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ICARUS
卷 148, 期 1, 页码 12-20出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6482
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asteroids, rotations; structure, rubble pile; objects, near-Earth
We present an analysis of the distribution of asteroid spin rates vs. size. The existence of significant populations of both slow and fast rotators among asteroids smaller than D = 40 km, and especially below 10 km (where our sample is mostly near-Earth asteroids), is shown. We have found that the excess of slow rotators is present at spin rates below approximate to0.8 rev/day, and the group of fast rotators occupies the range of spin rates >7 rev/day. The fast rotators show interesting characteristics: The lack of objects rotating faster than 2.2 h period among asteroids with absolute magnitude H < 22, as well as the tendency to spheroidal shapes of fast rotators, is evidence that asteroids larger than a few hundred meters are mostly loosely bound, gravity-dominated aggregates with negligible tensile strength (rubble piles), while monoliths may be abundant among smaller objects. A large fraction (about half) of near-Earth fast-rotating asteroids appear to be binary systems, probably created by tidal disruptions during close encounters with the terrestrial planets. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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