Main Belt Asteroid Science in the Decade 2023-2032: Fundamental Science Questions and Recommendations on behalf of the Small Bodies Assessment Group
Whitepaper #099 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: primitive bodies
by Maggie McAdam, Andrew S. Rivkin, Lucy F. Lim, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Frank Marchis, and Tracy M. Becker
Published onMar 18, 2021
Main Belt Asteroid Science in the Decade 2023-2032: Fundamental Science Questions and Recommendations on behalf of the Small Bodies Assessment Group
On behalf of the Small Bodies Assessment Group, we recommend a balanced program of telescopic observation, laboratory studies, theoretical research and missions to Main Belt Asteroids utilizing the full spectral range from ultraviolet to far-infrared to investigate outstanding fundamental questions in the next decade.
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