Erosive Hit-And-Run Impact Events: Debris Unbound

Keywords

asteroids; methods: numerical; minor planets; solar system: formation

Abstract

Erosive collisions among planetary embryos in the inner solar system can lead to multiple remnant bodies, varied in mass, composition and residual velocity. Some of the smaller, unbound debris may become available to seed the main asteroid belt. The makeup of these collisionally produced bodies is different from the canonical chondritic composition, in terms of rock/iron ratio and may contain further shock-processed material. Having some of the material in the asteroid belt owe its origin from collisions of larger planetary bodies may help in explaining some of the diversity and oddities in composition of different asteroid groups.

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Volume

10

Number of Pages

9-15

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921315009679

Socpus ID

84959473435 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84959473435

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