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The asteroids are an extremely mixed horde of small bodies in orbit around the Sun, with a vast range of physical and dynamical properties. Unlike the planets and comets, which were known since antiquity, asteroids are newcomers to catalogues of astronomical objects.
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Encrenaz, T., Bibring, JP., Blanc, M., Barucci, MA., Roques, F., Zarka, P. (2004). The Asteroids. In: The Solar System. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10403-3_7
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