The Influence of Global-Selfheating on the Yarkovsky and YORP Effects

B. Rozitis, S. F. Green, S. R. Duddy, A. Fitzsimmons, M. Hicks, S. C. Lowry, C. Snodgrass, P. R. Weissman, S. D. Wolters

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Abstract

The Yarkovsky (orbital drift) and YORP (altering spin state) effects are important mechanisms governing the evolution of asteroids. We have included global-selfheating into a new model and demonstrate that it significantly affects YORP predictions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6239
JournalAsteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16-20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan. LPI Contribution No. 1667, id.6239
Volume1667
Publication statusPublished - 01 May 2012

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