Integrated Study of the Physical Characteristics of Primitive Solar System Bodies

Kolokolova, L.; Gustafson, B. A. S.; Lara, L. M.; Licandro, J.; Tozzi, G. P.
Bibliographical reference

Science with the GTC (Eds. José Miguel Rodríguez Espinosa, Francisco Garzón López, and Verónica Melo Martín) Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 16, pp. 94-97 (2003) (http://www.astroscu.unam.mx/~rmaa/)

Advertised on:
0
2003
Number of authors
5
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
0
Refereed citations
0
Description
Primitive bodies (comets, Centaurs, trans-Neptunian objects, etc.) are the best-preserved remnants of the Solar Nebula. Their composition and structure harbor clues to the origin of solar and exosolar planets and the evolution of protoplanetary disks. The capabilities of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and its instrumentation provide us a unique opportunity to accomplish an integrated study of the physical properties of these remote small bodies.