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Spitzer's Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud

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arxiv 2010.13745 v2 pith:36Z45L2P submitted 2020-10-26 astro-ph.EP

Spitzer's Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud

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In its 16 years of scientific measurements, the Spitzer Space Telescope performed a number of ground-breaking infrared measurements of Solar System objects. In this second of two papers, we describe results from Spitzer observations of asteroids, dust rings, and planets that provide new insight into the formation and evolution of our Solar System. The key Spitzer results presented here can be grouped into three broad classes: characterizing the physical properties of asteroids, notably including a large survey of Near Earth Objects; detection and characterization of several dust/debris disks in the Solar System; and comprehensive characterization of ice giant (Uranus, Neptune) atmospheres. Many of these observations provide critical foundations for future infrared space-based observations.

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