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Super-catastrophic disruption of asteroids at small perihelion distances

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  • Mikael Granvik

    (PO Box 64, 00014 University of Helsinki
    Finnish Geospatial Research Institute)

  • Alessandro Morbidelli

    (Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire)

  • Robert Jedicke

    (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii)

  • Bryce Bolin

    (Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire
    Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii)

  • William F. Bottke

    (Southwest Research Institute)

  • Edward Beshore

    (University of Arizona, 933 North Cherry Avenue)

  • David Vokrouhlický

    (Institute of Astronomy, Charles University)

  • Marco Delbò

    (Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire)

  • Patrick Michel

    (Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire)

Abstract

By comparing asteroid detections and a near-Earth-object model the deficit of objects near the Sun is shown to arise from the breakup of most asteroids, especially low-albedo ones, at distances of a few tens of solar radii from the Sun.

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  • Mikael Granvik & Alessandro Morbidelli & Robert Jedicke & Bryce Bolin & William F. Bottke & Edward Beshore & David Vokrouhlický & Marco Delbò & Patrick Michel, 2016. "Super-catastrophic disruption of asteroids at small perihelion distances," Nature, Nature, vol. 530(7590), pages 303-306, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:530:y:2016:i:7590:d:10.1038_nature16934
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16934
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    1. A. Lucchetti & S. Cambioni & R. Nakano & O. S. Barnouin & M. Pajola & L. Penasa & F. Tusberti & K. T. Ramesh & E. Dotto & C. M. Ernst & R. T. Daly & E. Mazzotta Epifani & M. Hirabayashi & L. Parro & G, 2024. "Fast boulder fracturing by thermal fatigue detected on stony asteroids," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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