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Understanding the Distribution of Near-Earth Asteroids.

Authors :
Bottke Jr., William F.
Jedicke, Robert
Morbidelli, Alessandro
Petit, Jean-Marc
Gladman, Brett
Source :
Science. 6/23/2000, Vol. 288 Issue 5474, p2190. 5p. 3 Graphs.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Describes the model constructed for the orbital and size distributions of the near-Earth asteroids (NEA). Definition of NEA; Reasons behind the complication observed in the distribution of NEA; Three intermediate sources for the NEA.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
288
Issue :
5474
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3309144
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.288.5474.2190