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The solar system beyond neptune
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Jewitt, David |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | This proposal supported deep and wide-field optical imaging of the trans-Neptunian Solar System capitalizing on our broad access to state-of-the-art facilities on Mauna Kea. Key quantities determined include the size distribution of Kuiper Belt objects (a differential power law with an index -4), and the inclination and radial distance distributions. We identified an outer edge to the classical Kuiper Belt that has since been confirmed by independent workers. We also obtained an assessment of the population densities in the mean-motion resonances with Neptune and discovered the Scattered Kuiper Belt Object dynamical class. Scientific issues on which these measurements have direct bearing include the collisional environment of the Kuiper Belt, the origin of the short-period comets, and the origin by capture into resonance of Pluto and other Kuiper Belt objects. |
| File Size | 104137 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020039167 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t74v1jt3s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-03-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Comets Ccd Cameras Radial Distribution Neptune Planet Imaging Techniques Kuiper Belt Solar System Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
