Super-catastrophic disruption of asteroids at small perihelion distances

Mikael Granvik (), Alessandro Morbidelli, Robert Jedicke, Bryce Bolin, William F. Bottke, Edward Beshore, David Vokrouhlický, Marco Delbò and Patrick Michel
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Mikael Granvik: PO Box 64, 00014 University of Helsinki
Alessandro Morbidelli: Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire
Robert Jedicke: Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Bryce Bolin: Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire
William F. Bottke: Southwest Research Institute
Edward Beshore: University of Arizona, 933 North Cherry Avenue
David Vokrouhlický: Institute of Astronomy, Charles University
Marco Delbò: Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire
Patrick Michel: Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, Boulevard de l’Observatoire

Nature, 2016, vol. 530, issue 7590, 303-306

Abstract: By comparing asteroid detections and a near-Earth-object model the deficit of objects near the Sun is shown to arise from the breakup of most asteroids, especially low-albedo ones, at distances of a few tens of solar radii from the Sun.

Date: 2016
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