The evolution of comets in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt

Details The evolution of comets in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt The evolution of comets in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt

Aug 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003natur.424..639s&link_type=abstract

Nature, Volume 424, Issue 6949, pp. 639-642 (2003).

Physics

41

Scientific paper

Comets are remnants from the time when the outer planets formed, ~4-4.5 billion years ago. They have been in storage since then in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt-distant regions that are so cold and sparsely populated that it was long thought that comets approaching the Sun were pristine samples from the time of Solar System formation. It is now recognized, however, that a variety of subtle but important evolutionary mechanisms operate on comets during their long storage, so they can no longer be regarded as wholly pristine.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The evolution of comets in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The evolution of comets in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The evolution of comets in the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1510431