Serendipitous JWST/MIRI observations reveal 139 decameter main-belt asteroids, the smallest population sample ever seen there, with a size-frequency break near 100 meters.
Solar System evolution from compositional mapping of the asteroid belt
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Advances in the discovery and characterization of asteroids over the past decade have revealed an unanticipated underlying structure that points to a dramatic early history of the inner Solar System. The asteroids in the main asteroid belt have been discovered to be more compositionally diverse with size and distance from the Sun than had previously been known. This implies substantial mixing through processes such as planetary migration and the subsequent dynamical processes.
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JWST sighting of decameter main-belt asteroids and view on meteorite sources
Serendipitous JWST/MIRI observations reveal 139 decameter main-belt asteroids, the smallest population sample ever seen there, with a size-frequency break near 100 meters.