Session 48. Asteroid Dynamics

Oral, Chairs: S. Bus and D. Durda, Friday, November 12, 2004, 3:30-5:00pm, Clark

48.01 Effects of Thermal Radiation on the Dynamics of Binary NEAs

M. Cuk, J. A. Burns (Cornell U.)

48.02 Inner Solar System Dynamical Analogues for Plutinos

M. Connors (Athabasca U.), R. Brasser (Queen's U.), R. G. Stacey (Athabasca U.), P. Wiegert (UWO)

48.03 Dynamics of Mars Trojans

F. Marzari (Universita' di Padova), H. Scholl (Observatoire de Nice), P. Tricarico (Washington State University)

48.04 YORP Alteration of Asteroid Spins: Why are Slow Rotators Tumbling and not Synchronized?

A. W. Harris (Space Science Institute)

48.05 Regolith Mechanics on Binary Asteroids

D.J. Scheeres (U. of Michigan), S.J. Ostro (JPL/Caltech)

48.06 Physical and Dynamical Characterization of Near-Earth Objects by the NEON Program

K. Muinonen, J. Virtanen, J. Torppa, M. Granvik (Univ. Helsinki Observatory), J. Näränen (Nordic Optical Telescope, La Palma), K. Aksnes, T. Grav (Univ. Oslo Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics), G. Hahn (DLR Institute for Planetary Exploration), C.-I. Lagerkvist, H. Rickman (Uppsala Univ. Astronomical Observatory), R. Michelsen (Univ. Copenhagen Astronomical Observatory)

48.07 Comparing the size-frequency distributions of asteroid families to those produced by SPH/N-body impact simulations

D. D. Durda, W. F. Bottke, D. Nesvorný (SWRI), E. Asphaug (UCSC), D. C. Richardson (Univ. Maryland)

48.08 A Transition Size in Physical Properties?

A. F. Cheng (JHU APL)

48.09 Impact-induced seismic shaking on 433 Eros: the mechanics of a surface modification process

J.E. Richardson, H.J. Melosh, R. Greenberg (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory)