Six Hot Topics in Planetary Astronomy
David Jewitt
TL;DR
This paper reviews six key topics in modern planetary astronomy, covering small body properties, surface compositions, and satellite characteristics, providing a comprehensive overview of current research areas and findings.
Contribution
It synthesizes recent advances across six distinct areas in planetary astronomy, highlighting current challenges and directions for future research.
Findings
Insights into small body densities from lightcurves
Distribution patterns of ultrared matter on Kuiper belt objects
Crystallinity of ice in the outer Solar system
Abstract
Six hot topics in modern planetary astronomy are described: 1) lightcurves and densities of small bodies 2) colors of Kuiper belt objects and the distribution of the ultrared matter 3) spectroscopy and the crystallinity of ice in the outer Solar system 4) irregular satellites of the giant planets 5) the Main Belt Comets and 6) comets and meteor stream parents.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstro and Planetary Science · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research