D. D. Durda

Southwest Research Institute — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

31h-index4.7kcitations285works0.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Astro and Planetary Science(199), Planetary Science and Exploration(172), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research(27), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(27), High-pressure geophysics and materials(21)

Publications285 total

Particle Accretion in Microgravity. I. Particle Sizes and Bulk Densities
The Planetary Science Journal·2025Open Access
Methods for Experimental Planetary Geology in Reduced-gravity Parabolic Flight: A Case Study of Researching Impact Crater Ejecta
The Planetary Science Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The frontier of mining space resources and preparing human explorers and workers for those operations
Elsevier eBooks·2025· 1 cited
Momentum Enhancement from Impacts into Crushed Basalt at 2 and 5.5 KM/S, Motivated by Dart
2024Open Access
Hypervelocity Impact of Three L-Type Ordinary Chondrites: A Test of the Variation of β and Q*D with Target Porosity and Strength
2024Open Access
Limits on Kinetic Impact Deflection of Asteroids from Laboratory Hypervelocity Cratering and Disruption of Meteorites and Analogs
2022
SPH simulations of high-speed collisions between asteroids and comets
Icarus·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Laboratory experiments with self-cohesive powders: Application to the morphology of regolith on small asteroids
Planetary and Space Science·2021· 6 cited
Apophis 2029: Decadal Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense
2021· 9 citedOpen Access
The Box-of-Rocks Experiment (BORE): A Suborbital Experiment Package for Microgravity Regolith Science and Technology Demonstration
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference·2021
BORE-II Suborbital Demonstration of Microsatellite-Scale Magnetic Asteroid Regolith Sample Collection System
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference·2021
Comparison of Compression Strength of Ordinary and Carbonaceous Chondrite Stimulants
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference·2021
Correlation of Particle Volume and Velocity of Fragments of Different Types of Meteorites During Disruption Events
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference·2021
Momentum enhancement simulations for hypervelocity impacts on sandstone
International Journal of Impact Engineering·2021· 8 cited
New Horizons Observations of the Cosmic Optical Background
The Astrophysical Journal·2021· 77 citedOpen Access
Material Failure Influence on Ejecta Mass and Momentum Enhancement from Hypervelocity Impacts Into Rock and Metal
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January - 4 February·2021
The orbit of asteroid (317) Roxane’s satellite Olympias from Gemini, Keck, VLT and the SOR, and (22) Kalliope’s Linus from the SOR
Icarus·2020· 11 citedOpen Access
Momentum Enhancement Simulations for Hypervelocity Impacts on Sandstone
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Hypervelocity cratering and disruption of the Northwest Africa 4502 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite: Implications for crater production, catastrophic disruption, momentum transfer and dust production on asteroids
Planetary and Space Science·2020· 9 cited
The Particle Accretion in Microgravity Experiment: Protoplanetary Aggregate Formation
LPI·2020
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Frequent Co-authors

David Nesvorný(11), W. F. Bottke(11), Erik Asphaug(11), D. C. Richardson(10), B. L. Enke(7), W. J. Merline(7), Robert Jedicke(6), R. Greenberg(6), P. E. Geissler(6), S. F. Dermott(5), M. M. Strait(5), David Vokrouhlický(4), S. A. Stern(4), C. R. Chapman(4), Alessandro Morbidelli(3), Donald R. Davis(3), T. J. J. Kehoe(3), K. Grogan(3), S. Jayaraman(3), G. J. Flynn(3)