Sabin-Viorel Anton, Bernardo Sousa Alves, Christian Siemes, Jose van den IJssel, Pieter N.A.M. Visser
{"title":"A wave scattering approach to modelling surface roughness in orbital aerodynamics","authors":"Sabin-Viorel Anton, Bernardo Sousa Alves, Christian Siemes, Jose van den IJssel, Pieter N.A.M. Visser","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.069","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.069","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing number of space objects in low-Earth orbit necessitates accurate orbit predictions to decrease the likelihood of operational disruptions. The challenges in accurately capturing how gas particles interact with the objects’ surfaces result in uncertainties in their aerodynamic coefficients, directly affecting the accuracy of orbital perturbation models. Currently, gas–solid boundary interactions are accounted for by empirical models like those proposed by Sentman and Cercignani-Lampis-Lord. These models have one or two adjustable parameters, typically tuned based on orbital tracking and acceleration data. However, these models are inadequate in accurately representing crucial processes at the gas–solid interface such as multiple reflections, shadowing, and backscattering resulting from the roughness of real surfaces. We propose a new, physics-based gas-surface interaction model that leverages electromagnetic wave theory to incorporate macroscopic effects on the gas particle scattering distribution resulting from surface roughness. Besides better describing the physics of gas-surface interaction, this model’s parameters can be determined by combining ground measurements to characterise the surface roughness and molecular dynamics simulations to specify the atomic-scale interaction. The model is verified for the entire parameter range using a test-particle Monte Carlo approach on a simulated rough surface. In addition, we successfully replicate several experimental results available in literature on the scattering of Argon and Helium on smooth and rough Kapton and Aluminium surfaces. We conclude by demonstrating the model’s effect on the aerodynamic coefficients for simple shapes and comparing these results with those produced with the Sentman and Cercignani-Lampis-Lord models, thereby demonstrating that previously observed inconsistencies between these models and tracking data of spherical satellites can be explained by surface roughness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 811-864"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Drivers of wildfire spatial expansion: Modeling insights from semi-arid oak forests of West Iran” [Adv. Space Res. 75(10) (2025) 7184–7194]","authors":"Akram Sadeghi , Mozhgan Ahmadi Nadoushan , Naser Ahmadi Sani","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 1","pages":"Page 563"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lukas Wueller , Xiaojian Xu , Wajiha Iqbal , Holly M. Brown , Carolyn H. van der Bogert , Teng Hu , Zhizhong Kang , Harald Hiesinger
{"title":"Science objectives and design reference mission to Rubin crater on Mons Amundsen near the south pole of the Moon","authors":"Lukas Wueller , Xiaojian Xu , Wajiha Iqbal , Holly M. Brown , Carolyn H. van der Bogert , Teng Hu , Zhizhong Kang , Harald Hiesinger","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.061","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.061","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a high-resolution geologic map of the Rubin crater region, located on Mons Amundsen, which has been identified as a promising site for future lunar exploration (AOI E in Wueller et al., 2024). We developed a design reference mission (DRM) to highlight the region’s potential for addressing key lunar science goals, particularly those related to the early lunar bombardment history, lunar crustal rocks, volatiles, impact processes at multiple scales, and regolith properties, as outlined by the National Research Council (2007). The Rubin crater, which formed about 1.58 billion years ago during the Eratosthenian period, excavated material from depths of up to ∼320 m, potentially reaching the underlying South Pole-Aitken (SPA) massif, Mons Amundsen. This makes the crater’s ejecta material, along with the Amundsen ejecta covering the massif, prime targets for sampling SPA-derived materials that can expand our understanding of early Solar System dynamics and the lunar cratering chronology. Additionally, the region hosts several permanently shadowed regions (PSRs), ideal for studying potential lunar volatiles and the processes affecting their distribution. The DRM proposes nine traverse options for exploration via walking EVAs, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), and LRV-assisted EVAs, with traverse lengths ranging from ∼3.6 km to ∼18.2 km. Each traverse is designed to sample diverse geologic units and address multiple scientific objectives. Given its scientific potential and favorable exploration conditions, the Rubin crater region is an ideal location for testing south polar landing operations, potentially paving the way for more complex missions, such as a Shackleton crater landing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 796-810"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Cinelli , Emiliano Ortore , Hanlun Lei , Christian Circi
