Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 2004
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Astrobiology: Future Perspectives, p. 205 by Ehrenfreund et al., Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIE
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
The resent discovery of a large number of Solar System bodies that orbit the Sun beyond Neptunus has opened new possibilities to study primordial matter and processes in the early solar nebula. Indeed, Kuiper Belt objects are in the most primitive solid bodies in the solar system. Due to their intrinsic faintness and remoteness, these object are very difficult to study, and progress is slow. I will review some of the current knowledge about these bodies, with emphasis on their water and organics contents, and the various processed that could have altered their surfaces. Comparisons with other small solar System bodies will be made,. Dome of the brightest objects in the Belt, which are the only ones for which detailed physical studies can be made, have been discovered only recently, and it is postulated that many more await discovery. Furthermore, major on-going or planned ground-based surveys as well as planned space missions should bring important information on Kuiper Belt Objects. Prospects are therefore very good, and major progress in expected in the near future.
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