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| The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes S Sugita, R Honda, T Morota, S Kameda, H Sawada, E Tatsumi, ... Science 364 (6437), eaaw0422, 2019 | 385 | 2019 |
| The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): planetary defense investigations and requirements AS Rivkin, NL Chabot, AM Stickle, CA Thomas, DC Richardson, ... The Planetary Science Journal 2 (5), 173, 2021 | 182 | 2021 |
| The dynamic geophysical environment of (101955) Bennu based on OSIRIS-REx measurements DJ Scheeres, JW McMahon, AS French, DN Brack, SR Chesley, ... Nature Astronomy 3 (4), 352-361, 2019 | 180 | 2019 |
| Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence RT Daly, CM Ernst, OS Barnouin, NL Chabot, AS Rivkin, AF Cheng, ... Nature 616 (7957), 443-447, 2023 | 179 | 2023 |
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| Radar observations and a physical model of binary near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, target of the DART mission SP Naidu, LAM Benner, M Brozovic, MC Nolan, SJ Ostro, JL Margot, ... Icarus 348, 113777, 2020 | 168 | 2020 |
| Boulder size and shape distributions on asteroid Ryugu T Michikami, C Honda, H Miyamoto, M Hirabayashi, A Hagermann, T Irie, ... Icarus 331, 179-191, 2019 | 142 | 2019 |
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| The geophysical environment of Bennu DJ Scheeres, SG Hesar, S Tardivel, M Hirabayashi, D Farnocchia, ... Icarus 276, 116-140, 2016 | 129 | 2016 |
| Collisional formation of top-shaped asteroids and implications for the origins of Ryugu and Bennu P Michel, RL Ballouz, OS Barnouin, M Jutzi, KJ Walsh, BH May, ... Nature Communications 11 (1), 2655, 2020 | 112 | 2020 |
| Internal structure of asteroids having surface shedding due to rotational instability M Hirabayashi, DP Sánchez, DJ Scheeres The Astrophysical Journal 808 (1), 63, 2015 | 93 | 2015 |
| Fission and reconfiguration of bilobate comets as revealed by 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko M Hirabayashi, DJ Scheeres, SR Chesley, S Marchi, JW McMahon, ... Nature 534 (7607), 352-355, 2016 | 87 | 2016 |
| Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos JY Li, M Hirabayashi, TL Farnham, JM Sunshine, MM Knight, G Tancredi, ... Nature 616 (7957), 452-456, 2023 | 85 | 2023 |
| Stress and failure analysis of rapidly rotating asteroid (29075) 1950 DA M Hirabayashi, DJ Scheeres The Astrophysical Journal Letters 798 (1), L8, 2014 | 84 | 2014 |
| Constraints on the physical properties of main belt comet P/2013 R3 from its breakup event M Hirabayashi, DJ Scheeres, DP Sánchez, T Gabriel The Astrophysical Journal Letters 789 (1), L12, 2014 | 81 | 2014 |
| The equilibrium size-frequency distribution of small craters reveals the effects of distal ejecta on lunar landscape morphology DA Minton, CI Fassett, M Hirabayashi, BA Howl, JE Richardson Icarus 326, 63-87, 2019 | 67 | 2019 |
| Impact gardening as a constraint on the age, source, and evolution of ice on Mercury and the Moon ES Costello, RR Ghent, M Hirabayashi, PG Lucey Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 125 (3), e2019JE006172, 2020 | 62 | 2020 |
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