Asteroids and comets in near-earth space
Abstract
The study of celestial bodies including comets, meteors, and asteroids is reviewed with attention given to the relationships between the near-earth objects. The origins and orbits of asteroids are described, and many asteroids are thought to be dormant comets or are associated with meteor streams. Near-earth objects hold the potential to reveal the links between meteorites, comets, and main-belt asteroids as well as provide information relevant to the formation of the solar system.
- Publication:
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Planetary Report
- Pub Date:
- December 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991PlR....11f...8B
- Keywords:
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- Asteroids;
- Astronomy;
- Comets;
- Solar System;
- Meteorites;
- Meteoroid Showers;
- Orbital Mechanics;
- Solar Orbits;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration