Planetary Science Seminar winter-2022

Over the last 25 years, SOHO and other solar observatories have revealed that the near-Sun region is rich with previously unknown comets and asteroids. Most of these objects are destroyed during their passage through the harsh environment, yet some persist on short-period orbits. I will give an overview of the populations and highlight some of the results that yield insight into the processes at work in our solar system. https://www.usna.edu/Users/physics/knight/