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Minor bodies in the outer solar system : proceedings of the ESO workshop held at Garching, Germany, 2-5 November 1998 /

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This volume tries to summarize the status of observational knowledge of the Kuiper Belt. Its recent discovery has revitalized the astromomical study of the Solar System and is beginning to open new and unexpected windows on the physics of planetesimal accretion. With more and better observational da...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), ESO Workshop on Minor Bodies of the Outer Solar System
Other Authors: Fitzsimmons, A. (Alan), Jewitt, D. (David), West, Richard M., 1941-
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2000]
Series:ESO astrophysics symposia (Springer-Verlag)
Subjects:
Kuiper Belt > Congresses.
Solar system > Kuiper Belt.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume tries to summarize the status of observational knowledge of the Kuiper Belt. Its recent discovery has revitalized the astromomical study of the Solar System and is beginning to open new and unexpected windows on the physics of planetesimal accretion. With more and better observational data being obtained at the technological limit of current facilities, a new perception of the relationships that exist among the various classes of small Solar System bodies has emerged. The new observations have also motivated a number of fascinating theoretical studies in Solar System dynamics.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 192 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783540400349 (electronic bk.)
3540400346 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1431-2433