Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 The edge of the solar system
- 2 The Centaurs
- 3 The mystery of the short-period comets
- 4 Shooting in the dark
- 5 Deeper and deeper
- 6 Sorting out the dynamics
- 7 What are little planets made of?
- 8 Numbers and sizes
- 9 Things that go bump in the dark
- 10 Dust and discs
- 11 Where do we go from here?
- 12 Will we ever get our names right?
- Appendix 1 Dramatis personae
- Appendix 2 Guidelines for minor planet names
- Index
7 - What are little planets made of?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 The edge of the solar system
- 2 The Centaurs
- 3 The mystery of the short-period comets
- 4 Shooting in the dark
- 5 Deeper and deeper
- 6 Sorting out the dynamics
- 7 What are little planets made of?
- 8 Numbers and sizes
- 9 Things that go bump in the dark
- 10 Dust and discs
- 11 Where do we go from here?
- 12 Will we ever get our names right?
- Appendix 1 Dramatis personae
- Appendix 2 Guidelines for minor planet names
- Index
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- Beyond PlutoExploring the Outer Limits of the Solar System, pp. 115 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001