. It is widespread in mid-high latitude regions on Mars and has be......
The minor planets on orbits that are dynamically stable in Neptune's 1:1 resonance on Gyr timescales were likely em:laced by Neptune's outward migrati......
Asteroid impacts pose a major threat to all life on Earth. Deflecting an asteroid on an impact trajectory is critical to mitigating this threat. A kin......
Jamsite is a common sulfate mineral on Mars. However, there are limited exposures of jarosite in ancient (pre-Cenozoic) sedimentary rocks on Earth, an......
Extraterrestrial materials collected by sample return exploration missions have advanced our understanding of planetary formation and evolution in a p......
The future of crewed space exploration will rely heavily on resources in extraterrestrial objects. In-situ resource utilization technology enables the......
Asteroid 2016 HO3 is a fast-rotating Near-Earth asteroid (NEA), and a potential target for future exploration. Studying the surface of this asteroid a......
The dark asteroid (101955) Bennu studied by NASA' s OSIRIS-REx mission has a boulder-rich and apparently dust-poor surface, providing a natural labora......
The possibility of OH/H2O formation on the lunar surface has been proposed because of the interaction between protons from the solar wind and oxygen i......
China's Chang' e-4 mission has carried out the first ever lunar farside landing exploration on the floor of the Von Karmen crater, a geologically comp......
Von Karman crater's floor was flooded with mare basalts during the Imbrian period. This site is the target of China's ongoing Chang'e-4 mission that i......
