Asteroids are regarded as the vestiges of our primitive solar system. The discovery of the first one 210 years ago has profoundly changed our perception of the universe. In this thesis, I investigate both dynamical and observational aspects of the Main Belt asteroid population. The introduction is devoted to the discovery of the first asteroid and the consequences that followed as well as explaining the importance of studying them. In discussing the topic of the dynamics of asteroids, I study the most appropriate reference plane, which was introduced by Laplace over two centuries ago as "the invariable". I discuss its characterisation, as well as the effect of the three largest minor-bodies, and the contribution of the planets upon its orie...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
There is a high degree of diversity among the physical properties of asteroids and comets, known as ...
Asteroids are regarded as the vestiges of our primitive solar system. The discovery of the first one...
Asteroids and comets are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of planetary f...
Asteroids and comets are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of planetary f...
Asteroids and comets are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of planetary f...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
There is a high degree of diversity among the physical properties of asteroids and comets, known as ...
Asteroids are regarded as the vestiges of our primitive solar system. The discovery of the first one...
Asteroids and comets are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of planetary f...
Asteroids and comets are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of planetary f...
Asteroids and comets are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of planetary f...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
Asteroids are believed to be remnant planetesimals from the crucial period of the planetary formatio...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
The ESA astrometric mission Gaia, due for a launch in 2011, will observe 350,000 asteroids brighter ...
There is a high degree of diversity among the physical properties of asteroids and comets, known as ...