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The True Colors of KBOs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Hui-Chun Hsu  and
Wing-Huen Ip
Hui-Chun Hsu
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, 32541 Chung-Li, Taiwan
Wing-Huen Ip
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, 32541 Chung-Li, Taiwan

Abstract

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The existence of a population of large planetoids outside the orbit of Neptune predicted by GP Kuiper, KE Edgeworth and JA Fernandez has been confirmed by ground-based observations.The physical properties of these Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) remain elusive. Photometric measurements have indicated that they have diverse color variations. A theoretical model is formulated to simulate the evolution of the surface materials of the KBOs under the influence of cosmic ray irradiation and meteoroid impacts. The long-term goal is to couple this theoretical model to observations and laboratory experiments such as LARA (Laboratory Astrochemistry and Astrophysics).

Type
VI. Solar System Studies
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 183: Small-Telescope Astronomy on Global Scales , 2001 , pp. 263 - 264
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001

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