Lecture 42: Asteroids and Meteoroids
Asteroids are the leftover rocky materials from the formation of the\nSolar System that reside mainly in a broad belt between the orbits of\nMars and Jupiter. Meteoroids are fragments of asteroids or bits of\ndebris from passing comets that occasionally pass through our atmosphere\nas meteors, and even more rarely survive the fiery passage to reach the\nground as a meteorite. This lecture reviews the physical and dynamical\n(orbital) properties of Asteroids and Meteoroids, and discusses the role\nof Jupiter and orbital resonances in dynamically sculpting the Main\nBelt. Recorded 2006 Nov 27 in 100 Stillman Hall on the Columbus campus\nof The Ohio State University.