Asteroidal Source of Meteorites
- 5 October 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 182 (4107) , 51-53
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.182.4107.51
Abstract
The evolution of asteroidal orbits initially near the Kirkwood Gap at the 1:2 commensurability with Jupiter's period provides a mechanism for the production of meteorites from the asteroid belt without excessive velocity change. The resulting yield (∼ 109 grams per year) and the orbital elements of Earth-crossing objects are in agreement with observational data on meteorites.Keywords
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