{"title":"On the dynamics of a probe in the vicinity of a binary asteroid","authors":"Marco Cinelli , Emiliano Ortore , Hanlun Lei , Christian Circi","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper investigates the dynamics of a probe orbiting an oblate celestial body (primary) and affected by a perturbing body that is positioned on the equatorial plane of the primary. The perturbing body describes an orbit around the primary that is inner with respect to that of the probe, as often occurs in proximity to a binary asteroid. Accordingly, in the present study, the mathematics is applied to a probe moving in the vicinity of two celestial bodies having the same characteristics as the Binary Asteroid (65803), composed of Didymos and Dimorphos (secondary asteroid). In such a dynamical model, the inner disturbing potential related to the secondary asteroid is approximated up to the hexadecapole order and double-averaged to obtain the long-term equations for the motion of the probe. Then, the difference between the long-term dynamics and the non-averaged dynamics of the probe is evaluated, considering the influence coming from the oblateness of the primary asteroid on both the probe and the secondary.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 784-795"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chaoqian Xu , Zihuai Guo , Yibin Yao , Mingxian Hu , Peifen Pan
{"title":"Corrigendum to “A multipath mitigation method for significant environmental changes in deformation monitoring” [Adv. Space Res. 75(3) (2025) 2753–2763]","authors":"Chaoqian Xu , Zihuai Guo , Yibin Yao , Mingxian Hu , Peifen Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 1","pages":"Page 562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lijun Qian , Lihua Ou , Guoxin Li , Ying Chen , Bo Qian
{"title":"Optimizing the application of machine learning models in predicting landslide susceptibility using the information value model in Junlian County of Sichuan Basin","authors":"Lijun Qian , Lihua Ou , Guoxin Li , Ying Chen , Bo Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Constructing accurate landslide susceptibility models is crucial for effective landslide prevention. This study explores methods to enhance the accuracy of landslide susceptibility models. This paper focuses on Junlian County, Sichuan, as the study area. Initially, a landslide inventory was created using field surveys and historical records. Eight environmental factors were identified via correlation analysis: elevation, slope, aspect, stratigraphic lithology, and distances from faults, roads, rivers, and areas of land use. Subsequently, we constructed an information value model. For training the IV-RF model, non-landslide points in areas of low susceptibility were randomly selected at various ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5). The optimal ratio was used to develop coupled models (IV-RF, IV-LR, IV-SVM, IV-BP), comparing their accuracy and discussing the impact of environmental factors on landslide susceptibility. Results indicate that: (1) the highest prediction accuracy was achieved with a non-landslide ratio of 1:1; (2) the IV-RF model achieved the highest AUC of 0.994; and (3) the most significant factors influencing landslide distribution were stratigraphic lithology and river proximity, followed by elevation and fault distance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 699-717"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Riggi , L. Hertle , M. Abbrescia , C. Avanzini , L. Baldini , R. Baldini Ferroli , G. Batignani , M. Battaglieri , S. Boi , J. Boike , E. Bossini , F. Carnesecchi , D. Cavazza , C. Cicalò , L. Cifarelli , F. Coccetti , E. Coccia , A. Corvaglia , D. De Gruttola , S. De Pasquale , O. Pinazza
{"title":"High latitude observation of the Forbush decrease during the May 2024 solar storms with muon and neutron detectors on Svalbard","authors":"F. Riggi , L. Hertle , M. Abbrescia , C. Avanzini , L. Baldini , R. Baldini Ferroli , G. Batignani , M. Battaglieri , S. Boi , J. Boike , E. Bossini , F. Carnesecchi , D. Cavazza , C. Cicalò , L. Cifarelli , F. Coccetti , E. Coccia , A. Corvaglia , D. De Gruttola , S. De Pasquale , O. Pinazza","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During the series of intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections, that occurred in May 2024, a remarkable Forbush decrease in the cosmic ray flux was observed on the Earth. While this event was observed by particle detectors around the world, the archipelago of Svalbard was heavily exposed to it due to the weak geomagnetic shielding in the polar region. In this study, an analysis of the Forbush decrease event was carried out with a unique combination of muon and neutron detectors on Svalbard: at Ny-Ålesund three scintillator-based muon telescopes of the Extreme Energy Events (EEE) project, 14 channels of a Bonner Sphere neutron Spectrometer (BSS), and thermal and epithermal neutron sensors used for hydrological monitoring; and, at Barentsburg, a high-energy neutron monitor operated by the Polar Geophysical Institute. Most sensors showed significant responses and correlation during the event. The observed relative magnitude of the Forbush decrease was found to depend on the detector’s energy sensitivity and was <span><math><mrow><mo>≈</mo><mn>9</mn><mspace></mspace><mo>%</mo></mrow></math></span> for thermal neutrons, <span><math><mrow><mo>≈</mo><mn>8</mn><mspace></mspace><mo>%</mo></mrow></math></span> for high-energy neutrons, and <span><math><mrow><mo>≈</mo><mn>3</mn><mspace></mspace><mo>%</mo></mrow></math></span> for muons. The uncertainty of these results strongly depends on factors like the count rate, which ranged from <span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span> to <span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>5</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span> cph and resulted in a low signal-to-noise ratio particularly for the BSS. These multi-particle and multi-energy observations provide an unprecendented view on the Earth’s exposure to cosmic rays during solar events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 1225-1239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nizy Mathew , M. Ram Prabhu , V. Aasik , Fazil Mohammad , Dinakar Prasad Vajja , P.P. Pramod , Kiran John Antony , M. Satheesh Chandran , K.P. Subhajayan , V. Sathiyamoorthy
