Spin control for asteroids

Richard P. Binzel ()
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Richard P. Binzel: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature, 2003, vol. 425, issue 6954, 131-132

Abstract: Random collisions between asteroids would seem to cause their spin axes to be tilted in all directions. Surprisingly, the gentle recoil force of thermal re-radiation may bring their spin axes into alignment.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1038/425131a

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