Planetesimals in the Kuiper Belt
Event Start:
2020-11-09T15:00:00
Event End:
2020-11-09T16:00:00
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Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs), in the outer Solar System, provide a unique laboratory for studying the formation of small bodies. I will summarize our state of understanding of planetesimal formation in the Kuiper Belt as informed by: the size distribution of KBOs as measured through reflected optical light and occultations; the dynamical stability of Kuiper Belt binaries; the orbital stability of the classical Kuiper Belt; and the imaging returned from the New Horizons mission.
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Speaker:
JJ Kavelaars (HAA, NRC)
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Event Start:
2020-11-09T15:00:00
Event End:
2020-11-09T16:00:00
Planetesimals in the Kuiper Belt
Event Information:
Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs), in the outer Solar System, provide a unique laboratory for studying the formation of small bodies. I will summarize our state of understanding of planetesimal formation in the Kuiper Belt as informed by: the size distribution of KBOs as measured through reflected optical light and occultations; the dynamical stability of Kuiper Belt binaries; the orbital stability of the classical Kuiper Belt; and the imaging returned from the New Horizons mission.
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