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  1. COORDINATION OF PLANETARY COORDINATE SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE IAU WORKING GROUP ON CARTOGRAPHIC COORDINATES AND ROTATIONAL ELEMENTS – 2020 STATUS AND FUTURE

    Article • August 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  2. Yarkovsky Drift Detections for 247 Near-Earth Asteroids

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, February 2020, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  3. A Search for Technosignatures from TRAPPIST-1, LHS 1140, and 10 Planetary Systems in the Kepler Field with the Green Bank Telescope at 1.15–1.73 GHz

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, February 2019, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  4. Expected Precision of Europa Clipper Gravity Measurements

    Article • Icarus, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  5. A Search for Technosignatures from 14 Planetary Systems in the Kepler Field with the Green Bank Telescope at 1.15–1.73 GHz

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, April 2018, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  6. Prospects of Dynamical Determination of General Relativity Parameter β and Solar Quadrupole Moment ${J}_{2\odot }$ with Asteroid Radar Astronomy

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, August 2017, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  7. Asteroid 1566 Icarus’s Size, Shape, Orbit, and Yarkovsky Drift from Radar Observations

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, February 2017, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  8. THE SHORT ROTATION PERIOD OF HI’IAKA, HAUMEA’S LARGEST SATELLITE

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, November 2016, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  9. CAPABILITIES OF EARTH-BASED RADAR FACILITIES FOR NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID OBSERVATIONS

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, October 2016, American Astronomical Society

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  10. Consequences of a solid inner core on Mercury’s spin configuration

    Article • Icarus, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  11. What makes a planet?

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, December 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  12. Mercury's rotational parameters from MESSENGER image and laser altimeter data: A feasibility study

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  13. First MESSENGER orbital observations of Mercury's librations

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, October 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  14. IMPROVED ALGORITHMS FOR RADAR-BASED RECONSTRUCTION OF ASTEROID SHAPES

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, September 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  15. The low‐degree shape of Mercury

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, September 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  16. There is insufficient evidence to claim that pollinations of a plant coincide with the full moon.

    Article • Journal of Biological Rhythms, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  17. Spin-orbit coupling in binary asteroids

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  18. RADAR IMAGING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BINARY NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID (185851) 2000 DP107

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, July 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  19. Thickness of the crust of Mercury from geoid-to-topography ratios

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, February 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  20. NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID SATELLITE SPINS UNDER SPIN–ORBIT COUPLING

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, January 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  21. No Evidence of Purported Lunar Effect on Hospital Admission Rates or Birth Rates

    Article • Nursing Research, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

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

    Article • Icarus, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  23. The tides of Mercury and possible implications for its interior structure

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, April 2014, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  24. Effect of core–mantle and tidal torques on Mercury’s spin axis orientation

    Article • Icarus, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  25. Tidal end states of binary asteroid systems with a nonspherical component

    Article • Icarus, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  26. Radar imaging and physical characterization of near-Earth Asteroid (162421) 2000 ET70

    Article • Icarus, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

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

    Article • Icarus, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  28. Mercury's internal layering

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, June 2013, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  29. ARE PLANETARY SYSTEMS FILLED TO CAPACITY? A STUDY BASED ON KEPLER RESULTS

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, April 2013, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  30. ARCHITECTURE OF PLANETARY SYSTEMS BASED ONKEPLERDATA: NUMBER OF PLANETS AND COPLANARITY

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, November 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  31. Mercury's moment of inertia from spin and gravity data

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, October 2012, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  32. ORBITS, MASSES, AND EVOLUTION OF MAIN BELT TRIPLE (87) SYLVIA

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, July 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  33. DETECTION OF SEMIMAJOR AXIS DRIFTS IN 54 NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS: NEW MEASUREMENTS OF THE YARKOVSKY EFFECT

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, July 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  34. Episodic bright and dark spots on Uranus

    Article • Icarus, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  35. PREDICTING PLANETS INKEPLERMULTI-PLANET SYSTEMS

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, April 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  36. Gravity Field and Internal Structure of Mercury from MESSENGER

    Article • Science, March 2012, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  37. Topography of the Northern Hemisphere of Mercury from MESSENGER Laser Altimetry

    Article • Science, March 2012, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  38. THE ROLE OF KOZAI CYCLES IN NEAR-EARTH BINARY ASTEROIDS

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, February 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  39. BINARY ASTEROID ENCOUNTERS WITH TERRESTRIAL PLANETS: TIMESCALES AND EFFECTS

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, December 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  40. NEAR-EARTH BINARIES AND TRIPLES: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF SPIN-ORBITAL PROPERTIES

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, December 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  41. Radar and optical observations and physical modeling of triple near-Earth Asteroid (136617) 1994 CC

    Article • Icarus, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  42. Radar and photometric observations and shape modeling of contact binary near-Earth Asteroid (8567) 1996 HW1

