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Harris, Alan (2011) Asteroid. In: Encyclopedia of Astrobiology Springer Encyclopedia Series. Springer-Verlag. pp. 102-112. ISBN ISBN 978-3-642-11271-3.
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Abstract
An asteroid is an irregularly shaped rocky body orbiting the Sun that does not qualify as a planet or a dwarf planet under the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) definitions of those terms introduced in 2006. In contrast to planets and dwarf planets, asteroids do not have sufficient mass for their self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces and assume a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape. In contrast to comets, asteroids are inert bodies that do not display a coma of gas and dust. Very small objects with a size of less than about 10 m are normally referred to as meteoroids.
| Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/71015/ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Document Type: | Contribution to a Collection | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Asteroid | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Encyclopedia of Astrobiology | ||||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 102-112 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Publisher: | Springer-Verlag | ||||||||||||||||
| Series Name: | Springer Encyclopedia Series | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN: | ISBN 978-3-642-11271-3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | Asteroids: dynamical and physical properties, impact hazard, mineralogy, mitigation, taxonomy | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old) | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space (old) | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Exploration des Sonnensystems (old) | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Harris, Prof. Alan | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 17 Oct 2011 12:05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2011 12:05 |
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