Michael Nolan

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University of Arizona

United States

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Michael Nolan is a Research Professor at the University of Arizona, United States. His research focuses on near-Earth asteroids, particularly their geology, orbital characteristics, and surface processes. Recent publications include topics on radar observations, the evolution of binary asteroid systems, and planetary defense strategies.

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Expanded Arecibo radar observations of near-Earth asteroids

Open Date: 2013-09-30

Close Date: 2017-09-29

Grant: Close

WE PLAN TO AUGMENT THE CURRENT TARGET-DRIVEN OBSERVING AT THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY, WHERE EACH TARGET IS CHOSEN AND SCHEDULED IN\nADVANCE, WITH A DISCOVERY-DRIVEN OBSERVING PLAN, IN ORDER TO OBSERVE A RELATIVELY UNBIASED SAMPLE OF THE SMALL NEAR-EARTH OBJE

Open Date: 2013-09-30

Close Date: 2017-09-29

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Investigation of near-Earth asteroid properties through a combination of infrared and radar observations

Open Date: 2012-05-01

Close Date: 2016-04-30

Grant: Close

Arecibo Radar Observations of NEOs and Other Solar System Bodies

Open Date: 2011-10-01

Close Date: 2012-09-30

Grant: Close

WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR FIVE YEARS FOR SUPPORT OF THE OPERATION OF THE 2.38-GHZ RADAR SYSTEM ON THE 305-M ARECIBO TELESCOPE FOR CHARACTERIZATION AND ASTROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS) AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS OF SOLAR SYSTEM BODIE

Open Date: 2011-10-01

Close Date: 2012-09-30

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Anne K. Virkki

University of Helsinki

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The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos

Numerical simulations suggest asteroids (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu are likely second or later generation rubble piles

Author Correction: The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos

Radar Circular Polarization Ratio of Near-Earth Asteroids: Links to Spectral Taxonomy and Surface Processes

Physical and Mutual Orbit Characteristics of Near-Earth Binary Asteroid (163693) Atira

Rocks with Extremely Low Thermal Inertia at the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site on Asteroid Bennu

Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence

OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid Apophis

Planetary Radar—State-of-the-Art Review

Arecibo Planetary Radar Observations of Near-Earth Asteroids: 2017 December–2019 December

Arecibo S-band Radar Characterization of Local-scale Heterogeneities within Mercury’s North Polar Deposits

Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit

High‐Resolution Thermophysical Analysis of the OSIRIS‐REx Sample Site and Three Other Regions of Interest on Bennu

Polarimetric Decomposition of Near-Earth Asteroids Using Arecibo Radar Observations

Detection of the YORP effect on the contact binary (68346) 2001 KZ66 from combined radar and optical observations

Modified granular impact force laws for the OSIRIS-REx touchdown on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

Bennu's Natural Sample Delivery Mechanism: Estimating the Flux of Bennuid Meteors at Earth

Analysis of Projection Effects in OSIRIS‐REx Spectral Mapping Methods: Recommended Protocols for Facet‐Based Mapping

Meteoroid Impacts as a Source of Bennu's Particle Ejection Events

Global Patterns of Recent Mass Movement on Asteroid (101955) Bennu

Collaborators (24)

Anne K. Virkki

Heather Meyer

Benjamin Rozitis

Hannah Susorney

Sean Marshall

Onur Çelik

Alan Fitzsimmons

Stephen Schwartz

Erik Asphaug

Beth Ellen Clark

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Sabina D. Raducan

Harold C Connolly Jr

Ronald-Louis Ballouz

Jamie Molaro

Derek C Richardson

Hari Nair

Ronald Daly

Tomas Kohout

Catherine Neish

Erica Jawin

Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin

Carolyn Ernst

Olivier Barnouin

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