The origin of the Kuiper belt structure: first models
Seminar · Recording · Nov 12, 2024
Alessandro Morbidelli, Professor at the Collège de France
More on Kuiper belt
Seminar, Hosted by Collège de France
The Kuiper belt
Professor at the Collège de France
Abstract
The Kuiper belt contains a complex collection of bodies beyond Neptune, including Pluto. This lecture compares dynamically cold and excited populations, resonant objects, scattered bodies and detached remnants. Their orbital structure provides a record of the Solar System's past evolution.