List of works by Maurizio Pajola

(21) Lutetia spectrophotometry from Rosetta-OSIRIS images and comparison to ground-based observations

3D geologic model of Uruk Sulcus region on Ganymede

3D geological model of Uruk Sulcus on Ganymede: modeling approach and first insights

67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Activity between March and June 2014 as observed from Rosetta/OSIRIS

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

A CaSSIS and HiRISE map of the Clay-bearing Unit at the ExoMars 2022 landing site in Oxia Planum

scientific article published in 2022

A Discrete Elements Modelling Framework for the Parametric Study of Landslides in Low Gravity Environments

A mini outburst from the nightside of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observed by the OSIRIS camera on Rosetta

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

A three-dimensional modelling of the layered structure of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article

Abundance and size-frequency distribution of boulders in Linné crater's ejecta (Moon)

scientific article published in January 2019

Achievement of the Planetary Defense Investigations of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission

scientific article published in February 2024

Aeolian processes at the ExoMars 2022 landing site 

scientific article published on 28 March 2022

After DART: Using the First Full-scale Test of a Kinetic Impactor to Inform a Future Planetary Defense Mission

scholarly article

Alignment of fractures on Bennu’s boulders indicative of rapid asteroid surface evolution

scientific article published on 23 May 2022

An analysis of possible asteroids flyby for the ESA JUICE mission

scientific article published in 2022

Anticipated Geological Assessment of the (65803) Didymos–Dimorphos System, Target of the DART–LICIACube Mission

scientific article published in 2022

Are fractured cliffs the source of cometary dust jets? Insights from OSIRIS/Rosetta at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Asteroids Inside Out: Radar Tomography ⬇️

white paper published in 2020

Aswan site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Morphology, boulder evolution, and spectrophotometry

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Bennu's near-Earth lifetime of 1.75 million years inferred from craters on its boulders

scientific article published on 26 October 2020

Bilobate comet morphology and internal structure controlled by shear deformation

Boulder abundances and size-frequency distributions on Oxia Planum-Mars: Scientific implications for the 2020 ESA ExoMars rover

CO2-driven surface changes in the Hapi region on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

scientific article published on 11 September 2022

CaSSIS color and multi-angular observations of Martian slope streaks

scholarly article

CaSSIS-based stereo products for Mars after three years in orbit

scientific article published in 2022

Change in the Wind and Climate at the ExoMars 2022 Landing Site in Oxia Planum (Mars).  

scientific article published on 3 March 2021

Characterisation of the main belt asteroid (223) Rosa

scientific article published in December 2021

Characterization of OSIRIS NAC filters for the interpretation of multispectral data of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Characterization of dust aggregates in the vicinity of the Rosetta spacecraft

scientific article

Characterization of the Abydos region through OSIRIS high-resolution images in support of CIVA measurements

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Coma morphology of comet 67P controlled by insolation over irregular nucleus

scientific article published on 21 May 2018

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Constraints on its origin from OSIRIS observations ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Cometary science. The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published on January 2015

Comparative study of water ice exposures on cometary nuclei using multispectral imaging data

scientific article

Constraints on cometary surface evolution derived from a statistical analysis of 67P’s topography

scientific article

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

scientific article

Dark Terrain shortening and strike-slip in Galileo Regio, Ganymede

scholarly article

Decimetre-scaled spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations ⬇️

scientific article

Detection of exposed H2O ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Direct N-body Simulations of Satellite Formation around Small Asteroids: Insights from DART’s Encounter with the Didymos System

scientific article published in February 2024

Dust mass distribution around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko determined via parallax measurements using Rosetta's OSIRIS cameras

scientific article

Dynamical Evolution of Ejecta from the DART Impact on Dimorphos

scientific article published in May 2022

Dynamics of recent landslides (<20 My) on Mars: Insights from high-resolution topography on Earth and Mars and numerical modelling

scholarly article

Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos

scientific article published in April 2023

Equatorial grooves distribution on Ganymede: Length and self-similar clustering analysis

