The leftovers of planet formation : small body populations of our solar system and exoplanet systems

The small body populations within a planetary system give information about the planet formation and migration history of the system. In our Solar System, we study these bodies (asteroids, comets, and trans-Neptunian objects), by directly observing them in reflected light. In other solar systems, du...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawler, Samantha
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44760