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Dynamical Spreading of Asteroid Families by the Yarkovsky Effect.
- Source :
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Science . 11/23/2001, Vol. 294 Issue 5547, p1693-1696. 4p. 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Examines the dynamical spreading of asteroid families by the Yarkovsky effect. Ideas on the orbital distributions of and production of asteroid families; Effect of interactions between drifting asteroid family members and resonances can also produce unique eccentricity and inclination changes; Definition of Yarkovsky effect as a thermal radiation force that causes objects to undergo semimajor axis drift.
- Subjects :
- *ASTEROIDS
*RADIATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368075
- Volume :
- 294
- Issue :
- 5547
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5684544
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1066760