Eridania Basin: An ancient paleolake floor as the next landing site for the Mars 2020 rover

scholarly article by Maurizio Pajola et al published September 2016 in Icarus

Evidence of sub-surface energy storage in comet 67P from the outburst of 2016 July 03

scientific article

Expected Investigation of the (65803) Didymos–Dimorphos System Using the RGB Spectrophotometry Data Set from the LICIACube Unit Key Explorer (LUKE) Wide-angle Camera

scientific article published in 2022

Expected investigation of the (65803) Didymos-Dimorphos system using the RGB spectrophotometry dataset from LICIACube Unit Key Explorer (LUKE) wide-angle camera&#160;

scientific article published on 23 September 2022

Fractures on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observed by Rosetta/OSIRIS

scholarly article

Geologic mapping of the Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's Northern hemisphere

scientific article

Geological map and stratigraphy of asteroid 21 Lutetia

article by Matteo Massironi et al published June 2012 in Planetary and Space Science

Geology, in-situ resource-identification and engineering analysis of the Vernal crater area (Arabia Terra): A suitable Mars human landing site candidate

scholarly article

Geomorphological and spectrophotometric analysis of Seth's circular niches on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko using OSIRIS images

scientific article

Geomorphological mapping of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s Southern hemisphere

scientific article

Geomorphology and spectrophotometry of Philae’s landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Geomorphology of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Global-scale brittle plastic rheology at the cometesimals merging of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

Gravitational slopes, geomorphology, and material strengths of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Hydraulic modeling of the tributary and the outlet of a Martian paleolake located in the Memnonia quadrangle

Image Simulation and Assessment of the Colour and Spatial Capabilities of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

scholarly article

In situ evidence of thermally induced rock breakdown widespread on Bennu's surface

scientific article published on 09 June 2020

In-flight radiometric calibration of the ExoMars TGO Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System

scholarly article

Insolation, erosion, and morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

LICIACube - The Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids In support of the NASA DART mission towards asteroid (65803) Didymos

scientific article published in May 2021

Large heterogeneities in comet 67P as revealed by active pits from sinkhole collapse

scientific article

Large-scale dust jets in the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by the OSIRIS instrument onboard Rosetta

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Lermontov crater on Mercury: Geology, morphology and spectral properties of the coexisting hollows and pyroclastic deposits

scientific article published in January 2021

Linking surface morphology, composition, and activity on the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Long-term monitoring of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s jets with OSIRIS onboard Rosetta

scientific article

Long-term survival of surface water ice on comet 67P

scientific article

Mercury Hollows as Remnants of Original Bedrock Materials and Devolatilization Processes: A Spectral Clustering and Geomorphological Analysis

Modelling of the outburst on 2015 July 29 observed with OSIRIS cameras in the Southern hemisphere of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

scientific article

Modelling reconstruction and boulder size-frequency distribution of a young (&lt;5 Myr) landslide located in Simud Vallis floor, Mars

scientific article published in March 2022

Morphology and dynamics of the jets of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Early-phase development

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Multi-phase activity on Ganymede's dark terrain: Tectonic evolution of Galileo Regio

Multiband photometry of Martian Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) and dust-removed features at Horowitz crater, Mars from TGO/CaSSIS color observations

scholarly article

Multidisciplinary analysis of the Hapi region located on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

scientific article

OSIRIS observations of meter-sized exposures of H2O ice at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and interpretation using laboratory experiments

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Observations and analysis of a curved jet in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

On the nucleus structure and activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Science

Orbital elements of the material surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Particle Size-Frequency Distributions of the OSIRIS-REx Candidate Sample Sites on Asteroid (101955) Bennu

scientific article

Periodic Bedrock Ridges at the ExoMars 2022 Landing Site: Evidence for a Changing Wind Regime

publication published on 22 February 2021

Phobos MRO/CRISM visible and near-infrared (0.5–2.5 μm) spectral modeling

Phobos as a D-type captured asteroid, spectral modeling from 0.25 to 4.0 {mu}m ⬇️

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Phobos grooves and impact craters: A stereographic analysis

Photometry of Particles Ejected From Active Asteroid (101955) Bennu

scientific article

Photometry of dust grains of comet 67P and connection with nucleus regions

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Physical properties and dynamical relation of the circular depressions on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Physical properties of asteroid Dimorphos as derived from the DART impact

scientific article published on 26 February 2024

Possible interpretation of the precession of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Post-perihelion photometry of dust grains in the coma of 67P Churyumov–Gerasimenko

scientific article

Pre-hibernation performances of the OSIRIS cameras onboard the Rosetta spacecraft

