Impact Rates in the Outer Solar System

Impact Rates in the Outer Solar System

Previous studies of cometary impacts in the outer solar system used the spatial distribution of ecliptic comets (ECs) from dynamical models that assumed ECs began on low-inclination orbits (≲5°) in the Kuiper Belt. In reality, the source population of ECs—the trans-Neptunian scattered disk—has orbit...

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Main Authors: David Nesvorný, Luke Dones, Mario De Prá, Maria Womack, Kevin J. Zahnle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Comet dynamics
Comet origins
Natural satellite evolution
Irregular satellites
Natural satellite surfaces
Impact phenomena
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace8ff

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace8ff

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