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Identification of asteroid families in the main belt: capturing the size distribution of primordial planetesimals

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25KF0017
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 17010:Space and planetary sciences-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

杉田 精司  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 教授 (80313203)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ZHOU WENHAN  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2025-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Outline of Research at the Start

The size frequency distribution (SFD) of the planetesimals is a key for understanding their formation and growth process but is yet largely unknown. The Main Belt in our Solar System is the only viable observation target to estimate the SFD. In order to extract information on the original SFD of asteroid belt from the currently observed SFD, we build a comprehensive rotational and orbital model of main belt asteroids for asteroid family identification and validate with spectral data obtained with recent telescopic observation using our own space weathering experiments on meteoritic samples.

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Published: 2025-04-28   Modified: 2025-06-24  

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