The Vesta Asteroid Family: Study of the Family and Close Encounters with Terrestrial Planes and Dynamical Influences by (1) Ceres and (4) Vesta

M. A. Galiazzo , Damya Souami (1, 2) , Siegfried Eggl , Jean Souchay (1, 2)

1 SYRTE - Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace
2 Systèmes de référence célestes

The Vesta family is the largest asteroidal family known in the inner main belt, and it is believed to be a source of HED meteorites. We study its long-term evolution and investigate close encounters with Ceres, Vesta, and terrestrial planets.

Domaines: Astrophysique [astro-ph]; Planète et Univers [physics]

M. A. Galiazzo, Damya Souami, Siegfried Eggl, Jean Souchay. The Vesta Asteroid Family: Study of the Family and Close Encounters with Terrestrial Planes and Dynamical Influences by (1) Ceres and (4) Vesta. 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Mar 2012, The Woodlands, Texas, United States. ⟨hal-03809685⟩