Publications of Apostolos Christou
Refereed Journal Publications
2024
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Christou, A. A., Gritsevich, M., 2024,
Feasibility of meteor surveying from a Venus orbiter,
Icarus, accepted for publication.
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Christou, A. A., Egal, A., Georgakarakos, N., 2024,
The Taurid resonant swarm at Mercury,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 527, 4834-4846.
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2023
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Wickhusen, K., Oberst, J., Christou, A., Damme, F., 2023,
Trajectory analysis for combined missions to mars and its Trojan Asteroids,
Planetary and Space Science 228, article id. 105649.
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Borisov, G. B., Christou, A. A., Apostolovska, G., 2023,
Physical and dynamical properties of selected Earth co-orbital asteroids,
Planetary and Space Science 225, article id. 105619.
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Christou, A., Gazeas, K., 2023,
Photometry of NEA (285263) 1998 QE2 during its 2013 close approach,
Minor Planet Bulletin 50, 19-20.
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2022
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Christou, A. A., Dermott, S.F., Li, D., 2022,
Chaotic diffusion of asteroids in the exterior 1:2 mean motion resonance with Mars,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 516, 1428-1441.
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Marques Oliveira, J., Sicardy, B., Gomes-Junior, A. R., 234 co-authors, 2022,
Constraints on the structure and seasonal variations of Triton's atmosphere from the 5 October 2017 stellar occultation and previous observations,
Astron. Astrophys. 659, id.A136.
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Leblanc, F., Schmidt, C., Mangano, V., 19 co-authors, 2022,
Comparative Na and K Mercury and Moon exospheres,
Space Science Reviews 218, id.2.
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2021
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Christou, A. A., Georgakarakos, N., 2021,
Long-term dynamical survival of deep Earth co-orbitals,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 507, 1640-1650.
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Dermott, S. F., Li, D., Christou, A. A., Kehoe, T. J. J., Murray, C. D., Robinson, J. M., 2021,
Dynamical evolution of the inner asteroid belt,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 505, 1917-1939.
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Borisov, G., Christou, A. A., Bagnulo, S., Cellino, A., T., 2021,
Lightcurves and spin rates of Earth co-orbital asteroids,
Minor Planet Bulletin 48, 268-271.
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Janches, D., Berezhnoy, A. A., Christou, A. A., Cremonese, G., Hirai, T., Horanyi, M., Jasinski, J. M., Sarantos, M., 2021,
Meteoroids as one of the sources for exosphere formation on airless bodies in the inner solar system,
Space Science Reviews 217, id.50.
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Bagnulo, S., Cellino, A., Kolokolova, L., Nezic, R., Santana-Ros, T., Borisov, G., Christou, A. A., Bendjoya, Ph., Devogele, M., 2021,
Unusual polarimetric properties for interstellar comet 2I/Borisov,
Nature Comms. 12, id.1797.
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Christou, A. A., Borisov, G., Dell'Oro, A., Cellino, A., Devogele, E.,2021,
Composition and origin of L5 Trojan asteroids of Mars: Insights from spectroscopy,
Icarus 354, id.113994.
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2020
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Colas, F., Zanda, B., Bouley, S., and 352 co-authors, 2020,
FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids,
Astron. Astrophys. 644, id.A53.
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Li, D., Johansen, A., Mustill, A. J., Davies, M. B., Christou, A. A., 2020,
Capture of satellites during planetary encounters. A case study of the Neptunian moons Triton and Nereid,
Astron. Astrophys. 638, id.A139.
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Li, D., Christou, A. A., 2020,
The origin of Neptune's unusual satellites from a planetary encounter,
Astron. J. 159, id.184.
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Christou, A.A., Borisov, G., Dell'Oro, A., Jacobson, S.A., Cellino, A., Unda-Sanzana, E., 2020,
Population control of Mars Trojans by the Yarkovsky and YORP effects,
Icarus 335, id.113370.
