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Dynamics of Comets and Asteroids and Their Role in Earth History

Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Dynic Astropark ‘Ten-Kyu-Kan’, August 14–18, 1997

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  • © 1998

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  1. Shin Yabushita

    1. Kyoto University, Japan

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  2. Jacques Henrard

    1. University of Namur, Belgium

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Table of contents (21 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Eugene Shoemaker and the Impact Paradigm in Earth and Planetary Science

    • Andrew Glikson
    Pages 1-7

  3. Eugene M. Shoemaker — Bibliography of Impact Papers

    • A. Glikson
    Pages 9-24

  4. Shoemaker Impact Structure Western Australia

    • Franco Pirajno, Andrew Glikson
    Pages 25-30

  5. A Statistical Test of Correlations and Periodicities in the Geological Records

    • S. Yabushita
    Pages 31-48

  6. The Galactic Theory of Mass Extinctions: An Update

    • Michael R. Rampino
    Pages 49-58

  7. NEOs and Impacts: The Galactic Connection

    • W. M. Napier
    Pages 59-75

  8. Oort Cloud Comet Perihelion Asymmetries: Galactic Tide, Shower or Observational Bias?

    • John J. Matese, Patrick G. Whitman, Daniel P. Whitmire
    Pages 77-87

  9. Monte Carlo Simulations of Comet Capture from the Oort Cloud

    • M. J. Valtonen, J. Q. Zheng, S. Mikkola, P. Nurmi, H. Rickman
    Pages 89-102

  10. The Dynamical Evolution of the Atens

    • Rudolf Dvorak
    Pages 103-118

  11. An Asteroid in a Earth-Like Orbit

    • G. Tancredi
    Pages 119-132

  12. Secular Dynamics of Asteroids in the Inner Solar System

    • Patrick Michel, Christiane Froeschlé, Paolo Farinella
    Pages 133-147

  13. Towards a Dynamical History of ‘Proto-Encke’

    • D. J. Asher, S. V. M. Clube
    Pages 149-170

  14. On the Lack of Asteroids in the Hecuba Gap

    • S. Ferraz-Mello, D. Nesvorný, T. A. Michtchenko
    Pages 171-185

  15. The Effect of the Great Inequality on the Hecuba GAP

    • Jacques Henrard
    Pages 187-198

  16. Meteor Fallings and Other Natural Phenomena between 1500–1750

    • Yi Tae-Jin
    Pages 199-220

  17. Meteor Showers Associated with the Taurid Complex Asteroids

    • P. B. Babadzhanov
    Pages 221-234

  18. On the Stochasticity of the Asteroid Belt

    • Claude Froeschlé, Robert Gonczi, Elena Lega, Ugo Locatelli
    Pages 235-254

  19. Dust Cloud Enhancement around Small Celestial Bodies due to Meteor Stream Impacts

    • Tsuko Nakamura
    Pages 255-265

  20. Hazards to Civilization from the Collision of Minor Bodies

    • Hajime Koshiishi
    Pages 267-278
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The last decade of this century has seen a renewed interest in the dynamics and physics of the small bodies of the Solar System, Asteroids, Comets and Meteors. New observational evidences such as the discovery of the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt, refined numerical tools such as the symplectic integrators, analytical tools such as semi-numerical perturbation algorithms and in general a better understanding of the dynamics of Hamiltonian systems, all these factors have converged to make possible and worthwhile the study, over very long time spans, of these "minor" objects. Also the public, the media and even some political assell}blies have become aware that these "minor" objects of our planetary environnement could become deadly weapons. Apparently they did have a role in Earth history and a role more ominous than "predicting" defeat (or victory, why not?) to batches of credulous rulers. Remembering what may have happened to the dinosaurs but keeping all the discretion necessary to avoid creating irrational scares, it may not be unwise or irrelevant to improve our knowledge of the physics and dynamics of these objects and to study in particular their interactions with our planet.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kyoto University, Japan

    Shin Yabushita

  • University of Namur, Belgium

    Jacques Henrard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dynamics of Comets and Asteroids and Their Role in Earth History

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Dynic Astropark ‘Ten-Kyu-Kan’, August 14–18, 1997

  • Editors: Shin Yabushita, Jacques Henrard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1321-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5212-9Published: 31 October 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5081-6Published: 16 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1321-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 292

  • Topics: Planetology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Hydrogeology, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Management

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