On the early history of the asteroids

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Jun 1978

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Moon and the Planets, vol. 18, June 1978, p. 491-498. Research supported by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung;

Physics

Asteroids, Planetary Evolution, Solar Orbits, Solar System, Eccentric Orbits, Jupiter (Planet), Mass Distribution, Pitch (Inclination)

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Among the major features of the asteroids as a group is the fact that they are small and numerous rather than being a single planet, and that they have unusually high eccentricities and inclinations. Regarding the first, this paper presents two lines of argument concerning the concept that the asteroids formed with a mass-distribution similar to what we observe today. Considerations of planet accretion are used to clarify the role of Jupiter in preventing coalescence of asteroids into a single planet. Regarding the eccentricities and inclinations, it is proposed that they were excited by secular resonances associated with the presence of Jupiter within a dissipating solar nebula.

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