N-body simulations with Swiftest show that surface regolith ejected from ellipsoidal Centaurs can form captured proto-ring disks, with highest efficiency from equatorial avalanches.
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New Gemini and JWST data show 450P/LONEOS has a 1.8 km nucleus, CO2 gas production of ~7e24 molec/s, water ice absorption, and activity consistent with CO2 release from crystallizing amorphous ice.
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Ejected Surface Regolith as a Potential Source Material for Centaur Rings
N-body simulations with Swiftest show that surface regolith ejected from ellipsoidal Centaurs can form captured proto-ring disks, with highest efficiency from equatorial avalanches.
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JWST and Gemini Observations of the Active Centaur 450P/LONEOS: Nucleus and Coma Characterizations
New Gemini and JWST data show 450P/LONEOS has a 1.8 km nucleus, CO2 gas production of ~7e24 molec/s, water ice absorption, and activity consistent with CO2 release from crystallizing amorphous ice.