Solar System Astronomy

  1. Asteroid Belt and Small Bodies
    1. Main Asteroid Belt
      1. Location and Structure
        1. Position Between Mars and Jupiter
          1. Total Mass Distribution
            1. Size Distribution
            2. Orbital Dynamics
              1. Kirkwood Gaps
                1. Resonances with Jupiter
                  1. Orbital Families
                  2. Asteroid Classification
                    1. Compositional Types
                      1. C-type Asteroids
                        1. S-type Asteroids
                          1. M-type Asteroids
                            1. D-type Asteroids
                              1. V-type Asteroids
                              2. Spectroscopic Properties
                                1. Meteorite Connections
                                2. Notable Asteroids
                                  1. Ceres
                                    1. Dwarf Planet Classification
                                      1. Internal Structure
                                        1. Surface Features
                                          1. Cryovolcanic Activity
                                          2. Vesta
                                            1. Differentiated Structure
                                              1. Large Impact Basins
                                                1. Meteorite Connections
                                                2. Pallas
                                                  1. Irregular Shape
                                                    1. Orbital Inclination
                                                    2. Hygiea
                                                      1. Large C-type Asteroid
                                                    3. Asteroid Families
                                                      1. Collisional Formation
                                                        1. Hirayama Families
                                                          1. Proper Orbital Elements
                                                        2. Near-Earth Asteroids
                                                          1. Classification Systems
                                                            1. Amor Group
                                                              1. Apollo Group
                                                                1. Aten Group
                                                                  1. Atira Group
                                                                  2. Discovery and Tracking
                                                                    1. Survey Programs
                                                                      1. Orbital Determination
                                                                      2. Impact Hazard Assessment
                                                                        1. Potentially Hazardous Objects
                                                                          1. Impact Probability Calculations
                                                                            1. Mitigation Strategies

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