Chaotic scattering of main belt asteroids from Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian Objects

Author(s)
Mattia Galiazzo, P. Wiegert, S. Aljbaae
Abstract

This work finds that former (large) Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs could influence dynamically the evolution of the main belt and in particular the asteroid families also after the late heavy bombardment.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
Universidade Estadual Paulista „Júlio de Mesquita Filho“, University of Western Ontario
Publication date
09-2017
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/ee480966-83dc-4d7a-8685-758cbb3e0605