Spun in the sun

William F. Bottke
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William F. Bottke: Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302, USA. bottke@boulder.swri.edu

Nature, 2007, vol. 446, issue 7134, 382-383

Abstract: Two asteroids have been observed gradually spinning faster and faster, and the hot tip is that sunlight is the cause. If so, this could give us a handle on the dynamics and evolution of the asteroid belt in general.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1038/nature05711

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