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2019
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Christou, A.A., Vaubaillon, J., Withers, P., Hueso, R., Killen, R., 2019,
Extra-Terrestrial Meteors,
In: Meteoroids: Sources of Meteors on Earth and Beyond (Ryabova, G.O., Asher, D.J. and Campbell-Brown, M.D., eds.),
Cambridge University Press, p119-135.
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Margonis, A., Christou, A.A., Oberst, J., 2019,
Characterisation of the Perseid meteoroid stream through SPOSH observations between 2010-2016,
Astron. Astrophys. 626, id.A25.
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2018
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Devogele, M., Cellino, A., Bagnulo, S., Belskaya, I.N., Christou, A.A., 2018,
Unusual polarimetric properties of (101955) Bennu: similarities with F-class asteroids and cometary bodies,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. Lett. 481, L49-L53.
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Borisov, G., Devogele, M., Cellino, A., Bagnulo, S., Christou, A.A., Bendjoya, Ph. et al, 2018,
Rotational variation of the linear polarization of the asteroid (3200) Phaethon as evidence for inhomogeneity,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. Lett. 480, L131-L135.
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Borisov, G., Christou, A., Colas, F., Bagnulo, S., Cellino, A., Dell'Oro, A., 2018,
(121514) 1999 UJ7: A primitive, slow-rotating Martian Trojan,
Astron. Astrophys. 618 , id.A178.
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Margonis, A., Christou, A. A., Oberst, J., 2018,
Observations of meteors in the Earth's atmosphere: Reducing data from dedicated double-station wide-angle cameras,
Astron. Astrophys. 618 , id.A99.
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Devogele, M., Cellino, A., Borisov, G., Bendjoya, Ph., Rivet, J.-P., Abe, L., Bagnulo, S., Christou, A., Vernet, D., Donchev, Z., Belskaya, I., Bonev, T., Krugly, Yu.N., 2018,
The phase-polarization curve of asteroid (3200) Phaethon,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 479, 3498-3508.
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Li, D., Christou, A.A., 2018,
Long-term self-modification of irregular satellite groups,
Icarus 310 , 77-88.
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Dermott, S.F., Christou, A.A., Li, D., Kehoe, T.J.J., Robinson, J.M., 2018,
The common origin of family and non-family asteroids,
Nature Astronomy 2 , 549-554.
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Saquet, E., and 118 co-authors, 2018,
The PHEMU15 catalogue and astrometric results of the Jupiter's Galilean satellite mutual occultation and eclipse observations made in 2014-2015,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 474 , 4730-4739.
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2017
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Li, D., Christou, A.A., 2017,
Orbital modification of the Himalia family during an early solar system dynamical instability,
Astronomical Journal 154 , id. 209.
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Christou, A.A., Borisov, G., Dell'Oro, A., Cellino, A., Christou, A., Bagnulo, S., 2017,
Is the Eureka cluster a collisional family of Mars Trojan asteroids?,
Icarus 293, 243-258.
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Li, D., Christou, A.A., 2017,
Secular resonances between bodies on close orbits II: prograde and retrograde orbits for irregular satellites,
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 129, 1-23.
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Borisov, G., Christou, A., Bagnulo, S., Cellino, A., Kwiatkowski, T., Dell'Oro, A., 2017,
The olivine-dominated composition of the Eureka family of Mars Trojan asteroids,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 466, 489-495.
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2016
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Borisov, G., Christou, A., Unda-Sanzana, E., 2016,
Photometric Observations of Martian Trojan Asteroids,
Minor Planet Bulletin 43, 216-217.
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Li, D., Christou, A.A., 2016,
Secular resonances between bodies on close orbits: a case study of the Himalia prograde group of jovian irregular satellites,
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 125, 133-160.
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Bagnulo, S., Belskaya, I., Stinson, A., Christou, A., Borisov, G.B., 2016,
Broadband linear polarization of Jupiter Trojan asteroids,
Astron. Astrophys. 585, A122.
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2015
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Christou, A. A., Killen, R. M., Burger, M. H., 2015,
The meteoroid stream of comet Encke at Mercury: Implications for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment,
GEochemistry, and Ranging observations of the exosphere,
Geophys. Res. Lett. 42, 7311-7318.
