The Solar System Beyond NeptuneM. Antonietta Barucci University of Arizona Press, 2008 - 592 páginas A new frontier in our solar system opened with the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and the extensive population of icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune. Today the study of all of these bodies, collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects, reveals them to be frozen time capsules from the earliest epochs of solar system formation. This new volume in the Space Science Series, with one hundred contributing authors, offers the most detailed and up-to-date picture of our solar systemÕs farthest frontier. Our understanding of trans-Neptunian objects is rapidly evolving and currently constitutes one of the most active research fields in planetary sciences. The Solar System Beyond Neptune brings the reader to the forefront of our current understanding and points the way to further advancement in the field, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students in planetary science. |
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The Early Development of Ideas Concerning the Transneptunian Region | 11 |
Transneptunian Orbit Computation | 25 |
Nomenclature in the Outer Solar System | 43 |
The Orbital and Spatial Distribution of the Kuiper Belt | 59 |
Size Distribution of Multikilometer Transneptunian Objects | 71 |
Color Properties and Trends of the Transneptunian Objects | 91 |
Colors of Centaurs | 105 |
Surface Properties of Kuiper Belt Objects and Centaurs from Photometry and Polarimetry | 115 |
The Largest Kuiper Belt Objects | 335 |
Binaries in the Kuiper Belt | 345 |
On the Atmospheres of Objects in the Kuiper Belt | 365 |
The Trojans in the Planetary System | 383 |
The JupiterFamily Comets | 397 |
Irregular Satellites of the Giant Planets | 411 |
Structure of the Kuiper Belt Dust Disk | 425 |
The Heliopause Boundary of the Solar System | 443 |
Rotations Shapes | 129 |
Composition and Surface Properties of Transneptunian Objects and Centaurs | 143 |
Constraints from | 161 |
Transneptunian Object Taxonomy | 181 |
Physical Effects of Collisions in the Kuiper Belt | 195 |
Structure and Evolution of Kuiper Belt Objects and Dwarf Planets | 213 |
Link with Comets | 243 |
Origins Dynamics and End States | 259 |
The Dynamical Structure of the Kuiper Belt and Its Primordial Origin | 275 |
Formation and Collisional Evolution of Kuiper Belt Objects | 293 |
The Role of the Galaxy in the Dynamical Evolution of Transneptunian Objects | 315 |
Extrasolar Kuiper Belt Dust Disks | 465 |
Laboratory Data on Ices Refractory Carbonaceous Materials and Minerals Relevant | 483 |
Laboratory Studies of the Chemistry of Transneptunian Object Surface Materials | 507 |
Meteorites from the Outer Solar System? | 525 |
The Kuiper Belt Explored by Serendipitous Stellar Occultations | 545 |
NASAs PlutoKuiper Belt Mission | 557 |
Future Surveys of the Kuiper Belt | 573 |
Color Section following page | 585 |
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