Thermodynamic Evolution of Planetesimals in the Primordial Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Induced by Collisions
Abstract
We examine the implications of collisional effects on the physical and chemical differentiation of the planetesimals located in the primitive Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt. Results show changes in the initial composition only in the subsurface layers.
- Publication:
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40th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009LPI....40.1568M