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asteroid spin barrier: a standalone construct

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Planetary science

the sharp cutoff near a 2.2 hour rotation period for asteroids larger than a few hundred metres, interpreted as evidence that they are rubble piles.

In planetary science, asteroid spin barrier refers to the sharp cutoff near a 2.2 hour rotation period for asteroids larger than a few hundred metres, interpreted as evidence that they are rubble piles. This meaning comes from Pravec (2000) in Icarus.[1]

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References

Pravec, P., & Harris, A. W. (2000). Fast and Slow Rotation of Asteroids. Icarus, 148(1), 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1006/icar.2000.6482

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