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Fries, M., Christou, A., Archer, D., Conrad, P., Cooke, W., Eigenbrode, J., ten\
Kate, I. L.,
Matney, M., Niles, P., Sykes, M., Steele, A., Treiman, A., 2\
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A cometary origin for Martian atmospheric methane,
Geochem. Persp. Lett. 2, 10-23.
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Christou, A. A., Margonis, A., Oberst, J., 2015,
A time-domain deconvolution technique for meteor photometry applied to double-station CCD image data,
Astron. Astrophys. 581 , id.A19.
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Cuk, M., Christou, A. A., Hamilton, D. P., 2015,
Yarkovsky-driven spreading of the Eureka family of Mars Trojans,
Icarus 252, 339-346.
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Christou, A. A., 2015,
Modelling circumplanetary ejecta clouds at low altitudes: A probabilistic approach,
Icarus 250, 268-279.
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2014
- Arlot, J.-E., 96 co-authors, 2014,
The PHEMU09 catalogue and astrometric results of the observations of the mutual occultations and eclipses
of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter made in 2009,
Astron. Astrophys. 572, A120.
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- Christou, A. A., Oberst, J., Lupovka, V., Dmitriev, V., Gritsevich, M., 2014,
The meteoroid environment and impacts on Phobos,
Planet. Space Sci. 102, 164-170.
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- Wolters, S. D., Weissman, P. R., Christou, A., Duddy, S. R., Lowry, S. C., 2014,
Spectral similarity of unbound asteroid pairs,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 439, 3085-3093.
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2013
- Withers, P., Christou, A. A., Vaubaillon, J., 2013,
Meteoric ion layers in the ionospheres of venus and mars: Early observations and consideration of the role of meteor showers,
Adv. Space Res. 52, 1207-1216.
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- Christou, A. A., Beisker, W., Casas, R., Schnabel, C., Massalle, A., Diaz-Martin, M. C., Assafin, M., Braga-Ribas, F.,
Eppich, P., Bath, K.-L., Tsamis, V., Tigani, K., Farmakopoulos, A., Douvris, A., Liakos, A., Eberle, A., Farago, O., 2013,
The occultation of HIP 107302 by Jupiter,
Astron. Astrophys. 556, A118.
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- Christou, A. A., 2013,
Orbital clustering of Martian Trojans: an asteroid family in the inner solar system?,
Icarus 224, 144-153.
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- Duddy, S. R., Lowry, S. C., Christou, A., Wolters, S. D., Rozitis, B., Green, S. F., Weissman, P. R., 2013,
Spectroscopic observations of unbound asteroid pairs using the WHT,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 429, 63-74.
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2012
- Oberst, J., Christou, A., Suggs, R., Moser, D., Daubar, I. J., McEwen, A. S., Burchell, M., Kawamura, T.,
Hiesinger, H., Wunnemann, K., Wagner, R., Robinson, M. S., 2012,
The present-day flux of large meteoroids on the lunar surface - A synthesis of models and observational techniques,
Planet. Space Sci. 74, 179-193.
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- Christou, A. A., Kwiatkowski, T., Butkiewicz, M., Gulbis, A., Hergenrother, C. W., Duddy, S., Fitzsimmons, A., 2012,
Physical and dynamical characterisation of low Delta-V NEA (190491) 2000 FJ10,
Astron. Astrophys. 548, A63.
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- Arlot, J.-E., and 34 co-authors, 2012,
Astrometric results of observations of mutual occultations and eclipses of the Saturnian satellites in 2009,
Astron. Astrophys. 544, A29.
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- Arridge, C. S. and 78 co-authors, 2012,
Uranus Pathfinder: exploring the origins and evolution of Ice Giant planets,
Exp. Astron. 33, 753-791.
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- Duddy, S. R., Lowry, S. C., Wolters, S., Christou, A. A., Weissman, P., Green, S. F., Rozitis, B., 2012,
Physical and dynamical characterisation of the unbound asteroid pair 7343-154634,
Astron. Astrophys. 539 , A36.
