Asteroids: New Observations, New Models (IAU S318) (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

ISBN 10: 1107138256 / ISBN 13: 9781107138254

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Synopsis:

Asteroids are the small, usually rocky, bodies that reside primarily in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Individually, and as a population, they carry the signatures of the evolutionary processes that gave birth to the Solar System and shaped our planetary neighbourhood, as well as informing us about processes on broader scales and deeper cosmic times. The main asteroid belt is a lively place where the physical, rotational and orbital properties of asteroids are governed by a complicated interplay of collisions, planetary resonances, radiation forces, and the formation and fission of secondary bodies. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 318 are organised around the following core themes: origins, collisional evolution, orbital evolution, rotational evolution, and evolutional coupling. Together the contributions highlight the ongoing, exciting challenges for graduate students and researchers in this diverse field of study.

Book Description: Asteroids carry the signatures of the evolutionary processes that gave birth to the Solar System and shaped our planetary neighbourhood. IAU Symposium 318 explores the themes of asteroid origins, collisional evolution, orbital evolution, rotational evolution and evolutional coupling, for graduate students and researchers in this diverse field of study.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Asteroids: New Observations, New Models (IAU...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Like New
Book Type: book