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The Humps of KBO’s Size Distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Cheng-Pin Chen  and
Ing-Guey Jiang
Cheng-Pin Chen
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Ing-Guey Jiang
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Abstract

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We study the possible humps or deviation from the single-power law for the size distribution of the Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). Both the current observational data and theoretical simulations show evidence of such humps. We conclude that this is an imprint of the depletion of the outer Solar System in the Kuiper Belt region.

Type
VI. Solar System Studies
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 183: Small-Telescope Astronomy on Global Scales , 2001 , pp. 261 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001

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