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Bilobate comets—small icy bodies with two distinct lobes—are a common configuration among comets, but the factors sha** these bodies are largely unknown. Cometary nuclei, the solid centres of comets, erode b...
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Open AccessThe Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) for the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
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Open AccessA preliminary investigation into the design of pressure cushions and their potential applications for forearm robotic orthoses
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