Asteroids and Comets

Y. R. Fernández; J. Y. Li; E. S. Howell; L. M. Woodney

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00184-6

Asteroids and Comets

Y. R. Fernández, J. Y. Li, E. S. Howell, L. M. Woodney

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Abstract

Asteroids and comets are remnants from the era of solar system formation over 4.5 billion years ago and therefore allow us to address two fundamental questions in astronomy: what was the nature of our protoplanetary disk, and how did the process of planetary accretion occur? The objects we see today have suffered many geophysically relevant processes in the intervening eons that have altered their surfaces, interiors, and compositions. In this chapter, we review our understanding of the origins and evolution of these bodies, discuss the wealth of science returned from spacecraft missions, and motivate important questions to be addressed in the future.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Physics of Terrestrial Planets and Moons
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	487-528
Number of pages	42
Volume	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780444538031
ISBN (Print)	9780444538024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00184-6
State	Published - Jan 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asteroids
Asteroids
Asteroids
Asteroids
Asteroids
Comets
Comets
Comets
Comets
Comets

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