Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1993

By International Astronomical Union

Introduction. Search Programs. Search Programs for Comets; B.G. Marsden. Computer Aided near Earth Object Detection; J.V. Scotti. The Kuiper Belt; J. Luu. Density of Meteoroids and their Mass Influx on the Eart; P.B. Babadzhanov. Populations of Small Bodies. Asteroid Albedos and Diameters; E.F. Tedesco. In Memoriam -- Lubor Kres?k; A. Carusi, G. Valsecchi. Comets (Existing Populations); L. Kres?k. The Comet--Asteroid Transition: Recent Telescopic Observations; L.A. McFadden. Meteroid Streams; D. Steel. Zodiacal Dust Bands; S.F. Dermott, D.D. Durda, B.A.S. Gustafson, S. Jayaraman, J.C. Kiou, Y.L. Xu. Dynamics. Asteroid Proper Elements: the Big Picture; Z. Knezevic, A. Milani. The Dynamics of the Trojan Asteroids; A. Milani. Kirkwood Gaps and Resonant Groups; S. Ferraz-Mello. The Secular Resonances in the Solar System; Ch. Froeschl?, A. Morbidelli. Meteorite Delivery and Transport; P. Farinella, Cl. Froeschl?, R. Gonczi. Dynamics of Comets: Recent Developments and New Challenges; J.A. Fern?ndez. A Review of Comets and Non-Gravitational Forces; D.K. Yeomans. Physical Observations and Modeling. Asteroid Spectroscopy and Mineralogy; T.H. Burbine, R.P. Binzel. Coherent Backscattering by Solar System Dust Particles; K. Muinonen. Cometary Nuclei; H. Rickman. Molecular Abundances in Comets; J. Crovisier. Comets as Reflection of Interstellar Medium Chemistry; J.M. Greenberg, O.M. Shalabiea. Meteoroid Properties from Photographic Records of Meteors and Fireballs; Z. Ceplecha. Observations from Space. The Galileo Encounters with Gaspra and Ida; C.R. Chapman.Dust Measurements in the Outer Solar System; E. Gr?n. The Rosetta Mission to Primitive Bodies of the Solar System; Y. Langevin. Origin and Evolution. Asteroid Families; V. Zappal?, A. Cellino. Comet Taxonomy and Evolution; D.G. Schleicher. Small Bodies around Other Stars; B. Sicardy. Formation of the Outer Solar System Bodies: Comets and Planetesimals; M.E. Bailey. Data Bases. The ACM93 Small Bodies Data Bases. IRAS Minor Planets Survey; E.F. Tedesco. A Composite Catalogue of Asteroid Proper Elements; A. Milani, E. Bowell, Z. Knežević, A. Lemaitre, A. Morbidelli, K. Muimonen. The Uppsala Asteroid Data Base; P. Magnusson, C.-I. Lagerkvist, M. Dahlgren, A. Erikson, M.A. Barucci, I. Belskaya, M.T. Capria. A Public-Domain Asteroid Orbit Data Base; E. Bowell, K. Muinonen, L.H. Wasserman. An Overview of Datasets on Small Bodies Available through the Planetary Data System and SOARD; D.R. Davis, M. A'Hearn, E. Grayzeck, M.V. Sykes, E.M. Alvarez del Castillo, D. Tholen, K. Garlow. MPC and ICQ Databases; B.G. Marsden, D.W.E. Green, G.V. Williams. The Uppsala Comet Magnitude Data Base; L. Kam?l. Meteoroid Orbits available from the IAU Meteor Data Center; B.A. Lindblad, D.I. Steel. Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792328809
• ISBN13: 9780792328803
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"