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- Christou, A. A., Oberst, J., Elgner, S., Flohrer, J., Margonis, A., McAuliffe, J. P., Koschny, D., 2012,
Orbital observations of meteors in the Martian atmosphere using the SPOSH camera,
Plan. Space Sci. 60, 229-235.
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- Christou, A. A., Wiegert, P., 2012,
A population of main belt asteroids coorbiting with Ceres and Vesta,
Icarus 217, 27-42.
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2011
- Christou, A. A., Asher, D. J., 2011,
A long-lived horseshoe companion to the Earth,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 414, 2965-2969.
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- Oberst, J., Flohrer, J., Elgner, S., Maue, T., Margonis, A., Scroedter, R.,
Tost, W., Buhl, M., Ehrich, J., Christou, A. A., Koschny, D., 2011,
The Smart Panoramic Optical Sensor Head (SPOSH) - A camera
for observations of transient luminous events in planetary night sides,
Plan. Space Sci. 59 , 1-9.
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2010
- Christou, A. A., Lewis, F., Roche, P., Hidas, M., Brown, T. M., 2010,
Observational detection of eclipses of J5 Amalthea by the Galilean satellites,
Astron. Astrophys. 522 , A6.
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- Christou, A. A., Vaubaillon, J., 2010,
Modelling an encounter between a cometary meteoroid trail and an interplanetary spacecraft:
the case of the Venus Climate Orbiter and comet 27P/Crommelin,
Plan. Space Sci. 58 , 1026-1034.
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- Hinse, T. C., Christou, A. A., Alvarellos, J. L. A., Gozdziewski, K., 2010,
Application of the MEGNO technique to the dynamics of irregular satellites,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 404 , 837-857.
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- Christou, A. A., 2010,
Annual meteor showers at Venus and Mars: Lessons from the Earth,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 402 , 2759-2770.
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2009
- Christou, A. A. and 15 co-authors, 2009,
Observational detection of eight mutual eclipses and occultations
between the satellites of Uranus,
Astron. Astrophys. 497 , 589-594.
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- Atreya, P., Christou, A. A., 2009,
The 2007 Aurigid meteor outburst,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 393 , 1493-1497.
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- Paetzold, M., Tellmann, S., Häusler, B., Bird, M. K., Tyler, G. L.,
Christou, A. A., Withers, P., 2009,
A sporadic layer in the Venus lower ionosphere of meteoric origin,
Geophys. Res. Lett. 36 , CiteID L05203.
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- Arlot, J.-E., and 118 co-authors, 2009,
The PHEMU03 catalogue of observations of the mutual phenomena
of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter,
Astron. Astrophys. 493, 1171-1182.
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2008
- Atreya, P., Christou, A. A., 2008,
The Armagh Observatory Meteor Camera Cluster: Overview and Status,
Earth, Moon, and Planets 102 , 263-267.
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- Christou, A. A., Vaubaillon, J., Withers, P., 2008,
The P/Halley Stream: Meteor Showers on Earth, Venus and Mars,
Earth, Moon, and Planets 102 , 125-131.
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- Hidas, M. G., Christou, A. A., Brown, T. M., 2008,
An observation of a mutual event between two satellites of Uranus,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 384, L38-L40.
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2007
- Christou, A. A., Namouni, F., Moreira Morais, M. H., 2007,
The long term stability of coorbital moons of the satellites of Saturn I. Conservative case,
Icarus 192, 106-116.
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- Christou, A. A., Oberst, J., Koschny, D., Vaubaillon, J., McAuliffe, J. P., Kolb, Ch., Lammer, H.,
Mangano, V., Khodachenko, M., Kazeminejad, B., Rucker, H. O., 2007,
Comparative studies of meteoroid-planet interaction in the inner solar system,
Plan. Space Sci. 55 , 2049-2062.
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- Christou, A. A., Vaubaillon, J., Withers, P., 2007,
The dust trail complex of comet 79P/du Toit-Hartley and meteor outbursts at Mars,
Astron. Astrophys. 471, 321-329.
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2006
- Vaubaillon, J., Christou, A. A., 2006,
Encounters of the dust trails of comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova with Venus in 2006,
Astron. Astrophys. 451, L5-L8.
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- McAuliffe, J. P., Christou, A. A., 2006,
Modelling meteor ablation in the venusian atmosphere,
Icarus 180, 8-22.
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2005
- Christou, A. A., 2005,
Mutual events of the uranian satellites 2006-2010,
Icarus 178, 171-178.
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- Christou, A. A., 2005,
Gravitational scattering with the Himalia group of jovian prograde
irregular satellites,
Icarus 174, 215-229.
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2004
- Christou, A. A., 2004,
Prospects for meteor shower activity on the venusian atmosphere,
Icarus 168, 23-33.
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- Patel, M. R., Christou, A. A., Cockell, C. S., Ringrose, T. J., Zarnecki, J. C. 2004,
The UV environment of the Beagle 2 landing site: detailed investigations
and detection of atmospheric state,
Icarus 168, 93-115.
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2003
- Dunkin S. K. and 48 authors, 2003,
Scientific rationale for the D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer
on board ESA's SMART-1 mission to the Moon,
Plan. Space Sci. 51 , 435-442.
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- Grande, M. and 47 authors., 2003,
The D-CIXS X-ray mapping spectrometer on SMART-1,
Plan. Space Sci. 51, 427-433.
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- Christou, A. A., 2003,
The statistics of flight opportunities to accessible near-Earth asteroids,
Plan. Space Sci. 51, 221-231.
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2002
- Christou, A. A., 2002,
Lander position determination on Mars using Phobos transits:
application to Beagle 2,
Plan. Space Sci. 50, 781-788.
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2000
- Christou, A. A., 2000,
Co-orbital objects in the main asteroid belt,
Astron. Astrophys. 356, L71-L74.
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- Christou, A. A., 2000,
A numerical survey of transient co-orbitals of the terrestrial planets,
Icarus 144, 1-20.
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1999
- Christou, A. A., Beurle, K., 1999,
Meteoroid streams at Mars: possibilities and implications,
Plan. Space Sci. 47, 1475-1485.
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- Namouni, F., Christou, A. A., and Murray, C. D., 1999,
Co-orbital dynamics at large eccentricity and inclination,
Physical Review Letters 83, 2506-2509.
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- Christou, A. A., Murray, C.D., 1999,
The effect of near resonances on the secular precession of close orbits,
Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc. 303, 806-812.
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1997
- Christou, A.~A., Murray, C.~D., 1997,
A second order Laplace--Lagrange theory applied to the uranian
satellite system,
Astron. Astrophys. 327, 416-427.
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Papers in Conference Proceedings and other publications
2016
- Kardasis, E., Rogers, J.~H., Orton, G., Delcroix, M., Christou, A., Foulkes, M., Yanamandra-Fisher, P., Jacquesson, M., Maravelias, M., 2016,
The need for Professional-Amateur collaborations in studies of Jupiter and Saturn
J. British Astron. Assoc. , vol. 126, no. 1, p29-39.
2013
- Witasse, O., da Silva, M. L., Sobia, R., Leyland, P., Marraffa, L., Schmitz, P.,
Diaz del Rio, J., Neukum, G., Hoffmann, H., Bertaux, J.-L., Montmessin, F., Reberac, A.,
Christou, A., 2013,
Mars Express observations of the Phoenix entry: Simulations, planning, results and lessons learned
CEAS Space Journal, in press.
2012
- Oberst, J., Christou, A.~A., Gritsevich, M., Margonis, A., Koschny, D., Heward, A., Fouchet, T.,
2012,
Meteor activities within Europlanet.
In: Proceedings of the 2012 International Meteor Conference
(Gyssens, M., Roggemans, P., Eds.), IMO, p227-229.
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- Asher, D. J., Christou, A. A., Atreya, P., Barentsen, G.,
2012,
Details of the Proceedings of the International Meteor Conference, Armagh, Northern Ireland, 2010.
WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization, 40, 12-15.
