Anicia Arredondo
@aniciaarredondo.bsky.social
Planetary scientist at SwRI studying H2O on the Moon and asteroids. I like baseball and dogs (she/her)
New #planetaryscience paper! #JWST spectra of (142) Polana, the parent body of the new Polana asteroid family. We compare Polana to Bennu and Ryugu to test hypotheses that both NEAs came from the new Polana family.
doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/...
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doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/...
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August 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New #planetaryscience paper! #JWST spectra of (142) Polana, the parent body of the new Polana asteroid family. We compare Polana to Bennu and Ryugu to test hypotheses that both NEAs came from the new Polana family.
doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/...
🔭🧪
doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/...
🔭🧪
I observed the 3 largest family members twice with IRTF, with ~5 hours between observations. The spectral slopes for each observation were compared, and there was no significant difference between them, suggesting that any surface variation is not detectable in the NIR.
July 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I observed the 3 largest family members twice with IRTF, with ~5 hours between observations. The spectral slopes for each observation were compared, and there was no significant difference between them, suggesting that any surface variation is not detectable in the NIR.
Call for abstracts for the #GSAConnects2025 meeting Oct 19-22 in San Antonio. Yours truly is chairing a session that connects meteorites, remote sensing, and spacecraft observations of asteroids. Abstracts are due August 5. We hope to see you there! 🧪🔭 #PlanetaryScience
May 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Call for abstracts for the #GSAConnects2025 meeting Oct 19-22 in San Antonio. Yours truly is chairing a session that connects meteorites, remote sensing, and spacecraft observations of asteroids. Abstracts are due August 5. We hope to see you there! 🧪🔭 #PlanetaryScience
A look at my camera roll from 1 year ago on eclipse day. We were supposed to see 4.5 minutes of totality, but the clouds had other ideas. Luckily, they thinned out long enough for me to get one photo! 🌞 🌝 🤠
April 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A look at my camera roll from 1 year ago on eclipse day. We were supposed to see 4.5 minutes of totality, but the clouds had other ideas. Luckily, they thinned out long enough for me to get one photo! 🌞 🌝 🤠
I defended my dissertation 4 years ago today! I purposefully scheduled it on April 1 so that if I answered a question wrong, I could simply say "April fools" and try again.
April 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I defended my dissertation 4 years ago today! I purposefully scheduled it on April 1 so that if I answered a question wrong, I could simply say "April fools" and try again.
I'm observing on IRTF tonight! 🔭 I'm thrilled, but Krypto not so much...
February 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I'm observing on IRTF tonight! 🔭 I'm thrilled, but Krypto not so much...
My dog's name is krypto!
January 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My dog's name is krypto!
"what the crap is this"
January 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"what the crap is this"
As with every work trip, I always make time for sightseeing 🇫🇷 space is cool but so is Earth!
January 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
As with every work trip, I always make time for sightseeing 🇫🇷 space is cool but so is Earth!
Apparently that was only the top half! 😳
January 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Apparently that was only the top half! 😳
There are 7 dogs in this photo
January 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There are 7 dogs in this photo
This week I am in France for a workshop with JWST Solar System observers. The venue is quite impressive!
January 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This week I am in France for a workshop with JWST Solar System observers. The venue is quite impressive!
Almost as long!
January 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Almost as long!
As you can see in my #Goodreads year in review, I have a wide range of literary tastes.
December 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
As you can see in my #Goodreads year in review, I have a wide range of literary tastes.
I've been added to a "Dogs & Cats in Space" starter pack, so here is one of my favorite dog/space photos. I adopted Krypto 4 days before my thesis defense, and here she is snoozing while I gave the biggest presentation of my life 🐻❄️🤓
December 9, 2024 at 10:22 PM
I've been added to a "Dogs & Cats in Space" starter pack, so here is one of my favorite dog/space photos. I adopted Krypto 4 days before my thesis defense, and here she is snoozing while I gave the biggest presentation of my life 🐻❄️🤓
Krypto and I would like to be added 🐻❄️
December 9, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Krypto and I would like to be added 🐻❄️
Gotta get all the angles 🤩
December 4, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Gotta get all the angles 🤩
Today I was interviewed by NHK, Japan' public TV. We talked about SOFIA and JWST observations of Psyche and they even got B-roll of my knick knacks!
December 4, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Today I was interviewed by NHK, Japan' public TV. We talked about SOFIA and JWST observations of Psyche and they even got B-roll of my knick knacks!
You're a better person than I am.
November 17, 2024 at 6:32 PM
You're a better person than I am.
This is a fantastic ending to such a weird week. To bluer skies! 🥂
November 17, 2024 at 12:03 AM
This is a fantastic ending to such a weird week. To bluer skies! 🥂
Well I'm on this app now I guess. Here's my dog
November 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Well I'm on this app now I guess. Here's my dog