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Term: Kirkwood gaps
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Regions in the asteroid belt within which few asteroids are found. The Kirkwood gaps are due to the perturbing effects of Jupiter through resonances with Jupiter's orbital period.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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Term: Kirkwood gaps
Definition:

Regions in the asteroid belt within which few asteroids are found. The Kirkwood gaps are due to the perturbing effects of Jupiter through resonances with Jupiter's orbital period.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h23255