    Article • Icarus, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Michael Mueller, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  43. Radar observations and the shape of near-Earth asteroid 2008 EV5

    Article • Icarus, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  44. Binary asteroid systems: Tidal end states and estimates of material properties

    Article • Icarus, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  45. ORBITS OF NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID TRIPLES 2001 SN263 AND 1994 CC: PROPERTIES, ORIGIN, AND EVOLUTION

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, March 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  46. MASS AND DENSITY OF THE B-TYPE ASTEROID (702) ALAUDA

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, January 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  47. Tidal evolution of close binary asteroid systems

    Article • Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  48. The equatorial shape and gravity field of Mercury from MESSENGER flybys 1 and 2

    Article • Icarus, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Steven A Hauck, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  49. Radar observations and a physical model of contact binary Asteroid 4486 Mithra

    Article • Icarus, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  50. Analytical model of the long-period forced longitude librations of Mercury

    Article • Icarus, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  51. Radar imaging of Asteroid 7 Iris

    Article • Icarus, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  52. A Mercury orientation model including non-zero obliquity and librations

    Article • Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  53. THE CANADA-FRANCE ECLIPTIC PLANE SURVEY—L3 DATA RELEASE: THE ORBITAL STRUCTURE OF THE KUIPER BELT

    Article • The Astronomical Journal, May 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  54. Radar observations and a physical model of Asteroid 4660 Nereus, a prime space mission target

    Article • Icarus, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  55. Resonant forcing of Mercury's libration in longitude

    Article • Icarus, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  56. Near-Earth asteroid surface roughness depends on compositional class

    Article • Icarus, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  57. The Extreme Kuiper Belt Binary 2001 QW322

    Article • Science, October 2008, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  58. Corrigendum to “Physical properties of near-Earth Asteroid (33342) 1998 WT24” [Icarus 195 (2008) 614–621]

    Article • Icarus, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  59. Physical properties of near-Earth Asteroid (33342) 1998 WT24

    Article • Icarus, June 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  60. Multi-wavelength observations of Asteroid 2100 Ra-Shalom

    Article • Icarus, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  61. Focused 70-cm Wavelength Radar Mapping of the Moon

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, December 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  62. Large Longitude Libration of Mercury Reveals a Molten Core

    Article • Science, May 2007, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  63. Direct Detection of the Asteroidal YORP Effect

    Article • Science, April 2007, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  64. Spin Rate of Asteroid (54509) 2000 PH5 Increasing Due to the YORP Effect

    Article • Science, April 2007, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  65. Long-period forcing of Mercury's libration in longitude

    Article • Icarus, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  66. Radar observations and a physical model of Asteroid 1580 Betulia

    Article • Icarus, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  67. Dynamical Configuration of Binary Near-Earth Asteroid (66391) 1999 KW4

    Article • Science, November 2006, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  68. Radar Imaging of Binary Near-Earth Asteroid (66391) 1999 KW4

    Article • Science, November 2006, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  69. No evidence for thick deposits of ice at the lunar south pole

    Article • Nature, October 2006, Nature

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  70. Radar observations of Comet P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)

    Article • Icarus, September 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  71. Radar and infrared observations of binary near-Earth Asteroid 2002 CE26

    Article • Icarus, September 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  72. Near-Earth Asteroid 2005 CR37: Radar images and photometry of a candidate contact binary

    Article • Icarus, June 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  73. The Albedo, Size, and Density of Binary Kuiper Belt Object (47171) 1999 TC36

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, May 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  74. Detection of large grains in the coma of Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) from Arecibo radar observations

    Article • Icarus, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  75. Evolution of Mercury's obliquity

    Article • Icarus, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  76. Photometric survey of binary near-Earth asteroids

    Article • Icarus, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  77. Radar imaging of Saturn's rings

    Article • Icarus, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  78. Direct Detection of the Yarkovsky Effect by Radar Ranging to Asteroid 6489 Golevka

    Article • Science, December 2003, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  79. Radar detection of Asteroid 2002 AA29

    Article • Icarus, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Christian Veillet, Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  80. A Low-Density M-type Asteroid in the Main Belt

    Article • Science, June 2003, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  81. Binary Asteroids in the Near-Earth Object Population

    Article • Science, April 2002, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  82. Asteroid 1950 DA's Encounter with Earth in 2880: Physical Limits of Collision Probability Prediction

    Article • Science, April 2002, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  83. Worlds of mutual motion

    Article • Nature, April 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  84. Radar Observations of Asteroid 288 Glauke

    Article • Icarus, July 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  85. Radar Observations of Asteroid 216 Kleopatra

    Article • Science, May 2000, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  86. Digital elevation models of the Moon from Earth-based radar interferometry

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, March 2000, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  87. Topography of the Lunar Poles from Radar Interferometry: A Survey of Cold Trap Locations

    Article • Science, June 1999, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot

  88. The topography of Tycho Crater

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, May 1999, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Jean-Luc Margot