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2011
- Christou, A.A., Tsamis, V., Gourgouliatos, K.-N., Liakos, A., Tigani, K., Farmkopoulos, A., Tremoulis, N.,
2011,
CCD Photometry of Uranian and Saturnian Mutual Events in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Journal for Occultation Astronomy, 1, p8-11.
- Christou, A. A., Vaubaillon, J., 2011,
Numerical modelling of cometary meteoroid streams encountering Mars and Venus.
In: Meteoroids: The smallest solar system bodies, Proceedings of
the Meteoroids 2010 Conference
(Cooke, W. J., Moser, D. E., Hardin, B. F., Janches, J., Eds.),
NASA/CP-2011-216469, p26-29.
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2009
- Christou, A. A., Lewis, F., 2009, Satellites of Jupiter, IAU Circ.,9055, 1.
2007
- Atreya, P., Christou, A.A., 2007,
Software for photometric and astrometric reduction of video meteors.
In: Proceedings of the 2006 International Meteor Conference (Bettonvil, F., Kac, J., Eds.), IMO, p18–23.
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- Christou, A.A., Atreya, P., 2007,
The Armagh Observatory meteor camera system,
In: Proceedings of the 2006 International Meteor Conference
(Bettonvil, F., Kac, J., Eds.), IMO, p141–145.
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- Christou, A. A., Hidas, M., Brown, T., 2009, Satellites of Uranus, CBET, 959, 1.
2006
- McAuliffe, J. P., Christou, A.A., 2006,
Simulating meteor showers in the Martian atmosphere.
In: Proceedings of the 2005 International Meteor Conference
(Bastiaens, L., Verbert, J., Wislez, J. M., Verbeeck, Eds.), IMO, p155–160.
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2001
- Christou, A. A., 2001,
Ceres: a true minor planet.
In: CERES 2001 workshop on astrometry and physics of minor planets
from observational networks ,
Paris, France,
October 9-12, 2001.
- Christou, A. A., Palmer, P. L., Hashida, Y., 2001,
Application of symplectic filters for high-precision
orbit estimation of small satellites,
Paper #5258.
In 2001 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference ,
Montreal, Canada, August 6-9, 2001.
1999
- Christou, A. A.,
1999,
The behaviour of secular frequencies near mean motion resonances.
In {\it Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium 172:
``Impact of Modern Dynamics in Astronomy''} (Henrard, J. and Ferraz-Mello, S., Eds.),
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, p427--428.
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- Christou, A.A., 1999, Applications of a high order secular perturbation theory: the Uranian satellites and beyond.
In Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on
``The dynamics of small bodies in the solar system:
A major key to solar system studies''
(Steves, B. A. and Roy, A. E., Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, p289-294.
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- Christou, A. A., 1999,
Future planetary missions.
In Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on
``The dynamics of small bodies in the solar system:
A major key to solar system studies''
(Steves, B. A. and Roy, A. E., Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, p587-593.
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1998
- Christou, A.A., Murray, C.D., 1998,
Analytical modelling of the uranian satellite system.
In Proceedings of the IXth Rencontres de Blois on ``Planetary Systems:
The Long View'' (Celnikier, L.~M.~and Tran Thanh Van, J., Eds.),
Editions Frontieres, 1998, p167-169.
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Press Releases and Articles in General Literature
2019
- AOP Astronote, 7 December 2019:
Armagh astronomers study solar explosions
- AOP Astronote, 7 October 2019:
Celebrating 60 years of the far side of the Moon
- AOP Astronote, 15 February 2019:
A private spacecraft heads for the Moon
2018
- AOP Astronote, 7 December 2018:
2019: A Chinese Year of the Moon
- AOP Astronote, 23 November 2018:
Insight on Insight
- AOP Astronote, 2 July 2018:
A privileged pedigree for meteorites
2017
- DPS Press Release, 18 October 2017:
A solar-powered asteroid nursery at the orbit of Mars
- New Scientist article, 29 April 2017:
Mars Trojans may be part of a planet that was destroyed long ago
- OUP Blog article, 10 April 2017:
Remains of ancient "mini planets" in Mars's orbit
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 31 March 2017:
Astronomers find orbit of Mars hosts remains of ancient mini-planets
2015
- DPS Press Release, 10 November 2015: Mercury gets a meteoroid shower from comet Encke (also reproduced at sservi.nasa.gov)
2014
- Christou, A. A., 2014, A picture is worth..,
Aviation Week <&>&> Space Technology , July 28, 2014, p8.
