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3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1): Direct Spacecraft Exploration of a Possible Relic of Planetary Formation at 'Cosmic Noon'

T. Marshall Eubanks, Bruce G. Bills, Adam Hibberd, 2025. arXiv.

v_inf=57.9763+/-0.0044 km/s; i=175.114 deg; radiant RA 19.6779746 h, Dec -19.050743 deg; argues thick-disk origin (9-13 Gyr); lists spacecraft opportunities (Psyche 0.302 au on 2025-09-04).

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Eubanks, T. M., Bills, B. G., & Hibberd, A. (2025). 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1): Direct Spacecraft Exploration of a Possible Relic of Planetary Formation at 'Cosmic Noon'. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15768
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