Active Primordial Bodies: Exploration of the primordial composition of ice-rich planetesimals and early-stage evolution in the outer solar system
Abstract
We advocate for a program of robotic exploration of APBs emphasizing a 4 objects (29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, 95P/Chiron, 174P/Echeclus, and 2019 LD2) with known activity and outburst patterns, two of which are transitioning to become JFCs. This opportunity is urgent due to their near-term orbits that are favorable only for the next 20-30 years.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2021
- DOI:
- 10.3847/25c2cfeb.983d5266
- Bibcode:
- 2021BAAS...53d.296H