| The solar nebula origin of (486958) Arrokoth, a primordial contact binary in the Kuiper Belt WB McKinnon, DC Richardson, JC Marohnic, JT Keane, WM Grundy, ... Science 367 (6481), eaay6620, 2020 | 108 | 2020 |
| Faster paleospin and deep-seated uncompensated mass as possible explanations for Ceres’ present-day shape and gravity X Mao, WB McKinnon Icarus 299, 430-442, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| The Geophysical Environment of (486958) Arrokoth—A Small Kuiper Belt Object Explored by New Horizons JT Keane, SB Porter, RA Beyer, OM Umurhan, WB McKinnon, JM Moore, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 127 (6), e2021JE007068, 2022 | 18 | 2022 |
| Spin evolution of Ceres and Vesta due to impacts X Mao, WB McKinnon Meteoritics & Planetary Science 55 (11), 2493-2518, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| Collisions of small Kuiper belt objects with (486958) Arrokoth: Implications for its spin evolution and bulk density X Mao, WB McKinnon, KN Singer, JT Keane, RA Beyer, S Greenstreet, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, e2021JE006961, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
| Snow crash: Compaction craters on (486958) Arrokoth and other small KBOs, with implications WB McKinnon, X Mao, PM Schenk, KN Singer, SJ Robbins, OL White, ... Geophysical Research Letters 49 (13), e2022GL098406, 2022 | 4 | 2022 |
| Impact origin of Sputnik Planitia basin, pluto WB McKinnon, PM Schenk, X Mao, JM Moore, JR Spencer, F Nimmo, ... 48th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2854, 2017 | 4 | 2017 |
| Merger and spindown of (486958) Arrokoth by collisions X Mao, WB McKinnon, KN Singer, JT Keane, SJ Robbins, PM Schenk, ... 51st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2592, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
| Internal structures of Ceres and Enceladus: comparisons and contrasts X Mao, WB McKinnon 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1637, 2016 | 2 | 2016 |
| Snow Crash: Compaction Craters on (486958) Arrokoth and Other Small KBOs WB McKinnon, X Mao, P Schenk, KN Singer, SJ Robbins, OL White, ... Authorea Preprints, 2022 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collisions with small classical Kuiper Belt Objects are not sufficient to cause substantial spin changes to Arrokoth X Mao, WB McKinnon, KN Singer, JT Keane, SJ Robbins, PM Schenk, ... 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2415, 2021 | 1 | 2021 |
| Are Maryland and Other Craters on CCKBO Arrokoth Compaction Craters, and Does it Matter? WB McKinnon, X Mao, KN Singer, JT Keane, PM Schenk, OL White, ... 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2719, 2021 | 1 | 2021 |
| Investigating possible spindown of Arrokoth by collisions with small classical Kuiper belt objects X Mao, W McKinnon, K Singer, J Keane, S Robbins, P Schenk, J Moore, ... EPSC2020, 2020 | 1 | 2020 |
| Compaction Craters in the Kuiper Belt: Implications for KBO Size-Frequency Distributions and Surface Composition and Structure WB McKinnon, KN Singer, SJ Robbins, X Mao, PM Schenk, OL White, ... 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2678, 2822, 2022 | | 2022 |
| Crater Statistics of Arrokoth and Pluto's Small Moons with Comparison to Other Inner and Outer Solar System Bodies Using the Small Body Mapping Tool (SBMT) JA O'Brien, KN Singer, HA Weaver, CM Ernst, JR Spencer, SA Stern, ... AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts 53 (7), 111.01, 2021 | | 2021 |
| Spin evolution of Ceres and Vesta due to impacts, and the outsize role of Veneneia and Rheasilvia for Vesta X Mao, W McKinnon 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January-4 February 43, 281, 2021 | | 2021 |
| Spin Evolution of Vesta due to the Formation of the Veneneia and Rheasilvia Basins X Mao, WB McKinnon AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts 52 (6), 202.08, 2020 | | 2020 |
| Evolution of Binary Planetesimals due to Gas Drag in the Protosolar Nebula WB McKinnon, SA Stern, JR Spencer, WM Grundy, X Mao, CB Olkin, ... AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts 52 (6), 206.02, 2020 | | 2020 |
| Internal Structures and Spin Evolutions of Small Bodies in the Solar System and their Geophysical Implications: A Case Study on Ceres, Vesta, and Arrokoth X Mao Washington University in St. Louis, 2020 | | 2020 |
| Spindown of 2014 MU69 ("Ultima Thule") by impact of small, cold classical Kuiper belt objects X Mao, WB McKinnon, JT Keane, JR Spencer, C Olkin, HA Weaver Jr, ... AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2019, P33I-3536, 2019 | | 2019 |
