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These are four research papers, all free to read on arXiv, about Interamnia. We summarize each one in plain English from its abstract.
Our own artist's impression. No figures are taken from the papers.
How big Interamnia is, what shape it has and how it spins.
What they foundInteramnia, about 320–350 km across, is close to an equilibrium shape, sitting between dwarf planets and irregular bodies.
VLT/SPHERE images at 13 epochs plus light curves.
What Interamnia is made of and how its surface behaves.
What they foundThermal fits suggest Interamnia's surface has regolith grains of about 190 microns and may hide water ice beneath.
Mid-infrared data from Subaru, IRAS, AKARI and WISE/NEOWISE with a thermophysical model.
What they foundSpectra suggested subtle comet-like activity on Interamnia and other primitive asteroids near their closest approach to the Sun.
Ground-based spectral observations in 2012 and 2016.
What they foundSpectra of Interamnia showed a feature interpreted as possible sublimation and a temporary coma near perihelion.
Low-resolution spectrophotometry in September 2012.
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We search arXiv for Interamnia papers and keep the ones that add something new, are clearly written up and are relevant to a general reader. A person reads every abstract.
Summaries are written by us from each paper’s abstract, not copied. Diagrams are our own simplified drawings, not figures from the papers.
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