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Pre-landslide topographic reconstruction in Baetis Chaos, mars using a CaSSIS Digital Elevation Model

scientific article published in 2022

Pre-landslide topographic reconstruction using a Digital Elevation Model from CaSSIS onboard the Trace Gas Orbiter

scientific article published on 3 March 2021

Prolonged Record of Hydroclimatic Changes at Antoniadi Crater, Mars

scientific article published in July 2023

Properties of rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx imaging and thermal analysis

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Publisher Correction: Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface

scientific article published on 4 April 2019

Radar evidence of subglacial liquid water on Mars

scientific article published in Science

Rationale for BepiColombo Studies of Mercury’s Surface and Composition

scientific article published in June 2020

Recommendations for Addressing Priority Io Science in the Next Decade ⬇️

scientific article

Redistribution of particles across the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Regional surface morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta/OSIRIS images: The southern hemisphere

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko sheds its dusty mantle to reveal its icy nature

scientific article published on 17 November 2016

SIMBIO-SYS: Scientific Cameras and Spectrometer for the BepiColombo Mission

Scientific assessment of the quality of OSIRIS images

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Search for satellites near (21) Lutetia using OSIRIS/Rosetta images

Search for satellites near comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta/OSIRIS images

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Seasonal erosion and restoration of the dust cover on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as observed by OSIRIS onboard Rosetta

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Seasonal mass transfer on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

scientific article

Shape Modeling of Dimorphos for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

scientific article published in 2022

Size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥10 m on comet 103P/Hartley 2

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Spacecraft sample collection and subsurface excavation of asteroid (101955) Bennu

July 2022 scholarly article in Science

Spectral Rotational Characterization of the Didymos System prior to the DART Impact

scientific article published in 2022

Spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from the OSIRIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA spacecraft ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Structural evolution of Galileo Regio, dark terrain of Ganymede

Sublimation of icy aggregates in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko detected with the OSIRIS cameras on boardRosetta ⬇️

scholarly article

Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence

scholarly article

Summer fireworks on comet 67P ⬇️

article

Sunset jets observed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko sustained by subsurface thermal lag

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Surface changes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko suggest a more active past.

scientific article

Tectonic phases in Galileo Regio, Ganymede&#8217;s dark terrain

Temperature dependent mid-infrared (5–25 μm) reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous meteorites and minerals: Implication for remote sensing in Solar System exploration

scientific article published in January 2021

Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Tensile strength of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko nucleus material from overhangs (Corrigendum)

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Agilkia boulders/pebbles size–frequency distributions: OSIRIS and ROLIS joint observations of 67P surface

scholarly article

The SSDC Role in the LICIACube Mission: Data Management and the MATISSE Tool

scientific article published in May 2022

The Science Case for Io Exploration

scientific article

The Simud–Tiu Valles hydrologic system: A multidisciplinary study of a possible site for future Mars on-site exploration

The backscattering ratio of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko dust coma as seen by OSIRIS onboard Rosetta

scholarly article

The big lobe of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet: morphological and spectrophotometric evidences of layering as from OSIRIS data

scientific article

The dust environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta OSIRIS and VLT observations in the 4.5 to 2.9 AU heliocentric distance range inbound ⬇️

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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

scientific article published on 12 October 2023

The global meter-level shape model of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The highly active Anhur–Bes regions in the 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet: results from OSIRIS/ROSETTA observations

scientific article

The pebbles/boulders size distributions on Sais: Rosetta’s final landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

scientific article

The primordial nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The pristine interior of comet 67P revealed by the combined Aswan outburst and cliff collapse

The southern hemisphere of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Analysis of the preperihelion size-frequency distribution of boulders ≥7 m

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Thermal modelling of water activity on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with global dust mantle and plural dust-to-ice ratio

scientific article

Thermophysics of fractures on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Topographic correction of HiRISE and CaSSIS images: Validation and application to color observations of Martian albedo features

scientific article published in June 2021

Two independent and primitive envelopes of the bilobate nucleus of comet 67P.

scientific article

UPSIDES - Unravelling icy Planetary Surfaces: Insights on their tectonic DEformation from field Survey&#160;

Unravelling icy Planetary Surfaces: Insights on their tectonic DEformation from field Survey - UPSIDES

Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

scientific article

Variegation of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in regions showing activity

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volatiles on Mercury: The case of hollows and the pyroclastic vent of Tyagaraja crater

scientific article published in December 2021

What do small bodies tell us about the formation of the Solar System and the conditions in the early solar nebula?

scientific article published on 18 March 2021

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