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Dante S. Lauretta is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a considerable number of publications in related subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and Space Satellite Systems and Control.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dante S. Lauretta include:

  • D. N. DellaGiustina
  • O. S. Barnouin
  • H. C. Connolly
  • M. G. Daly
  • K. J. Walsh

Their research articles have appeared extensively in various scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are:

  • Icarus
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum

Some of the recent papers by Dante S. Lauretta include:

  • Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites, 2022, Science
  • The ESA Hera Mission: Detailed Characterization of the DART Impact Outcome and of the Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos, 2022, The Planetary Science Journal
  • Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu, 2023, Science
  • Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth, 2022, Science
  • Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu, 2020, Science

Dante S. Lauretta has also contributed to the publication of books under the University of Arizona Press, including multiple editions of "Bennu 3-D" published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations

    C. W. Hergenrother;C. K. Maleszewski;M. C. Nolan;J.-Y. Li

  • Meteorites and the early solar system II

    Dante S. Lauretta;Harry Y. McSween

  • OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;S. S. Balram-Knutson;E. Beshore;W. V. Boynton

  • The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;D. N. Dellagiustina;C. A. Bennett;D. R. Golish

  • Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites

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  • Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples

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  • OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;S. S. Balram-Knutson;E. Beshore;W. V. Boynton

  • Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu.

    V. E. Hamilton;A. A. Simon;P. R. Christensen;D. C. Reuter

  • THE COMPOSITIONAL DIVERSITY OF EXTRASOLAR TERRESTRIAL PLANETS. I. IN SITU SIMULATIONS

    Jade C. Bond;Jade C. Bond;David P. O'Brien;Dante S. Lauretta

  • Aqueous corrosion of phosphide minerals from iron meteorites: a highly reactive source of prebiotic phosphorus on the surface of the early Earth.

    Matthew A. Pasek;Dante S. Lauretta

  • Properties of Rubble-Pile Asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx Imaging and Thermal Analysis

    D. N. DellaGiustina;J. P. Emery;D. R. Golish;Benjamin Rozitis

  • Shape model and surface properties of the OSIRIS-REx target Asteroid (101955) Bennu from radar and lightcurve observations

    Michael C. Nolan;Christopher Magri;Ellen S. Howell;Lance A.M. Benner

  • Orbit and bulk density of the OSIRIS-REx target Asteroid (101955) Bennu

    Steven R. Chesley;Davide Farnocchia;Michael C. Nolan;David Vokrouhlický

  • Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness.

    O Barnouin;M Daly;E Palmer

  • The ESA Hera Mission: Detailed Characterization of the DART Impact Outcome and of the Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos

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  • Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

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  • Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth

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  • The OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) Bennu: Constraints on its physical, geological, and dynamical nature from astronomical observations

    D. S. Lauretta;A. E. Bartels;M. A. Barucci;E. B. Bierhaus

  • Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface

    K. J. Walsh;E. R. Jawin;R.-L. Ballouz;O. S. Barnouin

  • Asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ36: Spectroscopy from 0.4 to 2.4μm and meteorite analogs

    Beth Ellen Clark;Richard P. Binzel;Ellen S. Howell;Edward A. Cloutis

  • Episodes of particle ejection from the surface of the active asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;C. W. Hergenrother;S. R. Chesley;J. M. Leonard

  • Mercury abundances and isotopic compositions in the Murchison (CM) and Allende (CV) carbonaceous chondrites

    Dante S Lauretta;Bjoern Klaue;Joel D Blum;Peter R Buseck

  • Supernova Olivine from Cometary Dust

    Scott Messenger;Lindsay P. Keller;Dante S. Lauretta

  • In search of the source of asteroid (101955) Bennu: Applications of the stochastic YORP model

    William F. Bottke;David Vokrouhlický;Kevin J. Walsh;Marco Delbo

  • OCAMS: The OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite

    B. Rizk;C. Drouet d’Aubigny;D. Golish;C. Fellows

  • Large enantiomeric excesses in primitive meteorites and the diverse effects of water in cosmochemical evolution

    Sandra Pizzarello;Devin L. Schrader;Adam A. Monroe;Dante S. Lauretta

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold C. Connolly
Harold C. Connolly Rowan University
Olivier S. Barnouin
Olivier S. Barnouin Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Daniel J. Scheeres
Daniel J. Scheeres University of Colorado Boulder
William F. Bottke
William F. Bottke Southwest Research Institute
Timothy J. McCoy
Timothy J. McCoy National Museum of Natural History
Jason P. Dworkin
Jason P. Dworkin Goddard Space Flight Center
William V. Boynton
William V. Boynton University of Arizona
Victoria E. Hamilton
Victoria E. Hamilton Southwest Research Institute
Edward A. Cloutis
Edward A. Cloutis University of Winnipeg
Catherine L. Johnson
Catherine L. Johnson Planetary Science Institute

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