Small Bodies Asteroids
Below are some useful links about Asteroids on Small Bodies:
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- Science: Astronomy: Solar System: Asteroid Belt (0)
- Science: Astronomy: Solar System: Dwarf Planets: Ceres (3)
| Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers: Minor Planets Section - Photometry and shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, finder charts, visual observing of minor planets. |
| AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site - Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data. |
| Asteroid Articles - Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii. |
| Asteroid Groups - Graphs and animations showing major asteroid groups and families. |
| Asteroid Models - Research in determining asteroid shapes through photometric data and multiple data sources. Reference documents, introduction, links. |
| Asteroid Observing Services from Lowell Observatory - Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS). |
| Asteroid Radar Research - NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images. |
| Asteroids - Chart showing relative sizes, distance from the sun, inclination/eccentricity, shape, and color. Other charts showing position in the solar system. Summary data. |
| Asteroids - Common questions. |
| Asteroids - From the Uppsala Planetary System Group. Overview, research projects, discoveries. |
| Asteroids with Canadian Connections - A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian. |
| Asteroids with Satellites - Lists of known or suspected asteroids with satellites. Also history, graphs, links. |
| Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research - Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains and doublet craters. |
| Dan Durda's Research Interests - Airborne observations, Vulcanoids, various asteroid collision effects. |
| Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Asteroids - Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event. |
| European Asteroid Research Node - Association of European research groups active in asteroid research. Links to member sites and resources useful for asteroid research. |
| Exploring The Planets: Asteroids - Offers general scientific overview with history and images by the National Air and Space Museum. |
| Introduction to Asteroids - Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions. |
| List of Double Minor Planets - Known or suspected asteroids with satellites. |
| Minor Planet Groups and Families - Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids. |
| Minor Planet Observer - Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory. |
| Minor Planets - Offers updated alphabetical list of minor planet names. |
| News on Hilda Asteroids - A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey. |
| Nine Planets: Asteroids - Overview of current scientific knowledge of asteroids. |
| Physical studies of asteroids at Poznan Observatory - Light curves, database of asteroid spin vectors. |
| Serra Designs - Asteroid Model Series - Scientifically accurate scale models of asteroids. |
| Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey II - Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results. |
| Small World Atlas 2000 - Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. Maps, images, related papers. |
| Solar System Exploration: Asteroids - Basic description, overview of asteroid science. |
| Suspected and known binary asteroids - List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references. |
| Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction - Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery. |
| Wikipedia: Asteroid - Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest and notable asteroids. |
| Windows to the Universe: Asteroids - Description, data on selected asteroids, images. |
| Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? - Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth orbits. (October 29, 1999) |