2013
- DPS Press Release, 11 October 2013: An asteroid pile-up in the orbit of Mars
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 18 September 2013:
Armagh Cameras Catch Unexpected Outburst of Meteors
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 30 July 2013:
Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon Observed from Armagh
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 01 June 2013:
Rare Noctilucent Clouds Seen Over Northern Ireland
2012
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 20 November 2012:
All Sky Camera View of 2012 Leonid Meteors
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 7 June 2012:
Armagh Astronomer Observes Transit of Venus
2011
- Royal Astronomical Society Press Release, 7 April 2011:
Astronomers find newly-discovered asteroid is Earth's companion
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 6 April 2011:
Astronomers Find Newly Discovered Asteroid is Earth's Companion
2010
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 28 August 2010:
International Meteor Conference in Armagh
- Christou, A. A., Maravelias, G., Tsamis, V., 2010,
Meteors and how to observe them, Information Leaflet (in greek),
4th Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Conf., Mt Parnon, Greece, 9-11 July 2010.
2009
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 26 November 2009:
Polar Fireball Captured by Armagh Observatory Cameras
2008
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 6 August 2008:
A Spot of Siberian Darkness for Armagh Astronomer
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 18 January 2008:
Comet 8P/Tuttle and the December Ursids: A Christmas family reunion
2007
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 26 November 2007:
New images of Comet 17P/Holmes
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 10 September 2007:
Aurigid Meteor Outburst - 2007 September 1st
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 16 August 2007:
Meliboea Shadow Captured Over Armagh
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 16 May 2007:
First Observation of a Uranian Mutual Event
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 6 March 2007:
Total Lunar Eclipse Graces Clear Irish Skies
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 13 February 2007:
Shooting Stars in Armagh
2006
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 31 March 2006:
Solar Eclipse Observed from Armagh
2005
- Bailey, M. E., Asher, D. J., Christou, A. A., 2005,
The Human Orrery: Ground-based astronomy for all,
Astron. Geophys. 46, 3.31.
- Bailey, M. E., Asher, D. J., Christou, A. A., 2005,
The Human Orrery: Putting the solar system in perspective,
Sky and Telescope 05/2005, 107.
- Christou, A. A., Bailey, M. E., 2005,
Negative Report of Occultation by the D-Type Asteroid (773) Irmintraud,
The Observatory 125, 23.
2004
- Armagh Observatory Press Release, 2 August 2004:
Near-Earth Asteroid 2000 PH5 Observed by School Student at Armagh Observatory
- Christou, A. A., 2004,
Ask Astro: Are either of the moons of Mars large enough to eclipse the Sun as seen from the surface of Mars?,
Astronomy 08/2004, 78.
- Christou, A. A., McClure, S., 2004, Minor Planet Observations [981 Armagh],
MPC 52508, 10.
- McFarland, J. M., Bailey, M. E., Christou, A. A., 2004,
Encouraging progress for Armagh Observatory’s dark sky campaign,
J. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 114, 186.
2003
- Christou, A. A., 2003,
Eclipses will play an important role,
QA Science 5, 47.
2002
- Christou, A. A., 2002,
Book review: Interplanetary Dust by Grun, Gustafson, Dermott, Fechtig (Eds),
Earth, Moon and Planets 91, 255.
- Christou, A. A., 2002,
Shooting stars for the Red Planet,
The Irish Scientist Yearbook 2002, 80.
- Christou, A. A., 2002,
Valuable place for small telescopes,
QA Science 4, 42.
- Asher, D. J., Bailey, M. E., Christou, A. A., McFarland, J. M., Muir M., Rafferty, P., 2002,
Comet Ikeya-Zhang rises for the NAM,
Astron. Geophys. 43, 2.19.
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