{"title":"Operational insights and measurements of ChaSTE on the Chandrayaan 3 Vikram Lander","authors":"Nizy Mathew , M. Ram Prabhu , V. Aasik , Fazil Mohammad , Dinakar Prasad Vajja , P.P. Pramod , Kiran John Antony , M. Satheesh Chandran , K.P. Subhajayan , V. Sathiyamoorthy","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the thermal properties of lunar regolith is crucial for accurately modelling heat transfer processes, evaluating the thermal behavior of lunar surface and subsurface, predicting volatile escape processes, and planning future exploration missions. Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) is a payload onboard Chandrayaan<!--> <!-->3 lander of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which measured temperature and thermal conductivity of lunar regolith by inserting a thermal probe into the regolith. This study details the timeline of ChaSTE activities on the lunar surface, the penetration operation of the ChaSTE probe into the regolith, and measurements of thermophysical properties such as packing density and thermal conductivity and temperature up to a depth of <span><math><mrow><mo>∼</mo></mrow></math></span>10<!--> <!-->cm at the landing location (69.37<!--> <!-->°<!--> <!-->S, 32.32<!--> <!-->°<!--> <!-->E) on the southern high-latitude region of the Moon. The mission life of ChaSTE was <span><math><mrow><mo>∼</mo></mrow></math></span>12 days during August<!--> <!-->–<!--> <!-->September, 2023. The measurements performed by ChaSTE are the first of their kind on the high-latitude lunar regolith.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 1196-1203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V.M.S. Carrasco , M. Jasiński , J. Villalba-Álvarez , A.J.P. Aparicio , M.C. Gallego , J.M. Vaquero
{"title":"Unreleased sunspot records by Hacki in 1671 during the Maunder Minimum","authors":"V.M.S. Carrasco , M. Jasiński , J. Villalba-Álvarez , A.J.P. Aparicio , M.C. Gallego , J.M. Vaquero","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Maunder Minimum (1645–1715) was a period characterized by an abnormally low number of sunspots observed on the solar disc. This work focuses on solar activity in 1671, analyzing sunspot number data from a new historical documentary source: five letters exchanged between Hacki and Hevelius, which have been translated from Latin to English. These new records provide an independent confirmation of the sunspot groups observed in 1671, complementing previous works based on observations by other astronomers. Moreover, they highlight some corrections for future versions of the group number database. On the other hand, by compiling all sunspot data for 1671 published so far, we improve our knowledge of the solar activity level in that year. We obtained that the percentage of active days (days when sunspots were observed on the solar disc) was 21.3 %, although with a high uncertainty ranging between 6.3 % and 76.7 % considering days without any record as spotless or active days, respectively. Despite being one of the more active years in the Maunder Minimum, we conclude that the solar activity level in 1671 remains low in comparison to other periods of reduced solar activity, such as the Dalton Minimum. Thus, our study also impacts on the reconstruction of the solar cycle during the Maunder Minimum.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 1052-1059"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dorota Mieczkowska , David Coward , Arie Verveer , John Kennewell , Ed Kruzins
{"title":"Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids’ close approaches: 2023 DZ2, 2018 UY, and 2024 ON by the Southern Hemisphere Asteroid Research Consortium","authors":"Dorota Mieczkowska , David Coward , Arie Verveer , John Kennewell , Ed Kruzins","doi":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present an overview of the capabilities of the Australian collaboration for observing and characterising Near Earth Asteroids, with a focus on its geographic expansion to the West Coast of Australia. The West Coast node, supported by the University of Western Australia, uses the Zadko Observatory, equipped with several optical telescopes dedicated to Space Situational Awareness and Planetary Defence. We report observations of three selected asteroids during close approaches in the past two years: 2023 DZ2, 2018 UY, and 2024 ON. For 2023 DZ2, we demonstrate that despite highly variable photometric conditions, it is possible to extract the asteroid’s rotational signatures. Our analysis yields a rotational period of 6.2770 <span><math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.0450 min. The close approach of 2018 UY provided high-quality photometric data for a body with a previously unknown rotation, which we estimate to be 4.2759 <span><math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.3037 h for half of its full rotation. Our analysis reveals a significant periodic magnitude variation of (<span><math><mrow><mi>Δ</mi><mi>m</mi><mo>≈</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></math></span>), indicating that the asteroid is highly elongated. Assuming a triaxial ellipsoid model, we estimate an upper limit for its elongation to be approximately 2.5 times longer than it is wide. Lastly, 2024 ON, likely a contact binary system, was discovered by NASA’s ATLAS system at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, on July 27, 2024. We present high-quality photometric data, potentially confirming the binary nature of this system with an estimated half-rotation period of 2.9789 <span><math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math></span> 0.1363 h.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50850,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Space Research","volume":"76 2","pages":"Pages 1163-1171"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}