Session 7. Asteroids I - Physical Studies

Oral, Chairs: S. Bus, D. Lazzaro, Monday,
2000/10/23, 4:10-6:00pm, C106

7.01 Impacts on Comets and Asteroids

J. D. O'Keefe (Caltech), S. T. Stewart (Caltech), T. J. Ahrens (Caltech)

7.02 Asteroid Bulk Density

D. T. Britt (University of Tennessee), G. J. Consolmagno (Vatican Observatory)

7.03 Size and Orbital Dependent Properties of Near-Earth Objects

R. P. Binzel, S. J. Bus (MIT), T. H. Burbine (NMNH), J. S. Stuart (MIT)

7.04 Preliminary results of the Palomar spectral survey: Near-Earth asteroids, Centaurs, and extinct comet candidates

M.D. Hicks, B.J. Buratti (JPL), D.L. Rabinowitz (Yale University)

7.05 Physical Characterization of Near-Earth Objects With the Keck Telescope

M. Delbo, A. W. Harris (DLR), R. P. Binzel (MIT), J. K. Davies (JAC)

7.06 Spectroscopic and Dynamic Analysis of the Region around the Basaltic Asteroid 1459 Magnya

D. Lazzaro (MCT/ON), T. Michtchenko (IAG/USP), T.A. Gumarães (MCT/ON), C.A. Angeli (MCT/ON)

7.07 Radar Constraints on the Compositions of 45 Asteroids

C. Magri (U. Maine at Farmington), S. J. Ostro, L. A. M. Benner (JPL/Caltech), B. R. Beeney (U. Maine at Farmington)

7.08 Arecibo Radar Observations of Main-Belt Asteroids in 2000

M.C. Nolan, J.-L. Margot, E.S. Howell, A.A. Hine, A. Crespo, V. Negrón, P.J. Perrilat (NAIC/Arecibo Obs.), C. Magri (U. Maine), S.J. Ostro, J.D. Giorgini (JPL/Caltech), D.B. Campbell (Cornell/NAIC)

7.09 Radar Observations of Asteroid 3908 Nyx (1980 PA)

L. A. M. Benner, S. J. Ostro (JPL/Caltech), R. S. Hudson (Washington State U.), K. D. Rosema (JPL/Caltech)

7.10 Recent Delay-Doppler Radar Asteroid Modeling Results: 1999 RQ36 and Craters on Toutatis

R.S. Hudson (WSU), S.J. Ostro, L.A.M. Benner (JPL)

7.11 Recent Observations of Near-Earth Objects with the Arecibo Planetary Radar

J.L. Margot, M.C. Nolan (NAIC/Cornell), S.J. Ostro, L.A.M. Benner, J.D. Giorgini (JPL/Caltech), J.F. Chandler (Center for Astrophysics), D.B. Campbell (Cornell/NAIC)